I mean seriously, it’s hard enough to get people to listen to you without having to second guess all your second guessing.

I was also going to ask how else are you supposed to check in with people to make sure they’re understanding? I sometimes teach classes for teens at work and they don’t often give much in the way of feedback—occasionally I have to check in and say, “Is this making sense? Do you understand why that answer is correct?”…

What would Tyra say?

My worry is that this movie is going to suck so hard that they use it as an excuse to cancel WW.

There is a weird thing when a photographer is too close to a subject and it makes their head look weird and big. You usually notice it in red carpet or paparazzi photos.

the upstairs unit had a problem with HORNETS GETTING INTO THEIR BEDROOM THROUGH HOLES IN THE WALL (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) When there was a shady maintenance guy around to “fix” things his solution was to spray this orange goop into the holes which now are just huge eyesores on our beautiful Victorian building. Big orange…

I’m in neither state. We don’t have a lot of help here, but since he’s delayed repairs for so long I’m hoping we won’t have a difficult time cancelling the lease. Two prior tenants have cancelled leases (one for a medical emergency and the other after a series of weird break ins, probably by someone they knew) and he…

The amount of water damage that has happened is horrifying to me. I can’t adequately describe how terrifying the window looks... like maybe it’s going to fall out of the wall because all of the surrounding wood is rotten. My boyfriend and I can’t believe he’s nickle and diming over a MASSIVE water leak affecting half…

Puppies help. The whole situation is awful. This place has everything we wanted in an apartment and is in our favorite neighborhood in a city with rent that has exploded. Moving was hard when we first moved in here, but the rental market is dire now. My fiance doesn’t want to admit that the landlord is a dick—he likes…

Guys, I’m having a major bummer of a week. For about a year now my apartment has had an insane leak. Like the entire wall of a side of our apartment leaks water when it rains really hard. A flood happens on our bathroom and then drains into the cellar through the gross hole beneath our loose toilet. It got really bad…

Everyone here is fantastic with their advice! I’m bummed I only just now was able to get back to read everything, but it certainly assists in considering more seriously!

Question. I know very little about these cups, but you have to dump and rinse them throughout the day? I like the idea, but my work bathroom is not a onesie so I'm unclear as to how...messy that might be. Or if it does need to be rinsed, because that would be unfeasable. Please teach me your ways-can I be a convert?

The “not big enough for my cat to sleep in” line has really tickled me. I am allergic to cats so, unfortunately, I can’t own one—but if I could, this would be my decluttering rule.

I fell in love with her after reading Imaginary Girls. Just so surreal, so different from anything I’d ever read in YA. Maybe the best comparison would be Shirley Jackson? I read most of it while swimming at a rock quarry, that is how I would recommend anyone read it. I’m about halfway through Walls Around Us right…

Everyone who likes YA should read Nove Ren Suma—seriously, who else is doing that kind of magical realism in YA? So many incredible, outspoken feminist YA authors right now, it’s so inspiring and exciting. -signed, teen librarian.

the Hissing of Summer Lawns, particularly the track "The Jungle Line". Still sounds ahead of its time.

I don't know if anyone will read this, as I linger in the grays, but I need to vent.

I used to work for a public library, which was part of city government. Every year there is a push for every department to donate to various "charities" around the holidays. There are raffles for those who donate. Last year I finally looked at the list and they were all fundraising organizations for different city…

This is how my current fiance made me fall in love with him. He wanted to hang out on a school night soon after our first date, i still wanted my freedom. He had cheese to share and a strict no pants policy... 4 months later we moved in together.

Also people who only get 30 minute lunch breaks. 5-10 minute prep, 10-15 minute eat, 5-10 minute cleanup before returning to workstation. Even when I actively try to savor food I still eat it too fast. Ugh.