Mostly, I am slightly (and somewhat ashamedly) envious of her family's apparent standard of living.

Oh my god, this. SO THIS.

emergency contraception? Because that you do take after the fact, at fifty bucks a pop.

Re: emergency contraception, I was at CVS the other night, waiting to get Mah Drugz, and the woman in front of me asked the pharmacist for Plan B. [I have to note here that CVS needs better privacy measures, but it's a big stupid chain pharmacy and you have to ask for it at the counter, and when there are other customers waiting for their prescriptions right behind you, there's no way not to be overheard. I took a big step back and tried to not listen, but the pharmacist was kind of loud. They need to fix that.] Anyway, after reading lots of horror stories about pharmacists refusing to dispense Plan B, I was thrilled to see the pharmacist just ask the woman if she wanted brand-name or generic, and explained the difference between the two (apparently the generic is 2 pills taken 12 hours apart, where the brand name is 1 pill). That was it.

When I got up to the counter I was going to thank the pharmacist for, well, doing her job, but then I didn't want her to think I was eavesdropping. Which I kind of was. But, like I said -- not easy to *not* overhear the way they have it set up, and considering how loud the pharmacist was. But still, I thought that was pretty cool.

And it's really fucking sad that I'm thrilled that the pharmacist just did her damn job.

Some what?? That sounds awesome! Anyway, I'm serious.

Homemade fortune cookies with hip hop lyrics as fortunes. So after dinner you can crack one open and get Success is your only motherfucking option, failure's not. - Eminem

Or, A man don't really love you if he hits you. - Queen Latifa

And then, then, you eat the cookie and say, "Word."

I WILL say "Word."! That really sounds like it could blow up.

I had no problem getting Plan B myself, but sort of attribute it to the pharmacist being a young woman?

ION, recycling problems: what do I do with (a) mostly-unused shampoo and conditioner I used until I decided I didn't like them, and (b) the basically (but not totally) empty foundation bottle?

Alrighty then. It's supposed to be cool enough out this weekend to bake, so I'll mix up some batches. I need to stop at the craft store on my way home tomorrow and get some takeout containers. I meant to do this as xmas gifts and then I was distracted by shiny metal objects or something.

I had no problem getting Plan B myself

I just read so many horror stories, it was nice to see it actually happen the way it's supposed to.

Just as a general PSA, my friend the EC expert let me know about a different kind you can still only get by prescription that is better to take at a different point in your cycle. I THINK it's if you think you've ovulated already, Ella is better, but if you don't, Plan B is good. But, you know, check with a medical professional.

Edit: the website just talks about length of time after sex, but they definitely work differently.

Allyson is so totally awesome, even if not yet Sarah Vowell.

As for the Bloggess, I don't read her often, but that post, with the picture of Matthew Broderick holding a spoon? KILLED ME. That was awesome.

And now I think Nathan Fillion is totally trolling her by not paying any attention to her.

While I think she's sometimes over the top, I mostly think the Bloggess is funny as hell, and I want to be her when I grow up.

Mostly, I am slightly (and somewhat ashamedly) envious of her family's apparent standard of living. Am I right in assuming she doesn't have a day job?

She has severe rheumatoid arthritis. She also must make a good sum blogging. She writes four blogs and has thousands of readers.

Consuela,

I actually went to NF's twitter feed and you might be right about him trolling her by not paying attention, but does he do that kind of shit for fans? He seems to have a different relationship with fans than say Wil Wheaton does.

There are some stars who would be game for that kind of thing, and I'm not sure I'd put him in that category. I could be wrong.

Allyson, those sound completely awesome.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm also somewhat ashamedly envious of the family Bloggess living standards. I don't know that I'd trade for the severity of her anxiety and arthritis issues. I think blogging is as close as she gets to a "dayjob" - her weekly round up includes a number of columns for newspapers and such. The Bloggess, as I understand it, is her personal "Blog for Bloggers" which has gotten wildly popular (the "Wil Wheaton collating paper" photo is her response to ad/endorsement solicitations for really random shit).

ION, recycling problems: what do I do with (a) mostly-unused shampoo and conditioner I used until I decided I didn't like them, and (b) the basically (but not totally) empty foundation bottle?

Your not-quite-totally empty foundation bottle can go in the recycling (assuming it has an appropriate number for your local program). For the other stuff, if you don't mind the scent you could go the Flylady "soap is soap" route and use it to clean your toilet. You could also offer it up to friends who might want to try it. And really, it's not the end of the world to put it in the recycling bin if it's not empty. The rinsing thing is largely to keep away pests that would make people go "eww" and not recycle.