I don't know if knowing she's just a monster for the money and is actually OK in real life makes me like her more or less. I think less. I mean, imagine if somebody was constantly breaking into your car and taking a shit on the seat. Then, when you finally confront them, they're like, "Oh, I know. It's totally…

She does a lot of damage.

Car accidents happen all the time. Awards are given all the time. Fires happen all the time. Cops shoot people all the time. Republicans file anti-abortion laws all the time. Something happening often doesn't mean something isn't news and isn't of interest to the viewing audience.

This is one of my absolute favorite things to have happen. I am a manager at an internationally ranked place (we're in the top ten!! eeee!) and I'm younger than all of my coworkers by a good ten years, but I'm still their boss.

Incoming TX Guv Greg Abbott's brief opposing gay marriage focused heavily on the purpose of marriage being to produce children who in turn become workers. Not that far off from Erdogan.

Treason of Birth Control is a pretty good band name.

Me too. It is glorious when they realize how badly they've overstepped.

Yeah, and at that point you have their number.

I think I know the blizzard you're speaking of! That was awful.

I'll be in Sydney this week and I'd kind of like to go but, on the other hand, I'd feel a bit like I was taking part in disaster-tourism. I guess I'll go if I'm close by, but won't go out of my way if Martin Place isn't in my path :/

I saw a picture of the memorial in the paper. A sea of flowers.

Sounds perfect! It's like the ideal summer meal for Scandinavia, but I could eat seafood and drink white wine any day. I just had clam chowder and pinot gris yesterday in my winter coat. Mmmm!

Right now I'm in New Zealand. Where were you abroad for Christmas? Did you enjoy it? I'm so excited to be here for it.

Fabulous! Thank you so much. That looks perfect and it includes the beignet place recommendation that someone else made.

Y'all want to read something really warm and tingly?

I'm incredibly thrilled I'm living abroad right now and won't be home for Christmas for the first time. But I'm also a little guilty, because I'm leaving my mom with my horrible, relentless, narcissistic father. The truth is, now that I'm away, I never want to go back. I haven't listened to any Christmas music, I've…

I'm ridiculously stressed re: my career right now. Switching careers and trying something new that is so hard. It's taking up all my time.

And I want a boyfriend. Never had one (going on 21 next month; family problems/depression have taken up SO MUCH of my life) and I know in my heart I don't have the time nor energy…

I missed SNS last night because I was in the eff-ing Emergency Room...my first weekend back stateside and I spent it connected to an IV! I was having insane abdominal cramping and couldn't pinpoint the source...was it lady cramping? General abdomen? Who could tell? I cannot. Then, I puked like 4 times in one night…

So, I put in the bulk of my graduate school applications last week. I'm waiting until mid-January to hear back, and reallllyy hope i get in.

Yeah I feel sad even fixing it. Dong Arts and Crafts is going to be the name of my new Lifestyle Blog.