I think you might end up having a really good time going in a little loose—sometimes when we plan a lot in advance, we don't really get to have those days full of those little adventures that happen when you just set out to explore a city. How long will you be there for?

That is the coolest idea! If you don't mind my asking, what was the price tag on a customized set like this?

My stomach's been seriously out of whack for the last couple months, and I was wondering if I should do a cleanse like this to try to resettle it. But then again, everyone always talks about how cleanses cause some serious gastrointestinal distress in and of themselves. Aah! I don't know what to do!

Excluding Alaska, the states that have the highest percentage of people living there who identify as Native are Oklahoma, South Dakota, New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Most of those states are in the midwest.

Cherokee papers are cake to get, too—the qualifying ancestry is something like 1/22. I'm pretty sure half of everybody born west of the Appalachians can pull out a Cherokee great-great-great-great-grandma.

Then it must have been something I did, but I can't figure out what! I definitely didn't use more than 5 fillets. Maybe I'll try it again with my leftover ingredients another night.

I think it's that first book. All having-special-powers, being-irresistable-to-boys, and having-a-mysterious-past-that-makes-her-SO IMPORTANT—it's hard not to roll your eyes. It sounds like she might become easier to stand over time, but still, you can't really say you can't see the arguments for her being a pretty…

Albert, why did I listen to you and put in anchovies?!? I was skeptical, but as a huge fan, I figured, "Al knows best," and went for it. Now I have a lasagna that is perfect in so many ways—but so fucking fishy, I can't handle it. I didn't put in any more than you suggested! How the fuck did this go so wrong?!

Oh, yeah, I think that would be huge! Meeting people in the 'burbs is pretty impossible even if you're going out constantly. Think about renting a two-bedroom in the city proper and finding a roommate after? It's your place, so if you guys don't get along, she'd be the one who would leave—but I know that for me,…

I think so many times that people think of coming in when they're sick as being a sign of self-sacrifice and dedication that other people will respect—and completely forget that it has a real impact on others. I know that I always feel guilty whenever I use sick days, and it took me a while to realize that when I come…

I just made lasagna from a modified foodspin recipe! No meat, but added spinach. http://deadspin.com/how-to-make-a-…

Right? I'm pretty confused about how the gray system works, actually… I thought that if someone gets a gazillion stars on a comment, it would up them to not being in the grays in future posts—but that doesn't seem to be the case. And even when a ton of people comment on one particular post, that doesn't seem to always…

It sounds like taking a break from dating will be really good! I know that when I rely on guys to be the excitement in my life, I usually am less of a fun person to be around (and also usually get way more invested in relationships earlier than I should be, just because they're the thing that brightens my day). I hear…

Agreed—I just made this, and waaaaay underdid the amount of ragu. It was basically like a hot grilled cheese sandwich with some pink.

I'm overseeing some coworkers for a project, and I'm getting impatient with the fact that every time I set a deadline, two of them blatantly just don't meet it. Like, we'll be sitting in a meeting, I'll say, "OK, now pull out [thing that we were supposed to prepare for today, that I've been reminding them about for…

Some more emotional safety tips:

You get a top banner? Huh—I haven't seen this. Maybe they're especially pushing for your patronage. :)

Hm. I'm frankly pretty confused by the career path you're describing. Did you put it in vague terms because you didn't want to bore people who were just skimming through, or are you feeling pretty vague about the journey you want your career to take?

Hm. Albert, I love your recipes—I just made your indoor steak and cauliflower mash this week, and made your lasagna the week before—but the variations on different dessert crumbles (this, the peach cobbler from a while back) aren't my fave.

Yeah, teenagers aren't going to take this seriously for just this reason. We see Kate Moss and Johnny Depp smoke all the time—who's going to buy that smoking makes you ugly?