You are more than welcome to join in the fun if you live in the DMV! The more the merrier!

It is surprisingly sweet.

I’ll admit, Gunnar doesn’t strike me as being ill-timed, but that’s because it’s also my stepdad’s name (he’s Danish), and it’s not pronounced “gunner” traditionally, but goo-nar.

Right? I’m getting some boxed wine, a frozen pizza, and some Sour Patch Kids and watching the FUCK outta this.

As for how long it takes to start saying “Oi”: for my sister (American with a British husband, living in the UK), it was about two years, aka until her first kid was born. Then, there are SO MANY reasons to use it.

It does sound exactly like the sort of thing a (fascist?) MPDG would say, which really fits with the vibe she’s putting out: romantic dress, hair ribbon, ponytail. Only in her case, it’s the only thing she said in that moment that was entirely sincere.

Oh, man, this hits me where I live. I grew up Mormon and was definitely taught that sex is something that men do, but that happens to women (because man + woman is also the only way sex happens, obvs). Even when I left the church and started trying to figure out what I wanted out of my sex life, it was (is) a real…

I would love to hear more about how you got started with meditation: it’s something that interests me, but I’m broke (grad school!) and stressed af (again, grad school). What are your favorite resources?

I’m so glad to know it’s not just me that has problems with reviving my curls after wash day! I follow different people on YouTube who wash once a week and rarely wet their hair in between, but even sleeping in a bonnet, I need to rewet my curls (and possibly add a little product) on the days in between.

I understand that. Also, I find erotic literature to generally be more...immersive, I suppose, than video content. I think it’s because in literature, it’s easier to convey the participants’ internal feelings and reactions, which I find more compelling.

That’s entirely reasonable. When I would run on the treadmill (before I realized my knees REALLY HATE running under any circumstances), I watched Keeping Up With the Kardashians with the sound off so I could also listen to my music. It was vapid and mindless and kept me from feeling like I was dying. Now, I use the…

So far, I enjoy it. I never saw the original series or earlier remakes, so for me this is just a fun Swiss Family Robinson story with Parker Posey as a mad (not actually) scientist.

So good to know! I recently did a Big Chop at the local DevaCurl salon here in DC, and I’m still getting to know my hair after 15 years of heat straightening. I think it’s a 3B? But I’ve started with protein treatments, and hair masks, and such, although it’s too short for the curls to stay in place overnight (it’s…

Seconded!

Yeah, I didn’t used to use it, but now that I do I have noticed a difference. I started out with Son & Park’s Beauty Water, and now I’m using some hyaluronic acid toner they had in the K-beauty section at CVS.

Precisely! I was doing my practicum for my Master’s degree this past fall, and part of it involved interviewing former political appointees for their thoughts about a particular scholarship program. We did a written survey and interviews. For both, the participants were informed in advance that their responses would…

I appreciate your willingness to chapter and verse it. Impressive.

Precisely. You make an important point here: that if someone is acting with integrity and good faith and they make a potentially harmful error, they do what they can to make the other party whole again. That is the right thing to do.

I can, but I appreciate being able to go to a restaurant back home and get it premixed.

That is a smart choice.