Yeah, a garage is totally out of code. I once lived in an apartment over a garage in Corona del Mar that had a bootleg unit down below. There was still a garage, but this was apparently an illegal use of part of it. It was a complete 1-bedroom apartment but not an entirely legal use of the property. As I understand it…

I don't get this trend of planned, staged "proposals." Obviously, it is not a proposal at all. The couple has agreed to marry, but now they need to milk another celebration out of it (in addition to possible engagement parties, then the showers, followed by the wedding)? The son of a colleague of mine just did…

Slightly OT, but I'm in the camp of, "You ask me for $, you get what I give you." I once went to the bat mitzvah of a co-worker's daughter, and having never been to one before, he helpfully prompted me that "People usually just give money for a gift." This from a guy who was later fired for taking kickbacks in order…

... from the '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, and forever and ever and ever amen.

Two observations: There is no way Sharon Stone hasn't had a little maintenance work done. There are so many procedures available that don't involve an old-fashioned, full-on face yank, and I have no doubt that she's availed herself of many of them. Not judging — I would totally do the same thing if I had the money —…

I'm no expert on royals but I doubt that any of Kate's family names are going to get a shout out. She might get a grandfather in there as a third or fourth name, but the main names (and the everyday name) are going to be all royal-family based.

I actually got a little teary reading Prince Charles's statement and realizing that Diana is not here to be grandmama but is watching over all of this.

OH, that's Diane von Furstenburg. Thank goodness. For a minute there I was going, What the hell happened to Susan Sarandon??

It was the most challenging course (with the most challenging professor) that I'd ever had, but I got an A because I wasn't gonna let that bastard get me down. I haven't read a lick of Faulkner since then though, which is kind of a shame. I really should, especially now that this film is going to be on everyone's…

I took an entire course on Faulkner in college and yeah, I'm having a hard time imagining this as a film that could possibly be true to the book.

I would say almost everyone looks pretty spectacular. I'm not sure why Kardashian and Ricci both decided to wear couches as a dress, though.

I'm glad that's worked for you. I've had many cats over the years and the higher-quality food seems to have been the thing that has kept the vet bills at bay for us, as compared to previous years/cats. Other family members have had cats with teeth problems caused by food with sugar. I don't know what Friskies has in…

The food. Do you feed your cat "Fancy Feast"? Or basic grocery store cat food? Loaded with sugar. My vet told me Fancy Feast is like the McDonald's of cat food. Which will give them bad breath because their teeth aren't healthy. I spend a lot of money on my cats' food (I feed them various "holistic,"…

Despite his blowhard tendencies, I have always liked Chris Matthews. But he really screwed the pooch on this one. What a douchenozzle.

Wait'll she has that baby. She'll change her tune pretty quick.

I've been to many many TJ's over the years, and consistently, everyone is helpful and cheerful.

Adventure Time! My daughter is the number one fan. I have watched maybe half an episode with her. Reminds me a little of early Nick like Ren and Stimpy.

I didn't like BB at first either, but I stuck it out because it had been so critically acclaimed. After the first few episodes, it gets way better, and I now believe it is the best thing I've ever seen on TV. I totally agree, the whole drug dealer in the basement thing was so depressing, and I was like "What is the…

Lost, Freaks and Geeks, 30 Rock, Pawn Stars, Breaking Bad.

I hate wasting food. My dad grew up during the Depression and he hated to waste food also, so I think I inherited that from him. This trait has probably also contributed to my weight (I'm not drastically overweight, but I could stand to lose a few, like most people), because I sometimes eat more than I should in an…