When I was a kid I used to have a really intense recurring dream. (I hesitate to call it sleep paralysis because time has warped my memories) It would start off with me in my bed, and I would look into the hall and see a large man silhouetted in the hall light walking into my bedroom. He would come stand by my bed, a…

I've never ordered Valentine's Day flowers, but I get my mom flowers every Mother's Day through ProFlowers, which I'm much happier with. They always arrive on time and exactly as pictured on the website, albeit maybe a little smaller, and I've never had any sort of issue.

My husband and I are pretty newly-married (a little over a year and a half), and while we both would like to declutter and downsize, we have different ideas about what needs downsizing. He doesn't understand why I tell him to donate half his clothes ("But I like that shirt! I'll wear it again sometime.") and he…

That's similar to what I did when I was in college. All of my belongings (minus cookware) were kept in my room, so I could cull as needed. I also went to college 16 hours away, so I learned to limit everything to what I could fit in my car. I haven't really accumulated much since then, probably because I got so used…

Do as the White House does and keep them in storage, bringing them out for visiting dignitaries (i.e. family)?

I was watching this at my in-laws' place last night, and they started swearing up a storm when this happened. It was hysterical.

I'm aware where it came from. (I hope you never use "gung ho" or "kamakazi," since you're so concerned.)

Korea has three different Valentine's Days:

There are two sets of twins at the school where I work, and they're at very different ends of the friendship spectrum. The fraternal 6-year-old boy twins are literally nothing alike in looks, personality, or academic ability, but they are the fastest of friends and always do their writing prompts about how they're…

Ugh, I love "how my parents met" stories.

The dog I had growing up was hit by a car in front of our house (it was being shown to prospective buyers and the poor thing couldn't understand why there were strangers in our house and we were just calmly sitting on the neighbour's front porch, so she ran out to investigate just as another neighbour was pulling into…

I think "underwritten" here means "underdeveloped," as in it's basically just a filler character with boobs.

Learning another language really does wonders for teaching you about your own.

I agree on both counts. Ender was (and still is) definitely of my favorite early scifi books, and just because Card has opinions I don't agree with doesn't mean I can't appreciate a good work of literature when I see one.

Podkayne is probably a better intro for girls than for boys. I loved it, but my brother didn't care for it because he couldn't identify with a female protagonist complaining about her little brother and being wanting to be attractive to boys and whatnot. It was just right for me, though. (Incidentally, I picked it up…

Korea has dog cafes! There's one near my house and I keep meaning to bring my dog there some day.

I took an AP Statistics class my junior year of high school. There was a fairly even mix of boys and girls, but I was the only junior, and also the only one who didn't conform to our teacher's outdated concept of gender norms. I got picked on incessantly. It was so bad, and my friends in the class were confused and…

Maybe they like sedans better?

Fortunately, the internet is full of unscrupled people who provide them for free. ;)

I've lived in South Korea for a few years now and plan to live here a few more, so maybe take all this with a grain of salt since I am obviously biased.