Oh god, thank you! There are so many otherwise smart people in my life who buy into this shit fully. Our bodies are pretty amazing machines. Why not give it its proper due and believe that it's taking care of the "detoxing" on its own. Also, "detoxing" is dangerous. Don't be stupid. Don't do it.

Have you heard some of the extended pieces they've released of Meryl singing? It wasn't bad at all - she actually had a powerful belt. I'm actually optimistic. And hell, I think she (at least in what's been released so far) sounds better than Phylicia Rashad in the Tony Awards video Madeleine posted in the comments…

I *heart* this so much! Is the singing flawless? No, but as beautiful and technically difficult Sondheim's songs are, many are meant to emphasize character over perfect musicality. I enjoy the hell out of this performance and it's just a recording. I can't wait to see the actual performance.

Thankfully, the Wolf is a small part. But still the scenery will be in bits and pieces after his scenes.

Ha! What bliss for him. He never has to virtually interact with "internet girls" anymore.

Assuming you have ER+ BC, is your oncologist concerned about topical estrogen getting into your bloodstream? Many of the oncologists I've met with are either flat-out recommend against it or are hesitant because of the risk. I know products like Estring are so low in estrogen that they may be pretty safe, but I just…

You know what they don't prepare you for when you start BC treatment? THIS. And this sucks a whole lot. On top of everything else, sex becomes extremely painful and scary. I'm very lucky in that I have a partner who's been amazing through all of this (some other women I've met have not been so fortunate), but this…

Yes, I wonder what Lisa Bonet has to say about this. I know there was friction between them. I wonder if she knows anything.

Oh, this explains the smallish cyst that's just above my husband's clavicle. It looks like a raised blackhead and I have him squeeze out the junk from time to time when the cyst swells. It never goes away. Oh, and the smell of it is indiscernible. It may be "freshly squeezed locker room" but to me it smells like…

I'm right there with you. Liza was overly dependent on her vibrato and I always found it pretty awful. I always found it distracting which is the worst thing you can do to a showtune song.

I like dogs, but as a representative for Team Cat I'm a little disappointed that this event doesn't include Petfinder's other equally home-needing animal.

At least it's biodegradable.

Exactly! When I was getting married, I was obsessed with getting a beautiful but tasty cake. And, very importantly, the frosting must be made with butter and not some hydrogenated vegetable oil crap substitute. Well, because it's close by and I was curious, I decided to call the Cake Boss store to see what they…

I'm so sorry you're going through this. It sounds very similar to what I went through, but I wish I had sought out some help. I would suddenly wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat having a full on panic attack. I really, REALLY should have used Ativan or something during that time.

You know, I wish I had a good reason why I just didn't do what I wanted to do. Expectations just did me in. Also, I used up all my emotional energy by demanding that we have a very small wedding on the other coast, so that only immediate family a couple of friends would be there. I guess, even here I compromised…

Oh, get off your goddamn horse. I HAVE been diagnosed PTSD, so I know what I'm talking about. But did you moment of self-righteousness feel good? Did your Saturday suddenly turn around for you because you tsk-tsked some internet stranger? Well, whatever keeps you balanced, I suppose.

Ah, that is good to hear (and why have I not thought to add Dan on Twitter?! Will do that now.) You know, I wonder if he sticks around after the shows? It would have been fun to say hi. Maybe we'll try doing this next month (assuming he'll be there).

Ha! To be fair, I'm just built not to be the center of attention and to like many of the "girly" things that weddings entail. However, I did have a blast designing my wedding cake. And thanks, things are good.

Thanks! I'll save this for when I get home to share it with my husband. He's even a bigger fan of Dan than I am. He makes all of our friends watch Dan YouTube bits. He's trying to indoctrinate everyone to the wonder that is Dan.

I'm right there with you because I truly did suffer a mild bit of PTSD. I know this because it's the only thing (in my adult life - my parents divorce as a teenager compares as well) that's comes the closest to the stress and fear I've felt this past year during cancer treatment. You'd think they'd have nothing in…