I'm just so sad ( Read more... )

I was super anxious to get the vom smell out of my car, so I actually set an alarm to get up early and start calling detailers as soon as they opened. Unfortunately, the few that are open on weekends were all booked up several days out, and waiting two or three days was just not an option. One of the guys I talked to told me that I probably just ( Read more... )

Two different people canceled plans on me for back to back days -- tonight and tomorrow -- and I couldn't be more relieved. I slept until 3pm today (after a 2-hour foray into the real world at 8am to take Toby to work and then go to a clinic appointment for my drug trial). I did go to the gym tonight, and while I was there, my Wednesday lunch date ( Read more... )

A friend just shared a video of Obama's response to a question about the Democrats' "attack" on gun rights. It's a really beautiful response and I encourage everyone to listen to what he says. But what cracked me up is that my friend shared it with the comment "I could not have said this better myself." Well, of course you fucking couldn't. He's ( Read more... )

My dad's not very talkative, ever. So you'd think when he did have something to say, it might be extra meaningful or poignant. Well ( Read more... )

I'm in a community on Facebook called I Run 4 Michael. It matches runners up with special needs individuals (mostly kids) and we dedicate all our runs to our buddies. It's a really special group, and I love my buddy, Emma. There are tens of thousands of members in the group, and a lot of them are incredibly religious. There are constant calls for ( Read more... )

I had an abortion ( Read more... )

I have to say, I'm really pleased with my involvement in this thread ( Read more... )

I realize that I'm a super-lefty liberal, and a lot of my ideas are unpopular and unappealing to folks more on the right of the political spectrum. But I feel like my beliefs and values are all backed by pretty hard facts, and any intellectual would at the very least respect these things, if not agree with them ( Read more... )

I have some things to say about the Ray Rice/NFL story. Don't really know where to put these thoughts, so I'll put them here ( Read more... )