Sometimes I bargain with myself — I can watch an hour of TV if I read at least two scholarly articles or part of a good book that day.

Ugh, that sounds so scary! I don't understand how some people cannot realize how creepy their behavior is. If you wouldn't treat your mom that way, why would you do it to another woman?

No one talks about how well or terrible they look in dickies. It's a shame.

Ha! Congrats :)

Ha! Seriously, the lady doth protest too much.

I think part of the problem with extreme candidates like Bachmann are that they make people like Ron Paul look reasonable.

It must suck to live that way: to feel so paranoid that everyone not like you or without your beliefs is out to get you or tempt you in some way. How much energy does she waste on hate and ignorance?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I will not miss getting honked at while walking with my son. I'm not outside for other men's pleasure; I do not honk and yell at other men. When my son was younger and I was pushing him in a stroller, or now when I walk him to school, I'm not exactly interested in being made into a sexual object.

I think the ukulele has become a twee thing. It's the manic pixie dream girl instrument I guess.

I like Amy Pascal's dress, but her hair looks like it was styled for a live-action cartoon or something.

Congratulations!!

In the summer, I think I could live on a steady diet of jell-o and popsicles. There's nothing like cold sugary food substances to beat off heat and humidity.

I used to be terribly embarrassed that I read these books with my mom and my grandma, but Braun had such a successful writing career, and despite the formulaic nature and her overzealous love of Qwill, her books were a good read.

The designer collabs are always really disappointing. The fabrics they use are just so cheap! I'm not interested in a poly blend blouse when it really should be made out of nice cotton.

I'm not surprised Cameron Diaz beat Prince Harry. Lady is fit as hell and cut like no other.

Oh farts. Nothing makes me laugh so loudly and inappropriately like an ill-timed fart. I have the manners of a 12-year-old boy.

So wrinkles could be an indicator of bone loss/less-dense bones. I'm not sure how a wrinkle cream could cure that — or even plastic surgery. At that point you're covering up a possible symptom but not dealing with the problem.

Excessive packaging is so ridiculous. Once I finally get whatever tiny thing it was out of the clamshell, there seems to be more packaging than actual product. I understand the need for theft protection and branding, but it is such a waste.