On a side note, I recently started using raw honey to wash my face and hair with. I was at a girlfriend's house and saw a jar of honey on her bath ledge and immediately asked if it was some kind of kink, and she told me she uses it to wash her face. So of course on a dark, quiet, 2 glasses of wine evening I decided…

So who's on Goodreads? ;)

For Alice Borealis the Cat it is far more specific: she only wants on my lap when I'm in the middle of doing something important. If it's extremely important she wants to lounge on the keyboard.

I'm in Seattle and the earthquake is always imminent. Rescue supplies ready and phone tree in place with a handful of neighbors in case I can't get back to the apartment.

I go to a women's only sauna once a month. It puts me back about $17 for as long as I can lounge and sweat. But I'm really starting to believe that including specific environments that offer body diversity is helpful to counteract the media / bikini bridge fandom for One Body Type.

LINDA BELCHER!!! I love this so much.

*hugs*

On a happier note, I had the privilege of going to Maui last March and it was amazing! I could not stop staring at all of the butts. So many butts! So many shapes and sizes! Just butts, butts, butts! I don't mean for this to sound creeperish, but really - I don't get to see so many scantily clad butts on a regular…

I'm with you on this! I own a cat and a dog, and it would be a grim day indeed that I'd have to give either of them up. And even then - the thought of leaving a house pet to the elements!?!? Come on! You know all your cat wants to do in the cold is lie on the heating vent while on the nip.

I was not a fan of her book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? so had skipped the show. Tis the rainy season in Seattle, so might be worth a watch. :) Thanks for the warning!

When Shit Happens - pets tend to be one of the first things crossed off the list. I volunteered in a shelter in Ohio during the economic nose dive and you end up with a lot of abandoned pets.

Never seen the show, but kind of want to watch it now.

Most awkward childhood kissing experience: my childhood sweetheart lived next door and there were plenty of stolen moments at the jungle gym. (We were like five so it was all fairly chaste.) Our parents thought it was adorable and didn't care, but at some point we were asked / suggested (it's foggy) here to kiss…

On NYE five of the six ladies that I was with had strapless dresses and it became an ongoing joke as we all continuously hoisted things into place. Really, if it's not Jersey knit and elastic to cover a bathing suit it's just not staying up.

Absolutely a valid question. It doesn't take much experience / awareness of marketing, art direction, publication, etc. to wonder why one cover is unlike the rest. Saying that, maybe Jez could have framed their own conversation to be more of a dialog and less of an accusation.

Oh fantastic! So no one gets pockets anymore.

"By the way, it doesn't help your argument when none of the 10 female directors or their movies which you've listed at the end of the piece are better than the seven that Scorsese mentioned." - This. Thank you.

Thank you! Everything is so washed out.

Good for Amy. Were any of those questions not intended to muck rake for Hollywood gossip fodder and cat fights? I recall Jennifer Lawrence having some similar responses when being questioned about Miley. Yay ladies for not stirring the shit.