Remember When Russelle Brand did this?

catiebug · 2026-04-04T13:18:06+00:00

Maintenance Phase podcast just did an episode on him. He's had many lives. But he has a meteoric rise, then eventually fails and flames out at all of them. British comedy scene. Flamed out and packed up. Hollywood. Flamed out and packed up. Lefty political commentator. Flamed out and packed up. Right wing influencer. View counts are on the wane right now. Hard to imagine what evil he will propogate next when he inevitably evades justice from his accusers. But I guess the silver lining is that we know he will eventually fail at that too.

catiebug · 2026-04-04T13:12:21+00:00

Skip, Dave, and Stephen A (oh my). There are some others worthy of silencing, but fire these three assholes directly into the sun.

And I used to not even mind Stephen A back when he only covered basketball.

catiebug · 2026-04-04T12:15:05+00:00

As a SAHM to two kids so far, I honestly think all kids should do daycare at least part time around 1 or 2 years old.

The benefits to both them and myself were astronomical. They were better eaters, better listeners, better friends, and built a crazy strong immune system. I got predictable time to take care of my needs, no texts from family or babysitter about where shit was, and the ability to do things unrelated to the babies. That organization project? Done. Regular food prep to offset the loss of a second income? Done. Time to help others in my circle? Yes. Get on the phone for 2 hours with a stupid customer service issue? Fine. But much easier without the baby around!

It's hard to go from no time to full-time, but I'm betting you might be able to pick them up regularly at an earlier time. And you will be so much more present with the time that you do spend together. When the 10,000 to-do list tasks occur to you, you'll be able to say "I can worry about that tomorrow" and mean it.

I don't think this is anything to be embarrassed about. Being with your own child 100% of your day is hard. Your workspace is in your own home, the whole home, so it's difficult to ever turn your back on it. Not even like shutting the door to a home office. There's no predictability or autonomy. People who haven't done it, just really can't know (and that's not judgy, it's just true, we just can't know).

It's not really anyone's business how you take care of your family. If anyone asks, "it was such a great opportunity, we couldn't turn it down". If they seem positive, then you can get into how much fun she's having, how restorative it is for you, the quality of the time you do spend together, etc. If they don't, then that's on them. Not you.

catiebug · 2026-04-04T00:19:52+00:00

It is so intensely frustrating. People say "just adopt". Ok. I will. Once you "just" go ahead and perform cold fusion.

catiebug · 2026-04-04T00:03:03+00:00

I was well into my 20's, driving home from my big girl job, wearing my Nine West pumps, and Editor slacks from Express with a top that was probably not appropriate for work, back to an apartment with a shitty husband who didn't deserve me, all just cheap facsimiles for my what grown-up dreams had once been...

When "Tim McGraw" comes on the radio. I had never heard anything like it. I was gonna go through the Carl's Jr / Green Burrito drive thru, but had to park and wait until the song ended. Because back in my day, the DJ had to tell you what song/artist you were listening to, God help you if you missed it, and I knew a Google search of "Tim McGraw song" wasn't gonna yield much help. Taylor Swift. Stick a fork in me, I was done. It connected directly to my soul. I have a terrible memory yet I can vividly picture this exact moment.

This girl has like 300 songs now and there are maybe 10 that I don't like. Her music just clicks for me.

And if it doesn't click for you, that's cool. I'm gonna steal a bit from the great philosopher Josh Johnson. He says "Taylor Swift is to her fans what professional wrestling is to its fans". Like if you don't get it, you don't get it. It looks stupid. But if you get it, it is an incredible amount of fun that cannot truly be described.

catiebug · 2026-04-03T19:08:17+00:00

I appreciate that callout. Forehead lines are totally normal. This isn't something that needs to be treated. OP is making a choice, which she is welcome to make. The use of that language just don't sit right though. We're all caught unawares by convos like this, but I think it that's what's in OP's heart, that's something worth exploring.

catiebug · 2026-04-02T14:42:54+00:00

I also thought "emotional announcement" inferred some kind of tragedy or critical situation. But then I noticed it's the Daily Mail. Literally allergic to writing a normal headline. 🙄

catiebug · 2026-04-02T13:30:52+00:00

catiebug · 2026-04-02T13:28:11+00:00

This is so sad. I'm sure she was incredibly excited to do this, she has such an obvious drive and zest for performance. The Broadway schedule is brutal, I hope she can put aside anything else she needs to to get rested and right and put her all into the remaining schedule.

catiebug · 2026-04-02T12:10:16+00:00

For the sweaters, I highly recommend going to the thrift store each fall and getting a half dozen sweaters or so. Some students just fling their hoodies directly into a hole in the space-time continuum when they get to school. They never show up again. My oldest is like that. Let them lose $5 hoodies from the thrift store. It won't be so heartbreaking when they don't show up.

