I get off at 4pm. I could do the super-early thing, if there was something really worth it. I may be set on appliances though, I've got a washer and dryer and the fridge is staying with the house. I'm not getting a lawnmower until it's summer and I can borrow someone's electric to see if it's quiet enough that I…

I've never ventured out on Black Friday, but since I'm buying a house my coworkers have suggested I try and get some stuff for it from the Friday sales. The thing is, I get off work at 4 on Friday, so will it even be worth it at that point? I've also got a movement disorder triggered by noise, stress, and crowds. I…

Good lord, that bathroom looks to be about the same size as what will be my master bedroom. I don't care though. I love my house. I want to close on it like now.

I never really liked her books (which is odd, because I grew up on fantasy) but I've always respected her for what she's accomplished with her writing. I'm certain she'll be missed.

Uh... I'll withhold judgement until I've actually tried it, but I do have to say those pictures aren't exactly enticing. I think I'll stick with meat pies. I made a beef and guiness one that was the most amazing thing I've ever cooked.

Good luck. I've got some friends that have looked into fostering and another couple that is trying to adopt an abandoned baby - it is a very long and difficult process. It just blows my mind how much work is involved in getting a kid through foster or adoption (rightfully so though, you don't want to hand a kid over…

I love the taste of coffee, but can't have caffeine. I always feel a bit awkward going into Starbucks and ordering a decaf. But anyway, this is of no help to me because I load it down with sugar and cream and drink one or two cups of coffee... bi-monthly.

I HAVE to tell my mother about this. She's psychotic about being on time (aka, early) to every medical appointment ever - except dentists. She forgets them so often that they start calling days in advance, even when it's not even her appointment. I remember many missed dentist appointments as a kid, followed by a…

I remember my first time as a kid's table graduate. There was no vomiting, but my mother challenged me to a game of DDR and laughed and laughed when she beat my socks off because my balance was shot to hell. It was the first and only time she beat me at that game...

Aaaand I'm going to go cry now. We've been wondering if a family member is showing early signs of Alzhemier's and this person has also been losing a lot of weight lately. I know, I know, internet medicine, but still. Going to go cry anyway.

I am so glad my dog is not the only one that eats bloody tampons and poops them out. I'm pretty sure she's gone after both mine and my roommate's trash - we don't talk about it. The first rule of a tampon-eating dog is you don't talk about the damn tampon-eating dog. You get a trashcan with a cover and keep that…

I'm hoping that doesn't happen. I think in cases like this it's important to ask why this happened because otherwise, society won't change and we won't be able to highlight problems that have to be fixed. It's just the line between finding why something happened and blaming the victim is easy to cross and happens…

Okay, I personally would never show up to a OWS protest because I know with my health it would be a big risk and could easily result in me being hurt. So my main problem with this is: is this an appropriate level of risk for a protest? And if we decide that people should not have to be concerned about health and…

That's why I don't think his solution as detailed in this article is going to work. I think the general idea - make jobs available for young adults - is good. I don't think his implementation is. I don't believe you have to agree with someone 100% to still take away something of value, or that a poor plan can't at…

I think there's more than just the economy stopping them. One of the big reasons they want to open a coffee shop in the neighborhood is because most of these teens can't drive and public transit is shit. A lot of their parents can't drive either - either due to disability, no license, or no car. There's not even a…

Normally it's my inclination to try and understand why kids would do this, whether it's a knee-jerk reaction towards authority or something else. But I got nothing this time. I really got nothing. It's just terrible.

There is a company in my city that does the same thing. They want you to wear their clothing, which means you show up in jeans close to falling off your ass and flip-flops. One of my coworkers swears they built a separate building for IT because they couldn't find enough programmers that fit into their clothing to…

When I was in college I took a class on job preparation which attempted to help us get internships. (I got one) The day we talked about appearance was interesting. The female professor spent more time telling the men what to do and basically said 'girls: avoid low cut, neutral makeup, otherwise you know this stuff…

He actually might have something. I really appreciated my job in highschool because I learned how to manage my own money early and I have done extremely well with my finances as a result. The accountability also helps. I had my parents to keep me accountable, but sometimes kids don't get that from parents,…

That's interesting... my father was raised by a tough lady with a tough sister and married a tough woman. He wanted a daughter pretty bad and growing up I've always identified more strongly with him than my mother. Maybe it's a matter of having strong female role models while growing up?