I have been patiently waiting for the hipster beard trend to be over for maybe the last 5 years?

NPR often bends over backwards for these right-wing guys. It boggles my mind when people say NPR is “liberal.”

Half the time I can’t make it through the segment. I get too enraged by his smarminess and have to turn off the radio before I have a rage stroke.

David Brooks has always been the fucking worst. His sole purpose at the NYT (and on NPR) is to validate the not-so-secret conservative, racist views of faux-progressive people on the coasts.

Agreed! At least a small decorative candle I could put on a bookshelf or in my bathroom and forget about, but what do you do with a candle the size of a coffee can???

When I got married weirdest gift I got, from my much older cousin, was a giant candle the size of a coffee can (but wider!) on a sort of crystal pedestal.

I moved overseas a few years ago, during a difficult point in my life. I maxed out my one remaining credit card to do so. I purposely chose a lower paying job that offered a lot of vacation time, so I could do some traveling. In the long term it wasn't financially the BEST decision, but I don't regret it at all.

I mostly have traveled alone, and photography is useful because it gives you something to do solo. I can imagine it must be so different with kids.

It's some kind of dough fritter. It's the only time I ever had it. There's also dog in that picture! Only time I ever ate that, too. :D

That photo is from when I was working in Guangdong province, but had a meal with my colleague’s family, who is from Hunan.

Word. I hate taking pictures of myself, but if someone has a problem with seeing all of my various meals when I’m traveling, they can unfollow me.

Also, I shamelessly love food pictures— Mine and everyone else’s, even if they're terrible.

I actually don’t pay that much for shampoo either, since I’m really not into beauty products. I just thought it amusing that he had no idea about any of these products that were around his house.

Funny stuff is good!

Eh, fancy products aren’t my bag either, but I was more amused that he had no idea about the products his own mom keeps in the house.

My husband, who generally means well, once was legitmately shocked to hear of shampoo that cost more than 15 dollars/bottle, and started complaining about how frivilous it was to spend money that way, and how stupid beauty product buyers must be.

I totally bought Cosmo in middle school because it was the ladymag with all the sexy sex. These days kids have the Internet, though.

Same. I was walking down the street a couple weeks ago and a guy came up along side of me and said "can I give you a compliment?" And I sort of shrugged said OK. He cheerily said "you have a really nice body!". I really just thought he was going to say he liked my shoes or something...

OK I was being a bit hyperbolic. :) Many people do care but aren’t rewarded for their effort, since teaching skills are generally not considered at in academic hires. Which is bonkers!

Pretty much!