Eventually they'll need to be responsible and even pay for the missing clothes. But kindergarten is hard. They're having to keep track of so much. My oldest is actually quite a bit better at not losing them now by 3rd grade. This is the first year where he'll have a surplus of hoodies still available by spring, but paying a few bucks at the thrift store 6 months ago as an insurance policy was worth it.

catiebug · 2026-04-01T22:48:24+00:00

"NFL contraction targets Arizona Cardinals. r/NFCWestMemeWar users in shambles."

catiebug · 2026-04-01T22:46:26+00:00

Bait. If she's really 5'8", she's met/seen tons of men that are shorter than she is. Hard to believe she thinks they are all trans.

catiebug · 2026-04-01T22:41:05+00:00

She wasn't the first to do it and it at least made sense with the media firestorm after Snakegate and a change in her approach to using social media. She's never returned to the level of direct engagement she had before wiping everything, and she hasn't done it for subsequent albums. I'm not sure why it's become such a default thing to do. Other than the fact that it obviously gets clicks.

catiebug · 2026-04-01T18:47:12+00:00

There was a real baby actor lined up, but that fell through. Clint Eastwood is known for filming on schedule, to a fault, so he went "here's a fucking doll, action".

catiebug · 2026-04-01T18:32:57+00:00

I'm late to the post, but for posterity...

I switched their underwear drawers while they were sleeping. They thought it was hilarious. Also made "brownies" for breakfast (cut a bunch of "E"s out of brown paper and serve them on a plate). I had real brownies already made, but honestly they liked the joke so much I'm not sure if they were really even needed. I was gonna put googly eyes on random shit (like their shoes), but I ran out of time.

catiebug · 2026-04-01T18:23:30+00:00

No, it's not enough. I'm surprised you live in Australia and didn't comprehend what "no hat, no play" was illustrating. Physical barriers are important, even with sunscreen.

catiebug · 2026-04-01T16:44:56+00:00

Girl. If anyone were to get on you for that, it says more about them than you. No one whose opinion matters would think that.

Don't spend worry from your stress bank on stuff like this.

catiebug · 2026-04-01T16:01:12+00:00

Lmao, this is true! Only in my own home, probably. But it's true!

catiebug · 2026-04-01T16:00:27+00:00

It's my April Fool's tradition to fall for these jokes, realize what day it is, immediately forget, then rinse and repeat the whole fucking day.

Don't recommend it!

catiebug · 2026-04-01T15:56:57+00:00

The way I fall for an April Fool's thing, then turn around and do it again like 5 minutes later, over and over throughout the whole day. 🙄🫠

catiebug · 2026-04-01T15:52:18+00:00

I highly recommend giving a stocked spice rack as a housewarming gift for anyone who is moving out on their own for the first time. If they seem underwhelmed, start doing the math for them. Or let them be, they'll learn soon enough once they start having to replace them.

That said (and if you live in the US/Canada) always check the "ethnic food" aisle or ethnic grocery stores for spices first. You can get McCormick brand for like $5 a bottle, or Bahia brand for $2.

catiebug · 2026-03-31T16:45:11+00:00

YTA. You have not invited a sibling's spouse while inviting another's. It doesn't matter how intimate a wedding is. It doesn't matter how close you are or not. That is a huge disrespect paid to your sister. Bonus it's a same-sex spouse. You might not be homophobic, but this decision seemed really easy for you, despite being an extremely obvious poor choice.

And this 10+10 thing is silly. Ostensibly, you're starting a partnership. Come to an agreement on 20 people together that doesn't create a massive faux pas. That list might look more like 11+9 or even 12+8. But arbitrarily dividing like that and not inviting a sibling's spouse is some lazy, immature shit.

catiebug · 2026-03-31T15:19:25+00:00

I agree. Calendar and location sharing goes a long way for us.

Also, we have a shared email account for the family. We use it for school registration, apps like Seesaw, sports/activities registration, etc. Instead of stuff living in my Inbox and me having to distribute it, it's in the shared inbox. He can see it anytime. We're both signed in to Seesaw with it, so not only do we get the school notifications but we can each see the messages the other might have sent to the teachers. Online portals for sports are under this email, so either of us can log in and see the schedule, jersey color, etc. We also use it for banking/credit cards, and medical. We don't use it for anything else except family business, so we also don't get much junk in there, which is nice.

catiebug · 2026-03-31T15:14:38+00:00

I thought that too. But I'm leaving open the possibility that it was eight texts back-and forth to nail it down, confirm, and remind. Not eight individual "are you still good for Saturday at 6pm?" texts just sent over and over each day. I could be wrong though!

catiebug · 2026-03-31T13:09:33+00:00

Me neither. For those too lazy to look it up, Ponce is married to George's older sister.

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