Oh, sweet. I can forward this to my self-satisfied older brother. :) This way I don’t have to bother to read this crap myself, and my bro can enjoy some goal-oriented pondering during his morning yoga stretches (that part is true tho). Win-win!

I agree the first parts about awkward introverts and over-sharers may be your problem, just a tad. As an introvert, it can be nice when someone in the crowd wants to chat a while with me. But don’t do so unless you want to. We weirdos can spot pity or dare chatters a mile away and it’s the worst. If that was your…

Yeah, an interesting personality.

As, no exaggeration, the biggest walking embarrassment ever born, I was prepared to scoff. But this was a great article! My fails are epic and numerous; additionally I have the daily make-up smear/unnoticed stain/one earring problem kind of stuff. That girl. Here are a few tricks that have seriously, seriously helped…

Wonderful. :) I would also add this, especially because I didn't anticipate its importance. (Believe me, I do not self-identify as righteous or upstanding. Rofl.)

Whaaaaagh!! This was a theory piece published in the NYT? So depressing, also hilarious. Just, no self-awareness of his problem with pathological lying, and the assumption that others are not just doing the same, but doing so in tacit support of a joint desired outcome in every situation. Good god. Hazarding a guess…

I agree! I get so annoyed and am just like, shut up on fb five times a day and get active, or read a book, or listen or just show up to support someone who is super eloquent. A mass action doesn't need roll call to function effectively.

Oh, eh - I didn't take it that way. loquaciousmusic seemed to be chiming into an open thread, like everyone else here. I am enjoying reading everyone's experiences here. It's nice to hear from all angles sharing with each-other. Idk about others' experience, but in my community, especially in high-stress times (which…

I'd like to jump into this particular conversation - I have a similar problem/the same problem, broadly. My skill set is perfected, but specific to only the legal firm and court system where I have worked for seven years, and don't want to continue any longer. Even in the same field. Mainly six different bizarre…

Excellent advice overall, though I would strongly advise against going to HR for support. They work for your company, they are paid by your boss and were hired by your boss/management. Early on in my career I mistakenly thought that HR was entirely separate from management in all ways - that is not correct, so be…

I can't get behind her without knowing the whole story. I've worked for a free/public interest law group for many years in a large city. Sorry - bringing baby to office is preferable to client waiting a probable two or more months in jail at the least for a new hearing date. (There is good chance this was the case.…

Augh, me too. My mom also told all her friends, and all adults in the family. I got like 5 phone calls from parents' friends congratulating me the next day, not kidding. Jesus. It was so uncomfortable and awful. (I was 12 I think.)

Um, also though - WORD. I think both of those pranks are pretty hilarious.

Ha - this is very true. I should have called mine Cape Elizabeth bros, maybe? Also, I grew up in Maine in the 90s, and I imagine dynamics have changed a bit. I doubt people are wearing A&F anymore, or at least hopefully not. :)

ROFL - you just hit that dead on. I'm dying over here - I have to copy your post and send it to my brother - he'll love this.

Friendly teasing here: you do know that pretty much every hipster I know would also describe themselves as "hipster adjacent" or a similarly qualifying description. To be Hipster is to refuse and deny one's hipster-ness! You're a hipster definitely, bro. ;)

Yep! (I also live in N.O. - my brother and I call them Louisiana Shitbags.)

Excellent breakdown of Mainah Bro - very accurate indeed. I'd like to throw in the Southern Coastal Mainah Bro - because our state is blessed to have two variant bro-types.

I seriously want this cat sooo bad - I have my own super-awesome cat/familiar, but. . . . this 22 pound kitteh is clearly the KING OF ALL CATZ.

Wait, what? I am confused. Well, you should be. What writings were you referencing - I thought you meant articles here.