I occasionaly saw a line or two that were really good and perked up thinking maybe the piece was turning around and then she’d delve right back into verbose navel gazing. Which is a shame, because there seemed like some legit thoughts in there that were worth exploring.

I laughed out loud. Then I felt mean towards the author.

Yes, that was my question too. Where did this expectation of constant mentoring come from? Follow your training, ask questions when needed, and get your job done (correctly). If you want a mentor, fine, go find one (I have one right now to helping me transition careers), but that isn’t your boss or co-workers job…

Love your chart!

I can’t help but love her because of the movie Out of Sight. Doesn’t seem to matter what else people from that movie might do in their lives, I just can’t hold it against them too hard because...everything. That movie is near perfect. God damn, I need to go home and watch that movie tonight.

yes! No mattress pad is what really makes you a savage.

Flip it - sleep on top of the comforter and wear the sheet on top.

You pull most of the blanket off and just wrap a corner around your middle. That blanket-corner projects a comforting cocoon of ghost protection around the rest of your body. It is psychologically just like being completely under the blanket, but cooler.

I also use my top sheets for moving.

Ew, no. Top sheets are awful. A tucked in top sheet is the worst thing of all. And why would you buy any duvet or blanket that wasn’t comfortable enough to lay under? I wouldn’t put anything on my bed that I didn’t want to snuggle up into. Top sheets are baffling to me. (Woman and not from NJ)

LOL, Ilona Andrews was going to be my first suggestion too. I like pretty much all their books. They write urban fantasy with romances in them, rather than romances with some sci fi thrown in. Catherine Asaro’s Skolia books if you prefer space sci fi. Maria V. Snyder if you like low-tech fantasy.

I agree that depression doesn’t = always sad and that is a misconption that should be cleared up. I think some of us with chronic pain get annoyed though because pain doesn’t = depression either. There have to be other symptoms besides “my body hurts” for it to be depression. I think it is a dis-service to both people…

That’s me. I had several doctors try to tell me I’m stressed or depressed. The only symptoms of depression I have are: Pain and I don’t always sleep well (wake up due to pain). So yeah, I’m not going to accept “depression” as the cause for what I’m experiencing. My best friend, whom I talk to about everything, is a…

That was literally my first thought seeing that picture. How long has it been since I’ve been to Taco Bell? Or watched real TV with commercials that would have notified me of this development?

Wait, when did I change my user name to AurynSharay? I don’t remember typing that statement, and yet, it is exactly what I would have typed.