No, I absolutely appreciate what you're saying. Honestly, he had metastatic prostate cancer, and endured a grueling 20 month battle. His passing was a relief.

I have lots of personal space issues. I totally get what you're saying. I don't think it means we're all bound to die alone. We just need to find partners that aren't skeevy ;) or with whom we're comfortable enough to communicate our preferences and forge that personal space path.

Congratulations! I only have one, so far. It's honoring someone important to me, and placed where he had his tattoo - left forearm. It's a hummingbird sipping from a ranunculus - the bird is facing me, and closer to my heart. It's bigger than I'd first imagined, but when the artist placed the drawing on my arm (it…

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books (Francesca Lia Block, technically YA, but I read a lot of that); Oranges are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson); Seconding House on Mango Street; Amrita (Banana Yoshimoto); Shampoo Planet (Douglas Coupland); For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is…

Mmm. I had falafel with lavash and hummus & a little mediterranean salad. A friend made homemade cupcakes for dessert. But I could go for some dark chocolate covered raisins!

Sorry for your loss, and the coping tactics you went with seem fine to me. My brother died about 6.5 years ago, the week of Thanksgiving... so I'm usually around family at or near the anniversary. One of my favorite ways we marked the anniversary were the time we went to a favorite restaurant of his, and then walked…

Not a parent, but I have decades of experience with kids around your son's age. He sounds like an awesome kid. Cubs and drama are great! His aspiring to be an actor can be an asset to him - he can develop personas and think of them as characters - just to have another tool in his box. I'm just curious - how about…

I tend to like slow-to-warm-up dogs, but I'm a slow-to-warm-up person. Like others have said, he might rightfully have some trust issues. Once he learns that you're his provider and companion, it could be that you'll have no more faithful pet.

A thing of beauty and deliciousness. Wow.

I, also, moved from South Bay to South Bay! Same ones, even. It was truly beautiful today, your dogs had the right idea :)

For real! The worst was when I'd watched it, but forgotten the name of it, and submitted myself to that (beautiful) torture again, unknowingly. Once I recognized it, I mean, I couldn't turn that shit off. How heartless could I be? :(

I'm an extreme sucker for those doggy smiles. Awww. Good girl, Amber.

Rhea Perlman was such an amazing Mrs. Wormwood. *sigh*
Rosie Perez is a good one...

How truly scarring!
Makes me feel *lucky* that we got to watch 'Julie's Story' instead. :p

See, that's commitment! I love that you and your brother both committed. My sister's sleek, dark brown hair wouldn't have taken dye, but she would have been more than happy to wear the wig.

Absolutely! She did have a good voice, but she sure created a lot of work for everybody :p and her blonde, straight, red spotlighted hair just wasn't Annie-ish.

I want Gertie to meet Lentil!

Not just you. Not just you at all. I was a little kid when my sister was in the local play. She was Pepper. (I know, she rocks!) So, yeah, 'Dapper Dan', 'Maybe'...I'll be singing them all. Quvenzhané is too cute for words.

The ridiculous thing? For some reason the Annie in my sister's play didn't want a wig or…

Man, already some great suggestions. How about:
Jason Segel and Kristen Chenoweth
Jessica Brown Findlay and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Aaron Tveit & Rachel McAdams