I love Hadley Freeman: I didn't realize she had a book coming out. I'll definitely be on the lookout for this one. Thanks for the heads up! Careful with that drinking game, though—we may never be sober again.

Violets! How are you and the little one? People have been asking after you in Groupthink, so they'll be thrilled to see you again. There's an invitation request thread open right now for permission to post; you can also reply to any thread while you're waiting for authorship.

Good luck! You can do it! Keep us posted on your progress.

No judgement here; he's lovely! My current aim is to use him in GIF form more often.

Glad I could help: it's a gorgeous colour. You're going to have so much fun! ;)

He's a journalist? Jesus. I thought this was just one of those everyman type stories the Mail loves to run. Wish he'd fuck off back under the bridge whence he came.

MAC's two go-to reds are Russian Red and Ruby Woo—do either of those ring a bell? You can pair them with the Cherry lip pencil for long-lasting results. Have fun dancing in the parade!

Yes! Uncle Joe (and your comment) for the win! I find I have to refresh a couple of times to get pictures and gifs to appear correctly.

Way to go! Congratulations! You deserve every penny. How are you going to celebrate this delicious news?

These are both excellent, excellent points—neither of which have occurred to Peter Lloyd, I'm sure.

"Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
I wish this week was all a bad dream."

Oh Brooks Brothers...they're such b-b-b-beautiful shirts!

Chlorophyllarious!

Once seen cannot be unseen.

I said god damn. Even now I can hear him sneering: "Peace? Peace? I hate the word."

Patton's line about watching for those running to help reminded me of these words from Mr. Rogers (and couldn't we all use a little Mr. Rogers today?):

Sir Ian McKellan is a powerhouse in that movie (as he is in every movie). An absolute stunner; I'm glad you mentioned it.

I think you're right. I mean, she could have gone for the full sandwich board, but a Sharpie's probably easier to smuggle in your purse.

Bizarre indeed. The internets tell me The To Do List (the hashtag) is the title of her upcoming movie

Off topic further still, but the shipping forecast is my silver bullet against insomnia. It somehow works like an incantation ("Viking, north at zero, south at zero...") to summon sleep. I hope it's working out for you—and if not, that Five Live gets sorted soon.