I go to college here; was a bit of a shock even from someone from upstate NY (a girl from VT suffered from some very extreme culture shock). There are more liberal pockets, anywhere around a college is good and so is Pittsburgh (though never talk to them about sports, you'll get an earful). I'd say embrace the…

Urban chickens are awesome. There's been a lot of local drama about it in cities close to me, and I was really sad that the legislation got vetoed.

It's really great to hear how many people have been successful at keeping chickens in suburbia! Louise is adorable.

Congrats! It's really fantastic when you find those breakthroughs in life. I wish you all the best with things.

My parents are older (I'm 20 and they're entering into their 60s), and I have to say, I really appreciate it in a lot of ways. I feel like they have much more life experience then younger parents that I can draw on; I'm learning a lot about how to not make mistakes with my life and how to work for a retirement; and…

Ohmigosh, that coop is adorable. It looks like you have a really nice setup!

Oh ok, that sounds similar to my situation. How big was the run, out of curiosity?

Finally convinced my parents that building a small garden is in our self interest! I'm so excited to get started. I'm thinking a few raised beds, along with a compost area and rain barrel. Already designing the raised beds.

If you're after horror, Stephen King's Salem's Lot is always a good read.

Spent some time over tea this evening doing a little networking. Very interesting conversation, got some names to look into, and really makes me feel like I have this 'life-after-college' thing a little more under control. Then went to an event and had a paintbrush war with my roomie. Good things to end a shitty week.

That's fantastic! Congratulations!

Yeah, I had a lot of fresh coconuts in India. Most were delicious, but some of them were really bitter, even if fresh. I feel like packaged doesn't stand a chance because you're mixing all these different ones together.

Canned coconut water is a crapshoot, because real coconuts vary so dramatically. I only drink it from real coconuts; when they're small, it's like sweet coconut-y juice, and is so damn delicious. Don't bother with packaged stuff, get a real coconut and try it from there.

I went through something similar a few years ago; at this point, I'd just go with what works. If it makes you feel better, even it's a placebo, don't stress, because feeling better is worth it.

I've always thought that movie and meal dates are a good way to solve this. Watch a movie beforehand, and then at the meal, if you run out of conversation, you can talk about the movie.

How does it work to get a second bachelor's? Do you go through the whole undergrad experience again? Or is it more like doing a master's, but slightly less crazy? Is it best if you want to look into a completely different field than what you did for your first bachelor's? Or is it more for if you want a degree closely…

That's probably a healthier way to eat anyway. Guess I'll just have to be careful over break and see how things go.

We've nowhere to go but up!

Ten more years for me, but I really hope that my experience is as awesome as yours.

One was a sausage breakfast sandwich, the other was a meat marinara sauce.