No rain on this parade! I’m so excited for you! I hope your new home is lovely and all you could wish. 

HOORAY!!!! I’m so glad you’re doing okay. Any good tv queued up for the time while you’re resting and recovering?

Yay, how exciting! I’m so glad you’re well, and that you and the Bartender are on your way to the next stage of the adventure. I’ve been hearing about your relationship from the beginning on here, and I’m so glad you’re happy. Hooray! 

Yes! It’s monsoon season here (literally—I live in South Asia) and this weekend was brutally hot. Between that and the pollution irritating my nose and throat, I spent all weekend inside, cleaning my apartment, reading romance novels, and watching the new season of Queer Eye. It’s weird that my weekend is over now,…

Sending good vibes your way! I know what it is to feel like you’ve made a foolish mistake at work. But you’re smart and you’re capable, and I firmly believe you’ll find something good in the future. 

The Mail has been nothing but racists since forever; anything that keeps them from getting clicks is fine by me. 

I LOVE this story so, so much! As a fellow schemer, I identify with this strongly.

I really love Yelchin’s work; I was heartbroken when I found out about his death. I can’t imagine the pain that loss put his parents through. He was such a talented artist, and there’s some consolation in seeing that by his family, friends, and colleagues, he was deeply loved. 

You know, that’s a really good point. Also, in the season 4 (?) heist episode, where Jake takes a photo with Cagney and Lacey and remarks how strong he looks and wonders aloud whether he should become a dad. I can believe that he was kind of pro, but also insufficiently introspective to have given it serious thought,…

I can’t say I thought it was harsh, just honest. However much she loves him (and we know it’s a lot), she knows she isn’t willing to be in a relationship where she has to shelve her dream of having kids, and is willing to end things if they turn out to be fundamentally incompatible. I agree about Jake’s revelation…

This is a really important point. Wanting things strongly--whether it’s to get married, or not have kids, or retire by 40 and live out your days in a Winnebago--is valid, and so is ending a relationship with someone if you realize y’all are fundamentally Not On Board with the other’s version of life goals. 

I agree re: Amy. Also, any chance her large, probably Catholic family would have let her skip out on some sort of pre-Cana class where this would definitely come up? I doubt it. 

Thank you so much! I’ve still got a NYT subscription, so I’ll give this a go! 

Fair! This just happens to be our thing; our second date was watching a Japanese horror movie together (and lots of making out, natch). 

Pet Sematary! It was a bit more gruesome than I was expecting, but still a good time. 

I took my boyfriend out to brunch this morning, and we sat on the restaurant patio and drank mimosas, then walked around an art fair before getting gelato and going to a movie. 

Glad your recovery seems to be going pretty well! I’m watching Killing Eve again and trying to figure out where my signing documents are supposed to be from my tax guy. I was feeling kind of sad and insecure today, but then bae and I went out for brunch and went to go see Pet Sematary, which was mediocre but fun.…

According to my mother, I used to talk in my sleep as a toddler; she knew I was about to wake up from a nap when she could hear me really chattering away. In high school, my sister would swear up and down we had talked about things I couldn’t remember, because I was asleep. And Bae tells me that I do still sometimes…

It doesn’t matter for this assignment—it would be stupidly soon. But it’s the diplomatic corps (we’re both in), and while I can do a two year stint long-distance, I don’t want us to be in separate countries for four years or more with no end in sight (especially because this early in our careers we’ll have maximum…

South Asia! I’ll be there for two years. I work in international relations, so lots of moving around.