You see, the idea of having anyone meet my mother and father is one of the scariest things I can think of.

Even better than the music and rides, however, are the people of EDC. Believe me when I say I had never seen so many people walking around in underwear, fur boots and fairy wings acting like it was totally normal.

At the end of the day, you flirt with guys at the bar, he dates some girl he met on the subway and it all works out. You’re just friends. You don’t care where he’s sticking his P and he has no rights to your V. Friends. Awesome, wonderful, totally-not-having-dirty-thoughts-when-he-looks-at-you-that-way friends.

Bad hair days happen to everyone, but today is perhaps the worst hair day of all. Vidal Sassoon, legendary hair stylist and the man responsible for the haircare empire of the same name, has passed away at the age of 84. While the cause of death is unknown, it’s reported that he was surrounded by family in his Hollywood home. TMZ caught up with Sassoon just last week to obtain some hair-styling wisdom. See what the creator of the “bob” …

Like so many of you, I’m a fan of the Hunger Games. I devoured all the books over a particularly lazy summer weekend, I’ve seen the movie — and critiqued about it extensively with my friends. And ya know what? The books and the movie both left out a pretty significant character.

It’s not easy being awkward. You need to remind yourself of this simple fact every time you see someone out and about actin’ a fool. It takes an unnatural amount of ignorance, indifference and social ineptitude to truly be the mayor of Awkwardtown Saloon. Fear not, perfectly-average CC fans! Keep reading and perhaps one day you can be as cringe-worthy as the girl in the purple fringe skirt enthusiastically grinding against the guy who simply DNGAF.

Anyone who tells you dating isn’t one big game is, if I may be blunt, completely full of sh*t. Dating is absolutely a game and, if you don’t play your cards right, you’re going to be striking out quite a bit.

Since everyone and their mother (literally) is reading this page-turner, it’s no surprise that talk of kinky sex has been circulating among groups of friends all over the country. As a matter of fact, we were discussing this very matter in the CollegeCandy/COED offices today.

When it comes to judging guys, I’m not even going to pretend like I’m above the fray. Of course I notice what he’s wearing and how he looks and whether or not he uses winky faces in his texts. And guess what? If something he says or does is weird enough, I just might not want to continue getting to know him. Here are the things I judge the most when it comes to guys…

Would you like a guy less if he’s slept with 25 girls? How about 40 girls? Or 70 girls? And at which point would you straight-up refuse to be his next conquest? All that counting and keeping track is enough to make your head spin, so I propose this: Maybe just keep the numbers to your respective selves. That’s been my rule from the start, and it’s worked out pretty fabulously.