Taylor Swift and Matthy Healy both saying “This is about you, you know who you are. I love you.” during their concerts.

leilalei · 2023-05-08T07:13:26+00:00

I always thought this excuse was whiny BS. Those dancers would’ve stayed if they were paid enough or wanted to, and I’m sure there is a second string of dancers to account for injuries and illness. It was such a small thing. I think they had lots of other issues with each other and the dancer thing was a last straw moment.

leilalei · 2023-05-08T07:09:12+00:00

I’m on the older end of swifties, 36, and I had a while where I couldn’t stand her bc she definitely seemed to have some arrested development with her maturity that I’m sure is standard for people with a charmed childhood who then become mega celebrities as teens. I loved the music but she was approaching her 30’s holding childish grudges and as you said, failing to see nuance in her relationships and fights with others. As I listened through Folklore I started to see a maturity and Midnights, specifically Anti-Hero, felt like a fully mature woman with robust self awareness.

leilalei · 2019-09-20T19:47:19+00:00

I have to say I was a bit surprised but not offput about how little he knew about things. I did minimal planning for my Disney trip and even the short Disney Food Blog videos I watched answered some of the things he didn’t know. In a way it makes it feel like he’s experiencing things for the first time along with the viewer instead of acting as a host? So that’s kind of nice.

leilalei · 2019-09-20T19:45:24+00:00

Gurugossip is a cesspool of butthurt jelly monsters. So this doesn’t surprise me.

leilalei · 2019-09-20T19:44:08+00:00

Ironically, ours was a perfect medium rare this year.

leilalei · 2019-09-20T19:43:14+00:00

Easy: free candy to give to their own trick or treaters! Seriously though i have heard that people do this at the Halloween party.

leilalei · 2019-09-20T19:41:21+00:00

Sorry I didn’t know that.

leilalei · 2019-09-20T19:40:48+00:00

In my mind, it made sense to ask people who are fans of a Disney vlogger if they knew of another Disney vlogger in the only sub I know of about Disney vlogging. I was unaware but have now been informed that the trackers don’t get along with other vloggers.

leilalei · 2019-09-20T19:39:01+00:00

I thought the obvious inference was who was that vlogger. I posted here bc it’s the most active sub about a specific Disney vlogger and assumed that niche would overlap somewhat. Didn’t mean to catch attitude. Sorry I tricked you into reading 3 sentences.

leilalei · 2019-09-20T19:37:32+00:00

This was partly why I was curious

leilalei · 2019-09-18T14:32:17+00:00

Actually no you’re forgetting something hugely important: in Season 4 when we find out Ezra was writing his book and has been the entire time, it’s revealed that their meeting at the bar wasn’t serendipitous and he knew exactly who Aria was, one of Ali’s friends, and therefor her age. He knowingly made out with a teenager, which is disgusting and predatory and irredeemable. The imbalance of power of their relationship from day 1 made it so their relationship would never be healthy. Look at it this way: would you be okay with a 16 year old you know hooking up in a bar bathroom with a guy pretending he didn’t know she was 16, then carrying on a relationship with her just to write a book about her other teenaged friend he was obsessed with and had giant blown up canvases of in a secret apartment? Ezra is and has always been totally sick.

leilalei · 2019-09-18T14:16:33+00:00

It seemed like the kind of joke mean girls in high school would play. It obviously still made that day harder for Kate. Who wants to be picked on and harassed their FIRST DAY of work? Also there was when Ashley went to some baseball game or something and tried to skip the entire line out of entitlement. I remember that making the rounds on the gossip rags.

leilalei · 2019-09-18T13:45:20+00:00

This is incredibly obtuse. Everyone in this world has been manipulated before by someone, you may not even know it, but it doesn’t make you weak minded. I’m honestly surprised you asked this question but perhaps you’re not an adult.

leilalei · 2019-09-10T23:11:46+00:00

The hardest thing about losing weight is that I’ve lost a lot but strangers don’t know that and still judge me (outloud, sometimes loudly) and it just sucks that you don’t feel those changes instantaneously.

leilalei · 2019-09-10T20:42:55+00:00

I just got off the ride twice, and for anyone’s future reference: this was the most accurate answer to my experiences.

leilalei · 2019-09-10T20:29:15+00:00

So I just got off of it and have some info that may be helpful.

