Yeah, he's probably cheating on you. And you're spying on him, which means you already distrust him and will continue to violate his privacy and distrust him forevermore. Just break up already. No one needs this type of drama.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 11:33 PM on June 21, 2008

Watch movies - watch whatever you agree on that you love, or better yet you each get a movie you love that the other one hasn't seen so you can nerd out and convert them. Watch a "marathon" of three movies with a theme (same director, actor, genre).

Rent (or buy) a season or two of a really good TV show and then every time you hang out you have that back up ("want to watch some more Weeds?")

Cooking - learn how to cook... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:14 AM on June 20, 2008

Dear Frenetic...you're awesome! I've listened to SOS like one billion times. Thanks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 4:59 PM on June 13, 2008

I'd love to see what the "reading" said...
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 4:57 PM on June 13, 2008

I'd like to offer a little bit of the flipside of this scenario, which might give you (and hopefully by extension, your mother) a little comfort:

I have been in this situation. A couple of times. Not this exact situation, but similar enough to understand what these people are going through. The very first emotion these people will feel is worry/fear - what will become of us? But the second, and more lasting emotion will be that of relief.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:45 PM on June 10, 2008

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

Mitheral - I don't have another plug other than the one the fridge is plugged in to. The outlet directly below the window doesn't work. The other outlets are on the opposite side of the apartment...and I'm guessing they won't work either.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 7:54 PM on June 9, 2008

Ok so I can get an adapter and then plug an extension cord into that? Or is that a bad idea? Because the cord does not even reach the plug to the fridge currently.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:53 PM on June 9, 2008

Thank you to all who helped, luckily enough a answer to my crosspost at MetaChat was the trick that did it. Hopefully my house will not burn down in the meantime. Thanks!!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 9:45 PM on June 9, 2008

No truly truly thank you for your help, I definitely learned a few interesting things and I may have to return to this thread as a resource!
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 9:51 PM on June 9, 2008

Good For Her? Not certain how the prices compare to Come As You Are...
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:33 PM on June 8, 2008

Call Telehealth Ontario, they will help you find adequate medical attention beyond your family doctor's prescriptions for benzos.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 4:24 PM on June 6, 2008

Take a nap. Have sex. Or if you want to be fancy, have sex then take a nap.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 7:03 PM on June 4, 2008

Yeah, just know that they are within walking distance of each other - if you go to one and it's terrible you can just up and go to another. Clinton's is a fave of mine because if you get tired of dancing you can walk out and sit in the pub and eat delicious poutine. The Boat is usually good times and right in Kensington so there are other things to check out nearby if it gets boring.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 4:53 PM on June 4, 2008

All the answers you seek can be found here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 6:03 PM on June 1, 2008

PS just ignore all the garment-related answers (unless you like wearing frilly bloomers, in which case, carry on).
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 6:04 PM on June 1, 2008

While I'm all for girls not sitting around waiting for boys to pursue them (heh...in theory), I have to say that if there's one thing I've learned is that it's rarely worthwhile to waste time pining for someone who isn't giving you the same energy back. If you put yourself out there, and he's not giving it back, then move on until either a) he comes to his senses or b) you find someone else. Do you want to waste time on someone who can't be bothered to try even a little bit?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 11:32 PM on May 31, 2008

Maybe it's a standard elsewhere, but my grin was a mile wide for a week when I learned about out our summer hours - we get every other weekend all summer as a long weekend, so long as we piece together the missing hours elsewhere.

We also have flexible start/end times, so long as we put in 7 hours. We have crazy amounts of parties/office gatherings, with at least one "official" one every six to eight weeks - catered and all. The organization allocates three... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 5:12 PM on May 30, 2008

Your value isn't constantly assessed by others based solely on how you look and the level of painstaking detail you take in your beauty routine. You aren't expected as a general rule of thumb to remove all hair from your body, without question or complaint. You aren't expected to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on products to enhance your face and hair, at risk of being told you look unprofessional. You didn't watch the majority of your friends struggle with eating disorders and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 9:08 PM on May 29, 2008 marked best answer

