If it knocks you out, and they're gone when you wake up, problem solved. Usually I just have one bad day of cramps, so a good drink dulls the pain, and next day, no problem. If your cramps go on for days, this solution might not work as well.

I assume you have a radio? Or a boombox? That's all you need. Maybe you don't want music. That's good too. I skipped bridesmaids because I couldn't be bothered to pick dresses and shoes and people. I wanted to dance at my wedding, but that is purely a matter of personal taste.

The officiant showing up is HONESTLY the only thing you have to worry about. (And they always show up.) You can even be late. They can't start without you. I had to drive across Los Angeles on the 4th of July weekend to get to my wedding, but I wasn't worried. They kind of had to wait for me.

Alcohol works for me. I know they say it's supposed to make it worse, but it helps me.

If I may, my dear friend... ALL that matters it that you, your intended, and the person who is legally empowered to marry you show up. If you are married at the end of the day, your wedding was a success. Dead flowers ( I had that—delivered the day before and froze to death in the fridge), no food, no music? Who…

My condolences to...your friend. Absolutely terrified of when my 10 year old gets a bit older.

Oh, Lindy, I had almost retired my special sparkly gold star. You win it today for Mother Mary's Big Squirt.

In the second pic, the skirt looks good. The buttoned-up neckline on the shirt looks bad in both pics. A different shirt/neckline might have helped. Also the shirt bunched up awkwardly in the first pic. It looks like if she is perfectly arranged, it's okay, but the minute she moves or stands wrong, it goes to…

You said it so much better than I.

If it doesn't look good on the model, who is paid to have a perfect figure, and styled and shot to show off the clothing to its best advantage, it is not going to look good on a mere mortal. That is my rule.

Katy Perry tried too hard. I think it makes her look old, like she's trying to hard to stay relevant. (BTW, I am a Katy fan, and I don't think she's close to peaking or being old, just this dress makes me feel that way.)

All good points. I concur.

I think that's sort of how it was before. It took more than not being a troll. You had to make substantive/clever comments on occasion. At least, that was my impression, because many people who weren't trolls said they had remained in the grays forever.

If it is working like it used to work, the only way to break out permanently is for Jezebel to follow you. For that you need more than cute animal posts. You need substantive comments on serious issues. Or very clever, pithy comments on serious issues. But they need to see a history of comments to determine that…

My hippest friend is Hispanic. Give it time.

Yeah, except we saw what happened when no one was gray. I hated being gray and felt like I couldn't sit with the cool kids in the cafeteria, but having seen the alternative, I am delighted to go back to the old system. I used to make a point of trying to read the grays on a regular basis and respond to comments to…

I took a few years off in the middle for financial reasons. I did it in 8 semesters, but it took 8 years. So I was a bit older when I finished. I actually found it easier when I went back because I was older and more together. I was better at managing my time and being responsible and had better perspective on all…

My problem is that, thus far, there have been no consequences for the students. Maybe the school needs time to investigate to find the responsible parties, but, as near as I can tell, the students got off scott free.

Yes. The last one in the white t-shirt was a gift from the gods. Thank you, internet.