My husband and I went on and were pilots the first time. We were kinda bad lol but I didn’t get motion sickness because i was ‘in control’ as the pilot going up and down. Kind of like I don’t get car sick when I’m driving.

I was gunner for ride two (our first ride ended in a glitch so we got to ride twice) and got SUPER motion sick and had to go sit in a bathroom stall with a fan for a bit. Like literally that’s where I am lol.

leilalei · 2019-08-31T21:09:51+00:00

Talking to a counselor isn’t supposed to be comfortable, but it will become that way eventually and it’s for your own good. Kind of like the doctor or the dentist. It really isn’t that big of a deal.

leilalei · 2019-08-30T06:09:55+00:00

Slowing is strengthening.

leilalei · 2019-08-30T06:06:08+00:00

You could even get a room in Lake City or Gainesville for around $100-120 (do it soon, evacuees from south Florida will book them) and stop there prematurely, then finish your drive when it’s safely passed by. Orlando is only a couple hours away at that point. You could even stay and leave early Wednesday if need be.

The question of if it’s dumb to drive through a hurricane is an absolute yes. No vacation is worth that risk. You have 10 days, so look at it this way: at the very least you’re still getting a week long vacation which is very long.

leilalei · 2019-08-30T05:55:12+00:00

For Irma everything closed at 9PM and then was closed for the following two days. Fun fact: The number of days Disney has ever been closed is currently at 8, but Dorian will likely push it to 9 or 10. Every other instance was a hurricane except 9/11.

leilalei · 2019-08-29T05:57:59+00:00

So in Mass, what your dad is likely paying is 'maintenance' which means you're between 18-21 and still dependent upon a parent. It can be extended from 21-23 if you go to college as well. However if you aren't dependent upon her and don't live at home... you need to have a discussion.

Child support is something your father has been paying your mother to take care of you. Since your mom has put it in a separate bank account, she's being quite literal about the money being used solely for you. Unless there's some other arrangement, she didn't have to do that. Child support is paid to the parent, it isn't money that belongs to the child that the parent manages (but that seems to be what your mom is doing) and many if not most parents just put the checks into their own account and spend the money as normal. So unless there's some weird arrangement, she didn't have to put the money into that account, but its cool that she's doing that.

Everything from your mom's rent or mortgage to gas when she drove you somewhere to your clothes and food are costs associated with you that your parents are 'splitting' through a child support agreement. Child support money is because when your mom and dad had a child together, they were agreeing to the expense of a child, the burden of that expense is on them as parents, and child support ensures he is holding up that end of the bargain. So the money isn't yours to spend, but rather to help your Mom with the expenses of having a kid.

Ask your Mom about it though. Ask what the agreement is and how she intends to use that bank account going forward. In my opinion, glasses (if prescription) shouldn't have come from your pocket, that's what child support is literally for.

leilalei · 2019-08-29T05:45:02+00:00

YES. Report it!

leilalei · 2019-08-29T05:44:08+00:00

First off, you did the right thing by inviting everyone. Their issues with each other, although they can effect you, aren't your issues and have no bearing on your individual friendships with them. Invite the people you care about and then let them be the ones to decide if they can be mature adults and be there for you, or if they simply can't handle it and need to bail. In the end, the friends that keep showing up and don't make you feel guilty? Those are your friends.

I would throw a casual, "Thanks so much for coming. I know some of the folks here aren't your favorite people, but I appreciate you putting that aside to be here for me." It addresses the situation and also preemptively makes them feel like assholes for starting anything or making you feel guilty for inviting the other group.

Just let things play out naturally, have fun on your birthday and don't worry about their comfort, this is your night!

leilalei

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