@Lizard in the Wires is on Rails: I also have nipples as well as tongue done, and I concur: Tongue is a piece of cake provided you follow the aftercare instructions. My only bit of advice would be to stop *right* after you get it done on the way home and get the biggest slushie/slurpie/frozen soda-thing you can buy,…

@kemperboyd: I was rigid and ritualistic as hell when I was a kid, and I would be a social train wreck if I didn't fight every day to concentrate on how I come across to others and observe the way others interact so I can copy them.

@miss_r: Huh... I have the exact opposite take as you. I prefer using OBs + my finger because I hate the way the applicator feels. The tampon's a necessary evil, but the applicator just feels like an unnecessary, unwelcome *thing.*

My mom blamed me and the "baby weight" that came from having me for her overweightedness up until I graduated college. It wasn't until I got into the workforce and met women who'd had kids and returned to a healthy weight afterwards that I realized she was full of shit.

I'm skeptical, but I will say that Glamour does a generally good job of finding women with "real" bodies for the "wear this for your shape" stories. Nothing bugs me more than an article devoted to what you should wear if you've got a belly or a big butt when all the clothes are modeled by a lithe little thing.

@the zeeba is galápagosing it up!: I went as Lady Gaga for the Central Park Underwear Run in July (yes, it's just what it sounds like). I had a hot-pink wig (not her usual platinum, but given the circumstances, I thought she'd approve), huuuuuuge Marc Jacobs sunglasses and a trucker hat. And, obvs, no pants.

I poked around on a few of the GSA site threads and the following jumped out at me: I could be wrong, but some of this attractions seems to be little more than an extreme, misplaced narcissism... The number of people - and mind you, I only read a handful of threads - who mentioned their attraction in the same breath…

@Andalucía: Gaah! You canNOT drop something like that into a thread without providing some details!!

If it comes with a side of slobbery tennis ball, this will be my Doberman's Favorite. Thing. Ever.

So bummed... PP&M were my first taste of "grownup" music. I started with "Puff the Magic Dragon," but I wound up getting into the rest of their music and loving it.

@Honeybunch: Now I'm picturing her in an updo and Tina Fey glasses. Hmm...

Mr. IvyLeague and I had 14 people in costume over our house last night for a viewing party. We had cattails, Spanish moss and taxidermy everywhere. And lots of red wine and Bloody Marys. It was awesome.

@Agumen: What societal inequalities do you believe would have prevented Garrido from committing his many crimes?

I'll be the first one to admit I don't know crap about art, performance or otherwise, but I have a soft spot for Gaga (nee Stephanie). Maybe it's because the songs kind of stick in your head, maybe it's because underneath all that glitter and eye-obscuring headgear and wigs, she looks like a Long Island mall rat,…

@clevernamehere: I don't know about the 'burbs, but the problem with the NYPD is that their starting salary is super-low (don't believe the ads in the subway; that includes things like overtime nobody gets anymore) and they require cadets to live *in* the five boroughs. A lot of otherwise fiscally solvent,…

@hausfrau76: Aww, thank you for posting! Man, I wouldn't relive childhood for all the money in the world, but remembering that song - and that show - make me a little misty.

@Nariel: Yup, and dinosaur bones were planted by Satan in an attempt to sow doubt in our minds and make us believe in evolution (aka. Go To Hell, do not pass go, do not collect $200.)

@GeekSpice: Lol! Thanks for a lighthearted moment in a pretty intense discussion :-)

@Flackette Goes Retro: The one relationship experience I had that was similar to Puzzled's turned out to be a closet case. I know I'm a representative sample of, well, one, but just thought I'd share.

@dj_chick: Is it safe to assume vamps can get self-tanner in the drugstore just like us (pale-skinned) mortals? ;-)