I probably do fall into that "grey area" because, while the basement area has a private entrance as well as kitchen/bathroom, I am just renting a room in her house. And your second paragraph is so very, very accurate of my landlady, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

My high school didn't do yearbook quotes but mine would have been "I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die" - Isaac Asimov. If I had to choose one now, it would be "Trust dreams, trust your heart, and trust your story" from Neil Gaiman's "Instructions."

A rant! My landlady is driving me crazy with her rules and her meddling. I rent a room in her basement, and she's constantly in my space, "checking" on things. She rearranges my food in the fridge (once telling me to throw away a hunk of blue cheese because it was moldy), and constantly complains when I cook - though…

At one point in my life, I would have hopped on this boat so fast, you wouldn't believe. For YEARS I was convinced that my vulva was this disgusting abnormal "thing". There's all this talk about how the female vulva is supposed to look "like a flower" (or whatever), and I thought that mine -with its protruding labia…

I basically lost all coherence when confronted with this picture. Just.

I only have a little Pomeranian but, during the summer, he sheds enough to make at least a hat. Maybe some leg warmers. I should try this...

Do you have any recommendations for dystopian novels? :) I love a good dystopia.

HIS NAME IS WEASLEY AND HE'S A GINGER (right?)! LOOK AT THE CHUBBY KITTY! The sight of him spilling over the edges of his Christmas gift makes me smoosh my cheeks from the adorableness.

I'm so sorry you're losing your dog. My suggestion would be along the same veins as couchplanted's advice: grab a book you love and read it aloud to your pup, while you cuddle with her. She could be soothed by the sound of your voice (my previous dogs always were) and, definitely, by the cuddles. Tell her you love…

My baby with a fresh haircut, checking out his new bed.

My baby with a fresh haircut, checking out his new bed.

My baby with a fresh haircut, checking out his new bed.

My baby with a fresh haircut, checking out his new bed.

*RAAAAAAGE*

I laughed at "Night-bacons" - and was reminded of Liz Lemon's "night cheese!"

haha Well, my mom always told me that if I made a face too long, it'd get stuck that way. I always laughed it off, but maybe she had a point...

Ooooh, I will be stealing that from you and EGR for personal use. haha

Whoa. Did not recognize him at all.

Who's the man with Matt Bomer? Dude's got a creepy, creepy vibe - or it looks like he's about to say "You. Me. Horizontal Tango. Whattaya say?" (which is what the last person who looked at me like this said, word for word).

With you! I mean, Sam Whatshisname is pretty cute but in a "Imma ruffle your hair and give you a hug" way. Jesse Williams, on the other hand, is SEXY in that "let me do dirty dirty things with you" way that I thought Finnick was supposed to have.