This is probably too much info, but just to give you some context: after comps my husband moved us across the country so he could pursue a job in LA. I went to visit my family in the midwest (that was the deal- we were moving far away and I got to have some time with family before we settled in) and then came out a…

This sounds like a disturbing story (also, anyone who purposefully takes advantage of someone who is vulnerable is a terrible person).

Justin was like ‘She’s vulnerable. Perfect!’

Defended my dissertation last Friday. My mom, dad, and sister all came along (they had to drive 6 hours, and I’m 34, so it’s kind of silly). My mom hugged my chair twice and everyone but my dad cried. I cried kind of hard. My life kind of blew up right after I passed comp exams, and after going through an awful few…

Yeah, that’s not even spin, it’s outright lying.

Truly, when it was good, it was soooo good. But when it was bad/full of perfume and drugstore chapstick, it was awful (j/k, I love drugstore chapstick, but I stand by the perfume hating).

Thanks for the recommendation- maybe I can harangue my sister into choosing that as my Christmas gift (she’s well off, she can afford it...)

My boyfriend sat me down and was like ‘I love you, I know you love your birchbox, but you’re objectively not using a ton of the stuff and I’m finding unused perfume samples shoved in the back of every drawer around the bathroom. You may want to consider whether it’s worth paying for if you often don’t use the stuff’.

Hahaha oh god that’s disconcerting.

The picture took way long to load on my phone, so I spent a solid minute waiting to find out whether a new potato blight was annhilating russets and causing a run on fingerlings.

Stay outta those comments, tho...

I like that he cares. But the way he cares is unsettling. Hummers is not a pleasant nickname either.

And he called them hummers? Which...no?

That Spencer Pratt interview is...something.

Ugh, yeah, I’m sorry- if you have cancer, you should get pain meds when you need them. Anything short of that is ridiculous.

Yeah, cancer patients aren’t like scenic vistas or sprouts fighting through cement to grow into a plant. They’re people who are facing an often life threatening disease, and they aren’t there to be a tool for inspiration.

I was told she came at people with extremely cutting/sometimes hurtful jokes, but also was ridiculously generous. So I guess it depends on whether you think telling somewhat mean-spirited jokes while still exhibiting very giving behavior makes someone a bitch.

Good for everyone but the crew and the writing team. I have friends that lost their jobs today. Kind of sucks for them.

I just have to say- this is an issue you guys might need to go to therapy to sort out. You are going to have an impossible time not allowing yourself to feel resentment toward your husband for reacting so callously. And if you (understandably) have resentment, it will poison how you view and relate to him, though it…

I get it and I appreciate it.