Does anyone here know anything about mortgages? I'm trying to streamline. If I made my mortgage 15 years, I'd get a 3.35 interest rate. This would increase my costs about $200 a month, but I'd pay my mortgage off far sooner. However, the closing costs in Philadelphia are $$$ - I'd be paying $12k in closing costs. I…

that episode was traumatic. The whole use of silence - no background noise, etc. was insightful.

Mazel! Welcome..

Paula Deen was the nicest, most fun person I've ever interviewed. If she has diabetes, I imagine that she will be able to create amazing diabetic-appropriate recipes and would be a fantastic spokesperson for Type II Diabetes. So many people have it now and she'd be able to do a lot of good. But really Jezebel,…

Wow. So hearted.

Erm, I don't think his patients will be so happy to see you at 6 a.m. Isn't it really hard to get any sleep in the hospital to begin with? They won't remember what questions they wanted to ask, and their families won't be there either to voice their concerns/questions. You can tell him his patients asked you to…

I have whooping cough, but it seems to have turned into other things, leaving me exhausted, flu-y and generally a puddle of couch exhaustion. I'm slowly getting better, but it is really. really. slow.

I teach college, so it's a little different. But mostly I like it. I like coming up with different kinds of lessons. I like when they surprise themselves with what they can do. I like when they totally get into a piece of writing that they thought they'd hate. I love when they look back at the end of the semester…

I'm grouchy, mostly because I've been sick forever. I went to see a specialist today and he was such a jerk. Was of no help whatsoever, blew off my questions. Don't worry, I will absolutely see someone else. But it's exhausting, you know? I'm just tired and I don't feel well and it's a little scary.

There were schedule conflicts bc Gunn is starting a new show - the Revolution? Apparently no one would take his iconic place, and Marie Claire girl basically stepped in at the last minute. But don't you think there are some MAJOR designers missing? Santino? Laura? I don't remember half these people, so I'm…

This is unfair. If we weren't writing about teen bullying, then we'd be accused of hiding it. When we do write about it, we're accused of doing so for a great headline. There's no win.

I love the Aimee Mann episode. She's on all my favorite shows - she did a Buffy cameo as well.

My favorite one is the Stackhouse fillabuster.

I can see the fireworks from my bedroom window. Sitting here with cats, iced tea, Kathy Griffin and books. Anderson Cooper is giggling. So ready for 2012...and a little hopeful.

It's really hard, isn't it? I'm so fabulous at being hard on myself.

My resolution is to be more compassionate and kind, both with myself and with others. I've been pretty angry. Well, really angry. It's been a horrible year. I'm hoping that small steps of kindness will get me moving in the right direction..

That is a beautiful thought! Nice goal..

Tons of us here alone. Several of us apparently have the plague.

Sometimes being angry has a lot of energy. I also hate New Year's. Sometimes there's just nothing to be done except suck it up and get through it..

Try going to a dental school. They often have very inexpensive services, if not free.