Fun essay, I intend to seek out more of the author's work. Favorite quote:
I've often thought that the worst part about being a writer is that virtually everybody can do it. The widespread practice of the craft places it only one rung above improv at the very bottom of art’s hierarchy (with, obviously, classical cello and daredevil juggling at the top).
If you're going to ask a question to everyone and also answer it, the best practice is to put your own answer as a comment, rather than in the textbox.
To answer the question:
True, there's been trouble and trickery, sir
Trembling and tribulations
Twitches from switches of hickory, sir
You, sir, and your usurpations
But my patience wears very thin
When you play the violin
from "When You Play the Violin" by the Gothic Archies. It's not emotionally resonant, I just love the wordplay.
Caveat: The ones that are still around "just work". The ones that were overconstructed or relied on now-deprecated elements broke and aren't still around.
Remember flash-only websites? I do. How about "Best viewed in Netscape Navigator"?
Carter Vale. He does a lot of silly little songs on Instagram, but he's clearly really talented. "Aliens" is my favorite.
I was going to say the same thing. Doing it with her, and at the same time every day (or every other day) would be the most helpful if she's like me. Even better is getting her to join a study group with others taking the same exam; it's a lot easier to do things for others who depend on me than for myself alone.
For me, it always faded with time. Usually about a year and a half after my last relationship ended.
I don't. At some point, you've got to prioritize.
Playing videogames, mostly, but reading fiction is another. Cleaning open-endedly while listening to music, as well. Primal screaming.
They all work pretty well as long as I pick the right kind of videogame.
Besides statutory, there are other situations where the man "can't say no". Power dynamics that are coercive. Intoxication. Fraud (eg. purporting to use birth control but not doing so would be a form of rape.
Being sexually aroused is not consent to sex is not consent to sex, to clarify the mechanics of it for you. And consent to sex of one kind is not consent to sex of another kind.
The premillennial shakes at McDonald's, before they made them thick.
I've been on MetroPCS for most of a decade and have no complaints. Two lines, unlimited everything, $50/month.