Eloise!!! I love Eloise! I found my mom's old copy of Eloise at Christmastime last week and nearly cried.

Agreed. I think she meant exactly what she said for the reason you've stated; I also sincerely doubt that she possesses the educational background or depth of thought to know what sharecropping or peonage is.

Shit, I'm 26, my parents just got divorced last year, and the Christmas situation was fucking insane. My father (a) doesn't know what to buy, and (b) doesn't have any concept of what my mom spent on us growning up (because she did all the shopping), so he gave us each $200+ worth of gift cards. My boyfriend's parents…

Super off topic, but my roommate freshman year grew up wildly sheltered and would ask me the craziest questions. I was watching Rent one time and she asked me, "Is it just about like, AIDS and stuff?" Another time she told me that the Simpsons was a weird show because "I thought they were animals, but they're just…

It always makes me feel sad when I hear other women say stuff like that, because on some level, I get it. I was that girl. I felt weird and awkward and not feminine enough and I just didn't mesh with other girls in high school, and not much in college, either. If I couldn't be One of the Girls, then fuck it. I'll be…

I'm sort of an "all or nothing" control freak, if that makes sense. Either I want to plan EVERYTHING, or I want someone else to do it, and I don't want to know a damn thing. It's the only way to keep myself from freaking out. So this would sort of work for me, although I don't expect it to happen. Mostly because I'm…

Plot twist! Jim DeBerry is threatening to sue people for calling the video racist: http://www.popehat.com/2013/12/02/qua…

That actually sounds kind of awesome. I haven't heard about this! Link?

That sounds like my kind of engagement! And heck, I already own my ring (it was my grandmother's, and she gave it to me for my 21st birthday), so I don't expect a big to-do. It's a forgone conclusion that we're getting married, I'm in no rush.

I absolutely, positively agree with you, but in the meantime, I'm really glad that my brother was able to get his appendix out last week on my dad's insurance. The ACA does make a difference, albeit a small one.

Is there a transcript of his statement anywhere? I'm finding videos of pieces of it, but nothing complete.

This is it exactly. Fitz is an awful guy and an awful character, but the writers and actors really nail the chemistry in a dysfunctional, fucked-up relationship. I feel like I'm watching myself with my ex sometimes.

Yawn. Repetitive troll is repetitive. You already said you don't want to talk to me, so why did you respond again to say that you won't be responding anymore? I've got a newsflash: we're not wasting your time; you're doing it all by yourself.

He seems to not understand that this is a public website, and that the point of the commenting system is for other people to see and reply to his comments. The level of stupidity is truly stunning....but we're the fools?

You know you're commenting on a public site, right? This means that other people can see and respond to your comments as they please. If you don't like that, then tough noogies.

"Tiny bit delusional, eh?"

It's like they think that middle school boys are too stupid to see the difference between being in a wrestling ring during a legimate match and you know, just walking down the hallway. It doesn't feel too far from "women should dress modestly because men can't control their sinful thoughts." Patriarchy hurts men, too.

He was handling trolls like a CHAMP last night. I appreciate that he didn't lash out at them and just let them make themselves look foolish.

Huh?

Literally had to catch my breath after I scrolled down and saw Jesse Williams. He is just that beautiful. He makes me unable to breathe.