On the plus side, I think we December/holiday babies becomes *less* materialistic when it comes to gift receiving because the bar is set so low. You got me something that isn't wrapped in Christmas wrapping?! Awesome! You got me something that is not a combo gift? Yay! You got me something that wasn't a $5 Christmas…

Check out their special collections! Those have been my downfall. The Bond collection has some gorgeous colors (especially the reds & golds), and I'm quite fond of the Germany collection as well. (if you can't find colors in store, most of them are available via third party sellers on Amazon!) And Merry Christmas to…

Seconding/thirding two products: Orly Bonder (rubberized base coat) and Seche Vite! Both have changed my life! I've tried other products people have raved about and they just can't compare.

Tall person adding to the chorus: reclining your seat back, especially all the way back, is rude. Of course you can't say its explicitly *wrong*, but it is certainly Not Cool. Unfortunately, with airlines adjusting the pitch of seats continually so as to cram more people in, the reality is that even an unreclined seat…

Awww, I have been there! First off, great choice with Jet Blue — I used them to fly my cat across country three years ago. The extra legroom ends up being a Godsend b/c with kitty smushed under that seat your legs have no where else to go.

Srsly! I always watch Monday nights on Hulu Plus, so thanks for ruining it for me, Jezebel. I was less pissed about the Scandal spoiler, thought that was just as bad. Ruined the dramatic tension of that episode for me.

Ditto what others said, but also, did you miss the episode where Douglas almost rapes Jen? He gives her Rohypnol (which he thought was a "love potion," which is equally creepy) and the only reason he doesn't rape her is Roy & Moss burst in and save the day. Usually I'm not that easily triggered, but they way they did…

Just wanted to let you know that Southwest is actually not a bad airline at all to fly if you are bigger. I know that sounds counter-intuitive given their bad press, but I've found their seats are actually *wider* and more comfortable than a lot of other airlines. Definitely roomier than United, American Airlines and…

I'm not the OP, but I'm about her size. Airlines seats have definitely gotten smaller, particularly on certain airlines (AirTran for sure). They now cram more seats into a row (far more 3 aisle 3 configurations, whereas I recall the days when it was 2 aisle 2 on AirTran), and of course they also now cram in more rows…

Thank you!!! This is my life experience. Like, so much. I am overweight and also freaking tall. So I take up a lot of room (basically, I'm dude sized), and I'm all legs and arms and insanely huge hips. And it is SO AWKWARD getting past people, climbing over people, trying to draw my body parts in as tight as possible…

I've noticed this as well. While I'm quite tall and generally have man-sized limbs (my feet, oh my poor feet!), I have small hands. My Android of choice is the Samsung Galaxy Blaze, partly for the lower price tag (I'M CHEAP), but because the Samsung Galaxy SII is CRAZY LARGE. And the Note? Basically a tablet! Not a…

Yeah, that was my thought, as well. Also, pretty sure Cruise was making a movie at that time, which compounds the problem. I'm sure when they were married, Katie brought Suri to the set/filming locations... but post-divorce when Katie wants nothing to do with Tom, that ain't happening. 110 days sounds about right for…

I'm Old (not really, but technologically), and when I was a kid I probably watched about 4-6 hours of TV a day. If I got home at 3, I would watch from at least 3-8 p.m... with maybe an hour break for homework & dinner (I was very fast at homework). When I was older (middle and high school), I watched TV from 3 p.m. to…

You and I may be reading different YA books :) Most of the stuff I read isn't shy about it, though of course few of them are explicit. But some are! Have you read Kody Keplinger's books? The D.U.F.F. had passages that made me blush (and I am 29!). She also wrote an entire book (Shut Out) about girls withholding sex…

Oh, man... other than Libba Bray, looking at your list I wouldn't really recommend any of the books you tried! I'm an avid YA reader, though I'm very particular about what I read. I tend to stick to genre fiction with strong female protagonists and not as much romance (so more or less no contemporary YA for me). I can…

It is not too late! My mom lost a chunk of weight after 55, and a good friend of mine in LA lost 100 lbs at 50 (after 30 years of being obese). They both had two common factors (and it sounds like you're already doing one of them!) — they tripled their veggie intake, ditched most processed foods from their diet and…

I read primarily YA, for a variety of reasons, but one of them is that YA is mostly written by women, who write about interesting/dynamic female characters. So there's lots of variety to choose from/options. It's nice to read a ton of books that aren't about white, upper middle class male ennui (though those certainly…

Yeah, I'm the same. I also never sit in the front of the bus, on purpose, because those are the seats needed by the elderly, etc (and have the most turn-over)... but the back generally doesn't fill.

And you are welcome to do so. I'm not a mean, confrontational person; I'll let you. I was just pointing WHY some women may elect to put their bags on seats. It's not because they're assholes whose purses are sacred items deserving of a resting place. But dudes that spread their legs so wide that no one can sit next to…

Yes, of course they do. I meant to put non-threatening men & women. I'm someone who was sexually assaulted on public transit, so please bear with me.