@fffffffffffffffff: It seems to trend. We've been watching a lot of 60's-70's sci-fi movies and everyone talks in an almost staccato way, biting off the ends of their words. Mass media does weird things!

I would like some hair help. I've heard about people moving from shampoo/conditioner to using pretty much stuff from the kitchen (vinegar? tea? oil? I don't know!). First, what kind of stuff is good to use? Second, are any better for any particular hair types? I have very long, very thick hair that gets dry and tangly…

What a day. Picnic with my fiance's family in 95-degree weather, which would have been great had I not been attacked by the worst cramps I've had since I was 12. Feeling cruddy at an Argentinian grillout sucks :( especially when you've lost your appetite, and you know all that tasty steak would be great for…

@Elle O. Elle: My at-a-glance before reading/clicking registered it as Knight Rider.

@nobodyr: The first time it happened, I was like "oh it is my period" since I knew it was due (was before I was living with Mr. Writinguy and I knew it was going to show up and spoil the fun). He on the other hand freaked out, was sure he'd injured me or something, it took a lot of reassurance. Tonight, he was like…

@strangerthannonfiction: I'll whip out the Nair for summertime. They have special formulas/after-use soothing wipes/etc for bikini lines, works pretty well.

Um, so is it normal to be sexed into having your period? This is the second time in six months I've started mid-sex.

She is the celebrity to whom my looks are compared constantly. I take it as a massive compliment.

@sebluver: Four?? I wait until mine are standing up on their own. Nothing worse than a pair of freshly-washed jeans—and that feeling doesn't go away for at LEAST four wearings.

@Lianna Patch: Hilariously, back a few years WHEN I smoked I used to meditate/yoga breathing etc. I've been trying to get back to doing that sometimes too.

@BringerofthePain: Dogs are the all-natural vacuum cleaner! I miss my dogs...my fiance's cat wouldn't even clean up after I dropped a spoonful of tuna today.

@BringerofthePain: Yeah, and even wearing lipstick is not a huge deal to me—you can pick it up for under $10 and wipe it off when your shift ends if you want. It's not permanently look-altering or expensive.

I haven't had a smoke in almost 4 months now, and my stress levels are through the roof to the point that I'm bothered by my own personality change. No, I won't go back to them, but in my case they apparently did help stress. I don't very much like who I am now, though.

@rechoired: It'll become manopause. It has to match with (and also explain!) manscaping, and gender-crossing concepts can only be absorbed with portmanteaus, clearly.

@BringerofthePain: With that announcement, I am FORCED to believe he's trolling us all. I'm cracking up thinking about it.

Well hello again 1992!

@paperispatient: I see Pocahontas every once in a while, but yeah, I have yet to see Mulan or Tiana in the larger, generic "princess" pictures. On the upside, our local malls have Disney stores where you can usually find any princess you want on a t-shirt or beach towel or doll or what have you, so they're out there.…

I think I'm between Ariel and Belle.

Apparently old people names are in vogue these days:

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