Attention deficit? Not in the diagnosis sense, but in the sense that if they get distracted by something else like washing hands before they exit, they might walk out forgetting to do it. Since every other (read: institutional) facility they encounter either a) auto-flushes or b) requires that they flush before they leave the stall and wash their hands. So for most of the toilets they use, they are 1. Do business; 2. Flush; 3. Wash hands. But at home it's more like 1. Do business; 2. Wash... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 3:18 PM on May 28, 2008

Sublime (warning, link plays music) was always a favorite vegetarian place that even non-veg friends would gladly go to. It's very easy to get to - right on US-1. Closes at ten. GO!
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:15 PM on May 26, 2008 marked best answer

One of two things is going on here - either you're hanging out with jerks or you're being just too damned sensitive about it. Good-natured ribbing and in-jokes are how social groups bond together...that's why you can tell your buddy his beard looks like he glued his face and rolled around a barbershop floor. If you don't like that kind of teasing, you need to try to politely express this as a serious concern. If they won't stop/don't care - they're jerks.

Example -... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:50 AM on May 24, 2008

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I mean in a while.

I might say the opposite. Seriously, if you happened to date a series of girls who were attracted to some other quality you don't possess, would you change to match it? What if she liked the heroin chic look? Guys who listen to Barry Manilow? What if she only liked dudes one foot taller than you are? At what point are you going to be willing to concede that you can't/won't/shouldn't... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 9:42 PM on May 22, 2008

I've had it a few times, always in those kind of amalgamated middle eastern/greek places (you know, the ones that serve shawarma, falafel, souvlaki, etc but don't own up to any specific region/country?). Deep fried, not battered though, just crisped to the point of browning and tossed on a plate. Delicious.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 3:46 PM on May 20, 2008

Not on a windy day, Guy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 5:58 PM on May 19, 2008

Bulk food stores will usually have a whole range of fancy flours. I have tried them in my bread baking, and maybe its my heathen palate, but I tend to find that the "slightly better than grocery store" flour is the way to go.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 10:34 AM on May 17, 2008 marked best answer

A total aside but I don't find Whole Foods to be any more expensive here than it was when I was living in FL...they don't call it Whole Paycheck for nothin'.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 6:26 PM on May 18, 2008

Anything by the Brothers Quay.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 3:41 AM on May 17, 2008

Frederick!
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 6:07 PM on May 16, 2008

Trust me, there is no such thing. Even the ones who are run by *actual* pharmacists are completely unregulated and are allowed to do anything, including selling you the wrong meds, expired meds, etc. That is not the type of drug (a stimulant) that you want to be monkeying around with. If you are interested in off-label uses you are further risking yourself.

I have worked in medical regulation and can tell you the calls of complaints about overdoses/ errors/ harmful... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 9:16 PM on May 15, 2008

When we got my first dog (RIP little guy) he didn't bark for about a month or so after we got him. Not sure if he was shy/nervous or just didn't know to do it. I mean, babies don't talk right away, do they?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:47 PM on May 15, 2008

Because it threatens the concept of the nuclear family, of heteronormative monogamy. Those of Judeo-Christian beliefs see it as the way it was laid out by God to live - one Adam, one Eve.

If grown consenting adults are allowed the freedom to choose their own relationships willy-nilly, then what's next? People living in hippie communes! Smoking drugs and worshiping demons.

Personally though, as a feminist, I find "man with a stable of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:45 PM on May 15, 2008

Uh, if her period is due June 1 and she is on a regular 28 day cycle, that would mean that this week was her most fertile. I am not trying to scare you back into the red zone. Plan B it, and do your best to ensure that she's ok for the 24 hours after she takes it - I have known some women who have been very ill from Plan B (not everyone, but some) so she might want some support, like say someone to bring her gingerale and advil. Or she might want to be left alone.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:37 PM on May 15, 2008

er, "safe side"
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:38 PM on May 15, 2008

It says "store under refrigeration" which likely means after opening...maybe they just mean they taste better cold? And none of those things, pickled, should cause you any harm if they were stored out of a refrigerator in a sealed jar. You buy pickled peppers, onions, olives, etc off the non-refrigerated shelf, yes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 9:19 PM on May 11, 2008

Fire Island, eh? More like ten pets, no kids, amirite?

