On Jobs I Had Before Getting My Novel Published

DOUG AND CAROL! I mean, hooray for you, Cassie -- finding good work AND time to write is awesome (seriously) -- but Olde Tyme ER is good times.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 3:34 pm 0

On Don't Buy Expensive Cereal Make Your Own Expensive Cereal

@hellonheels Oh yeah, that is also delicious. But the frozen ones make like ice cream, and YUM.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 1:43 pm 0

On Don't Buy Expensive Cereal Make Your Own Expensive Cereal

But seriously, just frozen blueberries in milk is the best.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 12:35 pm 0

On What It Cost Me When My Boyfriend Died

I'm so, so sorry for your loss.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:44 pm 0

On I Always Spend All My Money And I'm Never Going to Change, Am I

@j a y I was going to say this is just like dieting! It's not about "willpower," it's about setting yourself up for success.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 9:21 am 1

On I Made $570K Last Year, But I Don't Feel Rich (In Fact, I Feel Worried)

@Lily Rowan Oh, and also the thing about how hard it is to downgrade -- obviously people raise families on much, MUCH less, but everyone must admit that the prospect of losing what they currently have would be really painful.

Posted on May 17, 2013 at 1:59 pm 3

On I Made $570K Last Year, But I Don't Feel Rich (In Fact, I Feel Worried)

I think coming from a place of thinking you have to pay for your kids' undergrad with cash is really hard, because of how crazy the costs have gotten. So he's thinking he'll need half a million just for college, not to mention private school, if they do that -- I don't know, I'm just saying I can see where an upper-class but not extravagant life is really expensive, and being a sole earner must be scary.

Posted on May 17, 2013 at 1:57 pm 7

On The Triumphant Return of Do 1 Thing

Woooo, Logan! I just did 1 work thing I've been putting off 4ever. So that's good!

Posted on May 16, 2013 at 3:15 pm 0

On So Cool to Live in a Post-Race World

@@fo I think Laquita is pretty mainstream, if you mean generally understandable as a name and generally able to be pronounced on the first try. If it were possible for that style of name to be embraced by rich white people, it would be a different story. Except racism.

Posted on May 15, 2013 at 4:39 pm 4

On So Cool to Live in a Post-Race World

@@fo But some recently made-up names would definitely not carry the same sort of stigma into the work place. Someone might roll their eyes at Jayden (#7 for boys in 2012!) but they wouldn't immediately put all of the baggage of thinking someone is "ghetto."

Posted on May 15, 2013 at 4:06 pm 2