• The CC Weekly Weigh In: Stay Cool, People

    The CC Weekly Weigh In: Stay Cool, People

    Newsflash: it’s scorching hot outside. Not that I needed to tell you that. I’m sure the sweat forming under your boobs as we speak sends that message loud and clear (and wet). I wouldn’t mind the heat so much outside (that’s what pools and beaches are for, right?) if my apartment weren’t also 10,000 degrees.

  • Hot? Sweaty? Try These Do’s and Don’ts for Beating the Summer Heat

    Hot? Sweaty? Try These Do’s and Don’ts for Beating the Summer Heat

    Okay, so it’s hot. Like really, really sweltering hot. The temptation to stay inside and watch the first season of True Blood on DVD is certainly great, but you’ve got to escape the house at some point. While there’s not much we can do to persuade mother nature to tone it down a few (hundred) degrees, there are a few tactics you can implement to keep cool on your outdoor adventures…and a few you’d do better to stay away from.

  • Weekly Wrap Up: Where Did June Go!?

    Weekly Wrap Up: Where Did June Go!?

    Seriously, can you believe it it’s July?! I know, I’m freaking out too. Before we know it, August will come and we’ll all be dragging our butts and our Yaffa Blocks back to school. But fear not, the holiday weekend is here! I don’t know about the rest of you women, but I know I’ll be spending the next 3 days lounging by the pool with a margarita (or two) and a big, juicy hot dog (or three).

  • The Weekly Ten: Summer, Meh

    The Weekly Ten: Summer, Meh

    By now, everyone is looking forward to the summer. Thoughts of a pool, a raft and a cold beer are about the only things getting us through the hell that is finals week. But while I love me some summer sundresses and the prospect of a steamy summer fling, summer isn’t all rainbows and butterflies for me. Yes, this whiny girl with a Jew-fro has a bit of a bone to pick with summer.

  • Simple Summer Meals in Minutes

    Simple Summer Meals in Minutes

    If you’re anything like me (extremely poor and continuously sweaty from no AC), dinner has turn…

  • Hot Ways to Stay Cool

    Hot Ways to Stay Cool

    If you’re anything like me, you own one air conditioner that’s only strong enough to cool a tiny p…