October 25, 2011
- 3:00 pm
By Sara - NYU

Question?! Answer: Ask Tuffy Luv.
Dear Tuffy Luv,
Recently, I’ve had one of the worst things happen to me that could happen to any college student: I had a falling out with my best friend. It was bad. The kind of thing you see in movies, where there’s yelling and tears. She pretty harshly informed me that she didn’t like me anymore. After three years of living together and being close friends, she ditched me to be BFFLs with another girl whom she finds to be more “exciting.” Read More »
Tags: Advice, advice column, ask tuffy luv, best friend, boyfriend, chill, chill pill, chubby, ex-best friend, fall out, settling, tuffy luv
August 9, 2011
- 3:00 pm
By Sara - NYU
Question?! Answer: Ask Tuffy Luv.
Dear Tuffy Luv,
I always look forward to reading your advice, however, recently I’ve had hopes that another blogger would ask a question similar to the situation I am currently in. That hasn’t happened so I decided to ask for your advice myself.
To give you some background, besides a relationship I was in for 3 yrs which ended my sophomore yr of college, I have a terrible habit of wanting to be with someone until they ‘show too much interest’. That being said, I also am usually pretty good about going with the flow in any dating situation or just life in general. But that’s changed.
My program in college consists of 4 yrs of professional school and I just completed my first yr. At the beginning, myself and my friends would constantly make jokes about crushing on some of the guys in the upper years of the program. One in particular that I was interested in I found out towards the end of the year was also good friends with friends I had outside of my program. We continuously ran into each other & at the end of the year (2ish months ago) hooked up even though that’s not my thing– I’m not sure why I made him the exception. The next day he couldn’t have been more polite & we stayed in touch. He is still at school and I’ve made trips back out to visit my best friend and I always end up staying with him one or two nights of the weekend trips. But recently, he had to move back home to finish his last year of the program. And that’s where it ends.
We’ve never talked about anything more than hooking up, but we get along perfectly when we are together & I’m interested in a lot more than what it is. I’m fairly certain, though, that he’s not but it could just be his laid back personality. First, he’s going to be 3+ hrs away from me until next year and who knows if that’s the only thing stopping him. Also, maybe the only reason I’m as interested as I am is because he isn’t. He’s not a ‘texter’ so after saying goodbye this weekend I haven’t spoke to him. But I’ve done nothing but worry and think about the whole situation. Should I let him know how I feel or go with the flow like usual & whatever is meant to happen, will? Or if he wanted to be with me, he’d let me know?
In dire need of tuff luv,
I used to be chill
Tags: Advice, advice column, ask tuffy luv, boyfriend, chill, dating, fwb, guy, hook up, hooking up, hookup, tuffy luv
[Sarabeth here, back with some more jams to add to your iTunes library! Every Wednesday, I'm bringing you music suggestions - could be something new, old, hugely popular or fairly unknown - to awesome-ify your collection.]
For some reason lately, I’ve been on a real retro kick when it comes to my iPod. Looking back at my most ‘recently played’ list, every song comes from 1985 and before….and I wasn’t even born then. What can I say? I guess the combo of my recent break up and finals season makes me nostalgic.
Which brings us to this week’s pick….which may be a bit, uh, obvious? I mean, who doesn’t love The Beatles? Or, now that they’re on iTunes, not already have their entire catalog on their iPod?
Whatever. I figured this could be my opportunity to not only share my favorite Beatles album with you all, but also my favorite album of all time: Rubber Soul
About the Band: This category just seems silly for this band, so instead of giving you the usual rundown on John, Paul, George and Ringo, I thought I’d share some fun trivia. Did you know that while Paul was known as the lefty of the group, Ringo was left handed as well? When he joined the band, though, they only had a right handed set, so he just adapted. Read More »
Tags: beatles itunes, beatles rubber soul, chill, george harrison, good music, john lennon, music you should know, paul mccartney, retro, ringo starr, Rubber Soul, the beatles
Who or what inspires your style? Many of us use celebrities (like Alexa Chung) or TV characters (like Joan Holloway from Mad Men) as style inspiration, even though, most of the time, they are being dressed from head to toe by the best stylists. Which we don’t have. And sometimes it’s damn near impossible to work their Hollywood looks into our not-so-Hollywood lives. I’ve made it my mission to tap into the mind of a fashion stylist and show you how to take your style inspiration – whatever it may be – and make it more you
Not gonna lie, I could literally write an entire book of how I think everything Sofia Coppola does is the coolest shizz ever.
No big deal, she was only the director of some of my favorite movies, like The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette. She’s just the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather, besides being related to some of the coolest people in Hollywood (like Jason Schwartzman, heyo!).
Besides those minor details, she quietly pursues another interest (that she is, unsurprisingly, awesome at) and that is fashion. She created her own fashion line called Milkfed, unfortunately for me, sold only in Japan. She and Marc Jacobs are pretty much best friendz forever, considering she is also his muse for his ENTIRE BRAND. Also, the woman interned at Chanel when she was 15-years-old for Christ’s sake. Wanna know what I was doing when I was 15? Taking MySpace mirror pictures in my bathroom wearing a “sweet new top*~!” Therefore, Sofia: 1 million, Cristina: 0. Read More »
Tags: androgenous style, androgyny, chill, director, fashion, feminine, flats, louis vuitton, louis vuitton bag, marc jacobs, masculine, Muse, polka dot skirt, quiet, Sofia Coppola, sofia coppola style, Style, wayfarer, white shirt
September 27, 2008
- 11:00 am
By Kathryn S
With football season well underway, I bet I can guess how a lot of your Saturdays pan out:
7 a.m.: Wake up. Still drunk from the bar last night? Mayyyybe.
9 a.m.: Arrive at the football stadium; crack your first beer.
9 a.m.-Noon: Tailgate your face off. Tailgating activities may or may not include: Beer pong, funneling, shotgunning, and general raging.
Noon: Kickoff. You’re highly buzzed, but still careful not to spill your overpriced stadium beer as you shake your foam finger at the other team.
7 p.m.: You pass out. Hey, it was a long day, man.
Now that’s what I call a waste of a Saturday night. I know that rallying for almost 12 hours straight can take its toll. Especially when you’re running on a few hours of sleep after a killer Friday night. But if you pace yourself, and plan your evening effectively, there’s no reason that you can’t take in both the football game and a killer kegger (or two). Read More »
Tags: activities, alcohol, Baileys, beer, beer pong, booze, caffeine, cheer, chill, college, drinking, drinking games, energy, finish line, football, friday, funneling, marathon, night, party, plan, postgame, pregame, redbull, Saturday, season, shotgun, sleep, sports, stadium, tailgate, team