YAY Toronto! It is my favourite city in the world, I lived there for four glorious years and sometimes wish I still do. You will have a fucking fantastic life there.

Did that belief really need reaffirming? Really?

Ugh. I'm going to scream into a pillow, too.

Internet hugs all around, we're going to need them today.

heya nooo....i was smiling when i wrote that comment...no hate!!

Are you doing this as a work exchange? I did this in Toronto, too, in 2005. I'm from the US, though. Anyhow, you'll be fine in the work exchange. They have plenty of opportunities for gatherings and the Irish seem to just find each other though they come from different programs.

7 and a half years ago I moved all the way across the US to the West Coast... No job, no car- and moved in with the man I'd been long distance dating. He had just moved there a month prior with no job, and no car. We each had a bit saved up but were mostly flying by the seat of our pants. Now we have a house, are…

I did this (on a much smaller scale) when I was 26. Moved from Atlanta to Wilmington, NC to live at the beach. I also knew no one and my advice is to get a restaurant job. You'll meet a ton of social people (who usually like to drink!) right away and may even connect with some of the patrons too. Getting to know a…

Not so long ago, over at Tom & Lorenzo they were discussing some Hollywood article about stylists and the stars they work with. TLo commented that if stylists got too high-profile, fashion editors would react to preserve their status as the industry's arbiters. Looks like the smackdown is brewing.

You know what I think is one of the most satisfying things in the world for some people? Telling people they made bad choices. Attacking people for perfectly innocuous comments they make on websites is next.

Screw this troll, s/he's an asshat. You don't need to justify having loans. The true fault lies with politicians, that refuse to look at the examples set by other nations with free/inexpensive education because they recognize educating their citizens as good for the whole nation...and, in some cases, as a RIGHT.

My dad left before I was born. He knew my mom was pregnant, but he had zero fucks to give. I celebrated this "Father's Day" by going into work and drinking a bottle of Pinot Grigio straight from the bottle (this has nothing to do with the whole lack of a dad situation, btw). I'm sure having a dad is great. I'm…

As someone who used to thrift store shop all the time in the US and now lives in Ireland, that is actually not an option for lizzielemon91. She's not exaggerating about the lack of thrifting options. Basically the one . . . and I mean ONE . . . exception is the wedding dress section upstairs in the Oxfam on Georges…

You're 100% right. It is awful, but what are we supposed to do? You've got to keep on living, and that's impossible to do while you're stuck with deadly and/or toxic parents. I just try to remember that we were lucky, we got out alive, and try to be satisfied with that. It could have been a lot worse. And it is really…

I felt the same growing up, I got beaten instead of hugs and still have scars to remind me. I never had many friends as they were terrified of my father. We are a very large club, and we are survivors.

This is (no snark) all very nice. But my dad is a raging asshole. He refuses to speak to me because he is a racist and I am not, and he is simply incapable of compromise. To those who love their fathers, enjoy this day, and a very merry congratulations to you. To those who would rather punch him in the face, I feel…

You obviously aren't educated on the subject if you think the purpose of a boycott is to keep yourself at a literal arm's length from the products. The point is to (pointedly) avoid giving money to offending companies, which is accomplished by buying those products secondhand. I have my reservations about the…

It happens (alot). I have been on the receiving end of "a stern talking to" for expressing thoughts that are doubleplus ungood, similar to yours.

To all of you lovely people who encouraged me to quit the job that stressed me out so much that I got shingles, I just wanna say thank you. I was gonna wait until monday morning to tell my manager but I felt that it would be more sensible to go in yesterday and tell her before the weekend. I was afraid that she would…

Don't feel shitty!!! I'm a year older than you, and I'm pretty sure these holier than thou types are way older. They just don't get what it's like for our generation. My parents too can't seem to grasp that this is a whole new era of insecurity, anxiety and stress and graduating isn't the golden ticket to a job for…

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn, you are getting all sorts of shit for your post. It's really easy for people to be sanctimonious and rude because of their anonymity on the internet. So you're unemployed with a Comm degree...I know unemployed Business and Biology majors. The job market isn't exactly poppin' for recent grads. I'll…

Try again. H&M Clothing was founded in 1947. Let Me Google That For You