The whole family is like this I don't understand it. If they allegedly have so much money hire a stylist and hire a tailor!!

There was a good article about this in the NYT the other day in relation to substance misuse programs. For every “clean” urine sample, participants drew a card from a fish bowl that had either an encouraging saying or a small financial reward ($5-$100). It’s been very successful at least short term in achieving…

Yah my partner’s (performing arts) union sent some truly callous letters begging people to keep paying dues in one line and then letting them know basically all the perks of being in the union were on hold and that they'd mismanaged the pension fund in the next :)

A lot of my younger friends (earlier 20s) had this response. Idk about your friend, but I think part of it is that they never got to vote in a “normal” presidential election. Their first election was Trump...most got politically engaged for the first time in a highly divisive election and they have no idea how to look…

This reads like sour grapes...maybe I’m the right demographic (elder millennial), but I find her and her videos charming and hilarious. I watched the special for myself and thought it was a riot! Hilarious cast, got a good chuckle, would I revisit it? Probably not. But it was certainly enjoyable and it's 40 minutes.…

It’s like the dude who was the incredible pediatric brain surgeon but thought the pyramids were for storing grain. If nothing else this bunch consistently reminds us brilliance in one arena is hardly a rubber stamp across the board.

This. I know people who are planning to sit this election out too because Biden is a capitalist whatever. And like yes, he is. He's not my first or second or third choice. But how anyone can look at the fall out from last election and come to the conclusion that staying home is morally right is beyond me. I'm proud to…

And wearing her mask under her nose on the allegedly damning scooter pic. IT GOES OVER THE NOSE PEOPLE. 

I’m an insomniac with a very low tolerance for yoga/meditation etc but I started using the calm app to do body scans before bed and then no more tech - books or music only - for the last hour before sleep. It helps big time. BUT I’m also on a very low dose (5mg) of cyclobenzaprine which knocks me out and keeps me…

Cackling

I took an online class a while back when all this tech was somewhat novel. We had a guest speaker who is a big name and a total quack, and I had been *privately* trash talking her with another student. Little did I know when you close and reopen the chat it defaults to everyone, so I fired off “oh god this woman is…

Oh thank you I needed that I am wheezing

Weeping

Ugh my sympathies. I told my advisor a “funny” story about how, as an undergrad, I once seriously considered forging medical papers to avoid being penalized for poor attendance in French class. As I was telling it I realized a) it was not funny and b) it makes me sound like an academically dishonest little shit (it…

I also babysat for my hs math teachers kids and the very first time I broke their tv trying to watch Rosemary’s Baby on demand which is a VERY creepy choice for a baby sitter. I was amazed they called me back.

Baby sitting embarrassment is the worst because you see them so much and you want them to think you’re a little adult. I once got caught (the couple came home early to grab more wine or something to take back to the party) with every. single. tube of pringles out on the counter, plus a mega bag of goldfish. My…

Similar experience at Girl Scout camp. I was under the impression that it was against the law to move or speak or do anything except stand with your hand dutifully over your heart during the national anthem as a kid. Also the bathrooms at camp were full of daddy long legs, and once I pulled toilet paper out of the…

Living in an insular community, lack of distinction between public politics and personal religious beliefs, and poor education. I was a young “republican” because we were sent to Catholic elementary where history class was manifest destiny and the most important vote was against abortion. It took me going to public…

Thanks for the chuckle!

Also serving on a grand jury can be horrific with little assistance. A friend was called for grand jury duty where they basically just hear all the cases over a 3 week period, including being presented really traumatic footage and images, with no mental health support or reasonable accommodations for mental…