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yes, i am the elephant in the room, so please stop looking at me

yes, i am the elephant in the room, so please stop looking at me

This is a guest post by Cara, a writer and disability activist currently living in New York. You can find her blog at That Crazy Crippled Chick. Logo via 3E Love. As a visibly, physically disabled college student, and one of the only mobility impaired students to live on my campus, I’ve noticed a fewkeep reading

ask that girl: college admissions advice

ask that girl: college admissions advice

Hi, I’m Sarah, I’m 16 and I live in the UK. I’m looking to go to an American university. I’ve just officially finished year 11 (so GSCE’s) and I start my A-Levels next year. I came across your blog and was wondering if you could give me any advice on applying to university (i knowkeep reading

life skills for the incompetent: how to clean a sink

life skills for the incompetent: how to clean a sink

I did it! I cleaned the freaking bathroom sink! And now I’m going to tell you how to clean a sink in such a way that it will be literally as obvious as possible. Seriously. Does your drain suck? See what I did there? It’s a pun! Anyway, part of the reason my sink waskeep reading

how to not look like you’ve been crying

how to not look like you’ve been crying

Photo: Shandi-lee via Compfight cc It’s cool. College is stressful. Sometimes you’re going to want to cry, and then you’re going to want to go out and not look like you’ve been crying. I’m not asking any questions. I just want to help you fix your face. I consider myself something of a pro atkeep reading

do whatever you want to do, ethically

do whatever you want to do, ethically

So, in the process of researching for the shockingly popular Cosmarxpolitan, I was pointed in the direction of an excellent feminist BDSM blog. Author Holly just wrote a really excellent defense of her sex-positive stance, so go read it at Pervocracy. Okay. Now you’re back. If you didn’t go read it, here are the main pointskeep reading

the four guy friends every college girl needs

the four guy friends every college girl needs

1. The slut. This guy gets around. He’s typically conventionally attractive, and flirty with just about everyone, so he gets more than his share of ass. And in typical male-in-western-society style, he has no problem with telling you about it. This guy is an excellent friend to keep around, because he will give you a windowkeep reading

on shamelessness

on shamelessness

I will tell you this now. There are some embarrassing videos of me on the internet. Every few years I’ve passed through a “I’m going to be a video blogger!” phase, and it always ends in me sitting in front of a web cam doing things most people never do in public. That girl’s rulekeep reading