Slow clap, LaComtesse.

The only saving grace is that this time I'm not wearing 3D glasses.

I know this is a no shit comment, but PLEASE be extra careful when using a mandolin. Especially if you have misplaced the barrier feature that comes with most. I took a good portion of my pinkie off last week right after I thought I'd "gotten the hang of it."

If you are up for your tetnis booster, they come with a whooping cough booster in the same shot. Pretty cool, right?

Yes, it's bad science. But I was expecting to see a reference to double dipping - which too many salons do, and will lie to your face about. Bottom line: be very careful about where you go to control your bottom line.

I suppose she could go by Sally, but then you get into the whole Michael Bolton conundrum: "Why should I have to change my name? He's the one who sucks!"

Umm, she's amazing and I love her. Thank you for sharing!

We sang that around the campfire at camp. I'm gonna sing my kids to sleep with it. It's always a good choice.

Look into the rent control rules where you live. In Santa Monica for example, landlords are required to replace the carpet after three years if they get new tenants and sometimes a simple request would get them to come in and replace it now to avoid having to do it later anyway. If you pay your rent on time and your…

This is almost exactly me. And today I went to a new GP for something completely unrelated, and because I was frustrated with that thing, the tears started, and they began to feed on themselves. The doctor lightly suggested that I start a low-dose anti-depressant for social anxiety. I hate the implication, and I'm…

I'm an emotional crier. I also have social anxiety. This means that if I hit an apex of any emotion, I cry, and then it feeds on itself. If I had to remove myself every time I teared up for what can look like, or even be, no reason, I would miss out on almost everything. I'm not emotionally weak, and I can get a grip…

It's really not. Judges are not always the sharpest tools in the shed. And they are elected officials, which is scary considering how a lot of the city is backing the defense.

He's going to read this and get mad, but my boyfriend gets the FUNNIEST zombie dreams. I mean, it's horrible that I find them so hilarious, and I know they are terrible for him at the time, but he talks in his sleep only when he's dreaming about zombies, and there is some really creative stuff in there!

A lot of the responses here are from people either defending their choice to change their names, or getting angry about the fact that it was talked about like it's weird that women still automatically change their names when getting married. I feel like that's missing the point entirely.

Melissa McCarthy does not write for that show. Actors cannot put up a fight every time something is offensive. They will be out of a job. Especially on a Chuck Lorre show. I agree with your larger point that it was offensive, but it's best not to confuse actors with with writers. She doesn't need to be held…

Always more travel. And not just travel hacks. I'd love to see a column where you pick a place and go off the beaten path, do the budget travel thing with a few splurges here and there. Maybe a different place once a month. Give food, lodging, and sightseeing recs like everyone else, but also go a little more into it.…

Seconded.

without even adding an extra layer of pants to diffuse it. He must really love you, girl.

Um, Madeleine? Are you watching the first season of The O.C. as much as I am? Because my box set is literally torn apart from overuse. And after reading your post, I think that might not be the best thing for me. I'm still relating to these characters far more than I should...