Saaaaaaame. And I never forgot or forgave the way boot cut jeans are always too long and fray at the heel. Fine at 14, less fine now.

Henceforth Paul Ryan shall only be known as TGFCWRWTMARBiNISotH.

Trying to figure out which member of this administration is the worst is like the world’s most hideous round of fuck, marry, kill.

I’m not gonna put the gif here because it seems kind of trite, but why not both?

Ha, when I worked retail all the retired teachers would show up at our store early on the first day of school and basically throw a party in the aisles. A relatively sedate, non-destructive party, sure, but they were PUMPED.

That “wealth and safety” line really jumped out at me. Obama knows exactly what Trump’s priorities are, and they sure as hell aren’t world peace.

It must be confusing for his daughter. On one hand he’s writing against “pinkification” then on the other hand he’s saying that she has breasts to make guys horny.

Texts can be dropped! It’s rare but it happens, not to get all XOJane on you but It Happened To Me. Notes were compared, receipts were shown.

Serious question: have you actually tried it? There are plenty of us who are interested in talking in either/both of those things, and even if we aren’t interested in one of them directly, there’s still a very good chance we’ll like an engaging conversation* about it.

I was still going semi-regularly when they made the switch, with the little cards and everything, and fuck it I still can’t remember all the changes. 20 years of mass is a helluva drug.

And stilt shoes do have a long and glorious history in flood zones.

Step 1. Go to church once on Christmas Eve (bc unlike Easter it at least has nice music you might recognize).

The Trouble With Angels! My dad rented that once because he saw the title and the nuns and thought it’d be a good way to lightly troll my very catholic mother, but then it turned out to be thoughtful and endearing, etc.

FWIW, I am a 90s child who was introduced to the 90s version waaaay before the original, and will confirm that you can love them both. What are we doing here, making the same choices those parents made?!

Jesus Christ, we don’t deserve Mexico as a neighbor.

This makes sense! Thank you!

I dearly love Tamora Pierce and the Daine books, but the clear broadside shot at The Realm of the Gods in the fifth one is very well deserved.

The cover is clearly plagiarized, but does directly quoting/referencing a song in print require royalties? I feel like I’ve seen other authors reference certain songs, but can’t remember if they did or didn’t include a “used with the permission” note on the legal shit page.

Blues Traveler actually comes out of this pretty well.

Are IEPs or a gifted program an option? I know it really depends on how much money the school has and takes a ton of work, but it might help.