KitchenGirl, in an earlier post you misspelled "acknowledge." In later posts you misspelled "interesting" and "therein" and wrote "probram" when you probably meant "program"--but I let it go. I use "result" when I meant "resort" and you point that out as a way to insult me (in the same post, inexplicably, where you misspell "marvelously" and "ownership"). What a stupid "cunt" you are.

Hahaha! Touche, although I'm not the one advertising a writing degree online (at least not in this thread, I probably posted my degree elsewhere!)

You still haven't provided evidence to support your thesis, though. Better luck next time.

I'm seventeen now, and...

But come on ladies, what are you trying to cover up that a single layer can't handle?

Bwahahahahahaha!

That's so cute!

My favorite restaurant in the universe.

For those reading who might be intersted but are unfamiliar with the place, there are three locations now. One is in Porter Square, Cambridge (not Somerville), one is in the Fenway area of Brookline, and the third (which used to be Carambola) is in Waltham. The menus are slightly different at all three.

http://www.elephantwalk.com/

Amazing.

I actually decided that 95% of all first dates were awful

95% of first dates *are* awful, but sometimes the second dates are pretty good. I'm probably a terrible "first date". I get really nervous, and I wind up sounding kind of punchy and aggressive out of the gate. I was told the other night by a guy that I don't think I was on a date with but might have been (has anyone ever had those? I've had two with this guy over the last month, and I have no idea what's going on.) that I came across as "intimidating" which amazed me, because I think I am the very picture of meek and timid. Guess not. That also might explain the guy I went out with last month who asked me in the middle of the date "Do you have a hard time meeting men?" Umm... yes?

I suppose my point is, I think people act quite differently when they are nervous than they do when they are at ease so a first date isn't necessarily the best gauge of a person's character.

2am at the Blue Diner (think it's now the South Street Diner?) in Boston, a bride and groom -- she still in her gown with his jacket over her shoulders -- at the counter eating greasy-spoon burgers and fries.

It was really an image of perfect partnership, and I cherish it for all that it represents of the marriage that comes after the wedding.

Then again, REALITY CHECK, she is 28, I am 41. Who am I kidding?

Meh, my almost-40 friend just married her 22 year old squeeze. It could happen. Some chicks dig guys their own age, some chicks dig much younger guys (my friend is one of four women I know who have spouses or spousal-equivalents 6 or more years younger than them), and some chicks dig older dudes. Everyone is wired a little differently.

How does replacing your light bulbs fall under the "not ready for that kind of sacrifice" heading?

That seems pretty low on the sacrifice-o-meter.

Sunblock is a total scam. Use clothing and common sense to avoid burning, give up the omega-6 fatty acids, and eat a lot of omega-3, which enhances the protective effect of tanning.

I don't tan. Ever. I burn. I burn in April. In New England. I burn through clothing. I burn in the shade. I burn on cloudy days. When the burn fades, I freckle, then I burn again.

I don't go anywhere without my 30spf.

Am I the only one in the country?

who finds Matt Groening's brand of smug, know-it-all, finger-up-the-nose humor irritatingly, depressingly, cruel and sophomoric?

Yes.

OB/GYNs already face staggering med-mal premiums, I'm sure at least some of these doctors who refuse to perform tubal ligations are envisioning a pissed off former patient squaring off with them in court ten years down the road saying "You should have known that 25 was too young to make that kind of decision!"

Juries can be really unpredictable, and really love to blame doctors for not being psychic.

I just don't think it's the doctors decision to make, they should perform it.

I happen to agree that they shouldn't be telling women that they'll want children some day when those women insist that they won't, but then again physicians aren't your servants and its not their job to do everything and anything that you tell them to do.

If the employer thought you were worth the money, they would give it to you.

You can't possibly believe that is true. Employers will lowball you every step of the way. If you bite, they're happy because now they have a little extra in their budget. If you haggle, they've already provided themselves with leeway to give you a little bit more. The thing is, the "more" that they're willing to give you was already budgeted anyway, so they've lost no ground.

I want to pull fire alarms too.

My most consistent temptation (when at a bar, anyway) is to knock all the beer taps open, not to actually drink the beer but just to see it all cascading down in a glorious beer fountain. Like the Bellagio, only in reverse.

I also want to grab food off of people's plates when I walk past restaurants with patio dining, like grab a burger and take one big bite then put it back, and walk away (or probably run away.)

There is a fantastic Japanese film called "Tampopo" which I highly recommend everyone to anyone who likes to eat (not the dreaded "foodies" but just people who like to eat). The best vignette in the film is a scene with a little old lady running through a grocery store poking her thumbs into everything squishy: soft fruits, cheeses, pastries, everything. Glorious!