I went through the same thing a few months back, although my kitty was a bit younger (around 14). My only advice is to keep telling yourself that it is such an awesome thing that she's been able to have such a long and happy life with you — 18 years is a lot for a kitty! Also, I don't know if this applies in your…

Eh, it's just a silly troll. Don't mind it.

I'm a compulsive reader, and I mean that almost literally. I have a severe social anxiety disorder, so having my quiet time every day is essential to my ability to function. However, this anxiety (and also a bit of dyslexia) can make it really tough for me to actually absorb anything I'm reading (I usually have to…

In my experience, graphic novels are a GREAT gateway drug to reading for people like your bf. Has he ever given comics/graphic novels a try? If you want some suggestions, just fire off some movies/tv shows he likes — I'd be happy to offer a few. :)

"They're not going to touch me" — I think you hit the nail on the head right there. I mean, complaining about skidmarks in public toilets is basically going, "How DARE you remind me that people poop?!"

Haha! Perfect!

See, I guess this is the only thing on this list that I disagree with. Skidmarks aren't preferable, obviously, but IMO they're a bit more preferable than the water wastage that would go toward the 'extra flush' everyone's talking about. Plus, we've got shitty-ass pipes (pun intended?), so flushing a big wad of TP to…

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, GET THIS WOMAN SOME SUGAR!

Ha! Thanks! I just love having a job that lets me yell at people, so sitting at my desk and doing work isn't so bad. :)

Thanks for the info! I didn't know all of that. :) And I'm with you on the soda — regular Pepsi and ginger ale were my drugs of choice, but after being on a medication that made my teeth SUPER-prone to cavities, soda is out. I feel your pain.

I'm just responding to do my part to bump this comment up, because it definitely deserves a higher spot then the "WAH THE GOVERNMENT IS CONTROLLING ME!" conservative bullshit comment.

This made me crack up, if only because I work in a kitchen and had a cook recently argue with me that a "bacon cheese burger NO BACON" that he sold to me that *clearly* had bacon would be fine, and my response was, "Sure! We'll just call it pig-strips, they'll never know! MAKE IT OVER!" XD

Ha! As I mentioned on another comment on this article, I'm a food expediter at the local Applebees, and MAN do some of my cooks have no idea what vegan means. A recent conversation:

I'm assuming 'diabities' is the technical term for when lack of sugar makes you want to chomp on people.

Random question — a few years back I worked at a Starbucks for about 6 months, and one of my managers told me that it's impossible to make decaf completely caffeine-free. Granted, I have no idea how true that is, but assuming it was — how does that work for you? Is it just a "a little in moderation is okay" sort of…

I can't even imagine this. I work as a food expediter (read: person that yells at all the cooks/servers and makes sure your food is correct and the right temperature) at our local Applebee's*, and that shit wouldn't fly in my kitchen. For us, there's a clear chain of events when a customer is allergic:

Thanks for sharing these stories, it's really interesting to hear more about the life of someone in your profession. Also, congratulations on getting sober!

That's what I've been telling myself. :) I'll either end up donating to the library, or following another user's advice and heading over to the local Boys and Girls Club.

Great idea! Thank you!

Augh, you're feeding into my fears! ;) Here's my thing — I'm a HUGE comic/graphic novel nut, and so half of my willingness to get rid of books came from a "Hey, maybe kids who wouldn't be able to read this otherwise will get ahold of them!" place. I was all set to donate to the local library — and then I discovered…