2009 December - page 4

Archive for December, 2009

The Morning After: The St. Patty’s Day Peep Show
As per usual in my life, my senior year (the first one, mind you) was spent obsessing over a gargantuan, shaggy-haired, Beatles’ lovin, ex-BF who thought he was way too good for me. Even though he ignored me 99% of the time, I basically revolved my life around him. I planned my weekend festivities around where I thought he might show up.
Intro To Cooking: Faux Cookie Dough
Any type of cookie dough is a good type of cookie dough in my book. Cookie dough ice cream, homemade cookie dough, even store-bought Nestle cookie dough is delicious. Especially when eaten directly from the plastic tube with your fingers while watching old episodes of Sex and the City.

From CollegeFashion: Reinventing Retail Therapy
We’re all guilty of retail therapy. I know nothing makes me feel better when I’m down than a warm new cardigan, or a brand new party dress to boost my self-esteem. However, retail therapy can also go VERY wrong. When emotions are high, it’s all too easy to make impulse buys that will leave your closet full of regretful purchases and your wallet empty.
Having Trouble Choosing A Major?
You know those “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up” essays you were assigned in sixth grade? Some kids wrote about wanting to be a rock star, a teacher, a mailman, a professional Sega Genesis player, an Olympic Pog champion…and you sat staring at your blank paper.
Facebook Wall of Shame: It’s The Final (and Annoying) Countdown
Girl Whose Updates Consist Solely of What Her Dog Does: Getting Dooney out of bed to play in the snow is next to impossible. She just looks at me and then lays back down. She is such a teenie-bopper. I literally put her leash on and tried to pull her out of bed with no luck, the bed would have had to go on a walk also!
Olsenboye: Mary Kate and Ashley’s Failed Attempt at Budget Fashion
If I could raid any two celebrity closets, it would have to be Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s. (Actually, they probably share a closet so I guess I would only need to sneak into one, right?) Oversized sweaters (on top of more oversized sweaters), heavy rings that weigh down their fingers (all ten of them), the highest Louboutin heels and the brightest red lipstick.
Saturday Read: 4 & 1/2 Books for Break
So you’re home for break. And it’s wonderful. But what are you going to do with all that downtime for the next three weeks? How about do a little reading for pleasure? You know what I’m talking about, right?

CC Beauty Live: Golden Eye
New Year’s is almost here and after many nights with a classic smokey eye, I thought it might be nice to change it up. After all, the new year is all about change, right? So I came up with this subtle gold smokey look that will still draw attention to your eyes without the fuss of all that black eyeshadow.
Everything I Know I Learned in 2009
Is it just me, or does it seem like almost every celebrity out there had some giant scandal in 2009? I feel like I spent at least 3/4 of the year crouched in front of the TV or refreshing my news on the internet just to keep up. From Michael Jackson’s shocking death, to cheating husbands, to a family sending a silver balloon in the air and forcing their family to lie just to get on TV, the scandals have gone from serious and sad to very WTF worthy.
Tis The Season for Ugly Sweaters
When I walk through my local Salvation Army or thrift store, I fully expect to be assaulted by an abundance of glittery, jingly, horrendously ugly Christmas sweaters. That is where they belong, after all. Once a trendy item among soccer moms, those same women have since woken up from their chardonnay-induced comas and realized that no one should be wearing something with a fuzzy/light up Christmas tree on the back. So they donate them to the needy.
The CC Weekly Weigh In: We Heart Winter Break
Woo! Winter break! No class! No studying! Just TV marathons, home cooked meals and snuggle time with the family pooch. What’s not to love? OK, so sometimes the family can be a little much, but that’s a small price to pay for the heaps of free stuff you’ll be taking back to campus with you come January.
Candy Dish: Merry Christmas, People!
• Wow, Paris Hilton really is a moron.
• The best one-hit wonders of the decade.
• How much does it cost to party with the kids of Jersey Shore?
• Vanessa Hudgens’ nude photos still haunting her.
• Which Hollywood fam would you want to spend the holidays with?
Coupled. And Trying New Things
OK, so this pic is misleading. No matter how much I love my BF, I wouldn’t jump out of a plane for him. Even with a gray-haired instructor on my back. But that being said, I’ve recently realized how many new things I’ve tried since calling Matt my boyfriend.