A Lesson in Being Idle
source Something happened to me recently: I became scared of everything. I write about my anxieties and fears often on this blog and sometimes I write about them in a joking manner, but lately it’s become not as funny as an episode of Two and a Half Men. No, lately my days are filled with [...]
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Why I Don’t Think Interns Should Be Paid
source Back in June of this year, two Fox Searchlight interns, Eric Glatt and Alexander Footman, won a game-changing lawsuit against the Hollywood studio. The interns felt that they were utilized as employees, not interns, during their time at Fox Searchlight and should have been paid for their labors. The judge agreed with Glatt and [...]
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20 Signs That You Hate Your Job
It feels like every day an article titled “20 signs that you hate your job!” pops up in my inbox or social media feed. With 70% of Americans disengaged from their work, it comes as no surprise that these type of articles appear with frequency. I hated doing the 9 to 5 monkey dance and [...]
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When Ambien Causes You to See Double-Headed Clown Monsters
via Toothpaste for Dinner So, last Saturday I tried Ambien for the first time, or as what I like to call the ”HOLY SHIT! AM I DYING?!?!” pill. The Ambien was not prescribed to me, but rather to my boyfriend who is in the process of convalescing from arm surgery (hey, don’t judge- you probably would [...]
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Why I’m Sick of Hearing About Celebrity Children Becoming Actors or Models
Yesterday my friend Facebook chatted me to discuss the recently announced casting choices of Fifty Shades of Grey the movie. I have neither read Fifty Shades of Grey nor intend to, so she had to explain to me who the roles of Christian and Ana went to. “I can’t believe Dakota Johnson is playing Ana!” [...]
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Foodie Tour of Austin Restaurants Featured on Reality TV
It should come as no surprise that Austin has been on a butt-load of reality TV shows. Why is it not a surprise? Because Austin is currently America’s shiny ball that they like to poke, play with and stare at. Many of those aforementioned reality shows are food-based. The culinary scene in Austin has grown [...]
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Holiday Depression on Holidays I Confuse for Memorial Day
Yesterday I was in a funk and I couldn’t figure out why. Then it dawned on me: It’s a holiday! Even though Labor Day is one of those holidays that, sadly, had little impact on me growing up other than it meant a day off from school, it still sent me into an aimless walkabout [...]
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Forget Miley: How to Talk to Your Children About Their Shitty Taste in Music
There has been an abundance of articles circulating the web on how to talk to your daughters about Miley Cyrus or how to talk to your sons about Robin Thicke after their shocking performance of Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” at MTV’s VMAs, but the greater conversation still appears unspoken: have you talked to your children about [...]
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