But I want to prove to myself that I'm an intelligent and teachable achiever

Oh god, I should do that. I think I'm going to ask for a promotion anyway.

Needless to say, the line outside Ben & Jerrys was down the block, so I got half-off Cadbury Mini Eggs instead. Why not 75% off yet??

I discovered yesterday that I still have Halloween candy squirreled away in a cupboard. Oops.

I think the original poster's point got forgotten, and s/he probably chose her words poorly when she used "equality." This is what I think was her point:

Kids grow up in a Noah's-Ark world. Little gay kids need to look out into the world and see themselves reflected, and so do little weird kids. Bert and Ernie showed that even awkward, unromantic people can aspire to a joyful domestic life.

Actually, I wanted to say you don't have to be awkward to have a full life with friends and no romantic partner!

Heh. Very true.

Bert and Ernie showed that even awkward, unromantic people can aspire to a joyful domestic life.

Not that I think they can't have a joyful domestic life and be single, but who's actually using Ernie and Bert as a model for their lives, or even inspiration? If that's what they're going to get from it, aren't they going to be somewhat surprised when no one understands why they're living with someone they're not romantically attached or related to?

Oooo, American Masters is airing a special on Carol Burnett.

Not that I think they can't have a joyful domestic life and be single, but who's actually using Ernie and Bert as a model for their lives, or even inspiration?

Joey & Chandler! Of course, they were fictional too...

If that's what they're going to get from it, aren't they going to be somewhat surprised when no one understands why they're living with someone they're not romantically attached or related to?

The author was talking about Sesame Street's target demographic -- preschoolers -- and how nice she thought it was to show kids all the different ways people live.

The stupid was EPIC in the pool tonight. It started with the 3 annoying teachers (more on that in a minute) taking up a lane. Which, at least they took up only one lane. But they spend most of their time chatting and not really doing laps. Lanes are a finite resource, that's just rude, especially when you see people sitting on the benches waiting. At least Cheryl (instructor) invited me to share her lesson lane, cause she knows I swim straight.

And then one of the damned teachers popped into my lane for no reason and I crashed into her and it kinda hurt. She was goofing around and somehow ended up in my lane. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PEOPLE. HAVE SOME.

Then open swim started early, and it was chaos, as often is on hot days. There were the kids who can't swim straight attempting to do laps. I collided with a couple of them and finally me & the guard made them stop.

THEN there was this couple. I'd guess mid-to-late 40s. The woman was...up, well, I think her sheer 'coverup' came from Victoria's Secret or more likely Fredericks', and likely her too small bikini as well. It was not flattering, and not entirely appropriate for family swim. But then, neither are some teens' bikinis there, so... Anyway, she was swanning around her man, doing 'glamour' poses while he took pictures with his phone. And she kept flailing around in the lap lanes to show off her awesome technique while looking SEXXXAY. The whole scene was kinda...awkward.

The lifeguard and I had to avoid eye contact, cause we'd start giggling.

Back to the teachers. I see them there occasionally. I can't decide if I find all their conversations so goddamnned fucking precious because they are, or if it is because of their poor pool etiquette making me want to hate them. I've been around teacher talk my whole life, and god, if it had been like this, I would have slowly sliced myself to bits in an attempt to escape it. Part of it is they are young, part of it is they are loud and sound so self important. But maybe a lot is their pool jerkiness.

And my swim kinda sucked, but I think I can blame it on a lot of the above.