I also smoked due to hyperemesis, rather than lose the baby. For any moms feeling guilty that they may have burdened their children with issues, I just want to say that my son does not have ADHD, behavioral issues or any spectrum disorders. He DID have colic when he was born, and I do think that was connected (my poor…

BLOOD TYPE IS BLUE! GET OUT THE WAY, SHINJI!!!

AYANAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate these stories. They’re impossibly difficult and cruelly unfair. But I’m still of the mind that if my child’s organs cannot function without a machine doing the work for them, this is not life.

I seriously could have done without the flimsy romantic (if you can call it that) hookup (can call it that, at least). It was shoehorned in, and it would have made more sense to fight for the world of men based on the other, platonic kind of love: the camaraderie between Diana and her merry band of man-sidekicks. The…

Well, I know I feel safer here in this shining city on the hill, this beacon of freedom, this safe harbor for the wretched and yearning, this symbol that if you work hard you can achieve anything!

Kylie Minogue. Singing and moderate dance movement no syncing. All the strenuous stuff is done by the back up dancers. No stress on her so she can belt it out live.

I would rather hear a real, human voice every time, no matter how imperfect. Do less dancing, more singing. Take some damn voice lessons to strengthen your voice. Whatever. I don’t go to concerts to see someone mouth words over a track.

You’re too old when you stop enjoying them.

 set is an incredible 225 skips per second

Please. This is cute and all, but as a kid, my friends and I did better than that in the streets, using TWO ropes at once,while singing and not yelling. Sometimes backwards. #doubledutchgirlsrule

Porque no los dos?

After my time in the Family Court trenches, I refer to it as “Difficult Woman (NOS).” It is a highly politicized/gendered diagnosis. Not that I’m unwilling to believe it’s a real thing as much as ~are you paranoid when someone is out to get you~? If all the symptoms are normal responses to a traumatic and controlling…

I really hope we’re able print out the entire internet and put it in a vault so one day the aliens can fully grasp how much we deserved our demise.

“Just let me explain. I’ll concentrate. If I’m trying to level, keep this level, in your mind. This draws my attention away and my concentration.”

COUNTERPOINT: IPAs are meant to be passed over for something drinkable that doesn’t leave your mouth tasting like a goddamned medicine cabinet afterward.

True story,1988, I was 14, snuck out of my house in northwest Indiana, had a cab waiting on the corner, took the south shore up to Chicago to see them at the Riviera.

Gene Loves Jezebel

Dunno, I worked with my cousin in a frozen banana stand for a summer and it went pretty well.

In another post I offered a simple solution: Make amends by offering a male only double feature: Brokeback Mountain and Beaches.