By that point, -t, I resented knowing. I didn't want anyone to be happy.

I can sling my leg up and hang my foot over the counter near the kitchen sink. So I washed some extra dishes for the sheer giggles of the whole thing.

One of my co-workers gets very defensive about some of my language. If I use one short word he doesn't understand, and it take five to explain it, he asks why I couldn't just have used five in the first place. BECAUSE FIVE. You are bilingual, and I'm always impressed by that, but English is your first language, and I'm not going to stop using grade 12 words.

When I used "canonical" at work, I got three responses: 1) That's not what it means. I'm looking it up when I get home 2) Is that what it means? I think I will start to use it. 3) Why can't you just say "officially" instead?

To which I respond 1) Jesus. 2) Cool. 3) Shut the fuck up and learn a new word. Seriously.

It's honestly the first word for that meaning that comes to mind. And when I think of fancy words, it's not on the list. But by incident #2, I was all "Hey, maybe more people will take it like that." Living in hope, not in reality.

I could be speaking Latin, god. I can still hear my mother saying "ita, don't be like that. Tell her what NB stands for, and what it means literally." Fuck, what? I was fifteen, and I had no idea. YET. But I do now, and I'm no worse off for it.

I still think my sister putting 3 or 4 word Latin phrases into speeches for Jamaican politicians to use with the public and complaining when he pronounced it wrong was a bit OTT.

I have a boundary, and luckily I'm always right.

Winkie.

The only real happy ending was for Chicago.

I think stainless steel is on the way out, but that is based on nothing and I am not good at judging trends like that.

I agree - I feel like I know way too many people who hate stainless for it to be a long-term thing. Stainless/granite feels like what you do to a kitchen when you want to sell it, not when you want to cook in it.

(I loved this apartment at first sight largely because of the granite and stainless steel. I don't know who you people are.)

And when I think of fancy words, it's not on the list.

Man, some guy I know on another site is constantly commenting behind my comments to give me points for using words of more than one syllable. Latest comment? "5 points for the use of 'braggadocio'!"

I never, EVER reply to him.

My requirement for kitchen countertops is: can I smash a bag of frozen ice on it and not damage it?

ita, are the cabinets cherry or similar color wood?

I have no opinion on the use of granite or stainless steel in a kitchen per se, but man do I have opinions on the people on the H&G network who INSIST that any house or apartment they look at have them.

And there's Miley Cyrus on the Teen Choice Awards sticking her tongue out and miming giving a blowjob to a mini surfboard. Stay classy, Miley.

The laundry that I've done has yielded enough pants to clothe me through the week and my soup is pretty tasty. Good day!

I don't have strong feelings about stainless steel appliances, myself, I just feel like they've been The Thing for long enough that they probably won't be for much longer.

I don't like granite. I like butcher block, which no one else likes anymore. I do like stainless, though.