Ok! (All names changed to protect privacy) When I was 11, my very good friend Jane passed away after an awful several year battle with cancer. Among our group of friends, I was the only one who stuck around (not blaming anyone, we are in 5th grade, ffs) at the last painful bout and I held her hand at hospice hours…

A couple of weeks ago I had some randoms come in while i happened to be at the hosting desk. It was a sunday, and IM CATHOLIC BUT I WAS STILL LIKE, OH GOD NO when they started off with, “So we noticed you aren’t in church right now...”

I find the unrelenting passage of time to be alarming as well so I’m going to have to side with the police on this one.

I own 3 stethoscopes, and used all of them during the course of my bedside nursing career. I bought the first one when I was accepted into nursing school, since it was part of the “required uniform” for student nurses. If I showed up to clinicals without it, I would be sent home. When I graduated and accepted a…

I also think poor people are socialized to think they’re not good enough to deserve a living wage.

True story: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 was the first new Marvel comic book I’ve ever bought and read. I’ve loved Ryan North and his work for years, from Dinosaur Comics to The Midas Flesh, from Machine of Death to To Be or Not To Be: That is the Adventure. I was only vaguely familiar with Squirrel Girl, but I was…

Now one for all the fashion gals — the REAL Hervé Leger (who now designs under the name Hervé L Leroux because when BCBG bought his company and ousted him, they took the rights to his name) is one of the kindest people in fashion. He designs gorgeous dresses for ALL women and says his life’s work has been about making…

I have done months of inpatient and outpatient therapy in the past about military sexual assault over three years ago, and I was shopping for a therapist six months ago for other reasons completely unrelated to assault. When she asked me about assault history, I asked her if she knew what rape situations were like in…

Obaji is no joke. It makes your skin look like shit for the first few weeks but then suddenly, you wake up one morning, and its like your skin is brand new. I didnt use the anti aging one that she has, but the acne one and it really does work. Also, the BEST skin care duo that is relatively cheap is hyaluronic serum…

Courtney Holmes is fantastic. Barbers and hairdressers are some good folks, but this really stands out.

She’s a metal forged in a crucible. She’s been made steel and she shines so brightly.

It’s not a complicated look, really, though you’d have to adjust it to suit your own tastes and the fact you aren’t (or are? I don’t know your life) constantly lit for magazine work. If you sat down in front of me and handed me this look saying you want to be able to recreate it at home I’d probably start you off with…

I remember reading an interview with Nichelle Nichols where she talked about how the network bigwigs wanted an alternate take where they didn’t kiss, and Shatner would deliberately ruin those takes by crossing his eyes, etc.

I think I’ll stick with my bullet-deflecting jewelry.

Way back when, I saw this very sweet looking 17 year old walk onto the court at one of the biggest stadiums in New York, Arthur Ashe Stadium. Transfixed on the beads in her hair, the only thing pulling my eyes away were the powerful forehands and backhands that she slayed upon her canvas, so much so that from the…

Many years ago at the group home for developmentally disabled teens where I worked there was a resident who really, really wanted to go to the best steak house in the city for his 18th birthday. He had behavior and anger issues, but was determined to earn that birthday dinner, and he managed it. So another staff…

I’m your friendly neighborhood Sephora cashier! People somehow don’t realize we’re happy to take returns on used product - we want you to love your purchases! Don’t ever keep something you hate. Especially skincare - it usually takes a week or two to know if it’s working, so please just bring it right on back if you…

Writing is an extremely brave profession. I’m way too chicken shit to try it. Bravo to all of you on and off Jezebel for wearing your heart on your sleeve for a living!

they’re pricey, but on par with like MAC and other big names. however, i have found them to be incredibly long lasting, so i actually use less of it. i also like that they’re cruelty free and made locally :)

This entire story is just so sad. I grew up similarly, although I skirted the not allowed to do anything with school projects that took place after school which still allowed me some social life. But I wasn’t allowed to date or have sleepovers or go out with my friends on the weekends. All I was allowed to do was…