I have a friend who recently broke up with her boyfriend. This wasn't some childish fling, oh no. They were together for a year and a half (no small feat in itself). And from all outward appearances, they really loved each other - as much as anyone our age that I've seen. He would send her flowers during school, or come and visit, for no reason at ( Read more... )

Went to the Royal Oak flea market today. It was definitely a good time. I was supposed to go with Lauren (met her at MSU scholarship thing, you folks don't know her), but I wasn't able to get in touch to set up when and where exactly to meet. Instead, I called Alex and she came along. Awesome, actual interaction ( Read more... )

Alright, I have two pictures in competition at the Worth1000 photography contest section. Please check 'em out, and vote (and comment!) if you like them ( Read more... )

- A few weeks ago I took two scholarship tests at Kalamazoo College, for English and photography (an essay and a portfolio review, respectively). I won a scholarship for the photography, which made me pretty proud on its own. But later, I spoke with my admissions counselor, who told me that I also had the highest score out of the whole group on the ( Read more... )

Guilt What is yours? Explain yourself Culinary: Jujubes - it's a kind of candy
They're rubbery - nearly painful to eat - but I just can't help myself!
Literary: Archie comics So my sister gets them sometimes and I pick 'em up. Is that so wrong?!Audiovisual: Iron Chef America Half the reason I watch is to see the host say "CLAAAAMS" or ( Read more... )

I was unable to get a paczki today. My life is meaningless.

***Ground Rules: The first player of this "game" starts with the topic ( Read more... )

I've never read Chuck Palahniuk's work before, but today I saw a link for "Guts." It's, uh, absolutely disgusting, but pretty damn interesting and well-written ( Read more... )

Your Ultimate Purity Test 2.0 Score Is... Your Score:Average For All UsersAverage For All Straight Liberal Single Pink-Skinned 14 to 20-Year old Males
(137 total) Dating50%33.71%35.63%Dated seriously Self-Lovin'66.67%61.53%55.73%Master of your domain Shamelessness98.39%77.8%85.54%Has yet to see self in mirror Sex Drive97.62%75.7%81.42%Monks are ( Read more... )

From an audioblog called Said The Gramaphone (http://www.saidthegramophone.com/Read more... )