I've never had good luck while wearing regalia. Although I've only donned the robes a few times in my life, it seems as though there's always a feeling that it's just way too hot underneath all of that material. I'm not entirely sure what the problem is as the fabric itself isn't all that heavy but I just feel as though I'm instantly much hotter ( Read more... )

I have come to the realization that I don't have time to be upset at everything that makes me angry. I suppose that there are much worse things to worry about in the world but I lam most interested by pop culture, so there you go. My newest irritation is a show on MTV that ships spoiled kids (from My Super Sweet 16 fame) off to some foreign country ( Read more... )

Today was memorable because of two things: it was Move-In Day on Campus and I got my photo taken. Let's start with the less stressful of the two ( Read more... )

I'm in the process of recovering from Korean BBQ and I have to say that I've come out a little better than the last time that I went. I'm not too full (I'm sure that it was the lack of desert) but definitely well fed. A number of people from the office, along with a former coworker, ended up going and I smartly decided to walk home this time to ( Read more... )

I just finished watching my first episode of "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" and found myself incredibly annoyed. Am I being overly sensitive as the show relates directly to parts of my ethnic background? Or have I just begun to think about what I'm being shown instead of just absorbing it ( Read more... )

One of the things that I've gained by living in Southern California is an appreciation for food. Throughout my time here, I've been exposed to many different influences (and this is not to say that I didn't have a healthy appreciation from my upbringing but there's just a much different slant on everything here) and find an interesting balance ( Read more... )

I'm currently watching a Harry Potter marathon on television while folding laundry and happened to come across a commercial for Christian music CD's. I'm not sure what it is about the whole thing that is such a turn off for me because I generally don't have problems with the religion by itself. Perhaps I'm just jealous that it's yet another way ( Read more... )

The British tendency to create wicked parents continues to astound me. So I'm not well-read and my references include Harry Potter, Matilda, and Oliver Twist, but I wonder what it is about the culture that makes the recurring theme such a fixture? Do British people really have a hang up about their parents? Is there some kind of repression going on ( Read more... )

I came across this movie today, which is quite interesting to me. I never really cared a whole lot about the steroid issue when I was younger (or even now, to tell the truth). I suppose that this might stem from the fact that I don't care a whole lot about sports and so this is a non-issue for me. Frankly, I'm more familiar with steroid use to ( Read more... )

I keep seeing commercials for the new Axe Bullet on television and I think to myself, "Do girls really find the scent of overpowering deodorant attractive?" I get that it smells like cologne and I will freely admit that I not only use the regular stuff but also that I used the spray in college...but my point is that I never really did it because I ( Read more... )