Fuck sake, there were people at my office in DC who lived in fucking West Virginia. A daily three hour commute? I’d rather be homeless and unemployed.

Hah - English lit major. I just finished my first year as a financial analyst for a defense company. Reading comprehension and writing skills are invaluable in the “real world.” And SO many people can’t do either!

That is an awesome idea!

Try it (or rice) with dill. Dill rice made with chicken or beef broth was one of my favorite sides while growing up. Now I pretty much eat every grain that way.

I made homemade stock and used it in Albert’s emergency-everyone-is-sick chicken soup recipe. I don’t usually speak douche, so believe me when I say that shit was FUCKIN’ TIGHT yo!

Oh my god. I’ve been wanting to get a retired racing greyhound for awhile now because I’ve heard they’re lazy fuckers, just like me. You sealed the deal.

1. As long as you’re cool with my mombod at 29 - and all without having any kids. I’m amazing like that!

Ugh. I can usually tell within the first few minutes whether or not it’s going to suck. At which point, the next 30-45 minutes absolutely SUCK. I always thought it was a mental thing, but I guess not.

Behold: this is what happens when you “kiss” your poisonous pet snake.

White woman, actually. I guess that makes me Eva Braun.

Yeah, it’s not always viewed as a positive thing. One one hand, yes neighborhoods get “nicer,” but also more expensive, driving out residents who’ve lived there for their entire lives.

Fishtown. There are still some reasonable/newly renovated row houses around here between $150-200K. Where did you sell?

Fair points, definitely. But I’m also concerned that rental prices are going to skyrocket along with real estate prices to the point where I won’t be able to afford to rent in my area, whereas if I bought, I would at least have a fixed living cost.

I’m in my late 20s. Still single, but lately I’ve been thinking about real estate prospects vs. renting.

Who is this woman? And how can I find her? She has a face that needs to be punched in immediately.

Girl, I used to live in Arlington and before that I lived in Silver Spring. There are SO many illegal tows going on in the DC area.

Stuff You Should Know did a really interesting Podcast on Morgellon’s. Recently, there seems to be a thought that it’s caused by your body’s itch factor going nuts for an unidentifiable reason and that these people aren’t delusional - they are feeling an itch sensation all the time despite no stimulus. That sounds…

I thought that was a Mormon thing. I’m getting my ultra conservative fundamentalists mixed up.

Yep. American Express and PNC Bank won’t let me use special characters in my passwords.

My brother just married a Turkish woman. Their wedding was in Turkey, and it’s a lovely country full of really friendly (and almost disconcertingly proud) people. Just to get that out of the way...