I worked in fast food when scheduling was done by hand by the store manager and it’s remarkable how much of a different feel it was when we had a predictable schedule, especially at the shift manager level, because it meant restaurant standards were maintained consistently. If it made that much difference at a goddamn…

It depends on the flight. Sure, if I’m going to be in the air and hour or two, first class is a waste of money. But the extra space is heaven when I’m in the air for five hours+. I still wouldn’t pay full price for it out of the gate, but if the upgrade price is reasonable, sign me up.

O’Hare is my home airport, and I haven’t had too many problems there that were attributable to the airport itself. Sure, some of the lines are long, but it’s well-signed and TSA seems basically competent. Atlanta and LaGuardia are worse in both aspects, and the traffic in and out of them are horrendous.

I’ll see you O’Hare and raise you Atlanta, where the Arrivals and Departures happen in the same fucking three lanes.

I don’t think it can be a #metoo moment if the woman is question doesn’t feel like “me too.” I mean, yes, the whole narrative is disturbing and gross and she definitely bought into the whole idea that she put herself in that situation and “owed” him sex, but if she didn’t feel like she was coerced, then we shouldn’t…

Making the statement provided might have gotten him disbarred, but a noisy withdrawal wouldn’t have.

According to the article, the lawyer was having some money problems, so it might not be the laughable amount it looks like. (Plus, Alabama...) I was terrified how close it came to actually working, honestly.

So these are the movie equivalents of loving The Fountainhead.

This is how I feel about him now, like, who? I don’t even remember him after I’ve watched him on SNL. He’s not special or memorable...except, I guess, for being a dick.

Starred for “Buddy Garrity’s dream life.”

I think it’s probably unremarkable (i.e. not particularly large or small), but Trump has convinced himself it’s AMAZING, just like he’s convinced himself of everything else he believes.

Two words, man: butter bell. You do have the change the water every few days, but you can keep butter out of the fridge, assuming you use it regularly enough to make that worth your while.

Top of the butter is also acceptable for the whole ear of corn roll, but you have to resign yourself to deformed butter for the week after that.

You seem obsessed with Blue Apron. Why is that?

I do a similar thing: small “car repair” savings account attached to my checking account for immediate access (it’s not actually for only car repairs, but that’s the amount of money I keep in it, enough for a significant car repair), and my significant emergency savings of six months of living expenses in an online…

I was also confused — it seems like more policing of the purity of teenage girls to me.

This is so true. I rarely disclose in Real Life (except in romantic relationships, when it becomes psychologically necessary), because I’m not interested in managing all the feelings that other people have about my sexual abuse. I don’t suffer PTSD or other manifestations as a result that would impact my work or…

Return fraud takes several forms:

Zappos is unlikely to ding you — returns are part of their model and the way they get customers to come back — but Amazon proper may for non-Zappos returns.

I use autopay for the two things that are constant and have significant consequences if I miss them: mortgage and student loan. Everything else gets paid manually, which operates as a check and balance on my spending and an informal audit of whether the mortgage and loan went in on time and in the right amount.