Tomorrow is the big day for President-elect Obama and you would think that today he’d be resting up or putting the final touches on his speech.Not our President-Elect.

Today the soon-to-be Pres is going to be participating in the National Day of Service and urges all of us to do the same. Obama is asking everyone to get up and get out to participate and volunteer in their communities.

The initiative is being launched in collaboration with USAservice.org, a website that has listed every event you can get involved in. Based on where you are living, you can find events to help out in your community. The site has opportunities from your local YMCA to Habitat for Humanity.

Even if you won’t be able to participate in today’s Day of Service, this is a great site to look at if you are interested in helping out a little more in your community.

But, let’s be real; if Barack Obama has time to help out today, so do you.

On average, people gain 5 lbs during the holiday season.  Wearing sweat pants and bulky sweaters to keep warm can mask and even increase the amount of the added weight, but I’m pretty sure the bikini you are preparing to wear in 6 weeks won’t.  I didn’t say it, but you know what I’m talking about: Spring Break!

They gym is probably overflowing with New Years resolution fanatics and Spring Break obsessed tanorexics.  This is a guide for those who want to lose weight in a healthy yet effective and quick way.

First, I have good news for those short on time.  You can actually burn just as many calories – if not more – in a shorter amount of time on any piece of cardio machine.  Fitness professionals have known this for a long time, but still I see many people jogging at the same pace for 40 minutes.  If you work out using intervals, you’ll burn more calories.  Intervals require you to workout at a hard intensity for short bursts of time followed by a lower intensity rest period.  For example, run at a 7.5 mph for a minute, followed by 5.5 mph for 2 minutes, repeat with a 7.5 mph minute burst.

Depending on how in shape you are, either lower or raise the intensity.  A favorite workout of mine is switching intensity every song.  I make a play list that is around 25 minutes.  The first song is a warm up, the second a little faster, the third slower, fourth faster and so on.  Use creativity and make sure the bursts of high intensity get your body going.   This will burn roughly 300 calories! Read More »

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Despite my pounding headache right now, I just had a moment of clarity that I want to share with you all.

The Inauguration of our 44th president is on tomorrow, and frankly I can’t remember anyone ever really caring about this ceremonial aspect of an election. Until this year.

And, wow, do they care.

D.C is “poppin’ off,” as the kids say. People have been partying all week, and will continue all week. What seems like the entire world is flocking to DC and my campus is on security lock-down, since GW is only 4 blocks from the White House. A huge, free concert with everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce to Bono was held on the National Mall on yesterday to celebrate. There are legit balls, as in Cinderella balls, to honor this man. Even the Metro tickets have Obama on them. Signs, posters, and more port-o-potties than you can fathom are popping up all over the city. This is big.

It is all strangely reminiscent of the scene in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy accidentally crushes the Wicked Witch with her house, and all the little munchkins are crazy happy. Ding, Dong, the witch is dead Bush is gone! Read More »

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“She wants me to come see some play with her. Something… something monologues. Vagina monologues? What… what is that? Is that seriously the name of a play? What the f*** is that about? Dude, I’m not going, that sounds creepy.”

“I’ve never had fifty dollars to spend on hurting myself for sexual pleasure before.”

“I got you a DanceOn thigh supporter. For a hands-free approach to your thighs! Tired of your thighs spilling everywhere while you’re dancing? Now you don’t have to be!”

“You’re whipped, man.”

“Not quite. The problem is that my girlfriend has way more testosterone than I do. I’m pinned down by the weight of her scrotum.”

(singing) “The sun will come out… this morning…”

“Tomorrow?”

“What?”

“The sun will come out tomorrow.”

“I don’t get it. The sun does come out in the morning, right?” Read More »

We love celebrities. We also love to hate celebrities. And then there are celebrities that we just need to get rid of. I had a rather long list including Flava Flav, Brett Michaels, K-Fed, Clay Aiken, etc. However, I narrowed it down to the five celebrities that I just don’t want to hear any more about this year.

