Oh omg this just reminded me so vividly of my own similar experience: I was in college, watching a movie with this guy I was sort of seeing. Not a lot of comfort between us, yet, is what I mean. Still in the hiding our farts phase. But I really liked him. He lived in an old house with a bunch of housemates but they…

Engineers are the fucking worst.

Typo alert: “Commendeer”

Okay so it’s not really “gross” and I probably told this story before, but it’s still hilarious to me.

ooooo!!!! a rare SQUERGER

Legally Bland

Amazing how lives entwine so closely and then just go separate ways, usually forever. This made me think of letters I have saved from old girlfriends, friends and acquaintances that were sort of pen pals (Jesus, I am OLD) for a time. Thank you for this story and the manner in which you told it. What a great read.

I teared up several times reading this - the wistfulness, loneliness - well done. It makes me wonder with everything being online if these type of stories will soon disappear altogether.

I’m sorry about your experience; as a public employee, I often resent that I only get what little the law guarantees me. That said, this is nonsense:

Nutmeg, you are gorgeous. Don’t ever change! I love old cats!!

Mine drinks bathwater, while we’re in the tub. And when there’s no water in the tub, he sits in it, and screams the most horrendous screams. He is... special!

At least he’s not climbing into the toilet bowl and refusing to hop out. One of mine does this.

This one is too! I’m quite amused by it

The new cat is not surprised.

“Her family is really scared for her safety,” said a source. “She’s just so isolated and spends all her free time watching trash TV and commenting on Jezebel.”

LS has never gotten the props it should—it was way better than FRIENDS, which owed a suspicious amount to it.

Chicago is great.

But the most off-putting thing about