Thanks for the recommendation. I have heard of The Dog Stars, I’ll have to add it to my reading list.

Oh man. I feel like a real Debbie Downer, but I did not connect with this book at all. It felt more like a handful of separate stories jerry-rigged into a novel. But I had the same feeling about Cloud Atlas, so it might be me. I just never connected with any of the characters in this book, the main character in…

I (and probably every on this site) hate when celebrities do the whole “live like X thing for a week.” They are drawing attention to themselves not the problem. Want to see what it’s like to live on $29.00 a week, talk to one of the millions of people who are forced to live like that every day of their lives.…

Ugh, my old boss used to always say things like, “you look so sexy today, who you dressing sexy for? ” Like gross dude, I’m wearing this cardigan because it was $10 at Target, leave me alone. This was a small company, only about 6 people, so there was no HR to complain to. So glad I don’t work there any more.

That piece about Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman has to be a plant from Julia's people. I mean, "Julia now knows everyone by first names, and makes a point of being friendly," come on. Roberts bitchery is well confirmed by now from multiple sources. Nicole Kidman might also be a diva monster, but quit playing, Julia.

My grandmother had a heart attack and died the night of my sister's wedding. She was always kind of mean to us, but still: RIP, Betty.

There needs to be an actual audience for this thing. The Sound of Music was terrible for a lot of reasons, but I think hearing/seeing audience reactions would have vastly improved it. If no one is there to laugh, gasp, cheer, or cry, what is the point of doing it live on stage?

They absolutely did, Vern! I wish I still had it :(

Oh man, this movie. When I was about 10 a friend had a big sleepover with a bunch of girls from school. My friend was always try to prove how cool she was, so she decided we should watch scary movies. We watched this movie and the first Chuckie movie. Let me tell you, Ernest Scared Stupid terrified me to the point…

If you don't want people at your wedding, don't invite them. It really is that simple. Just explain that it's a small, intimate event; people will understand that and anyone who doesn't is probably not someone you want at your wedding. I just had to spend close to a thousand dollars to attend a crappy wedding on the…

I love this movie and Terrence Malick.

One of my favorites. I found the sequel disappointing and haven't read the third one yet. But this book is aces.

Please include a title so people know what it is that you're leaving right here. If it's amazing, I want to know what it is!

The Lottery. Short, simple and brilliant. Shirley Jackson tells this amazing story in under 4,000 words - which is such an impossible achievement. In the shortest space she created a world and filled in what needed to be filled and left the rest for the reader to infer. In my mind every short story is graded against…

Best. Theory. Ever.

Do you not return clothes often? If you do, isn't that annoying and time consuming?

I used to sleepwalk all the time when I was younger. But I never committed any crimes, I would just wake up on the couch or in the basement having gone to sleep in my bedroom. I also never had any memories of it the next morning. My family would just complain about me making a lot of noise during the night as my sleep…

A lot of online retailers, like zappos for instance, will even pay for the return postage if you don't like the product. Just slap their sticker on the box and send it back. We truly live in a wondrous age.

A lot of retailers have comments sections and people will leave notes that say things like "runs small" or "looks lighter in person than in the picture" and that helps a lot. I also buy online from stores that I've bought from before, so I know how their clothes generally fit. I hate clothes shopping, so buying online…