Also, apparently 2001 is considered a retro-cool year now, because there’s a shirt with that year on it, and years on shirts are always retro cool.

I am trying to think of something too, as someone who has an actual academic background in this stuff. Not coming up with anything.

I remember when I was maybe 13 I was at my relatives’, and jokingly asked my uncle for a glass of wine. I didn’t expect him to actually give me one, but he did. I had no idea how to react. My parents would have NEVER done that, when we were that young. And my sister later developed issues with alcoholism. So.

I always thought Teddy Lupin seemed kind of hot.

This song and ‘how you get the girl’ are probably my two faves.

Yea, it was messed up. We had a pretty good idea of who did it too (I mean, it wasn’t a large reception). Non-relative with a known drug problem.

Fuck. And I thought it was bad when my mom’s wallet got stolen at her dad’s funeral.

I think I’m becoming more like this as I get older. When I was younger I could only be true friends with nice, sweet people because otherwise I was too intimidated. Now I’m like “person who seems to be judging me with their eyes on first meeting? Friend!”

Quite frankly, even when I thought I was being outgoing and friendly, people still commented that I was quiet

“when you’re given a shiny new hammer... you got out looking for nails and/or nail-like things”.

Yeah, I’ve never had to work in service but I always tip well, because that’s what my parents taught me. I think some of these people just must have had assholes for parents. Apples and trees, etc.

I remember being 10 when my parents took me to my first concert - Alanis! And we were like three rows from the front.

I am sick to DEATH of superheroes but if it starred these two I would watch it.

Because it’s so NICE to force people to work for you by threatening them with pain and death.

And this is why my goal is to be self-employed (well, I am, but it’s not close to paying all my expenses yet). Working for someone else is necessary for most people at some point, but I just can’t see living my entire life being that way until I’m 60. Nope. No thanks.

Exactly. I also have some of these problems with my sister like you. She judges everyone for everyyyything. If you eat meat or anything she doesn’t deem acceptable by her ridiculous standards (the standards of a person with a raging eating disorder) — judged. If you smoke — judged again (even though she smokes weed…

Oh, I agree with that too. And I have confronted some people about this, or at least held conversations that could make them think. But for the most part I just don’t consider any people like that good friends anymore.

Agree. I know several women whose mentality is basically “looking good is all. Fat people are gross. I must always have a guy or else DEATH!” So they go through guy after guy after guy, and none of these relationships or hookups are anything emotionally healthy or meaningful. That way of thinking just seems so…

Wouldn’t saying that imply that rape is more prevalent among elite private school kids than among “regular” teenagers in the public system? Is their any evidence to indicate that this is the case? If not, then what is it that drives boys to rape in other, less prestigious schools, if it’s not “independence and…

The version I heard was always “Girls go to Mars to be the stars” ...I like yours better!