Off topic, but I’m still proud of something I said in third grade. “So, red is a boy color, you’re telling me? But pink is mostly red, and pink’s a girl color, and possession is 9/10 of the law, so either pink is a boy color, or red is a girl color, or we can just share.” Not profound, sure, but that kid turned bright…

Crusty bread is the best. I was eating a late lunch with my partner last week and two mid-fifties/early sixties tourists were sitting next to us [How do I know they were tourists? The shoes. They all wear the same fucking shoes and a sweatshirt from their podunk suburb.] and the dude didn’t eat his crusts. It was a…

Really, they dont! My mom’s a nurse, so I’ll tell her and dad (also, they aren’t assholes) but as far as everyone else is concerned, I’m just getting fat/fatter! I’m unemployed, so your netflix and amazon plan sounds quite doable, and I rarely see MIL or anyone else who knows her, and I don’t plan on keeping facebook…

Wtf is that shit? It's just the same random, pointless shit over and over again. I flagged the first four, hope that helps. Still, fuck the what?

I just tried it and they nailed what I'm looking for in dogs. I know I’d do well with a Newfoundland (big dog, big intelligence, lower-than-average energy after puppyhood) but (happily) there aren't many of them in need of homes in my area.

He’s gorgeous! I had a puppy cat who would ask for treats by tapping hands (or faces, if you fell asleep on the couch) and play hide and seek! People underestimate cats’ abilities to be trained, I think. I spent two days with my friend’s cats and had them playing hide and seek to the point that she couldn't leave the…

I’ve told my partner than when I’m pregnant, we’ll tell his mom after the baby is delivered. He thinks I'm joking. I think I don't want to hear that I'm gaining too much weight and doing everything wrong.

Sorry if this is huge, but it’s so unattractive and so delicious, and I’m so lonely, I had to share. I forgot, it has 3 seranos and also a bay leaf

I was so done with relationships and love and having someone in my life when I dumped my boyfriend at 24. Even in retrospect, it’s remarkable that the guy I thought was just going to be a distraction from my despression and grad school is the guy I’ve been engaged to for a few years now. I’m still a bitter old hag,…

Water, but you just reminded I have a pint of what I suppose is everyone’s-gramma’s-cough syrup: left over vinegar from making pickled ginger (the sort you get with sushi), left over ginger scraps from same, lemon juice and the zested rinds of said lemons, a dozen smashed garlic cloves, two seranos sliced in quarters…

This afternoon I wisely scheduled a delivery for an hour from now from the awesome-looking Korean place I came across while browsing through my favorite delivery company’s website. So wise, because my partner is out of town for a week and left today and I’m lonely, and I just got the first pangs of hunger, so it…

I'm sorry, I've gone kind of star-happy on this thread. This guy is beyond words and you're as brilliant as ever.

After scrolling through, this made me giggle so hard that I scared the mouse who's adopted my apartment this winter and he banged into the baseboard radiator when he tried to get away.

Man, after reading your descriptions, my heart goes out to you. What kind of people just foist and obviously infirm animal onto someone who’s at her wits’ end as it is? I think, for what little it’s worth, that your reasoning is sound: the animal is ill, seems miserable, and if taken to a shelter would spend his final…

Yep. Right now he and his boss are just bouncing around to various electronic music conferences and showing off the stuff they’ve developed and performing a little on the side, but it looks like next year might involve going back to extended tours. :( On the upside, I get to travel internationally for the first time…

Gaah, tours! My partner just started up with the gone two weeks, back one, so it’s nothing like what you’re dealing with but we’re both anxious and antisocial and do best when we have each other to come home and be silent with. Luckily after this one, I get to go with him, which is good for sexy times because after…

Well that’s just silly. I mean, as a coffee devotee (6 cups a day and one to fall asleep), I’d be pissed if they only stocked soda and skim milk without a coffee and nice-tasting water and whole milk stock, too, but I’m totally there with you on the “grown ups can pick their own drinks” thing. My dad has a Coke almost…

I’m a little confused on why I can’t hate soda. I dislike sweet tastes and the bubbles hurt: can I hate soda? I’m not being a snarky bitch, I’m just a little lost reading your second paragraph and would like to catch the excellent point I'm sure I'm missing.

I can see her acknowledging his existence in order to avoid his company, but I, too, don’t understand how she can stomach being anything but chilly and aloof when forced to interact. Then again, I also couldn’t understand how someone I love dearly could accept a hug from the guy who kidnapped her, beat her, and held…

Does kokum butter one have a noticeable scent? I usually just use the mint one (with no noticeable irritation), because the honey one has a scent/flavor that makes me queasy. Burt’s products are generally some of my favorite drug store products, but I’m looking for a heavier lip balm for winter.