This man is a god. I salute you sir.

My high school health class was about the closest education I ever received on sexual health. No matter how mature of students we were supposed to be, when a large penis or vagina is projected onto the chalkboard, awkward laughter is bound to ensue. But, our class never really received technical abstinence training…and I guess that was better in the long run.

The NY Times recently reported that “students who participated in sexual abstinence programs were just as likely to have sex as those who did not, according to a study ordered by Congress.”

Hm interesting, I think we all could have told Congress that a long time ago.

Not only were those who attended one of the four abstinence classes studied just as likely to have sex, but they also reported having similar numbers of sexual partners as those who did not attend these classes. The average age of first sexual experience was the same as well: 14.9 years. Read More »

I think we could all use a good laugh this week.

And nothing says hilarious like Will Ferrell, Will Ferrell’s new perm, and a swearing two-year old named Pearl.

Apparently, Funnyordie.com is a website that was started by Adam McKay (who co-write and directed Anchorman and Talladega Nights), a tiny place in cyberspace where he and his buddies post strange/funny short films. McKay seems to understand the very fine art of making adorable kids say crazy things while Will Ferrell reacts. Sure, it’s been done before, but for my money, it never gets old. I could watch pumpkin-faced toddlers swear until pigs fly, or at least, until their mother’s come home and realize what their fathers are teaching them to say…

I think we’re all at a point in our lives where an instant without our beloved cell pieces gives us some serious anxiety. I mean, what if that cute guy from my senior seminar sends me a text? I’d totally die if I missed him. Or what if there’s an insanely funny photo op and I can’t whip out my camera phone? That would suck. But what if, I reallllly needed to get in touch with someone in an emergency?

Obviously, every student on Virgina Tech’s campus had their trusty Motorola‘s, LG‘s and Samsung‘s on hand Monday. Victims were able to warn fellow students of the shooter, his location, his appearace … They were even able to contact their parents and friends to say goodbye, or alert them to the fortunate fact that they were okay. And some even took the time to take camera pics and videos of what was going down. Read More »

The Sounds: “Painted By Numbers”

From the album Dying to Say This to You. Buy it here.

“Cho was a loner and authorities are having a hard time finding information about him”

(Read the rest of the article here)

I’ve been checking CNN.com as much as possible these last couple of days, reading updates about VTech, wanting, like everyone else, answers. I want to know why. Who. Who does this sort of thing and why?

As of 2:00 pm this afternoon, nobody really knows. Authorities have his name, but that’s about it. They have his name and they know he was “a loner”.

I’m tired of that word. I’m sick and tired of hearing it attached to these boys who walk into their schools and shoot innocent people. When we’re grasping for reasons, grasping for solutions, this is word we keep slapping on the front page of every media outlet going to print. He was a loner. As if that explains everything.

It doesn’t. It never has. Not to me.

What does the word loner even mean? These killers had no friends? These killers never talked to anyone around them? They ate alone? They had no roommates? They never raised their hands in class? They didn’t interact with their families? They had social issues that everyone could feel? They dressed strange? All of the above?? Read More »

We’ve all created groups on facebook for various reasons — boredom, procrastination, humor… But yesterday, many of us took the time to dedicate our groups to something serious, something real — the horrific, sad, scary shooting at Virgina Tech.

I heard what happened on the news yesterday. I was shocked. But I can’t say what happened to those poor, unsuspecting students hit me until this morning when I saw the many V-Tech memorial groups on facebook. I saw pictures of the actual students who were shot and killed having fun with their friends, enjoying college, living a carefree life like the rest of us. I read other students’ comments from other schools and felt the sympathy and sadness in their words.

Check out the links to the memorial pages. Read More »

Strawberries have always been my favorite fruit, so I thought “why not wear one around me neck?”

No? Well whatever your opinion of the fruity fashion accessory, Mischa Barton seems to think it’s a good idea and that means it’s A-OK by me (insert sarcasm here).

Kenneth Jay Lane started the trend (for a whopping $112.) and cheaper versions have popping up everywhere. Pick (no pun intended) up your own strawberry necklace at Forever 21 for only $6.80.

This past Saturday I woke up to a plate of food shoved in my face. After I wiped the sleep out of my eyes, I realized that my boyfriend had made me breakfast in bed. Although my first reaction was “Awwww,” with the warm fuzzy feelings and whatnot, upon closer inspection of the plate I wanted to vom. One very cheesy grilled cheese, mashed potatoes slathered in butter, and bacon.

I’m not a large girl by any means, I don’t know if this breakfast was an attempt to fatten me up, or just made because the guy knew that I liked grilled cheese, bacon, and occassionally mashed potatoes. When I say that I like grilled cheese, I mean that sporadically I will eat one for lunch. I scarf a couple of slices of bacon every month or so. Mashed potatoes are strictly for the holidays. I’m very much a veggie-wraps, grilled chicken, and salad kind of gal. To be faced with a plate like this and a very eager face waiting for my approval, well it was a little much for 10AM on a Saturday.

I ended up eating the entire plate, all the while feeling myself slowly expanding. Not only that, he wanted to order pizza for dinner. If I protest, I run the risk of looking like a typical diet obsessed female, to give in is only sentencing me to more ellipitical time in the coming week. Read More »

This season of The Bachelor is no disappointment. Andy, while Ken-doll cute, is just a touch dull. Luckily, as a doctor, he knows that alcohol is the cure for a lack of personality. I just hope he doesn’t drink like he does on the show before he operates. The girls, as always, are toothy, tube-topped lovelies, trying to make light of the fact that they’re participating in a televised brothel.

Anyway, I really feel for the girls, especially when the producers of the show make them go on outdoor dates at night– they always look so cold! Poor Peyton and Tessa were shrinking under their pashminas on that aircraft carrier. So much for romance– Andy’s only got two arms, and one of them has to hold the booze.

If I leared anything from last night’s episode, it is that openness and honesty are the keys to a functioning relationship with a man who is dating 12 other women on national television. My rose goes to Kate, who not only has an impressive head of hair but a sense of humor (intentional or unintentional?) about the situation. My greatest wish is for her and dandy Andy to have some “affectionate time” together. We’ll just have to wait until next week…