I used to date a guy whose looks reminded me of Anderson Cooper, particularly in photos. That dude was NOT photogenic and in photos, he really had the kind of look you describe above (lizard-like facial features and all). But in real life action, dude was pretty hot. He, like Anderson, seemed to have a hard time…

Oh god, I’ve heard about those. No thank you!

They don’t do any humming or singing like cicadas. They’re a lot like moths. They do crunch quite loudly when squished under a shoe, though.

They keep landing in my drinks when I try to sit outside, either at home or at restaurants/bars :(

Lol I used to work next door to the Camelot, and I had a coworker there who was also named Ted Kennedy. There were some merciless shenanigans at his expense.

I was casually dating this guy who had a penchant for getting a little busy in parking lots. We’d go to state parks, municipal parking lots, movie theaters, and just park off to the side. It was never like, P-in-V boinking (we’d do that at my house, which was often far from where we went on dates) so I just figured he…

I am comfortable wearing lightweight hiking shoes in the lab, but heavy ones can be clunky and tough to wear all day. I usually stick with sneakers. It sounds like you’ll be at an outdoor site, so if the ground is blacktop your smooth-soled sneakers should also be okay. Maybe bring a couple options especially in case…

I read elsewhere that Quest intends to do the pooling in regions where the % positive rate has been under a certain threshold, something like 10%. So at this time they wouldn’t do pooling in Florida, or at least in the regions of Florida known to have major outbreaks.

A. your cat is super adorbs

I got you. I’m terribly sorry for your losses, and I hope you and your mom are doing okay. My mother is not widowed, but she lives alone, and I am her only family in town, and the pandemic has probably forced her into retirement. She would love to work as long as she physically can, so the sudden work stoppage has led…

Camelot is a real place! I worked at the liquor store next door while I was in college. The bouncers were super cool to us at the store- always came in to chat on breaks and would check on us through the window while working the door. 

My mom was a young adult here during his years as commissioner and mayor, and I always find her take on him so weird and interesting. While I was growing up, she spoke mostly favorably of him, I think largely because her parents loved him (yup, we’re white) and as you say, every house had a picture of the Pope and…

I have lucid dreams on occasion and they get hyperrealistic for me too. They also always happen during normal wake-up hours in the morning when cortisol is very high. Between the anxiety brought on by the overly realistic dream (nightmare?) and being physiologically primed for stress, I wake up with all this nervous…

Here in Philadelphia, I’m actually fairly surprised at how much transit IS still operating. Septa did fully shut down yesterday at the time of the 6pm curfew, but started up again at 6am. Transit in Center City has been completely suspended, but the majority of the city is receiving some service. I don’t know what to…

There are lots of drugstore brand sulfate/silicone-free products, too, in case you have trouble finding something online in the short term. It can take some effort though to read ingredients panels. Avoid anything containing “sodium laureth/lauryl sulfate” for shampoo and anything ending in “-cone” (dimethicone,…

Thanks for the recommendation! It took me a long time to find out about sulfate and silicone-free shampoo and conditioner, but since I made the switch from typical stuff, my hair has looked a bajillion times better. I’ll give those a try sometime :)

I sympathize completely. I have also been a long-hair person most of my life, in part because it is so EASY. No need to style if I don’t feel like it. A few years back I decided to have probably 16 inches of hair cut off to try a chin-length bob look. I couldn’t have been happier with the outcome of that cut, and I…

I have seen the same thing done on an outdoor picnic table at a crowded bar/restaurant. And that’s a porous, wooden table that has no way of being sterilized. Absolutely foul, whatever the table type or location.

Years ago, they used to make berry flavors, but they were really interesting berry flavors! Like mulberry, teaberry, and I think elderberry! Seems like the spice ones replaced those delicious beans and I can never forgive them.

I have heard it speculated that these legends probably have a certain number of appearances written into the contracts, so that they don’t get stuck for the whole exhausting season. I accept this theory because I like believe that they are fun good sports for doing it, and not being voted off by idiots in the audience.