Fuck, these ladies all look like one of my aunts, who coincidentally (or not, clearly there’s a type) is a big Trump supporter.

I’m not evangelical (my family is Catholic), but I can absolutely sympathize. I would recommend, if possible, just trying out a bunch of churches in your area until you find a good fit. It took me a couple of years to find a good fit for me, as someone pretty damn liberal (but also not very religious), and my parents…

Not at all shocked. I had persistent hip pain starting in middle school, which was essentially ignored up through college and into adulthood, when I finally found a doctor to take me seriously (ended up being structural deformity in my hip, plus a very old labral tear). YEARS of pain I endured.

We had swimming at our high school, but I’m reasonably sure half the girls sitting out for their period were just lying so they didn’t have to swim (gym teachers thought the same, although they couldn’t *make* anyone swim).

I’m apparently one of the outliers in that I actually really liked gym class (should preface with, although I did participate in sports - swimming and softball - I was definitely one of those weird drama club kids that typically hate stuff like that). The one thing I found really annoying though was that my dance…

+++ for Jenny’s recaps (also her Twitter is how I found about this trash fire this morning, it’s also A+)

Not quite sure what you’re trying to say here. I’m one of those types of adoptees that you reference, and there are still certainly issues that come up - some of the trauma that adopted children face still affects me (albeit in a different way), even though I lived with my birth mother. Obviously the financial…

Thank you for the full breakdown, and also I commend you for watching the full video. 

Lazy/cheap way to decorate an apartment or dorm room where you can’t make any permanent changes.

I had one at age 25, likely due to my surgeon not taking me off hormonal birth control before surgery. Yeah, periods were a horror movie during that time...

Not a specific present, but just a very insulting series of gift-giving experiences.

My extended family does white elephant specifically with crap from our houses - no purchasing anything allowed! It really makes the evening entertaining; we’ve had mini propane grills show up, shelves shaped like boats, a Delta Burke leopard-print nightie (that showed up a few years in a row), lots of booze, and my…

Eh, give it a day and I’m sure the Daily Mail will just blame it on Meghan Markle

The most infuriating thing about his outdoorsy post is that it’s tagged “Upstate New York” in fucking Yorktown. Which is south of Poughkeepsie. Which is off Metro-North. Which is 38 miles outside of NYC. Get the fuck out of here, asshole!

I heard a couple of New York theater guys were interested...

Yes I do want to drag all my new furniture on the bus/subway/ferry, because they charge at a minimum 80 goddamn dollars for shipping literally anything. Although most times I’ll just get a cab to take my stuff home since it’s still cheaper than IKEA’s shipping.

Three times, in fact!

Given her last name, I assume she’s of Scandinavian descent, where this would not be an unusual spelling.

I’ve definitely bought a few candy bars on the subway - once they’re presented I’m like “yeah, I *do* want some chocolate!”

If you reach out to the Times’ writer or editor, they may be able to put her in touch with you