Lying: how smart kids get through high school!

Thanks! I never know either. I read it originally for a class, so I didn't have a choice in the matter. Those Russians, man. They're tricky!

Yes!! I did the same. But I hid a flashlight in my room, so I didn't have to stand at the window. My mom would wake up at 3am to use the bathroom and yell at me. There was definitely more than one occasion where we would be assigned a few chapters of a book for school and I'd show up the next day, rings under my…

I'm just here to say yes yes yes yes yes to Master and Margarita!! Which translation did you read, by the way? I have the one by Richard Pevear, but I'm wondering if there is a better one out there. I haven't reread it in awhile, but I keep it next to my bed at all times, for comfort. And now that these book lists…

When my ex-boyfriend proposed I saw the ring box before hand. But it was the fact that he was already my ex and I was dating someone else that caused me to say no, not the box. But I was thankful that I saw it before he starting pleading me with an urgency I have never seen in any human being before or since. It…

And sadly US Weekly is not providing me with enough evidence in this mystery!!

Oh, totally! I'm just saying if I was the bride and saw them leaving I'd totally call them over. I'm hoping that's what happened other than "Hey, look at me, I'm a celebrity! Don't you want me in your wedding photos?"

I totally agree, but at the same time I wonder if they actually did just stumble upon it. I think that every time I've been on vacation in Europe I've stumbled upon a wedding. No joke. I've almost walked through wedding photos in Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Paris. As a tourist you're walking along, staring up at…

Do you work with kids? I work with kids and that's how I speak to them. They've turned me into an old lady. Yesterday I shouted "Hey, Youth, put on a helmet!" out my car window. My boyfriend just shook his head. Goddamn kids these days.

Exactly! The only time neutrality should be waived is on spirits days when the theme is "wear your favorite band t-shirt." This makes me sick.

My school had a uniform, but if you were in violation or forgot it or some other reason, they had spare uniforms on hand for you to wear. So, no humiliation, just another skirt that looked the same as every other skirt. I mean, you got a detention or a write up or something for it (can't remember) but there was no…

Yes! The boob squish! What is up with that? I don't care what your body looks like, but an elbow digging into a boob is not flattering to anyone.

I wrote the following in another comment before I saw your post. We keep getting invitations with Ms. + guest or Mr.+Guest. We live together. The invite is coming to OUR house. I know it's a small bone to pick, but it always makes the other person feel kind of crumby. Although now my boyfriend uses it as a way to…

Yes to all of this. And as the recipient of many a wedding invitation, I have another rant to share. Please don't list my boyfriend as "and Guest" on the invite. You know his name. We've been together for almost three years. We live together. He has the same address as me. He sees the mail too. It's not like…

I was raised Catholic, but I live in a rather large city and have always been around diverse ethnic and religious groups. I only say Merry Christmas if I know for an absolute fact that the person I'm saying it to celebrates. Everyone else gets a Happy Holidays from me because even if they don't celebrate anything,…

Oh man! All of that sounds DELISH! Looks like I have a plan for the weekend!

It's definitely Chicago Diner. I live in that neighborhood. Still haven't been, but I hear great things. And I'm a meat eater!

Why would you go to a vegan restaurant to have a beer while you are waiting to go to one of the best brew pubs in the city?! Why, Abe? WHY??

It's when the children say it that it's the worst. I work at a college the city and we had a group of kids from the Austin neighborhood doing some performances around campus this summer. And the number of times Chiraq came up made my heart break more and more.

Butter John Stamos would make the third butter carving that I'm aware of. Number 2 being this cow, and number 1 being the Butter Barack Obama that was at the Chicago Cultural Center. Is this what my home state is known for?