And thank you for the kind words!

Aww! Nard (so cute) looks so regal!

Perfect Blue is by far the superior film, too.

Tell me about it.

I cannot believe no one has picked up on the bit you’re doing here yet, but I’m laughing, so thanks for that.

it’s not like small businesses are giving their cashiers/clerks $15 and hour and PTO

(A) I’m so sorry for all you’ve been through, but you’re clearly a true survivor. (I’ve been luckier than many; I survived an attempted gang assault/likely rape way back in 8th grade, but I’ll never know how much of that was down to luck more than anything else. And I certainly get harassed probably about as regularly…

Haha oh my god, that is wild! But pretty funny, I must admit.

Man, I really hope not. It was a bookstore job, which I did love in the beginning (I started under a much better female boss, who was a very good buffer between all of us and the crazy CEO), but eventually became a soul crushing (and physically damaging) hell. But yeah, like you say, in a situation like that, you have…

I’m sure there would be similarly telling stereotypes that could apply to women, as well.

Dang, the earlier these get, the less likely I can participate! (Some of us have to work on the weekends, y’all!) But still, for now, I am here.

So glad you will be able to spend time with your family! I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing holiday.

Baww, yay! Love the twist at the end, welcome to the new kitty! Always love seeing all the photos, such cuties.

Yes! And a good book in there with me.

The most depressing Beatles song!

Thank you (and to the other commenter who mentioned it) for reminding me of this one! I actually love Franz Ferdinand, so I have no idea how I could’ve forgotten about it.

Yup! I mentioned it elsewhere in the thread as being my preferred name-song to the damn Beatles one, though the Turtles spelled it “Elenore.”

(A) Ugh, I’m sorry you had to go through that. Men really can be just... the worst.

Ha! There are definitely some authorial warning signs with dudes, there is no question.

I’ve had Wind Up Bird nearly forced on me more times than I can count, but it doesn’t make it any more appealing to me as reading material! Thing is, there are plenty of far, far better contemporary Japanese writers out there, yet somehow this one still gets the lion’s share of the attention. I’ll never get it. (I can…