“College is the best time of your life.” If you are in college, you will indisputably hear this more than a few times throughout your undergraduate years. Being told over and over again that college is in fact, “the best time of your life” is kind of intimidating – especially after graduation, leaving questions such as “If these past four years have been the very best, then what will I look forward to in the future?” to pop up.

My personal M.O. was to toss that belief aside as I embarked upon this next stage of my life. Why dwell in the past just because I won’t have the security of undergraduate antics to hide behind anymore and it’s time to face the music of the real world? (Despite John Mayer warning us that there’s no such thing as the real world, just a lie you got to rise above.) Instead of idealizing college as many people do, I have taken the approach that it’s okay to look back fondly and smile, but to not hold it too close or else I’ll never let go. And who wants to be one of those girls in their mid-30s recounting their college days as if they just happened?

However, I am not always perfect at sticking to my plans. Read More »

My optimistic side says (hopes?) that this video is a joke, but a large part of me wonders how much truth there is in it. We’ve all seen those crazy pageant moms teasing their 3-year-olds’ hair and covering their faces in makeup, so I’m not sure injecting their foreheads with Botox is really far off.

Joke or not, the video is WTF-ridonkulous. And the girl is just presh (even if she’s lookin’ a little old).

• The Sixty One is set to rank music; breed pretentious jerks

• Is this newly discovered, endangered rodent adorable or freakish looking? It’s hard to tell.

• Hero alert! A 9 year-old girl drives her dying dad to saftey.

• ANTM Cycle 1 winner Adrienne Curry and Brady Bunch husband Michael Knight may be headed for seperation. As if this is shocking to anyone…

• Shopping + Strip Club = Pearl Street Mall

• Forbes creates a completely pointless list ranks the world’s most influential toddlers.