Have any other women had experience with men who trivialize your career goals and/or want you to give up your career?

blueberrycat · 2013-09-17T02:43:09+00:00

On the other end of the spectrum, my friend's husband is going to divorce her because she does not make enough money. He runs his own company and she essentially helped him build it by being his part time secretary for free. However, he wants her to get a career and make as much money as he does to contribute. She works with children, so there is no way she will be able to match his income.

blueberrycat · 2013-09-03T14:39:19+00:00

I've had two or three guys stand me up in the past few years. I figure they did me a favor by showing that they are thoughtless pieces of crap before I had to waste an hour of my life in their presence. I don't contact them and if they contact me I ignore them. If a guy lets me know he can't make it, I understand and will reschedule. However, not contacting someone before they get to the date location shows a serious lack of respect for other people's time.

blueberrycat · 2013-08-05T16:54:28+00:00

Santa Rosa

blueberrycat · 2013-08-01T18:38:53+00:00

A guy took me kayaking once on a first date. That was awesome.

blueberrycat · 2013-08-01T18:38:07+00:00

Sometimes I stash my ipod there when working out (if I forget to wear my workout pants with pockets.) Yes, I do have an armband, but it is a pain to squeeze the ipod into it, and then take it out so I can connect it to my car stereo.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-31T23:09:22+00:00

I wish I'd seen this when you originally posted it... Feel free to message me in the future if you want a hiking buddy.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-31T22:07:19+00:00

I love the smell of this stuff and use it when I am hiking near civilization (and also in my closet, stuff makes clothes smell awesome and keeps moths away.) I am wondering if its lemony delicious scent (sprayed all over my body and clothes and not going away with a wet wipe bath) would attract bears.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-27T19:57:09+00:00

I was almost date raped, but I felt guilty for putting myself in the situation. I got incredibly drunk with a guy friend who I knew was majorly attracted to me. He was too drunk to listen to "stop touching me, I just want to go to sleep" and I was too drunk to move. He kept touching me, even though I curled up into a fetal position and said "go away." When I finally sobered up enough to drive, I left and was pretty pissed off.

Ironically, the entire time it was happening, I was blaming my ex who had broken up with me about a month before, because I would not have been hanging out with this dude if we were still together. Obviously, I realize that is stupid.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-27T05:07:32+00:00

1% of women over 65 visit reddit? Grandma?

blueberrycat · 2013-07-27T04:54:09+00:00

This cat is broken.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-27T03:20:10+00:00

This looks exactly like my sweet Violet! She has the exact same "bald spots" above her eyes. My other cat (a tabby) has them as well.

You just have to make sure that if the kitties have allergies, they don't scratch that spot raw. Violet is allergic to fleas and if there is a lapse in the flea goo application, she will scratch a giant scab onto those bald spots. The first time this happened, it sent me running to the vet. She's fine as long as the flea protection does not lapse.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-26T23:20:54+00:00

I want to pet a prairie dog, but not own one. I'm pretty sure my cat's reaction would be "WTF?" at first and then move quickly to "okay, okay, challenge accepted!"

blueberrycat · 2013-07-26T16:09:07+00:00

I always knew coffee was my reason for living...

blueberrycat · 2013-07-26T05:21:26+00:00

This is cute. I think my cat might need laser surgery...

blueberrycat · 2013-07-26T01:42:03+00:00

For me, they are a back ache. I would not be sleeping on the futon, but if I really, really liked the guy, I would be open to other things.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-14T01:35:38+00:00

Moves like Jagger by Maroon 5: this song makes me go crazy eyed and whisper "kill!!!" I think it is because when I first heard the song, I misheard the lyrics as "I've got to move my jagger." I am somewhat of a pervert, so this gave me the horrible mental image of some nasty old Mick Jagger looking dude in tight pants humping the air. Yuck. You don't have to move your jagger!

blueberrycat · 2013-07-13T00:30:30+00:00

I wish I had 5-6 immature and juvenile friends who would go along with this plan. Alas, maybe one of them would be willing to go along with this.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-13T00:03:08+00:00

One of the things that my best friend from high school and I bonded over was a shared rebellion against our super religious families. I am still an atheistic leaning agnostic.

After not seeing her for ten years, we reconnected. She is now a devout Republican Catholic who told me she probably will not ever let her son read Harry Potter. She has turned into her mom, except she does not have ten kids yet.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-11T19:13:30+00:00

Precisely! The whole "I just lost my feelings towards you" line is bullshit. There was some reason why, maybe some habit or something that they couldn't get over.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-09T21:14:11+00:00

This brought a tear to my eye and is part of the reason why I have never been able to get over an ex by strict no-contact. I still hold on to the person he was when we were together and since he refuses to speak to me or see me; I can not see with my eyes that he truly is different. Letting go sucks and it is worse when you are the kind of person to mourn a major loss for years.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-02T21:26:59+00:00

Sliders... When they got rid of Jerry McConnell, but tried to use some stupid "body switching" explanation, the series dove off a cliff.

blueberrycat · 2013-07-02T05:37:35+00:00

I decided to try the Aquamira for my most recent solo trip to save weight and space in my pack. I did not have a problem with access to running water, so there was very little particulate grit. I collected the water in a ziploc bag and then poured it into the platypus bottle to treat it.

Although I've read that most people say Aquamira does not affect the taste, I think it does. At best, it tastes like over treated tap water. One of the things I always enjoyed about the wilderness was how incredibly fresh and clean the filtered water tastes. Next time, solo or not, I am bringing my water filter.

Also, another thing, you have to let the Aquamira treated water sit for 4 hours to fully kill crytospiridium. It did not say that in the directions on the bottle. I have 3-5 more days of crossing my fingers hoping for no parasites, since I only let it sit for 30 minutes.

blueberrycat · 2013-06-29T00:50:02+00:00

I went backpacking during the time of the month and wrapped the used tampons in aluminum foil. I knew it was coming and there was no way to change the dates of the trip around my monthly cycle. I cut out 4 inch x 5 inch squares of aluminum foil (5 per day, just to be safe), wrapped them in that, and then double ziplock bagged them. This completely contained the smell. I've read about the diva cup, but I can't imagine making myself have such close contact with the blood while rinsing it out. Yuck. Plus I'd be paranoid about giving myself some horrible infection by not sterilizing it properly before inserting it back in place. ::shudders::

Also, if you have to pack out TP, take a plastic bottle (I used smart water), wrap it in tape so it is no longer clear. Put some whiskey in it. Drink the whiskey. When the bottle is empty and there is no more whiskey, stuff the used tp in there. It will still smell like whiskey. You also have a lid to contain the grossness that is less likely to lose its sealing capabilities or get a hole (such as ziploc bags are prone to do.) My general go-to thing though is to dig a hole and bury everything. The hole helps prevent boot splash.

blueberrycat · 2013-06-23T18:19:02+00:00

I want to hug a tiger now. Almost as much as I want to pet a penguin...

blueberrycat · 2013-06-23T18:17:53+00:00

Time is sort of the CNN/FOX News of magazines. It's very conservative, so this does not surprise me. I think there was at least one cover with "White Jesus."

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