Do any of you say "an house", because that is still just weird to me...

My understanding is that nearly all of the H words that get "an" are derived from French. (Honor, historical, etc. Not house.) So at least it's not totally random.

so I am not sure that she even knows how to use email or that you actually need an email address.

ow this hurt my brane.

As bad as this is, it's so much better than when this happens when you're trying to go to sleep (or when you wake up in the middle of the night).

FB is me. And Gud. Granted, my family still brings up things we did when we were in grade school as evidence of our character, so I can't imagine why I'm prone to such... I hate that feeling of "oh my god, I can't believe I did that." I like the feeling of "oh well, wouldn't do that now." so much better. It just takes a minute to get there.

that is a pretty corset - though the effect the tails have is a little not-what-I-want-enlarging-my-tush.

Gah, that's tough. Because freshman orientation and dorm life have got to be just about the hardest environment in these circumstance, I'd think. But I'm not sure bringing it up with her would accomplish anything more than making her defensive and stressing things out worse. Ugh.

Oh, Scrappy.

Scrappy, maybe tell her you noticed without any of the emotional stuff-the screaming and the crying. Just a "you came in smelling like alcohol last night--what's up?"

I agree with Brenda. Although I have no actual advice.

I want a taco, dammit! Unfortunately, the taco situation here is grim. Taco Bell makes a better taco than our local Mexican place.

Great thing about Chicagoland is that there are taqueiras galore, even in the suburbs. Now I think I'll stop by the one nearest my apartment tonight that I haven't been to yet but have seen written up online as having really good food.

ETA: Damn, Scrappy, that's tough. I don't have any advice, either, just keeping my thoughts with her and you both.

All these uncles sound sort of mean

My uncle K was horrid. He used to refer to my sister and me as "The Lee Sisters: Home and Ug."

Ginger, hah!

so I am not sure that she even knows how to use email or that you actually need an email address.

I think I mentioned here the person who, when I emailed her a question, sent her reply to my father with instructions to pass it on to me because she didn't have an email address for me. And she's a doctor, i.e., not an idiot. Under normal circs, anyway.

scrappy, that's rough. I don't have any advice beyond ita's. Is there a way to just put out what you observed and let it be that. It's more about you getting to voice your concern and what she does with that info is a choice she makes.