Right? I actually yelled “WHY.” I mean, I know why. Just like in a Joss Whedon show, in GoT the most likeable characters are most likely to get the axe . . . and in Westeros it’s a sense of honor, in particular, that’ll get you killed, so he was doomed. But ow, my heart.

I’m not even an Arrested Development fan and this is beautiful.

Yes! You just described the wedding dress of my dreams, and I want it for pretty much the exact same reasons.

You sound like my bff. She was the most lovely, wholesome teenager (and is still pretty straight edge, although not a judgmental jerk about other people’s fun) but to hear her family talk you’d think she was shooting heroin and hitting orgies at 15. Her aunts actually attempted to hold an intervention at one point,…

Cabin in the Woods, too, still funny even when things get literally, apocalyptically bad.

That sounds like an excellent day.

... Is that Dangerously Delicious Pies?

Hmm. My doctors have all been pretty sure I don’t have endometriosis, but I sure seem to have a lot of the common symptoms.

Wait, period colds are a thing? As in, it happens to enough other people to need a name? Sorry to go super off topic, but practically every month my period just crashes my immune system and I’m fighting something off. It’s oddly exciting to see someone else writing about it like it’s a common issue.

Not every actor, even the famous ones, is valued over the director. Just because more people outside of Hollywood know the actor’s name does not make them more powerful within the industry.

There’s something really intriguing about her facial expression in this photo.

Going to IMDB this right now.

Me too! I don’t lift weights, but things like pole dance and aerial acrobatics, that are about strength and flexibility, do wonders for my mood. Not sure if cardio would be more helpful too if my endurance were better, but running feels like so much more struggle for less immediate reward.

Agreed - in both cases, what's most important is what they do in the future. While you can't force anyone to forgive past mistakes (and shouldn't try, people have a right to their feelings) you CAN make an effort to learn more so you don't do the same dumb shit again.

Exactly. She should have known, but apparently she didn't, or didn't realize it would actually upset people so much. But now she knows and won't be doing that again — it's a net positive.

Totally not offended by your questions, although I might be the wrong person to ask about polyamory specifically. My boyfriend and I aren't exactly poly — we have friends with benefits but don't date outside the relationship. We have lots of polyamorous friends and I see it working for a lot of people (and not so well…

That's what my bf and I did! We are not exactly poly, but our relationship is open, and when we'd been together for a while without having that exclusivity talk, one of us finally brought it up and we realized neither of us were really interested in becoming exclusive, but we both wanted to be together.

But it only sounds selfish if you assume poly folks are hurting others by doing what they want. That doesn't have to be the case.

The solution to LOTS of people not having adequate medical care is not to deny treatment to ONE person who may have access to it. Denying Ms. Manning what she needs in order to transition won't help anyone else, or make the world more fair.

Aww. Your mom sounds like a smart lady.

My parents tried to do what your mom did (emphasize what I could DO over what I looked like) but unfortunately years of working in bars, flirting for tips have undone some of their good work and now not only am I just as obsessed with maintaining whatever natural gifts I've got…