I’m a super pale blonde with skin that literally doesn’t tan (if I burn, I just turn white again when it heals). I’ve had a couple of bad burns in my lifetime (mainly due to “oh fuck we forgot sunscreen” and being out in a location where getting some was impossible). But thankfully my parents were really good about…

In my very first job out of college, I was a good 10 years younger (at least) than anyone else on staff, and my boss was a middle-aged guy who was intensely creepy and made me feel very uncomfortable. I lost a considerable amount of weight (intentionally) during the first year of that job, and it was quite noticeable…

or maybe “Volcano Girls” by Veruca Salt. I agree that the “Just a Girl” drop was uninspired and didn’t fit the tone of the scene at all. 

Same here. I have a refurbished Stages SC3 bike (I’m a cycle instructor; these are the bikes my gym has and I love them) and a basic Horizon treadmill, along with a slew of other fitness equipment because i’m an instructor and have accumulated a lot over the years. I made fun of Peloton for years for their…

Peloton initially declined to recall its dangerous treadmills, which were purportedly designed to, as CNBC put it, “make running easier on the knees and legs,”

ugh, this was one of my mom’s leading tactics for most of my childhood and early adulthood. When she was mad, she would either scream and throw things, or just go completely silent and straight-up ignore you. (I might ask, “What do you want to drink with dinner?” and she’d literally keep her eyes glued to her book or…

I mean, this isn’t even that different from certain ads I already get. My friends and I laugh at the customized T-shirts that show up for sale in our feeds, which basically look like a Mad Libs: “Don’t mess with me, I’m a crazy cat lady who loves to lift weights!” or “This Southern girl loves coffee and cats” etc.…

I have two vaccine cards, because I’m an idiot.

I’ve been baking my own bread for years even pre-pandemic (mostly to save $$$), so when flour disappeared from the shelves for weeks on end, I was pissed. Luckily, I had friends who found white whole wheat flour in their local stores and would buy me a few bags when they found it, and Costco sells a 12-pound bag of…

It’s Hanson. I am, believe it or not, a fan who became a fan AFTER their popularity faded (aka when they grew up and their voices deepened). I don’t follow them closely, but I’d recognize their harmonies anywhere. I don’t watch this show, but a friend sent me the clip and I was like, yup. 

I’d also throw in the Dr. Strange finale, which I found more interesting than most MCU movies: you have the visuals of the damage in Hong Kong being undone, which is fun to look at. But then Strange actually wins by outsmarting the villain with a spell. Like he says, he just loses over and over until Dormammu gives…

“A ghost tried to fuck me. You ever been fucked by a ghost?” This movie is a delight. 

Also, Pietro saying “It’s not like your dead husband can get any deader!” is so cruel and out of character, I have to believe it’s not really Pietro and is, in fact, the big bad.

This. The timing of his appearance is suspect — perfect distraction from Wanda and Vision’s argument.

I have a really small face/head, and I learned to sew during the pandemic purely so I could make my own cloth masks because the disposable ones are so huge that they literally slide up and into my eyes. The ones I make fit my face shape really snugly and are two layers, but with a pocket so I could slide in another…

This is good advice. I’ve taught group fitness for more than 12 years now, and I’ve seen my share of people who invest in something huge that they don’t particularly care for but who seem to think that they’ll be able to make themselves love it. There’s a little bit of “Oh, this is the best workout out there, so this…

yeah, my thought after reading this was, “Are we watching the same show?” I feel like it’s done a great job of building in those unsettling moments. I don’t know where the description of it being a “lousy mystery” comes from, either. There are so many ways this could play out, and I’m eager to see how it does.

I had two weeks off at Christmas and our office fully shut down (university). I removed my email from my phone because I didn’t even want to be tempted to check it. Wow. What a HUGE difference. Since we’ve come back, I haven’t turned it back on my phone. It has been a huge stress reliever not to see that stupid red…

This is exactly why I very, very rarely answer an email from my phone (usually only when I can’t get to my desk and someone needs a fast yes/no type answer). I’d rather get back to my desk and take a minute to write out my answer in a way that actually makes sense.

In retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have cheaped out with the air rower, because we use IndoRow water rowers for classes and I really like the feel of them (plus, you know, much quieter). I definitely didn’t make that mistake getting my bike and treadmill, and I get so much use out of both now (for both mindless…