There's nothing wrong with what she said, the problem is that SHE said it. I just think that Brits don't like her because she doesn't really censor herself (among other things). If Helen Mirren said this, everyone would be all, "Whoa, Helen's so cool and amazing!"

Actually, that is true, but, as a person in this category, when I read stuff like this it doesn't really bother me because I remember when I was fifteen, and I thought twenty-five year olds were past it and disgusting. And then I hit twenty-five, and I couldn't imagine anyone over thirty having any excitement in their…

Hahaha—I just re-read my post: I meant to say "freelance." Sorry about that, but obviously you understood what I meant.

I'm not proud of it, but I love the BEP. I have NO idea why since they do not match my taste in music at all. I cannot explain it.

@erinflutegeek: Are you sure you're not hallucinating that there is pirate party?

@NrthnLights: My father has made personal remarks such as this to me all my life (and I suffered from an eating disorder for years and years). When I became upset, he would say things along the lines of what your uncle said (you should be able to handle it). But I realized that part of the reason I had this disorder…

@NrthnLights: I suffered from an ED for decades...and then I completely changed my life: got out of a bad marriage, stopped letting everyone treat me like their personal slave (with the help of counseling), and the ED just stopped...all by itself. I wasn't even trying to end it because I had been "managing" it for…

@Suicide Teddy: I have had this experience: I had a freeland ex, who would get me to force him to work. At one point when the person he was doing work for kept phoning me and my ex still kept putting it off, I said, "Fuck it." And I refused to ever engage in that kind of parenting behaviour again because it was bad…

@flaky: My dogs sometimes have accidents, but they haven't done it on furniture in years. A couple of times when they were younger, they pooed or peed on the bed, and a dog trainer told me they were trying to send a message. I wish I could remember what that message was supposed to be...I think it was that they were…

Hahaha—-I can't believe you threw it away in front of him—that is hilarious! It reminds me of what I call "the terrorist taster," who insists you taste something even when you are insistent that you do not want to taste something.

Let him be the catcher. You be the pitcher.

Toril Moi's "Sexual/Textual Politics: Feminist Literary Theory."

I think it's pronounced Casey (Kay-See).

Yes! And have you ever read P.M. Forni's book "Choosing Civility," which outlines basic rules of civility? It's very good, and includes one that many people fail to follow: "Accept even a subtle 'no'." It's a great rule because, if you think about it, most people are polite and have difficulty saying "no." As such,…

If I am with someone or someone is right behind me, and I reach a door first, I open it for them and then proceed through myself. I was taught that it's good manners to do so. Alternatively, if someone holds a door open for me, I thank them.

@AnitaDrink: "Makes you an even bigger asshole" and gets you even more page hits on your blog!! Score!

@boxspelunker: You said something that is profoundly touching: your mother didn't love you for who you are. That's the essence of parenthood: loving your children for who they are, not for the person you want them to be.

@FlutesofChi: Was Celia Blay a witness at his trial? I'd love to see her lay out her extensive research in a courtroom. And her demeanor is so self-effacing and matter-of-fact.

@boxspelunker: Whoa. This is such a sensitive, thoughtful response. Thank you for this perspective. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

Isn't it just?! I cried when the parents were being interviewed. Plus, Celia Blay is such an astonishingly compassionate woman...and she avoids any self-agrandizement. She believes she's just doing what any decent human being would do.