It sounds like The View From Saturday is exactly what I wish I'd read when I was the dreaded Smart Girl in my elementary school class. I think I'm going to read it now in honor of both that former self and E.L. Konigsberg.

Not a sorority sister and not a closet, by my ex once peed in my lingerie drawer when he was wasted. I wanted to murder him. Shoes would be so much worse though — at least I could just wash all the bras and panties. Then there was the time he almost peed on my roommate's fake plant.

These are fantastic.

Ha. Brilliant! I would totally follow said tumblr.

Yes, it did. Very poignant indeed.

Me me me me me!!!!! I just re-read it last year and I STILL want to live there. I eye the beds in the European galleries every time I visit.

Yeah, me too.

The not reading him his Miranda rights thing really really bothers me. I get it in a situation in which there is reason to believe that there is some sort of imminent danger - like if authorities thought there was another bombed set to go off. This does not appear to be that kind of "public safety" situation that…

Yeah, the racial/religious factors just make my stomach turn. :/

Smart move. I should have started with the vodka.

Yeah, I've heard that and it would make sense if that ends up being a factor.

Apparently I did a decent job of cleaning out my FB feed after the last election, because the crazy was shockingly low this week.

Yes. All the sads. :/

Praise Jeebus indeed for wine.

Heartbreaking is exactly the right word. There's no defense for what he allegedly did, but WTF happened? :/

Yeah, idk about coercion, but I keep wondering about the dynamic between him and his older brother, as well as what kind of terrible violence he may have witnessed as a kid. That kind of early exposure to trauma can eff you up for life. I'm really relieved they have him in custody, but overal I just feel really sad…

Is it weird that I'm overwhelmingly sad right now? I mean, I am so SO relieved that he is in custody and that the people of Boston/Watertown/etc don't have to hunker down or be in fear anymore. But the whole thing just makes me sad. I mean, he's a 19 year old kid, who by all accounts so far sounds like he was…

I was just going to post the same thing. That gif is purrfect.

As a former ER nurse I can definitely say: No, I cannot imagine. That would be completely surreal. I keep trying to type something out to express my admiration for all the nurses, doctors, EMTs, etc, involved but words are failing me at the moment.

Jan74 is right, the term is "Antisocial Personality Disorder" in the clinical world; we no longer use either of the others. I have no idea what the distinction is in the non-clinical, broader use of the terms psychopath vs sociopath (though I associate "psychopath" with "crazy/out of control/violent" and "sociopath"…