Oh man! I have a bad aunty. She’s not bad to me though - she’s bad to my mom (she’s married to my mom’s brother). She relentlessly bullies her whenever their paths cross and if she sees a hint of discord between my mother and my father or my mother and me, she will plant herself firmly on the side opposite my mother.…

If this psychologist actually exists, I’m guessing that even if actually fulfilling the patient’s desire is sometimes considered an acceptable treatment path, the way they went about this was not. I mean, only a couple weeks of treatment and they used drain cleaner to get the job done? Even with a…

I read that in Padma Lakshmi’s voice because 30 Rock

Man. The more stories I read like this the more I think that Margaret Atwood is an actual modern day prophet... ya’ll know how to make a Canadian value the protection of her rights!

Lots of truly horrifying and wondrous stories. Fortunately I have never experienced or witnessed any horrific sex injuries, but here’s what i’ve got:

I was moderately-very obsessed with Pride and Prejudice in high school (the novel and 2005 film as I did not see the miniseries until a couple of years ago) so for my high school graduation banquet my gown was a custom made replica of one of Caroline’s ball gowns:

Definitely where my brain immediately went.

Every time some openly prejudiced, temperamental person tells me their life goal is to be a cop, my brain launches into an infinite loop of “PLEASE GOD NO”.

ME: *moves something in bag to fit another item*
SELF CHECK-OUT: Unknown object in the bagging area!
ME:

Although I was still baking in my mother’s oven when the Polytechnique massacre occurred, it was such a pivotal tragedy in the history of women’s rights in Canada (and the world?) that my mind certainly could not help but go immediately there when I read these comments.
Also, fuck that sign, and not just because…

See, I tried this once with Alesse and it didn’t work - after a week or two I started spotting and it took a week and a half to stop, so I didn’t try it again - my actual “placebo period” is more manageable in comparison. Although I’m not sure whether you’re supposed to just soldier on and keep skipping the placebos…

nah, and partially because I’ve never been much on board with getting a tattoo of your own name.

“In the end, when you add up the blowout, the manicure, the wax, the new dress, and the lipstick, you might as well have paid for a five-course meal.”
This definitely does not apply to all or even most women though? The dating habits of a Vogue staffer are not universal. I would only do all/some of those things if…

this one slaaaayed me. I am slain.

Bless him. I stopped watching Grey’s after Cristina left so now I get my Jesse fix nowadays by feverishly reblogging all of his truly amazing Tumblr posts. He is one of only a few celebrities (that I am aware of) who uses his popularity For Good to continuously address social/political causes and doesn’t sugar coat…

This gif is making me feel things. So many things!

Ooph, this makes me shudder. I’m going to LA (from Canada) in a couple months for a ~girl’s weekend~, and I think I’m going to triple up on traveler’s insurance just in case. I remember going to Hawaii (Waikiki) several years ago with my family, and I thought I had a UTI so we went to one of those terrible clinics in…

I am also a big advocate for bag organizers. I usually backpack so things can get pretty lost and messy without them. Even just a cheap nylon packing cube helps keep things fairly neat and pressed. I also try to pack wrinkle-resistant items or materials (like rayon) where the wrinkles tend to “fall out” when worn or…