Yeah, I’ve been just treading water at AO3 for a while now, waiting for the next Great Fandom Migration. I’ve been through a couple already, so I know it’ll happen eventually.

Counterpoint: there are things in modern life that are very difficult or impossible to do without a credit card. For instance, many rental car places will run a special additional credit check and take a big chunk of extra money out of your bank account upfront if you try to use a debit card, or won’t let you rent…

FLAMES. FLAMES ON THE SIDE OF MY FACE.

I’ve made a point of re-posting this BCO link on every Colonel Sanders story I run across on this site, which is way more often than you’d think, or I ever believed possible:

Thank you. She’s calmed down some over the years, and I’ve gotten better at ignoring some of what she says, but it can still be difficult. Though you should save most of your good thoughts to my step-father, who has to deal with her every day.

I’m not going to try to armchair diagnose the guy (well, a little, but at least not with anything specific). But red flags pointing to a severe mental illness are in almost every paragraph, from replacing one obsessive behavior with another, to the weak rationalizations for impulsive and irrational behavior, to the…

Back when I was married, I had an informal mental “car” and a mental “computer” budget based on my knowing that my husband was going to regularly upgrade both. He didn’t have to hide anything, so I could say something when I thought he was spending a little too much. It saved a lot of stress and arguing.

And I just noticed that you’re not the person I originally questioned, so I retract the “your assertion” part of the previous comment.

Wow. Talk about a lot of assumptions in a single paragraph. I’m 40 years old, dude. I haven’t lived with my parents since I was 18, I’ve lived in 4 different states in (off the top of my head) ~10 different houses or apartments, have been an actual homeowner though I’m currently renting, and have never once received…

Hush, you. This is currently our best case scenario, after fucking November robbed us of any actual good ones. Last thing we need is to draw the Orange One’s attention to us saying that. He’ll start that war with North Korea tonight in a fit of spite.

In much the same way you can elect to be notified about the status of a non-illegal alien who has allegedly committed a crime against you. My understanding is that, say, a victim of rape can elect to be notified of any change in the legal status of the person who raped her. Whether he’s going to be let go, up…

Nah, we’ll just make Mexico a territory instead of a state, and not give them any voting rights other than local contests. That’s the traditional approach. 

I am reminded of this classic tweet (not by me):

I never tasted mustard based BBQ until I moved to SC for a few years, and I instantly fell in love. It took me a few months to try the hash that came with it, because I thought it’d be like corned beef hash. It’s really, really not, and it’s amazing.

I stayed at the Best Western Concordville in PA in December, which I gathered from my cousin had just been redone. It was gorgeous, I split a $200 room with said cousin so it was very affordable, and the bed was frankly amazing.

I’ve stayed in a wide variety of economy hotels that allow pets, which meant that 90% of them were Motel 6s or Red Roof Inns. (La Quinta and Ramada are the other two American chains that generally allow them, at least in the East.) Both are franchised, so some were nearly as nice as hotels I’ve stayed on actual…

Literally the entirety of my father’s side of the family (via my paternal grandfather, I think) has an anxiety disorder. The only significant difference is between those of us who acknowledge it and those that don’t. Then again, I also have a family history of depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia coming…

I could have sworn I’ve seen lipstick in the store that adjusts color based on your personal chemistry?

Hahaha! That makes more sense! I’ve never seen anyone do anything but praise them for including pockets with everything, but when I saw your comment, I was like, “well, they have that option for someone, so...”

eShakti is blocked here at work so I can’t see which you’re looking at, but IIRC virtually all of their dresses have a free no pockets option.