I'm sorry you've had such a hard time lately, but your shop is adorable! I've been looking for new dinner plates and I really want something original and the octopus plates are PERFECT. I just emailed my mom a link, so maybe I can get them as a Christmas present! :)

I know this isn't the point of this post, but does anyone else find it odd that they read to their 8-12 year old kids before their (early seeming) bedtime? My brother and I grew out of bedtime stories when we were like 5.

Replying to myself to say never mind, I found VonQueso's link. Thanks, and if you're reading this please be safe!

Does anyone have a link of where I can live stream what's happening in ferguson on an iPhone? I don't have cable, and local news channels aren't showing shit.

....What if we promise not to tell who told us his screen name?

I haven't read the book, but I've gone down many internet rabbit holes reading about it. The Sea Org shit and the mystery of Shelley Miscavige still haunts me.

Someone on Gawker was doing a "cult rush week" series for a while, and they did the same thing. IIRC the scientologists seemed to lose interest when the author refused to buy their books and sign up for further classes. Basically, if they sense you have money and are easily manipulated, you're fucked. If you're truly…

I AM ALLERGIC TO CATS AND EVERY TIME I SEE A PICTURE OF ONE I AM REMINDED I CANT CUDDLE THEM AND I GET MAD!!

Thanks for the link! I'm going to order the smaller version of it ASAP.

I've always had a hard time approaching guys, and have no advice to give you, but I'm going to add "If Solange can approach a dude so can you" to my mantras along with "You have as many hours in a day as Beyoncé."

The only way I save money is by having $1 automatically transferred to my savings account any time I use my debit card, so I end up with like $20-40 a month in there which is better than nothing!

I wish I could give you a hug right now. The 5 year anniversary of a family friend's suicide is coming up and his birthday was last week, and he's been on my mind a lot lately. When he died we hadn't talked in probably 3 years, and we had a lot of mutual friends but weren't even friends on Facebook. I know I couldn't…

I've been in that situation recently and it blew up in my face spectacularly (he called to ask my advice about some stuff, then told me he was fucking engaged). My advice is to end contact, at least for now. Before that last conversation with my ex, I was feeling like you did when he called. I didn't really want to…

First of all, I think it's great that you're sticking to your guns on this. I have several single mom friends (not saying you'll ever end up as one!) who have kids with their ex-partners' last names and it really bothers then, especially once they reach school age. I think hyphenation is a great compromise, and if it…

Can you explain how you did this (the new last name thing)? Because I've heard this suggested before, and I've been to the social security office twice to have my last name changed because of marriage/divorce and it was a big hassle with a bunch of paperwork. I think this idea is super cool, but I wonder how you go…

Keep your profile brief, but not too brief. I know, I know. But there's a fine line between a wall of text telling your life story (what will we talk about if we ever meet up?) and the one sentence "idk if u wanna kno just ask lol". It's good to just give a general idea of what you're about without giving too many…

I have a fine line there - if you play an instrument sometimes and will never try to serenade me with it or play it at parties, that's cool. If you're in a band or do the things mentioned in my last sentence, then nope.

So one of the delivery guys at my job had a crush on me. I knew about it before he got my last name off the delivery paperwork and friended me on Facebook (yes, creepy). I accepted his friend request because I felt like it would be awkward not to. He was kinda cute, but he had an eyebrow ring...? In 2014?? That was…

That sexual health outreach bus sounds so cool! I wish there was something like that in my area that I could volunteer with.

I had to amend this deal breaker for myself when I discovered the beauty of sex while wearing thigh-high socks. My feet stay warm, I don't have to shave my legs, and dudes think it looks hot!