• Friday Faves: Confessions of a College Cocktail Waitress

    Friday Faves: Confessions of a College Cocktail Waitress

    Giving up my nights out was not something I was especially prepared to do when I started scouring my college town for a job; who wants to be folding clothes amidst an asthma-inducing Abercrombie cologne cloud late into the evening when your girls are out at $1 pitcher night? Nobody.

  • One Month Challenge: Sober, Week 2

    One Month Challenge: Sober, Week 2

    It’s official: I’ve been 100% sober for a full two weeks! (I’ve even opted out of using mouthwash!) While that may not be such a big deal to some people out there (ahem, mean commenters, ahem), I am really, really proud of myself. Especially after the week I’ve had.

  • One Month Challenge: Sober, Week 1

    One Month Challenge: Sober, Week 1

    So it’s been a week since I put down the bottle of Jack. And Ketel. And Captain’s. And… well, everything. At first, it was easy. After chugging rum out of a flask last Friday night and inhaling two giant slices of pizza after a few too many margaritas on Saturday night, I was more than excited to stay away from the hooch for a little while.

  • Confessions of a College Cocktail Waitress

    Confessions of a College Cocktail Waitress

    Giving up my nights out was not something I was especially prepared to do when I started scouring my college town for a job; who wants to be folding clothes amidst an asthma-inducing Abercrombie cologne cloud late into the evening when your girls are out at $1 pitcher night? Nobody. That’s why I became a cocktail waitress.

  • Money Matters: Smart Splurges in Celebration of Your Tax Refund

    Money Matters: Smart Splurges in Celebration of Your Tax Refund

    Overall, this is sad, but in a couple of weeks I’ll be getting nearly a G in tax returns. Yeah, that’s a crapload of money. But when I look back at all the hours I worked in 2008, it also makes me realize… I made jack sh*t.

  • Everyone’s Favorite “Get Drunk and Sing” Songs

    Everyone’s Favorite “Get Drunk and Sing” Songs

    Karaoke isn’t for everyone, and we all know that a vast majority of us should probably ste…

  • The CC Weekly Weigh In: Drinking Makes Us Wanna Sing

    The CC Weekly Weigh In: Drinking Makes Us Wanna Sing

    You know the scene: you are six drinks deep, the music is blaring and suddenly that beer bottle yo…

  • Studies Show: The iPod Will Make Us Deaf

    Studies Show: The iPod Will Make Us Deaf

    Listen up, iPod users (while you still can).
    You may love listening to your music on the way to cla…

  • The CC Weekly Weigh In: Worst Party Songs

    The CC Weekly Weigh In: Worst Party Songs

    Welcome Week is coming to an end for most of you. You have spent the past 5 days unpacking boxes (wh…

  • Playlist: Travel Through Your Tunes

    Playlist: Travel Through Your Tunes

    Part of the brilliant thing about music is its ability to transport you anywhere; the past, futu…

  • Return to Romance: One Man, 1,250 Miles, All in the Name of Love

    Return to Romance: One Man, 1,250 Miles, All in the Name of Love



    Every now and then, you wander across those stories that make the tears well up in your eyes; stor…

  • From Hookups to Relationships: Which Is Easier?

    From Hookups to Relationships: Which Is Easier?

    As embarrassing as this is, I must admit, that during my four years in college I, like most colleg…

  • Underrated Memories: Last Call in College

    Underrated Memories: Last Call in College

    It’s always a toss-up to say what the best part of an evening out is. Pregame and preparati…