Aside from chemicals, there are tons of non visual (but still sort of superficial) things can make or break the chemistry. Voice pitch, mannerisms, being one of those people that phrases every statement like a question... this stuff doesn't come through in photos.

It's exhausting. I had it out with someone over social media re: Trayvon Martin last year, and braced for another one when he commented on an article I posted about the non-indictment in Ferguson. I decided to change gears and said that I wouldn't be engaging him further on this but if he felt compelled to inform…

Literally my life this week:

In my hometown I used to pay $14 for a pack of Benson and hedges 100s so I know those feels. I love Canada but some provinces are heavy with tobacco taxes

One time I actually did put my hand out to accept the dollar offered and the guy kind of gave me a look like he was thinking, "YOU MONSTER," gave me my dollar, and walked away.

And people shame me for getting a triple-triple (with a flavour shot of hazelnut because apparently I am a fancy bitch.)

Oh, former hometown. I was hoping you would get on Kinja for literally anything other than this. YOU ARE NOT FLORIDA.

Thanks for expanding on this! Super interesting.

Or you could avoid wetting your pants altogether by using a Shewee and peeing directly onto the floor :)

By the time Kurt died, I personally was heartily sick of Nirvana, but thank God they came around when they did.

I haven't had a chance to see these yet because I'd planned to marathon them once they all aired, but WTF re: Olympia. I definitely thought Olympia would be lumped in with the Seattle episode. It goes without saying that Bikini Kill deserves a solid mention, but also a lot of bands in the post-grunge era like Modest…

This is true! I would have gotten much further getting directions from my aunt who had gravity defying bangs until mid-way through the 90s :)

Not specifically the fact that she's Fillipina, but that she was brought in as a temporary foreign worker. I'd assumed that bringing in a live-in nanny from overseas would be far more expensive than daycare.

Nope — Sorry, I should have provided some context! My sister lives in super northern Canada where everything is a million times more expensive than everywhere else in the country. The cost of daycare was so astronomical that it was cheaper to bring someone in. The nanny is paid super well, but it was still less than…

I'm not sure if this is because of where my sister is geographically, but it was more cost effective for her to bring in a Fillipino nanny than to put her daughter in daycare.

I find it really hard to find true-to-form tutorials for hair and makeup that don't have a modern interpretation.
Example: I had an 80s-related event to go to and I was set on accomplishing the mall bangs. I didn't want this to be pretty in the slightest, I was aiming for full authenticity. I followed a few tutorials…

Excellent, thank you!

Is that hella pricey compared to off-the-rack? I've always thought that if I got married I'd probably have to go to a seamstress because I want something along these lines and I don't think I'll ever find it.

Is shipping poop ....legal? I'm afraid to google.

This is why I play The Sims....adult barbies :)