Amen. It's the worst.

Thanks! I'm keeping everything about this as quiet as I can in my real life (I feel like if I tell everyone, I'll end up not doing it anymore, which is weird, but pure me) so the encouragement is welcome!

A thousand upvotes, friend.

Finishing up a re-read of The Secret Garden (it's such a positive book). Started Thomas Tryon's Crowned Heads last night - so far, so good - and picking up The Virgin Suicides at the library today.

So many English actors I love in that show, apparently, and yet it just leaves me cold. I should get over that and take a look, though.

Congratulations!

I have started walking for a half an hour three times a week, to work my way up to the Couch to 5K thing. I've done it for about three weeks now, and have cut my time every time and boosted up the distance I've walked at the same time. Today, I even decided to move my walk up a day to avoid getting rained out…

Happy birthday (upcoming!!) Your party sounds fun.

Something that finally slows him down? That's wonderful!

The brisk weather, the scent in the air, the food, Halloween.

Everyone seems to hate this concept - and God knows, hitting refresh and seeing like, 20 articles about food did weird me out - but I'm going to be contrary here and say that I'm happy to give it a chance. Most of the articles they've run about food in the past have had some of the all time funniest comments, so … I'm…

Ooh, ooh, as an Ohioan, I vote this. I like the way you think.

I'll go with "blazing hypocrisy."

I can totally see these three leaving little sister in the cage with Lucifer.

You're so lucky. When my mom casually dropped that she was a Trump follower, I was so disheartened. Not at all surprised, but disheartened. Can't she ever once surprise me?

Accurate, as this is also my mother. And I'm the Vulcan in the family, so I feel you.

This sounds so much like my mom. Who sadly is voting for Trump.

Automatic Joan Jett upvote.

There aren't words for the depth of my loathing for REO Speedwagon.

You are correct, sir.