Do you know if Cargo eyeshadows go on easily? I just tossed a Tarte palette because the fallout was so bad with every shade, whether they were metalic or matte. I’ve just been wearing Nudestix lately and love the colors and wear, but it’s nice to have powder shadows, too.

I love this. Still biding my time until sexual harassment and assault revelations flow from Hollywood and media to corporations. I’m imagining legions of women showing up at the office in black every day for a year - or as long as Trump is in the WH? HR departments everywhere that would dismiss women in protest…

Also, I took a workshop with Delany and adore him in person, but couldn’t get through the dense prose in Dhalgren.

I read Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships after a bad breakup years ago and again when a guy I truly connected with dumped me a few weeks ago. It explains soulmate connections and for me, being able to intellectualize it helped me get unstuck from feeling devastated.

First, congratulations on the divorce!

I love my dark, cool-toned purple sheets and have been able to restock at either Bed Bath & Beyond or Target when they wear out. One of them seems to have that color when I need them!

Yeah maybe it’s human nature to fight harder to maintain control than fighting to gain control. I don’t remember Dems condemning Bill Clinton during his scandals with Lewinsky and the women accusing him of assault either. :(

It’s depressing and I cannot wrap my mind around it. Why are Republicans unwilling to disavow their predatory officials?!

The scene in Season 2 when Lysette’s character Shea yells at Josh, “I am not your adventure!!!!” has even more meaning these days.

Walking into door frames is my signature clumsy move. I’ve had people ask about my bruises with concern and not seem to believe it’s my own clumsiness. Though one of them later watched me walk straight into a wall for no reason...

I kept a word doc with dates/times/what happened. Then I got a terrible performance review when I started standing up for myself. Even though it was full of false information and I filed a rebuttal with HR, my career there was shot and I quit before they forced me out. I talked with an employment lawyer and she didn’t…

[Powerful man] always kept everything on just this side of legal.

I’m bracing for backlash. I saw better treatment and more opportunities for women in my workplace and field from about 2000 - 2010 than I experienced before. Then it was like the men got so threatened that we were “taking” their jobs and promotions that they doubled down on harassment and discrimination.

Your words went straight to my heart. I’m sad from a breakup that also blew the top off a well of past pain I didn’t even know was inside me, and even though your post wasn’t meant for me, it helped me.

I’m with you on this. Punishments for sexual harassment and assault should fit the degree of the crime, but it’s not ok to excuse “lesser” assaults!  

Emma, if you really want to commit to candle obsession + retail therapy, Diptyque’s Feu de Bois (wood fire) is the perfect cold weather scent. And it’s $$$ so you can feel superior about your refined taste.

But was it worse than La La Land?

It sure felt like the system was against women when I was in civil and criminal courts trying to get protection and justice. The male judges fawned over the male defendant. It was nearly as traumatizing as being victimized in the first place.

Maybe Dr. Luke will finally get his.

I miss Greg but still love this show. It’s my feminist dream equivalent to Wes Anderson.