I totally agree about “better extreme dislike than ambivalence.” Like, I once saw a house for sale that had purple carpet in every room, including the bathroom, and I thought, “Good for you. You really went for your vision of the good life. You don’t live your life for the next potential buyer of your home, but…

Yeah, I tend to agree with your assessment of LW1. The LW says the town is a difficult place to make friends in, but he has managed, and perhaps he has done so by being open to people she is not open to or looks down on.

I think it is the price that I am really stuck on- if they were $15, they would still be hideously ugly, but she’d have an extra $135 in her pocket, and they could just be an experiment of the, “Is this so ugly it’s cute?” variety. But $150 is a lot to blow on a gag gift to yourself.

I’m feeling very Regina George as I look at those Camper Koborahs. They are the ugliest fucking shoes I’ve ever seen. And I have seen Crocs. But I have no doubt you would hate my clothing too, so we’re even.

Please accept this emergency kitten as a token of apology.

For me, too. I had teachers in the 90s who admired Joseph McCarthy. I’m honestly sitting here trying to figure out how America recovers from this crisis, the roots of which are deep, and spiraling into a pit of despair as I think about the enormity of it. Maybe I’ll call my member of Congress and ask him to support…

I think I went to Hillary’s website and there was a link for people who wanted to volunteer. Someone local contacted me and gave me some times to come to a rented storefront and make calls. Way back when I phone-banked for Kerry they had landlines set up. I want to say I had to use my own cell-phone this time…

The thing about trying to convince relatives is that they can be as stubborn as anyone else. I spent a year trying to persuade my 2000 Nader-voting dad not to shit the bed again this year, and he lied to me at one point and said he’d vote for Clinton, and then after the election told me he had voted for Stein…

This is why Evangelical Christianity is so convenient for those with no morals. You can wantonly hate people for going against what you say you believe your god wants, but when that is inconvenient to you for whatever reason, you just say that, “I believe he is sincerely repentant,” or, “Only God can judge his…

I’m very fortunate in that anyone I am related to who might have supported Trump is dead.

I have actually met several people who say they love Nixon, in both blue and red states. My 8th grade social studies teacher said that because he resigned instead of getting impeached, “He’ll always be remembered as one of our greatest presidents.” (That was Missouri.)

If it is evening, I will generally have a refreshing La Croix after and then fall asleep, because I am always thirsty after sex. Perhaps with a piece of fruit. If it is morning, it may put me in the mood to make pancakes, or if I am less ambitious, go for donuts. If it is afternoon, PB&J with a glass of milk.

Do you believe Elon Musk schedules his own fucking dentist appointments/oil changes/meetings? Do you believe Elon Musk is the person who calls to find out why the heat in his office is all screwed up or calls the plumber? I don’t. I think he hired another assistant almost immediately after she left. He could have…

So nobody at SpaceX takes vacations? Goes on parental leave? Because either they are immediately replaced, the company goes into a tailspin, or Elon’s ideas about what it means to be important to an organization are fucking bullshit.

I read it “masago” nistic, like fish roe.

Beside the point, but...does one tape oneself into such a get-up? That is...not where my nipples are...

Yeah, I want them *all* taxed. Co$ is a special brand of shitty, but none of them need that exemption, and charitable foundations associated with various religious orgs should get the exemption based on the charity work they do rather than the beliefs members hold.

And not just hooked like you’ve bought into it, but basically on the hook, because at that point they have a folder of your deepest darkest secrets with which to blackmail you.

Oh thank goodness. I was afraid I was the only person who felt that way when I read the comment. I was worried I was being over-sensitive because, as a pregnant and very pale person, I am about at my limit with other (not my doctor) people’s advice on how to care for my body.

But she might already be wearing sunblock?