I’m sick of them, so sick that if I see something about them on E! News or in a magazine I have to turn it off or stop reading. And then punch something and question the heavens above as to why they exist.

That’s not okay with me. So join me in my quest to rid the world of these offending celebs:

5. Tom Cruise- We loved you in Top Gun, Rain Man, and Mission Impossible, but the whole Scientology/keep Katie Holmes captive thing is down right annoying. There are not little aliens inside of you. You also happen to be a hypocrite: you criticized Brooke Shields for using antidepressants to take care of depression, an illness, and yet most recently were quoted saying, “They say, ‘Get your physical, get your medication, get your physical illnesses handled.’” Which is it Tom? Get your medication or don’t? You confuse me. And Valkyrie sucked. Go back to Xenu. Read More »

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Forget snow, chapped lips and bulky sweaters. You can still look totally cute during those cold winter months! Whether you’re hanging out at home in front of the fire or having brunch with your girlfriends, there’s no reason not to look your best. So why not cozy up in some super-stylish knits? From hats to gloves, slippers to scarves, we’ve scoured the earth to find the ones you simply shouldn’t be without. Read More »

Ever hear a story while drinking and think to yourself, “Wow, that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard,” only to wake up the next morning and wonder why you laughed in the first place?

This is not a story about that.

Last night, while out with some new friends, I heard a story. A funny story. A story I continued to ask to be repeated for the duration of the evening. A story that is still making me laugh now, after the Advil, bottle of water, and greasy breakfast sandwich.

One of the guys I was with (we will call him Kevin) once met a girl that he liked.  He wooed her all night and was totally smitten. She was intelligent, funny, and had really cute dimples when she smiled. And – score! – he got her number. When Kevin got home later he thought he’d send her a cute text.

“It was great meeting you tonight. You have really cute dimples.”

Unfortunately, T-9 and auto-correct got the best of him. Read More »

This semester break I have some company at my home – my boyfriend. Neither of us really wanted to be apart for the long 5 weeks of break. Well, that and he’s allergic to his mom’s cats. But he had to go home for a week to take care of a few things; he’s been gone for 4 days, gets back in 3.

This is really the first time I’ve been in a serious relationship, so it’s the first time I’ve been away from my serious relationship. This also means this is the first time I’ve had honest to goodness goodbye sex. And let me tell you, I can’t wait for the BF to get back. I miss having him around I’m can’t wait for the welcome back sex! (3…more….days….)

So, why not take this opportunity to do a little comparing? Here are my pros and cons about Goodbye Sex. I’ll get back to you in 3 days when I finally enjoy a little Welcome Back Action…

Pro: Neither of you want it to end

Since you know it’s going to be a long time before you get to do it again, the sex lasts longer! I’m not saying I have a minute man, but it was a welcome change.

Con: It can last too long

It took me a good half hour to recover from our session. I was beat. Sex shouldn’t be THAT exhausting.

Pro: Goodbye sex is romantic

The sex you see in movies is almost nothing like real life. But when it does happen, it’s wonderful. I swear, what happened in my bedroom could’ve been a scene from The Notebook.

Con: There’s crying afterwards

Yes, it’s cheesy, but I cried because I knew he was leaving the next day. Yeah, I know it was only for a few days, but leave me alone; I love him. Read More »

Disclaimer: This article is about a toilet seat scale. I’m going to get pretty mother-effing personal here. So if you don’t want to hear it, go read this week’s “Overheard on Campus” or “How You Do,” and get your CC fix there. Hell, feel free to read my Gossip Girl recap and comment on that.

Yup, they’ve thought of it. The toilet seat scale. In case you don’t have time to stand up and wait about three seconds for your weight to show up. You can kill two birds with one stone by checking your weight and peeing out your recommended eight daily glasses of water at the same time. And everyone knows, we Americans love to multi-task.

That was my initial reaction to the news of the toilet seat scale. Read More »