“the isolating and sadly crucial science of preventing myself from lying on the floor in a fetal position and never getting back up has been my life’s most invisible work.”

“Since a startling brush with violent suicidal ideation at age 12, the isolating and sadly crucial science of preventing myself from lying on the floor in a fetal position and never getting back up has been my life’s most invisible work.”

Murder goes unsolved for 3o years.

A few years ago I saw Victor Garber at a restaurant where I was having lunch with my mom and aunt. They went over and said hello and asked for his autograph (I stayed at the table and quietly died of embarrassment. Let the man eat his lunch in peace!). He could not have been nicer, and chatted with them as if they…

Always buy Newman’s Own when it’s an option. It’s good food, all the profits go to charity and you get to stare at Paul’s face.

What makes Paul Newman’s action even more interesting is that he did it without outside pressure or posturing. He really was a great guy who walked the walk in so many ways.

Haha I’m a similar age and one of my colleagues just went on mat leave and she’s the same age as me. When I found out she was prego my (inner) reaction was “oh no what is she going to do?” and then I remembered that she’s an adult in a long term relationship with a full time job and this is what people do.

*See’s an article a few days ago titled “There’s A Really Dumb Reason Why Some Teens Are Eating Tide Pods”*

I think what Julianne is saying is that, although it is a good thing they told this woman’s story, it kinda makes the whole thing a bit shadier knowing that THEY reached out to HER, instead of her being like “hey I have something to say” they were like “hey, do you have something to say that may be interesting and get…

#NotAllPlushies

So what you are saying is they Don’t Speak?

Here’s why I enjoy James: I hate him in almost the way I hate Trump, but with James it’s fun because EVERYONE IS IN ON IT but James. And unlike Trump, he usually gets his comeuppance in a public, humiliating way.

Ah, good ol’ “Look At Me”. Still scares me even after hearing it several times. The narrated, animated version was super cool though! That was neat of you guys to honor two such great stories.

Ok, here goes. Writing this out makes me want to barf. 

Around five years ago, I was a TA for an undergraduate literature course that had 300 students; there were two TAs and our job was mostly to do grading (sigh) and hand out exams and set up PowerPoints and stuff of that nature. Basically, assist the professor in all manner of tedium while she lectured. Due to a…

My childhood home was in a small town in Indiana. It was a beautiful blue Dutch Colonial home in a neighborhood lined with huge old pine trees. Our house had been built in the 1800s and I always had a sense that it was haunted. The neighborhood was filled with kids my age and all the families got together for summer…

Says the woman with the immaculate cheekbones and gorgeous hair. :)

I’ve lived with pretty severe bipolar disorder I since I was 14 (diagnosed only at age 28, but the symptoms set in far, far earlier than that). I know the pain of being so depressed you can’t get out of bed for days at a time, so much that even the thought of showering is too exhausting to accomplish. I know how it…

My dad has never once voted Republican.

Our family has a long standing tradition that any celebration involving cards, the card must be totally inappropriate, addressed to someone else, and signed by someone else.