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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Flameless Friday!
Welcome to the first installment of Flameless Fridays! (Thanks Twink 
) This is where we write your flame-free confessions and/or b*tch session about life.
Bring it ladies!
Re: Flameless Friday!
I've been waiting all week to write this!
If I see one more young, hippie, homeless couple playing a guitar begging for $ and have a cute little doggie, I'm going to lose it on them! I understand that something got you to this low point in your life to where you have to beg for $ on a street corner in front of the Sears Tower, but really, that cute Boxer did not do anything and for the love of God, YOU BETTER BE FEDDING THAT DOG BEFORE YOU FEED YOURSELVES!!!
My flame-free confession is that I HATE PROJECT MANAGERS! (No offense if you are one, I'm just super annoyed with mine right now.) I know they serve a purpose b/c a lot of people can't meet deadlines and be responsible for their own tasks (why these people get hired I have no idea, but that's a whole other rant) but good god do they talk! I'd much rather be working instead of talking about it and planning for every possible scenario and establishing "guidelines" and "escalation procedures" for things. You hired me to write! Just let me write!
I feel much worse for the older people that I see who are homeless and begging for money. These people look like they could all get jobs if they just didn't sit on the street with their dogs all day. I know that I could be wrong and maybe they did lose their jobs, but I agree that they drive me crazy when I walk to the el at night.
In Seattle and Portland, it seems like there are homeless kids with dogs on every corner and this is what I think of when I walk by the corner at Adams and Franklin.
I saw one last summer when I was on the exit ramp of I-90 & Lawrence. They were sitting on the off ramp, it was like 95 degrees out, and the dog was panting so bad. It makes me want to go get a bag of dog food and water and just feed the dog!
Husband, I SWEAR...if you don't take care of Lily this weekend (he's assigned the weekend since he can fall back asleep), I'll flip a lid. 5:40am comes way too soon and we've had guests the past 6 weeks in a row. I need a break.
I hate when people say to someone who is struggling with fertility issues that they just need to relax and it will happen. While that advice may be well intentioned, it speaks of ignorance and all the relaxation in the world will not cause more sperm production, open clocked tubes or remove cysts from the ovaries. And anecdotal stories of your second cousin's sister's next door neighbor conceiving when she finally decided to "stop trying" are not science. If you can't say something helpful and supportive, then STFU.
I hate when you go to a class the gym, get there, and get a nice spot in front of the mirror. And then some tool comes and stands right the eff in front of you. And no matter how much you scoot, they seem to follow you. And then throughout the whole class they move so much (because they are THAT good and THAT hot) that you just have to give up ever getting a good idea if your form is correct. I know this can be solved by being in the front, but I usually choose the middle so only one row of sorry people have to stare at my bouncy ass.
Mofree - sorry to hear about your difficulties. I'm petrified will we encounter these problems when we start trying and I can't imagine how upsetting it is when it happens.
I hate that I have a law degree but the only job I can get is as a receptionist! I know the world needs them, but going to school for 3 years, working my a** off, and taking out more than $150K in debt is NOT worth this! I also hate that they don't pay me enough to even hope to make my loan payment. And if one more person at my office talks to me like I'm an idiot who can't figure out how to stuff an envelope and mail it out, I might end up screaming.
I also hate jerk men who push past you to get on the train and get a seat. Seriously?? That's rude for anyone to do, but at least TRY to be a gentleman, or at least don't almost knock me onto the track!
That is terrible, I am so sorry! I remember a few months ago you were having troubles with the video. I'd call the BBB!
Sorry, Jamie.
My husband worked at Caribou Coffee for the last 10 months while trying to get a real lawyer job again (he was laid off during the poor economy). Let me tell you...it SUCKED!! 
He was recently hired for a civil litigation job, though...thank goodness! I will keep my fingers crossed for you. 
hugs.