On "She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes"
Don't really know why, but I've always looooooved the way they talk about each other in interviews - esp him about her. "We decided we want to live pretty simply and travel... we decided that this was the right charity to support..." etc. I guess I always liked that they were so comfortable in their relationship. Mazel tov, you un-crazy kids!
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On Ask a Humanities Grad Student, Part One: Scotch and Lentils
Also, why is law school three years? No lawyer I know seems to think the third year was necessary (since they use 10-15% of what they learned in law school in their daily work lives). It seems like a great way to get you to pay a zillion more dollars.
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On Coworking From Afar
@missupright Yeah I don't use Skype often, but when my sister lived in Peru it was suddenly the greatest thing ever (not sure if she'd agree, since my mom basically camped out next to her laptop and pinged my sister every five minutes). Now I have reminders set up to Skype with my sister and her kids, so the niece and nephew will recognize me on my yearly visit.
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On GTFO, Prom
@KeLynn I do. It was a vintage fifties thing with a light stain on the front that I couldn't see but drove my mom crazy. I used it as a costume for parties in college.
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On What Happens When You Serve as an Alternate Juror
@WhiskeySour I was on a grand jury earlier this year and have similar disillusionment. For grand jury you decide whether to indict or dismiss a case, and you hear a ton of them. The defendant usually isn't there, the jury only hears from the prosecution and one or two witnesses, and the grand jury almost always indicts.
What got to me was that the few times we saw a defendant (their presence is optional - we had them come for maybe 3 out of 30 cases) our deliberations were much longer and more difficult, and those were almost the only ones we dismissed. Wonder what we would've done if we'd heard from all 30 defendants...
Also, I think juries in general are a stupid idea. Twelve people who are pissed off about being there and have little to no knowledge of the law deciding the fate of a stranger against whom they may well have a bias they can't ignore? This makes sense how? Why not have like, three judges?
Not sure registering to vote was worth it.
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On Bridal Beauty: Five Things to Do to Your Face
@thebestjasmine Scheduling lunch into the day is so key. People remember to schedule in breakfast because it's the obvious thing you'd forget - but then EVERYONE FORGETS LUNCH!
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On Beasties on Chappelle
Aaaaaaaaand it's gone. It was a good few hours.
PS it's Chappelle's Show, not The Chappelle Show.
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On The Four White Girls of the Apocalypse
@sox I thought episode three was great. I didn't like the first two, but #3 has convinced me to stick around for #4.
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On The Four White Girls of the Apocalypse
@Josh is like Germany Ambitious and Misunderstood My sister slept over last night and the cats were NOT happy about it. When she got up in the middle of the night, one was in the doorway and gave her one of those guttural kind-of-growls, which set the other one off. Then they both ran under the bed, presumably for all eternity.
(I got my cats when they were 3 weeks old - they were taken from a hoarder. I KNOW that they have only ever known nothing but love. Why are they like this?!)
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On Never-Complainers, Workaholics, and the Balding-and-Manly
@twocats @Third Wave Housewife Huh. Not sure I agree. I guess counseling/therapy is kind of never bad (my friend says it's like flossing), but some relationships are just chill and there's nothing wrong with that.