That’s just it - I live in a small, adequate house. Two adults, two pets in 600 square feet. We have to be on top of our stuff but otherwise it’s plenty of space. The real ecological problem is multi-thousand square foot homes in the suburbs, not modest cottages. Anything smaller than a small pioneer cabin (12x12 ft…

My rental is blessed with a very reliable 20 year old gas range. I wouldn’t trade it for the fanciest new stove out there. I’m sorry that you’ve lost the free kitchen heat benefit.

Baking/roasting is like free heat for the kitchen. I mean, you have to cook. You might as well do it using something that has a “500 degrees” setting.

I would die of heat stroke wearing a coat at 82 degrees, I don’t care if there are gale force winds. 82 degrees is hot (and no, I haven’t lived in WI my whole life, I grew up in TX and went to undergrad in AZ. 82 is still hot).

That’s probably the only really good advice in the book, although I’d swap a 10 year cheddar for the fish eggs.

Maybe they knew you would dismiss them.

Well, that’s it for thinking I’m safe when I’m out with my fiance. Guess I better just never leave the house ever.

Meh. Not necessarily, but like you say, once it’s a partnership. One member of a partnership (of any gender) can make a choice to financially support someone who is going through grad school or raising a child, for instance.

My brother used to do this when he was in high school and college, the irony was that he’d never really had a girlfriend. But BOY would he dissect the appearance of women he saw, and whether or not he would date them.

I think Fledgling might be my favorite work of hers, since I’m a sucker for vampires. It’s like what Twilight was hoping to be, if Twilight had been any good.

That’s pretty much it, though. For a carnivorous, non-Kosher-keeping individual, cooking bacon is literally the best thing a person can do for another person.

When I was a young girl, I wanted to be Luke Skywalker the young Jedi SO HARD. And my friends would always make me put on a white dress and be Leia. Who is an awesome character who actually pulls the strings on a lot of major plot points (people tend to forget this but she’s a major leader in the Rebel Alliance). That…

My fiance gets up at 4:30 AM to drink coffee (he’s weird). No WAY am I getting up before him for any reason.

I’ve been with my fiance for 7 years and we’re only half-joking when we say we’re getting married for the Kitchenaid.

I like sugar just fine (although only very good cake- most cake is too dry). That said, properly prepared broccoli and brussels sprouts, along with asparagus are also among my favorite foods. And I had NO restrictions on my food as a kid (ate Count Chocolula for breakfast every day for a few years).

It would make lots of sense in many cases. But for those of us who had proper sex ed, I would have LOATHED being required to take remedial 7th grade health class in college. Perhaps you could test out.

True. Though I might spring for some of that 50-year cheddar they discovered.

Honestly, having read about fires all too often, I think all space heaters are dangerous, dangerous business. Radiant heat or central heat, even a woodstove is probably safer than a space heater. I live in the frozen tundra and I will NEVER use one.

Maybe you never socialize and live in an area (the suburbs?) where people don’t socialize? Or work in a field where people don’t socialize? Because to answer your question, the last time I had alone time, drinks after work to be specific, with an opposite-sex colleague with my fiance not there was... last week. It’s…

Then I don’t recommend eating baked goods made by anyone but you, or even buying grocery store eggs as they could have been there a while already. Some foods just last a long time - apples on grocery store shelves are often a year old.