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Archive for December, 2009

Use Holiday Cheer to Reconnect With Family Over Break
The most contact you’ve had with your family over the last four months is the weekly phone call where you tell them your grades are fine, you’re eating well, you need some money and you miss them too. So now that you’re home for about three weeks, it can be a little hard to get back into the swing of waking up to a “good morning honey!” every day.
Candy Dish: Congrats To You, Carrie Underwood!
• Carrie Underwood is getting hitched.
• Does Gwen Stefani ever not look cute?
• 7 ways to make small talk super awk.
• What’s up with Kanye and Rihanna?
• >Get the perfect waves for those upcoming holiday parties.
• Someone trusts Tila Tequila to carry their baby!?

What Do You Want Most This Year? [POLL]
As much as we all know we should be giving back this season, with all the goodness that’s out there it’s impossible not to want. The problem is, what do I want most? I know I can’t get it all (no matter how much they love me, I know my parents won’t be getting me a BMW this year) so I gotta choose the top dogs for my holiday list.
The Great Dilemma: Spanx or No Spanx?
There are many difficult decisions we women must make at different times throughout our lives: tampon or pad, Brazilian or bikini, Pantene or Herbel Essense, Gossip Girl or The Hills? Difficult, difficult decisions. It wasn’t until recently, however, that I faced one of the toughest short term decisions of my life. Or night.
Five Things Every Good Boyfriend Must Have
Sometimes I think we should just rename winter the season of love. When the cold weather comes in, it seems like couples just come out of the woodwork….or snowbanks. Suddenly they are holding hands in every store, making out on the sidewalks, and sharing kisses between sips of coffee at Starbucks.
Wardrobe Wish List: J. Crew Toscana Shearling Earmuffs
As much as I try to curb it, I am a bit of a style snob. On a daily basis I find myself thinking “Where’s ‘What Not To Wear’ when you need them?” When winter comes, and the accessories get piled on, my judgment only finds more outlets to put in its two cents. A hat with bunny ears? Is that woman serious? And, whoa lady, that Russian hat looks like you wrapped some road kill around your head.
College Q&A: Do I Really Have to Go To Lecture?
OK, so I have a 8am lecture 3 days a week next semester. Even better, it’s a requirement which I DO NOT want to take. There are apparently over 200 people in the class, the prof puts the notes online, he’s apparently horribly boring and I really don’t feel like getting up at 7 to go. Especially since my next class isn’t until 2pm. Annoying.

Winter: A Love/ Hate Relationship
About mid-July, after a month and a half of sweating my makeup off and having my thighs chafe in my shorts, I am begging Mother Nature to let winter come. When winter finally arrives, I’m happy as a clam. I’m looking forward to a solid three months of bundling up, celebrating holidays and the crisp winter air that comes with the drop in temperature.
Body Blog: Your Holiday Survival Guide
I could eat my own weight in Grandma’s “Won’t Fail Fudge,” but do I really want to carry around an extra me in 2010? Not exactly. Spring comes quick here in Santa Barbara, so bikinis and spring runs are just around the corner. If you’re located somewhere where you’ll be wearing large sweaters for the next four months – lucky you! (I guess?)
Candy Dish: What Happened to Brittany Murphy?
• So what happened to Brittany Murphy?
• Tiger Woods’ mama isn’t happy.
• Is there a cure for cellulite?
• Kevin Jonas finally got laid is a married man.
• Everyone loves them some Avatar.
• Is Khloe Kardashian preggers?
The Weekly Ten: Why You’re Fat
This week I’ve been inspired by ThisIsWhyYou’reFat.com… or my own personal struggle with winter weight. Between the Christmas cookies, Starbucks peppermint mochas and, oh yeah, lifting my drinking ban, these have all caused me to pack on the weight over the past three months. I could not be more annoyed with the term “winter weight,” or having to rationalize that I’m not getting fat, just fluffy.
Overheard: Finals Edition
(Two girls, studying in the library.)
Girl 1: Yeah, I’ll probably start sleeping here too. Under the tables or something.
Girl 2: No, I said “sleeping with girls” in the library. That’s different.
Girl 1: Oh. Yeah, I guess it is.
Guys and Their Moms: How Close is Too Close?
But last night while I was studying and making snowflake chains (I wish I was kidding…I’m desperate for some holiday cheer over here), I happened to flip on the season finale of Top Chef (no, I haven’t watched one episode this season but I still couldn’t look away) and witness a level of motherly love that I’m just not sure I’m comfortable with.