My hair would look terrrrrrrrrrrrible that long, even when I was 20 (maybe even 15?). Super jealous right now...

YES! I am a strong woman who needs someone like you! I ended up pushing my ex around a lot even though I didn't mean to, and I'm really SUPER happy in my current relationship because he pushes back when I when I get too domineering. I really need that balance in a partner; not always does the "opposites attract" thing…

Ugh, the UAE is way more fucked up than I thought. I have a female friend who is teaching university there. She makes a shitload of money, but her husband (they got married so he could come with her) is not allowed to work because—get this—women are not allowed to sponsor work permits even if they already hold one. If…

I'll have to check them out. Thanks! :)

I grew up with my mom and both grandmas having short hair, so it never occurred to me that women are "supposed" to cut their hair short at a certain point. In fact, I always viewed it (at least coming from my mother and her mother) as a big middle finger to my dad and grandpa, both of whom are irritating because they…

There were a few pieces of this song that really made me want to hear Rihanna sing reggae. Her accent very rarely comes through in her music, but it did here. Just makes me curious :)

I like when they're so frozen that they fucking shatter when you bite them. YUUUUUMMMM

Awww, don't be too worried. I was in a reeeeaaallly long relationship with someone whose scent I loved. Then I fell in love with someone else while I was gone for about 4 months, came back, and couldn't stand how the poor guy smelled. I now suspect that scent/attraction is somewhat more of a chicken/egg situation than…

Yes! I am embarrassed to say that I was pleased as punch when I realized that my very sexy, very wiry man who is the same height as me, can easily pick me up and is in general much stronger than I am (part of my job is physical labor like pickaxing, so that's something). I felt like the worst feminist ever because…

I'm saying that compared to the average girl that he used to date (who, if he is 5'4" and they could easily wear heels while remaining shorter, would be around 5'0" or 5'1"), I AM huge. Even though he and I are the same height, he has not an ounce of fat on him (he has a very active job), while I am a…

Well, because he has told me he's only ever dated ladies who were tiny enough that they could wear heels and still be shorter than him. By comparison, I am huuuuge, and that makes ME feel self conscious—not self conscious about being with a shorter dude, but self conscious about being a huge person.

That (5'4") is less short where he's from (former Eastern block, born in the early '80s) because of genetics and poor communist nutrition, but he's still on the short side of average even back home. I, at 5'4", feel like a huge person compared to his country-women who are about our age or older. The youngins of both…

No, we're like, 5'4"

I was driving in to work on Monday and was forced to run a red light because there was NO fucking way my car was stopping for that yellow. Thank god there was no one in front of me and no one able to take off quickly from the cross-streets because we would have all been fucked.

Actual message that I woke up to, from my man in Europe, in response to the news that I have a snow day:

Yeaaaahhhhh, I am a September baby, and there are A LOT of September babies in this world. Cold times = baby making times.

Definitely :) I have a drawer full of old cards and letters that I doubt I will ever throw away. I'm not much of a STUFF person, but that's the kind of stuff I feel is worth keeping. Also, pictures with things written on the back by other people.

Ugh, those are the wooooorrrrrrst :( I will admit that I sometimes feel like an awkward giant around my man (who is, to be fair, exactly the same height as me but wiry as fuck).

True story: I got a Christmas package from my man in Europe which contained a handwritten love letter. His quirky handwriting totally made me love him harder :) Viva hand-written letters!!!

I remember having a shitty 110mm camera as early as 2nd grade, and it was the best thing ever. I still have the photos that 7 year old me took, and it's like looking at the world through someone else's eyes. I'm glad that there's a baby version of fancy-pants digital cameras!