That is a good point, and made sense for those characters. And I’m on board with your sandwich assessment. Sorry future kid, you’ll be learning rejection quickly.

I do really appreciate your response! A lot of it comes from my current insecurity (I just got laid off and am scrambling for a new career path, my husband’s working his butt off to make ends meet AND going to grad school, it’s a hectic time!) and wishing I could just drop it all and run away sometimes but knowing…

You are inspiring :) I always thought people that got married before 30 were kinda nuts but then it was just the right person at the right time for me. I also know several women that I went to high school with (small, conservative town) who had kids (some accidentally) young and are still finding ways to experience…

Yes, my life is very normal and relatively privileged, and I do live in a major city. My point is that Master of None is another show tripping over itself to tell us 20-and-30-somethings that it’s ok to not have it all figured out! But their version of “figured out” is getting married. And their version of…

Thank you! I really was impressed by the show - the way it just casually had an amazing, diverse group of fully-fledged characters of various races, sexual preferences, and backgrounds. And how it tackled its themes in such subtle yet powerful ways. And H. Jon Benjamin just being there, making my ladyparts tingle.…

This is great and I wish it would get more coverage. I learned about the Hyde and Helms amendments when I interned at a women’s rights/international law nonprofit back in college (and learned about Jezebel from the other amazing women there - holla!). My newly-minted feminist eyes were OPENED like crazy; I had no idea…

Yay!!! I really enjoyed the first season with my main complaint being how it ended. I am kind of sick of pop culture telling me to travel!/find myself!/follow my dreams! and the implication that marriage is the milestone of settling down and maybe being miserable about never trying new things. I am young and recently…

Thanks for the suggestions! Totally agreed on the Serial vs. Undisclosed update styles. I was taken aback at first by Sassy Susan, but then I figured, hey, they did all the objective fact-based examination throughout their podcast, she deserves to snark it up now that they’re essentially doing recaps for the audience.…

I’ve listened to the 3 Serial updates and I’m halfway through the Day 2 Undisclosed update, plus whatever pops up on Gawker/Jezebel. I usually put them on when I’m walking somewhere or cleaning the house, so I’ll probably get all caught up tonight! It’s incredible to me how long the whole process takes though.

Gonna throw this out there, but I think a little Botox goes a long way. My mom has given herself a few gifts of Botox and she looks normal. She’s no supermodel, but she’s aged pretty gracefully so far (in her mid-50s, middle-class so not going to any celebrity surgeons). From my understanding, the Botox is great as a…

I listened to the first three and I’ll probably get around to listening to the rest, but it is not at all gripping me like Serial 1 did. The every-other-week spacing hasn’t helped because by the time the next one comes out I’ve kind of forgotten what was exciting about the last episode. So you might enjoy it a lot…

I’ve seen you comment before and I just want to say you’re awesome. I am so sick of seeing the same thing every time a new post about this case comes out. Inevitably there’s a bunch of people all excited to post about how they REALLY FEEL IN THEIR HEARTS that Adnan is guilty based on... idk, feelings? I don’t…

The CDC would definitely have some new recommendations based on you.

Ahhh this is terrifying! I hate teeth stuff, always brush twice a day and floss too all to avoid having to drill cavities. I want a kid someday but I am very attached to my lovely teeth!

I think this is a good question. I wonder if its from the perspective of Harry & Co as adults or from Albus and the other kids’ perspective. To me this would indicate entirely different tones and audiences. I love the Harry Potter books and just got them on Kindle today to re-read. But they’re nostalgic and I’m not…

My feelings exactly. Could be an awesome extension of the universe! Or it could be more epilogue.

It’s not a test, though. Sometimes you really don’t know why you’re not into someone. There were plenty of times when I was single when I’d think of a male friend “he’s nice, he’s decent enough looking, we get along well” but romantically it didn’t click. There was nothing *wrong* with them. And the one guy I ended up…

This one was doomed for me from the start because I am the biggest wimp when it comes to on-screen violence. But if I had any hope of seeing it, the marketing murdered it. Reviews of this movie remind me of the first Shrek movie. And I can’t help but imagine my douchey ex-boyfriend reciting all of Deadpool’s lines…

Since I have the channel through my cable package, I can watch the episodes the next day online but since this is such a special event, I’m less sure it’ll be there either. But that’s ok, I assume things won’t get good until later anyway. How long is this thing supposed to be? I just assume 2+ hours.

Mine all live at my parents’ house in another state. I live in a tiny apartment. This is the best solution.

Mine all live at my parents’ house in another state. I live in a tiny apartment. This is the best solution.