I have an excuse - I have to go back to work tomorrow after a week long vacation aka the worst thing in the world.

I blocked my mom before she ever knew I had an account.

My ideal vacation is wandering around looking at things all day and then getting stuck in a conundrum that makes you bribe your way onto and hop an overbooked train (true story).

Spencers and Edible Arrangements are two companies that prove capitalism makes no sense

Ooh, let me know if you do go to Tennessee! I lived in Knoxville for 8 years and can recommend a few places.

Whenever we'd take our annual seeing grandparents vacation, my dad spent the entire 12 hour drive back up sobbing because of his parental issues and my mom got really irritable early on, so it was really nice to go on a vacation where everyone had fun the entire time.

Please also treat yourself to Sisters of the New South in Savannah! And if you make it to coastal South Carolina, Gullah Grub in St Helena is absurdly good.

It was so nice to go there this past week and sit outside with an ice cream cone. In honor of the little girl (who'd be around 40 now, like me), I got the color she got - butter pecan. An excellent choice.

YOUTUBE: you like history
ME: I do!
YOUTUBE: and you're white
ME: well, I mean
YOUTUBE: here are some white people who also like histor--
ME: no no no No NO NO NO

I can't wait to get hurt using them!!!

Fantastic! Let me know how it goes when you get back on your skates.

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They're fancy in-line skates made to mimic the feel of ice on any surface. Figure skaters use them to practice when they don't have ice access.