Name : Sammie
School : Fordham University
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I'm a culture vulture.

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Big Ego, Small Junk, Big Problems

Since the dawn of time, man has dealt with an ego (the whole brain, really) that is directly linked to his junk. We all know that guys have issues with their…size, and use it as their defining trait when it comes to women. While this may illicit a giggle from the ladies who have had to deal with these silly boys, it turns out that this may not be a laughing matter.

February 17, 2010 10
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The Adventures of Returning His Sweats

Awww!  He lent you his sweatshirt!  It’s so comfy and cozy and it smells refreshingly like boy. It’s perfectly worn in, the lifeguard/lacrosse logo beginning to crack and fade at the edges. Sure, you would normally look ridiculous in such a shirt (anyone who knows you knows you aren’t a lacrosse…er…athletic kinda girl), but hey!  He’s a lifeguard!  It’s OK if it’s his!

You wear it home, letting the sleeves hang past your hands and relishing in the glory that …

February 13, 2010 10
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Bored To Death. Literally.

So we all know that boredom can lead to a lot of bad things: eating, online shopping, texting the ex BF and telling him that you still love him (OK, maybe that’s just me). But did you know boredom can actually kill you? Yeah, that’s what scientists in London are saying.

February 10, 2010 7
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Who Are You Rooting for In Super Bowl XLIV?

It’s a tough call akin to choosing between wasting calories on guacamole or buffalo wings, but because I find Peyton Manning so funny and on top of everything (he may be one of the most talented players to ever handle the pigskin… does anyone even say that anymore?) I think I’m gonna have to go for the Colts this year.

February 6, 2010 7
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We’ve All Got the Internet Blues

So according to a recent study, the Internet is making us depressed. While the scientists behind the study link depression to the amount of time spent in a virtual world, I have a few of my own theories as to why the Internet is making us all very, very sad.

February 3, 2010 6
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Facebook and Dating: Where’s The Mystery?

So with the dawn of technology, we are given a whole new arsenal of tools to aid us in the battlefield that is modern dating. We have texting, phones that make us available anywhere, Twitter, and most useful (yet at the same time lethal): Facebook.

January 30, 2010 19
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Five Reasons Why Wingwomen Are The Future

The wingman: a legendary tool of bros worldwide. Once a key to success, wingmen have become so commonplace (there are even books about their rules and various codes) that even the women preyed on by bros and their wingmen know their lingo and their tactics, making their hard work a big waste of time.

January 27, 2010 18
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Tim Tebow in Trouble

There is no doubt that Tim Tebow is an outstanding athlete, a two time Heisman winner who will automatically enter the 2010 NFL Draft. But did you know that the world might never have known that? In 1987, Pam Tebow was urged by doctors in the Phillipines to abort her pregnancy, because they feared that not only would the baby be stillborn but that her life might be in danger as well.

January 27, 2010 15
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Buried Lives Fulfilled!

MTV’s latest reality show, The Buried Life, chronicles the journey of four boys from Canada, (Ben, Duncan (<3), Jonnie and Dave) who realized that they didn’t want to die with unfulfilled lives, so they wrote out a list of things they wanted to do before they died, bought a bus (Penelope) and set out to accomplish their own “bucket lists.”

January 20, 2010 6
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What’s the Deal, John Mayer?

“All I want to do now is f**k the girls I’ve already f**ked, because I can’t fathom explaining myself to somebody who can’t believe I’d be interested in them. I’m too freaked out to meet anybody else” -John Mayer (Rolling Stone)

January 20, 2010 9