I kept a preying mantis as a pet for a short time as a kid. It was a beautiful white one and I fed it whatever little bugs I found. I eventually released it back into the wild.

I know virtually nothing about equipment but I thought the singing through a mask to also be pretty ridiculous. Even if the microphone worked through it, there would be a weird echo or distortion from the mask. I’m going with pre-recorded since they don’t even have to worry about lipsyncing.

And she does have a category for sentimental items, so if the books are sentimental for you, keep them! I actually did go through and purge a lot of books recently that were not sentimental or ones that I liked. I think the main takeaway is, get rid of things you no longer want or need.

Seriously, unless you need a long medical leave, what self-respecting adult wants to ask their doctor for an “out sick” note?

It feels like a show that would be aired at the Capital in Hunger Games.

Yeah, and I mean, to be fair, I think most couples have weird nicknames or inside jokes they use with one another that would sound completely crazy to anyone else.

Yep, part-time, seasonal, and temporary are all included.

Yeah, my current boss is great and we basically get unlimited sick time. He told me when I started that the company policy was, “When you’re sick, stay home, and when you’re really sick, really stay home.” No one has abused the policy and people actually stay home when they’re sick, the office overall stays healthier.…

California is a really large state though. I would assume the wildfires would have some impact, but it would be pretty minimal unless that was the only area a habitat was found.

Same. My childhood home was flooded with them when I was a kid, I don’t think I’ve seen one on a visit home for years...

Yeah, definitely now! This was before smart phones even existed, but I would also hope that there’s not that many bosses with an insane policy like that. We actually didn’t have sick days either, so if you called in sick you were already losing a day of pay, so it was pretty shitty to force someone to add a doctor’s…

If you have a good job you do, but otherwise there’s nothing forcing employers to give you paid time off (there are some states that now require paid sick time, but not all).

Yeah, I’ve heard a lot of arguments that PTO should be segregated into vacation and sick days because otherwise it encourages people to come to work sick.

Come to California, paid sick days are required by law.

We had some documented evidence of abuse through email and some witnesses (but not to that particular threat). In the end though I’m not even sure the judge looked at it. He just that, “That’s illegal,” and awarded unemployment benefits.

To be fair, some bosses are really shitty about people calling in sick. I once had a job when I was younger where my boss required a doctor’s note if you called in sick. So if you couldn’t afford to go to the doctor or just didn’t need to (like with most viral colds), you were screwed and just had to go in or lose…

I once had a bartender look at me totally confused when I asked for one. When I pointed to it and he was like, “Oh, a ‘half-a-way-zen.”

I went to Germany for a few weeks and after I came back I went to a bar and asked for a Hefeweizen. The German bartender asked me if I was German because I pronounced it “so beautifully.” I preened for weeks, especially since no one in Germany seemed particularly impressed with my accent.

2) What will Norman do when his daughter (Lisa Edelstein!!! aka Dr. Cuddy from House) with a substance abuse problem returns home. Sandy’s advice: Continue to love her. Having gotten some closure, I stopped there. I had my answer.

I watched it and feel kind of similar. It has some funny moments, but the acting class portion actually just really made me want to watch Barry again.