The Lady of Shalott
MA in Canadian history who enjoys snacks, cleaning, sparkly things, and living in bizarre rural parts of Canada with her boyfriend and complaining about it.
On The Dry Cleaning Ouroboros
@EternalFootwoman They're different! Susie ShellenbErger edits "Susie Magazine," (spinoff of the Focus on the Family one) while Sue ShellenbArger works for the WSJ. (Thank goodness.)
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On Some Options for Officiating a Wedding
N.B.: I work at a bridal salon, so I hear a lot of garbage. I am really ughghg tired of hearing people writing their own vows and then complaining that regular vows are boring/traditional/dull/don't express themselves. For a lot of people, reciting the same vows that everyone in their family and community have said for generations and generations is even more important. That feeling of community and commonality across time and faith can be even more important to some couples than expressing their unique love story at the ceremony.
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On Look, We're Gonna Talk About the Gatsby Trailer Now
I have very, very, very low standards when it comes to movies--I like everything and think everything is good!--so I'm all "hey, Leo looks like he'll be pretty good in this!" and "Carey Mulligan looks super cute in flapper clothes!" and "I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT SCENE WITH THE SHIRTS!!!" and I am really excited that someone has finally made a film of Gatsby that's going to be true to all the extravagant 1920s partying in the book! Yaaaay!!
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On Three Deviled Eggs
@parallel-lines Yep, let them sit around before you boil them.
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On Three Deviled Eggs
@parallel-lines Your eggs are probably too fresh. Eggs that are a week old or so will be WAY easier to peel. Then once you're done boiling them, make sure they're totally cool before you start peeling--usually if I'm in a hurry I change the water in the pot several times with icy cold rinse water. My mom just lets the eggs cool for like, hours.
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On Three Deviled Eggs
Pre-boiled eggs sold in sacks at the grocery store is like the saddest thing ever. Hard-boiling eggs requires like zero effort. AND those bags are always so sad and weirdly slimy and disgusting-looking.
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On The League of Ordinary Ladies: Short Dates
Aughgh Esther, I hear you! I am the WORST liar ever. It's like I learned how to do all my lying from watching Friends or something. I can't even help it--I blush and my eyes get all shifty and it's REALLY OBVIOUS. I am, apparently, a very transparent person.
But I also really wish I could lie about my name and stuff when people ask me it in coffeeshops and waiting and stuff and I have to give my name, first or last, I always end up just spelling it because whatever. The short story is that I'M A TERRIBLE LIAR.
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On Something Something Canada
@Cat named Virtute Maybe! Because in Ontario and NB, where I lived it's always been May 2-4!
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On Something Something Canada
@Interrobanged I believe the correct celebration of "May 2-4" as it was called in my neck of the woods, one must go to the cottage even though it's freezing, freak out because there are spiders and dirt everywhere, grill stuff even though it's raining and cold and at least one person in the party is crabby and angry, and end up playing cards for hours because that's the only thing left to do when it's like 11 degrees and raining. Then you all get drunk. Happy May 2-4!
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On Some Options for Officiating a Wedding
@frigwiggin Yes I have! Now I am "that girl on the hairpin who works at a bridal salon and will probably have lunatic stories."