Seriously though, I LOVED that book. There was a great synopsis of it over here at The Dairi Burger, which recaps Sweet Valley High books mostly, but also some other juvenile fiction in between.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 11:50 PM on May 10, 2008

I good bottle of Macallan (10-12 years) will likely be around $60-$90 CDN. It doesn't seem to me that any of the LCBO stores in Toronto offer delivery, unless I'm mistaken and/or their website is not functioning properly. I think you might have an easier go of it just sending an LCBO gift card.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 6:38 PM on May 7, 2008

Yeah, she deserves better than "you have a pretty face" and if you don't tell her why you're not able to date her she will probably spend a lot of time and energy worrying about all the other things that it could have been.

Tell her exactly why. She deserves to hear it, so she can get over you that much faster. Besides - this is your feeling, you should own it. If you're going to reject women based on their body type they should hear it straight from the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 2:12 PM on May 4, 2008

Yeah arianell nailed that!
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 12:53 AM on May 4, 2008

I live back and forth between Canada and the States (and have my whole life). Finally a question that I am an expert on! I've been conducting unofficial cross-border gifting for my entire life.

Here's what I've brought from Canada (both requested and just fun things I've done):

- Kinder Eggs (you *can* get them in the States in import shops for an outrageous price, but they are banned by the FDA because they have non-food plastic toys inside.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 5:30 PM on May 2, 2008

Amazing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:36 PM on April 22, 2008

For one or two of my student productions I used a few tracks from local bands . I would just draft an agreement (essentially culled from a Creative Commons Non-Commercial license) which said that I would not make money off of my piece and that if I did the terms would be renegotiated at that point. It wasn't a big deal, obviously, since my pieces sit gathering dust somewhere...
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 9:59 PM on April 19, 2008

Carol Anne - because I'm going in the morning and I need to figure how much cash to free up on the old Visa tonight...and they're closed.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 4:45 PM on April 16, 2008

It was 279. They ended up just taking a copy of my CC number and processing the insurance for me so the difference will be applied to my card (~50 bucks). Thanks y'all!
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 1:33 AM on April 19, 2008

Read all about it....discover some clues. Something something something.

I LOVE THAT SHOW. Listen to the theme song here.

The same site had basically every episode for download at some point but the link seems to be broken :(

What a trippy, creepy, weird and awesome show. Dr. Who for little kids...I think watching it as a young child permanently affected my brain.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 3:44 PM on April 16, 2008

Yes it's a Canadian show...one of the classics from TVOntario.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 3:45 PM on April 16, 2008

You need to make a formal complaint with the applicable health regulatory body for your state or province. There will be a formal complaints process or other way to let the people who license that doctor know that you have had a problem.

This is sadly common - there are whole forums devoted to people's concerns about doctors who blame weight/inactivity on every health problem first, telling patients "come back and see me when you've lost x pounds" leaving... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:36 PM on April 15, 2008

Hmm. It sounds rather complicated. What if, you give her a necklace with an ornate key pendant, the key to which opens up a box which you can then put the ring in? This way, you can get some antique reproduction lock with fancy skeleton-type key, and it will just be a necklace/charm to her until the day comes. That way, no risk to the actual ring - do you really want her to hit an engagement ring with a hammer? What will it be encased in that will keep it from getting at the very least... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:29 PM on April 15, 2008

Uh... beg, motherfucker?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 1:05 AM on April 12, 2008

Not a New Yorker, but as a Torontonian who just spent a weekend in Manhattan....you're going to get lost. It's inevitable. I got lost about ten times in three days. No kidding. And I have a really good sense of direction. By "lost" I mean, turned around/heading in the wrong direction, hopped on the wrong train (and ended up in Brooklyn accidentally!), etc. The city is on a grid, it's pretty simple to navigate if you pay attention to the streets and read up on the layout... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 5:17 PM on April 10, 2008

Oh yes, the unlimited day pass does not go 24 hours from when you purchase it (I was lead astray by some lovely nyc mefites...heh) - it ends at 2:59am. SO! Don't buy one at 11pm and think you're going to get your 7 bucks worth. You will not.

And yes, if you are in fact from Toronto you probably have little to worry about in terms of being the poor sack tourist sterotype (ie: walks too slow, uncultured, gawking people from the sticks). I was immensely flattered to be... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 5:27 PM on April 10, 2008