If you head to Gawker and read the comments on the Mansplaining article about Obama's compliment/gaffe, you'll get a lot of insight into the male psyche. Some of them genuinely seem to think that our looks are fair game for comment, and others are genuinely confused as to what the big deal is, but seem to want to…

1. This is going to sound weird, but I started using Paula's Choice hand cream with spf after reading a review raving about it. It's formulated with physical sunblocks, which I like because despite my skin being oily as fuck, regular sunscreen stings and makes it sad. It's sensitive like that, I guess. I've been…

Yeah, that always bothered me too. And I say this as a person who stubbornly refused to eat orange M&Ms for years because I hate orange (flavored) candy and extended the ban to orange colored candy as well.

I still have all mine (they grew in straight, too!) because I was too scared of surgery to tell anyone when they started coming up in college. When I went to my first I'm-a-grown-up-now dentist, he advised me to get them removed because "they're hard to clean" and "they'll cause problems later on." Well, I just make…

They're middle-aged, declining in hair/body/hotness, and you are a captive audience that MUST respond pleasantly to their lame flirting, thus stroking their little middle-aged egos. Same reason that people with shitty lives give waitresses more trouble: it's an unequal power dynamic that benefits them. I don't think…

I love it just by itself.

So that's how that works! At every checkup, my baby has been around the 58th percentile, which would translate to a do-able 7-8 lbs at birth according to my doctor. Sounds like I might not be able to count on that.

I am 36 weeks pregnant, and my number one concern since day 1 has been how big this baby is going to be. My husband and I were both big (over 12 lbs & 9 lbs a piece!), but my doctor assures me that my little guy is probably going to be in the 7-8 lb range. Mr. StarHopper likes to joke that he's just going to be half…

Dude, I know. I tried switching to shopping at Bi-Lo for groceries (not a fancy store, if y'all don't have those locally), but even using their bonus card and looking for sales my grocery bill went up by more than 50% buying the same things. Same thing happened when I tried Target groceries using their red card to…

Dude, I am 36 weeks pregnant right now and I can't imagine ever buttoning up jeans again. My under-the-belly maternity jeans have been soooo comfy. Never did get maternity yoga pants, but I bought a couple pairs of regular yoga pants for the first time ever during my pregnancy, and I have seen the light.

I think you should consider it if you can swing it. My sister and I each had an American Girl doll or two growing up, and it was so cool to play with all the historically accurate accessories and read the books that went with them. I still have my Molly and Samantha dolls in storage. They're not just toys— they're…

Yeah. When I found out I was having a boy, I was a little sad about all the girls' clothes I was missing out on. Then I thought about all the girls' clothes I was missing out on, and I felt better. (Though don't get me started on all these "Ladies' Man" onesies going on out there. Not as pervasive/prevalent, but…

I would so watch that.

I spent about $600 at David's Bridal. It was more than I was looking to spend by about $100-200, but it was just too perfect to pass up. I saved money elsewhere by going veil-less & getting very reasonable (and rewearable) shoes.

I'm reading Les Miserables. I expected it to be a lot drier than it is, but I doubt I will finish. After the 3rd season of Game of Thrones, I will be reading the third book in the Ice and Fire series.

Oof, that is awkward. Does he know how you feel, romantically speaking? I would start with that conversation if you haven't already. Then give him a timeline for moving out. Another option is always for YOU to move out, and leave him to fend for himself even if he can't afford it.

I do it about once a month, because I'm horrible.

Oof. I tried oil cleansing for a couple of months, and I had a big problem with cystic acne AND whiteheads. Cetaphil (the kind for normal-dry skin) is my go-to now, and I haven't seen a cystic pimple since I switched.

Oh, man, I remember my first real post-college job at a newspaper. I was appalled that I had to work Christmas Eve. So glad to have switched to teaching and get my breaks back!

I am hugely pregnant, still have a month to go, and am looking at a dismal wardrobe for the coming weeks. Craving spring dresses, but I hate to buy maternity clothes that won't be worn for long. I went out and tried on some jersey dresses at Old Navy today (mostly non-maternity empire waists, for longevity's sake),…