Why Working In Customer Service Makes You A Better Person
After months of stalking Providence’s craigslist page, I finally managed to swoop in and score a job at Blue State Coffee. This is good news...
The Instagram Friendship Spectrum
Ah, Instagram. The window to the soul. The photographer’s playground. A chance to prove to your followers that you are the artsiest of them all....
Panties in a Bunch: A Scale of Rage
“Dammit,” I said, pulling a staticky lump of fabric from the dryer. “I knew this was going to happen.” “What?” a friend replied from behind...
Why “Beauty and the Beast” Depresses Me
On the surface, I should really relate to Beauty and the Beast – it’s about a plucky brunette who likes to read, and the moral...
How I Pumpkin-Spiced Up My Life
Last Friday, I woke up and made myself oatmeal. I’m currently going through a phase with Glutenfreeda’s organic gluten free oatmeal, which *also* has flax...
I Hate How Much I Love Starbucks’ Holiday Cups
Ten months out of twelve, you’ll find me getting my caffeine fix at independent coffee joints — you know, the ones named after animals or...
A Guide to Backpacks in College
As a child, shopping for school supplies was always one of my guilty nerd pleasures. An array of folders begging to be decorated with stickers,...
Halloween Costumes: The Morning After
You’ve polished off the bag of candy corn your mom sent you. You’ve slept off your hangover. You’ve flipped your puppy-of-the-month calendar from the chihuahua...
The Funny Gals’ Costume Roundup
Cady Heron says that in Girl World, Halloween is the one time of year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no...
Texts from Mothers, As Told by My Mother
Now that I’m at college, my mother and I use texting (sometimes Facebook chat…. yes I know, she’s so hip) as our main source of...