The 11 Best Things About Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There is about a one-month period preceding Christmas where I’m blasting Mariah Carey’s “Merry Christmas” album, watching an endless sequence of holiday-themed movies, and soaking up the cheesy atmosphere in the shopping malls. These are some of my favorite things about Christmas–what is your favorite part of the holidays?
Avoiding Holiday Awkwardness [Diary of the Undateable]
I can talk about my dating struggles to my friends, to my classmates and to you guys. But when my family asks me about them, it’s a whole ‘nother story. I don’t want to be the black sheep, the one that ends up being on receiving end of a blind date or constantly put on non-marital watch.

WTF Do I Get Myself [Gift Guide]
No one knows you better than you, so these are just a few gift ideas so that you can completely overindulge this holiday season. You’ve earned it. After finals, internships, work and the general curve balls of life, a little gift to yourself will do you some good.
How to Make an Ugly Christmas Sweater
Everyone scrambles to find the ugliest sweater possible at thrift stores but if you don’t go early enough, you’ll end up with a less than stellar tacky sweater. Instead of getting discouraged, why not make your own tacky sweater?!
WTF Do I Get Everybody Else? [Gift Guide]
Whether you know it or not it takes/took a village to raise your ungrateful tush. This is the one time of year you get to say thank you to the people you probably forget to thank: your favorite teacher, that employer who took the time, your big bro, that cool aunt and your bestie. Throw some love their way and you’ll feel like you’re actually doing something positive with your life.
WTF Do I Get My Boyfriend? [Gift Guide]
Shopping for dudes can be hard because the media tells us they only like tech-y/video game-y stuff which is mad crazy expensive and still very subjective.
WTF Do I Get My Parents? [Gift Guide]
Shopping for your parents is hard. You get all bratty, they’re supposed to be buying me stuff. You get all confused, but they already have everything. You’re broke, they paid for my college and here I am at K-Mart again. Fortunately, there are many different ways to troll your parents this holiday season with a range of gifts that vary from, “I’m your favorite, right, mom?” to “I totally ran out of ideas.

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ince Thanksgiving is over and we’re all 100 pounds heavier, it’s the perfect time of year to lay on the couch and watch Christmas movies while we pretend to study for finals.
Skipped Black Friday? Try Cyber Monday
I love online shopping. You don’t have to go to a store and fight crowds. You can shop naked if you want to.
10 Best Places To Hook Up This Thanksgiving Break [Friday Faves]
Either invite your boyfriend down for the holidays, patch things up with your high school ex or find your old friend with benefits phone number, and relieve some stress. With your anxiety levels in mind, below are 10 great places to relive that stress over this Thanksgiving break.

Get Your Ugly Holiday Accessories Here! [WTF Friday]
It seems like the website is trying to advertise it as a cool, hipster hat that a twenty something would love to wear. Riggght. I would love to walk around with a turkey on my head to advertise the holiday.