I was always happy with 20%, and I consider it the norm. If service is truly appalling (and I really only apply this to a bad attitude, rudeness or blatant inattention on the part of the server - I won't blame a server for having to wait a long time for drinks or food) I'll go down to 15% - once or twice even 10% -…

It really is unfortunate, too, because "The Wedding Planner" wasn't all that bad.

I think you're dead-on with that assessment. I go through phases where all I watch On Demand is whatever new rom-com release is out, and they are almost never actually funny. I think the only one I actually laughed at was "This Means War," but that was also 'splodey with lots of guns and stuff, and admittedly, I am…

LOVE the shout-out to "Love Actually"! It's unfortunate that is what spawned the rest of the ensemble rom-coms, though.

Well, yes, superhero movies have a romance aspect to them, but I think it's less about the romance itself than it is providing the typical "damsel in distress" storyline. More often than not, the love interest is poorly fleshed out, a minor character who serves only to further the plot when needed. Pepper Potts is…

I will admit a soft spot for How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, though.

100% agree. I'll watch a movie with the bf from time to time, but honestly, I'd rather marathon Downton Abbey or GoT or Arrested Development. The characters are more well-developed, the jokes often funnier than the tripe you'll find at the box office, and the romances actually somewhat believable.

Smart movies starring people who looked like normal people you might actually know and with relatively charming supporting characters

Nothing extravagant like this woman, but I once got a $100 tip from a regular right before he moved away. He always came in alone; I guess I made him a little less lonely?

Depends in the place. Most I've worked at require you to ring in what they write as the tip, not the total, because people fuck up on adding ALL THE DAMN TIME. It's mostly just so if the customer comes back in complaining you can say, "this is what you wrote. Sorry you can't add, not my fault."

She'd go on to become an indie-pop darling under the moniker Maggie O. Adorbs.

Really, if you expect a Mexican joint to be cilantro free, you should probably start preferring Ethiopian or something. I don't mean to be rude...but if you absolutely despise a spice widely employed by a specific type of ethnic food, perhaps just avoid it. Its kind of like expecting an Italian place to not put garlic…

Yeah, that's why I think a lot of my experiences surrounding people with severe allergies are mostly just that they don't go out - or order just fries and a salad or something.

I would have asked her a slew of really uncomfortable questions just to see what kind of information I could get out of her. That'll teach her the importance of lying. :)

Honestly, (OR MAYBE NOT HOW WOULD YOU EVEN KNOW?!?!) he sounds like he just wanted some pity attention. Like when I tell my bf my cramps are way worse than they are so he'll go get a latte for me and I can watch TV in peace.

I've done the "oh, I'm allergic to that" thing before. WhenI was a young'n, I told my class I was allergic to peanuts so I could have the chocolate chip cookies instead of the peanut butter ones. So, I mean, I get the impulse (I absolutely despise nuts of any kind, but I'm not allergic) and I've been tempted since…

I'm going to echo what a few others have said: what kind of car you drive is not anywhere as important (to me, at least, and almost all women I know) as the condition you keep it in. Is it clean, free of trash, no dead bugs or old puke trapped between the door? Is it relatively rust free and has all its lights in…

I'm in agreement with you in general here, but I think you've kind of missed the point of the scene with Talisa being nude while writing a letter to her mother. They had literally just finished having sex and she never got up from the bed. It's not rare in real life to putter around nude, doing mundane tasks, after…

Oh gosh, please don't let anyone ever tell him he's a great actor. We'll never hear the end of it.

I'm no anthropologist, merely interested in the subject. I don't quite understand how your education would necessarily bias you towards a polyandrous model, but I will defer to your expertise. Maybe you could point me the some articles regarding the subject?