But then I'd have to go out every 6 - 12 months and go through the hassle of buying cookware AGAIN. I guess if a person has copious free time and doesn't mind adding another wholly unnecessary thing to their to-do list, that's fine, but I rather prefer to just buy something once and not have to worry about it again.

Mayonnaise. Helman's — original only, no 'olive oil' or 'reduced fat' or 'light' garbage acceptable— is really the only acceptable choice, no matter that it costs $6 (though if you're a spaz like me, you wait for sales, pair it with coupons that (hopefully) double and get it for half that, and buy a dozen at a time to…

Not remotely true. There are plenty of amazing bargains out there; there are only a few items you "need" to splurge on for quality. Also, quality differs between brands. I've used $30 mascaras that were pure shit, and then had transcendental experiences with a $6 tube by Maybelline. I've tried $50 lipsticks were were…

Wow, ok, no. I've used Le Creuset, AllClad, ol'fashioned cast iron, and then I've used countless El Cheapo and the difference is astronomical. Yes, it's a simple concept— heat metal, cook food— but you have far more control with higher-quality cookware, for consistent results each time no matter what type of stove you…

I like the Sweet Scoop stuff that made of wheat that you can flush. Non-toxic, I believe, for both cats and humans, not clay-smelling, works great, and did I mention that you can just flush it? Love that.

Agreed. I was commenting more on that person's reading comprehension issues than anything else.

GASP. Are you saying the medievals were WRONG???

Wow, ok, no. I've used Le Creuset, AllClad, ol'fashioned cast iron, and then I've used countless El Cheapo and the difference is astronomical.

She did the always-brilliant juxtaposition of complimentary colors! Love me some yellow and purple together. The shoes, bag, and lipstick are perfection with the dress, and the hair is just right— not too casual, not too fussy. She or her stylist are on point.

Re-read what she said. She's not saying "everyone must agree with me", she's saying that when given an opportunity to make a statement to a lot of people, the thing she came up with was 'eat seal meat, yum!' which is kind of a weird thing to pull out of one's ass. Most people would come up with something a bit less…

Never did understand people who are proud of their ignorance or ineptitude. Not knowing how to do something so basic is something I'd hide, not mention to thousands of people. America's cult of idiocy needs to end.

It's as if he got ALL the handsomeness. Ever. I would WRECK HIM. Um.

There's a balance, of course. One needs to have some level of realistic ambition; if humanity were always satisfied with what they had, we'd still be living in caves, trying to eat rocks. One needs to pursue some amount of success, just in order to survive in today's world of abstract complexity.

I was just going to write this— pain perdu as a recipe has existed for over 800 years, it was one of the French's favorite ways of using all the stale bread (the other was as sops (noun) — flat slabs, or 'trenchers', of bread were used as plates and would sop (verb) up the juices and sauce from their meal.

KITTY BOO FACES EEEEEEEEE

I enjoy the irony of it.

No. No, I do not remember that because after HTLAGITD I have boycotted her movies ever since. Her performance in that hideously stereotyped, misogynistic tripe plus her weird plasticky lipless face (she looks like Odo in Deep Space 9; on Rene Auberjonois it was fine cuz he was a fucking ALIEN but on a a normal human…

Another thing you might like to add as a consideration is how paying off debt can affect your credit rating. I thought paying off the smaller of my student loans would be a boon to my credit rating, but it turns out that since the loan was 20 year old, and credit bureaus like old accounts/long histories, paying it off…

There has been "success", if one can call it that, in breeding a mutated cat for appearance: the Munchkin cat, which is basically a feline corgi: creepily short legs. Poor things have an unnatural gait and I bet you they'll have terrible joint/arthritis problems. So much of a cat's flexibility and agility comes from…

IDK if I can forgive you for using Casablanca in the same sentence as something that is somehow *even worse* than HTLAGITD. I've never even heard of Alex & Emma before, but I googled, and it looks a right stinker. Do you think it's Kate Hudson's fault? I happen to think she's a dreadful actress, but it can't just be…