Since we're talking about weird stuff we need help with, I'll share this, which I wouldn't anywhere else -- I have a great vibrator, but there's this little cap you unscrew to change the batteries, and it is STUCK. Like, seriously-I-have-tried-everything stuck. And I'm not about to ask one of my kids to help me with it. OR my next door neighbor Ken, who would probably melt into the ground in embarrassment.

So ... I'm shopping for a new one. Yay?

If you get one that plugs in, you never have this problem. Plus, they last forever. Seriously.

Oooh, a thought. I like it.

If you do, get one with a long cord. Don't ask me why.

I have a great vibrator, but there's this little cap you unscrew to change the batteries, and it is STUCK. Like, seriously-I-have-tried-everything stuck.

I'm going to recommend you use one of those jar openers, or an adjustable lockjaw wrench. Either should give you enough grip to loosen it.

OR get a new fancier one with extra settings with a long cord.

This is the kind of problem that Bitches was MADE for.

wrod. Wish somebody here lived in my area, cause there are some kinds of fun I can't have with my mom, companions though we mostly are.

Oh geez--Amy, NOT erika, sorry--I'ma recommend the plier-type nutcracker. I know, snicker, but hold on. It's a perfectly cromulent tool, I keep one in the silverware drawer to open bottle caps because my weak little grip needs help. They work a treat for anything up to a 1.5 inch diameter and give great grip and leverage. Without it I'd never drink soda again.

totally!

So, I ended up having one of the ladies from housekeeping zip me up. I heard female voices in the corridor, so I popped out and asked for a favor. Of course, it zipped right up for her.

And when I left the reception, I had one of my friends unzip it about halfway and threw my wrap around my shoulders.

Teamwork makes the dream work!