He's obviously trying to buy time. There are speedy trial provisions for criminal cases which have to be waived pretty regularly in the course of preparing a case for trial. It's a formality but an important one. Her mother is an idiot. And I will be outraged if she gets off with no punishment.

@Anti-Patriarchy: Yes, yes it is. I dismiss as bullshit claims of "fear for my family's safety" when the only question on the table is whether she was given a diamond or not.

She avoided talking about the blood diamond claiming fear for her family's safety. I call complete and utter bullshit on that.

@EndangeredRed: I'll never like him, but I'm happy to laugh at him.

He *has* to be in on the joke, right? I mean, that shot with the crystal on his face....hilarious.

@lilybea: It also doesn't make it less true.

@alcatrazzzed: And her brother within the last two months.

And we wonder why women are so screwed up about body image. Assholes like Robbie Myers do so much damage, it's insane.

My God — this poor family has really had more than its share of deaths in the last year.

@EMILY'S_list: Agreed. Poor sweet turtles.

I'm so glad no one ever takes pictures of me as I go about my day. I'm sure the unfortunate choices I sometimes make would be a million times worse than this.

I would say the very best people have had the worst prom experiences. It is just a fact that success in the shallow pool that is high school is no predictor of success in life — indeed, the evidence suggests just the opposite. You will be fine, and happy in life, I promise. And like so many of us happy and…

I would much rather deport Spencer. No one would take him, of course, but a girl can dream.

@EmD_MD: I find Lo a very refreshing bit of fresh, sassy air.

@AnnieSaBu: They're the tears of a narcissist. I don't have an iota of sympathy or pity for her.

@kookoocachaw: werd (as in, you took the words out of my mouth).

@tinytm11: I thought the same thing. That woman is class personified.

@Cher_Horowitz: He was always an asshole. Now he's just a has-been asshole.

Thought #8: How about having a modicum of class and not making some private feud fodder for a public temper tantrum? They're both awful people.

I never, ever want to feel that pain again. It took a month of sex for it to finally feel good. Screw this, literally.