I am binge watching Scandal. Shonda can make the most unlikely plots and characters addictive.

After having my own apartment for seven years and having enough $$ to have a dog for at least as long, I finally adopted a doggo yesterday! Her name is BB and she is very cute and loving. She even came potty trained! Her only “flaw” is some separation anxiety, so I’m a bit anxious about work on Monday, but I have a…

Kinja killing me tonight. The short version: kombucha, vodka, club tonight, and last night The Bartender and I hung out, drank rose, and he mentioned the possibility of coming with me when I move abroad next year. Which would be huge, in a good way. I’m totally open to talking about it and thinking about it. He…

I had to ask for a new supervisor at work today. I’m not thrilled to have to do it, but I did.

Lord, what a summer. Two emergency medical flights to Vancouver with my wee baby - one near death open heart surgery, one stent via catheter. My hair is probably all grey under this dye. Currently trying to psychologically navigate the world of parenting a sick kid. I’m not doing well tolerating stupid people. They…

Weeds eventually moved on from drug dealing to keep the family’s rock-n-roll lifestyle afloat to political prisoner globe trotting and lost complete sight of itself. It wasn’t good after season 5-ish. Once all the familiar community faces were gone, those that we came to care about or desire to watch them fall even…

I stopped watching after Poussey died. Fuck that.

OINTB suffers from the same problems that Weeds had: a great setting/idea with strong writing the first few seasons, spiraling out into confused, chaotic storylines and wooden writing.

That final bit was completely heartbreaking. I don’t know why I watch this show anymore; it’s got moments of greatness that can only be found by slogging through hours of pretty predictable writing.

Nope. Will never see this. Will never watch a Tom Cruise movie ever again (I cannot tell you the last one I saw (The Firm, maybe?).

Wooooohooooooooooooooo!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!

After 9 months of applying for /being ignored/interviewing-I finallllly got a new job! I am praying that this will be better than my current soul sucking job.

Congratulations!

Thanks. I've struggled with self image issues for as long as I can remember, so it feels good to have some confidence right now.

I ran eight miles --- the longest distance I've run in at least two years. It feels great to be able to get back into the kind of condition I want to be in. I don't own a scale, and I don't weigh myself except at my yearly checkup, so I totally judge myself  based on feel and fit of clothing. I feel good aboit feeling…

I made an amazing pie from scratch and fresh-picked cherries! I am now in heaven.

Congratulations on getting rid of the little fucker, and what a relief to hear that the doc was able to save half of your fertility (if you plan on using it, that is). It’s OK to dump blame and feelings into a cyst, and here’s hoping that it took all it needed to away when it left your body. Onward!

LOVE this! The skeletons are absolutely wonderful! Glad you got to help some folks out - I’m a servant, so I totally get that.

I wanted this in my younger days. I’m so glad I didn’t pursue it further. My body doesn’t deal well with foreign objects. I’ve never managed to keep a piercing, not even my ear lobe. I’m allergic to the ink in my tattoos at times. I can’t even imagine what horror this would cause. I’m sorry you’ve had so many issues…

Hello, my sweets - Weekly Achievement Thread! Give us your awesomeness this week so that we can crow at you! I’m in some need of inspiration, no matter how small - let’s hear it!