I join in you in the hopes that they don’t beat the shit out of the book. Atwood’s books are so sparely yet well-written, it would seem that damned near any movie would be unable to catch the detail and richness of her books (I’m thinking of that dreadful version of The Handmaid’s Tale that was done in 1990.)

There was some question at the time as to whether the bleach-drinking incident was accidental or intentional. :(

I was a gymnast for several years, and beam was my preference. I remember watching Nadia Comaneci, who REALLY raised the bar, and realizing there was no way in hell, at the rate I was going, that I would ever be able to match, or even come close to the things the Russians were doing at the time. My parents pulled out…

*glances down*

Can I just say I love the terminology of “gentle topology”? It fits the bill perfectly without being shaming or rude or praising or biased or anything else. It’s simply descriptive and I think it’s terrific.

I hated all three styles but was internally screaming when she pulled out all of those gorgeous curls. The look on the model’s face was hollering SOMEONE STOP THIS BITCH PLEASE

Binder clips, paper punches, staplers, pens, paper (so much paper, glad I carried a backpack back then), binders, post-its, white-out, paper clips, pencils, erasers, spiral bound notebooks, packing tape dispensers, rolls of packing tape (handy if you’re moving or sending packages)...so many things that, uh, offices…

Why clean them up when you can just instruct Olympians to “keep your mouth shut” when they’re in the water? *hrk*

Oh damn, I’ve been saying vee-loggers forever.

I transcribe insurance claims for a living. There are many, many people who just seem to not be...connected to reality in any way, form, or fashion. Even to just simple questions like “What color was the vehicle?”, they seem unable to answer and just wander off into fantasyland. Me, I’m on the phone with an insurance…

Those guys guy skirts at the bottom, man, those guys in skirts. *applauds wildly* Takes a lot of courage to do something like that. I am impressed.

Last I checked (and it’s been some time), there’s some strenuous testing involved (class time, range time, qualifying time). But I don’t recall a psych eval being included in my CCW. Then again, that was back in 2002 in California also.

My bitter side makes me think the reason they haven’t figured this out is because it’s a laydee problem

MisterDisco agrees with you. I shave underarms and legs and bikini line though. Not for him, but because I prefer it.

They shaved me for all four of my C-sections. However, they only shaved the mons pubis, leaving a neckbeard down below. Oh, the itching...over a C-section incision. /swears

I’m an old broad and MisterDisco is an old dude. I go au naturel except to shave the sides so I don’t scare the kids by the pool with wild ungroomed monkey tails (which get less wild and less monkeyish the older I get, thank god)

I just counted. I have three different soaps and five different body washes.

MisterDisco has a short, corporate-style haircut. I have long hair well past my bra strap. When he uses my stuff - the expensive stuff - he uses a silver-dollar sized amount of shampoo and conditioner. I use maybe quarter-size of each. He doesn’t understand the waste and concomitant expense of this. I’ve given up.

DC Metro dares to represent?

I agree. I have a few corsets. Flat steel boning. Custom FTW. I have an off the shelf that’s good for a few hours, and one of those elastic waist trainers which is bearable, but more of a pain in the ass than anything.