Ah yes , bookstore employees can be irresistible . Thanks for the info , makes me even more grateful for my windfall of book store options .

I'm honestly trying to gauge whether my area is an outlier or not ; are bookstores dead around the country ? I live in the suburbs but I know of at least 8 non chain bookstores within a half hour drive .

You should also take into account that most people aren't particularly photogenic . Furthermore , when you meet someone in person and feel a connection with them your brain is going to produce a lot of chemicals it may not have otherwise . Basically , human attraction is a weird mess . Sometimes you have to just go…

I even pre-ordered my copy at gamestop . I have never been so excited be in a place that smells like unwashed t-shirts and stale doritos .

I agree , but normally I like iced coffee anyways so it isn't an issue . If I need to heat it up I scald some milk and add that to make a sort of luke warm concoction .

Try cold brewed coffee . Tastes fantastic , easy to make , and you can store it in the fridge for about a week .

I've seen both Cursive and The Good Life a couple of times and they were great shows . Granted , Tim Kasher was pretty drunk each time but they sounded fantastic and there was copious banter . Definitely check them out if you get a chance .

All weekend ?! Jesus , how did you stay hydrated ?

Wool can be scratchy but it has a comforting smell and more importantly , it will still insulate you if it gets wet . You learn these things when you live in the Pacific Northwest .

Might be worth checking out Shadow Hearts Covenant . One of your party members is , um , Anastasia and you spend a small portion of the game in Russia . Yes , Rasputin puts in an appearance . I won't go into detail . Because , you know , spoilers .

I started playing Origins when my niece was visiting (I'm not a completely terrible Aunt , she's 16 and had already finished the game) and we both had to politely stifle our giggling at the taint heavy talk .

I must have caught them on an off night . Now I'm kicking myself for not seeing them this summer when they were in Seattle .

I love Brand New and will still put on The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me from time to time . Great depressed teen/young adult music . Really under appreciated . Did you ever catch them live ? I did in 2007 . Technically great sounding , but more detached than any other band I've seen .

Same here . They were my first concert too . Yeah Yeah Yeah's were the opener and they had just released Fever to Tell . As apathetic as I am about them now that record is still perfect to me .

I used to always just listen to whatever music I was obsessed with at the time while playing a game . No setting the mood or media synergy attempts . It has lead to some odd pavlovian responses where certain songs or albums trigger gaming memories . One More Cup of Coffee by Bob Dylan will always remind me of the…

Certainly ! Hopefully you like talking about strategies for keeping firewood dry ? Geez , savage love comment thread is really making me rethink my life today ……

I too felt it wouldn't happen to me . I wish you all the best . Please keep living the dream for all us women in their late twenties who rationally do not want to procreate but are still afflicted with baby crazy .

(Giggles coquettishly) Thanks , but unfortunately it would probably be more of a witch of the wilds kind of situation .
Supposedly making one of those little monsters is the cure but I'm not taking that leap of faith . Now please excuse me while I shop for durable , waterproof boots and wool socks .

At the risk of outing myself as an ass , I have used similar lines when I want to keep someone interested while still putting the brakes on committing to getting serious . So if you're willing to be put through that go for it . But you hopefully have too much self respect for that , right ?

It's awful , isn't it ? I've been assured it last well into middle age . You know how you have that one friend who hopes for the end of the world because their life is a mess ? That's me except instead of drowning in debt and/or addiction I can constantly hear the ticking of my biological clock . I've seriously been…