Although Girls Inc. did a study a few years ago that showed that girls now feel a lot of pressure on everything -- to be smart and good in school, AND a leader, AND skinny/pretty, AND "sweet."

So the weather is nice tonight and I have my windows open. My cat was sitting in the window out to the balcony, and a guy walked by and my cat hissed at him.

The guy stopped and said somethig to Squeaky. She hissed again. Repeat. Finally he went on his way.

Oof.

OK, somebody on my balcony was calling to Squeaky. So I closed the window.

She's popular, but shuns her fans.

I got freaked out by some people in the alley staring intently at my kitchen window. Then I realized they were watching the 'Kin and Loki wrestling in the window, and yeah, it was a spectacle worth watching.

Devi is resting her head on my heel and purring. Which is sweet, but dang, cat. Did you not figure out it is kinda warm??

Uhg. I smell swampy. As in, it immediately makes me think of the Louisiana bayous. Body chemistry is odd. I was lying here thinking it was something from outside, but no, it is me. I was dripping by the time I got the ac installed. Cats keep licking me.

Guess I'll have my third shower of the day. Ah, summer.

I finally got a chance to watch the Revenge finale

I totally agree that there is no way Victoria was on the plane.

On how pregnant Faux-Amanda is, didn't they jump forward several months leading up to Daniel's trial--the shooting was Labor Day, and his trial was December or something like that.

This boot makes me wish I had the wardrobe to go with it. [link]

sobs

I DO have the wardrobe to go with it! But I don't have the money at the moment. I had no idea those boots existed, and now I want them. A LOT.

I like those boots. They'd be the only lace I wore in an outfit, but I like them.

YES! It's one of the perks of having me as a houseguest. Are your neighbors being inconsiderate twerps? Send the wacky Goth lady to talk to them! It confuses them into good behavior for a while.

I've used this service several times. It works. But my neighbors keep changing. So then it's time to have Jilli down again. Apparently she can use mostly the same words but they totally listen to her more. Or are frightened she'll eat them. Either way, docile neighbors until they move.

I just asked Kato, "Are you my canine partner, buddy?" and got a look in return that translated roughly to, "If by 'partner' you mean We Fight Crime, sure! Otherwise, back the fuck up."

I love Kato.

Nearly more than Toke.

Jessica, I hope you are learning from this experience so that next time someone tells you a freaky sex thing you will ask yourself "what would the invisible people in the computer want to know about this?"

It's the question you need to ask in that situation. "When I tell this story, what will the invisible people want to know more details about?"

who here doesn't know that spade was at some point slang for a black person?

I really didn't in high school. Which was super awkward when a "friend" used it. I learned a lot about racism from being around it. And then was pretty horrified.

who here doesn't know that spade was at some point slang for a black person?

I was aware, and that "calling a spade a spade" was not race-related. Except when a teacher at my school used it to "explain" why he used racial slurs to refer to Aborigines.

As a pudgy, decidedly not-ripped male, sure, we can have body image issues. I don't know how blinkered you have to be, though, to imagine that women have it better.