Top Ten Signs You’re A Farm Girl

DC Intern or not, there’s no way I can deny my roots. I grew up in a small, rural town outside of Albany, New York. My parents run a small family farm, raising grass-fed beef cows and growing hay. It’s a simple life, one I love to come home to, where the [...]

I Love A Good Opinion, But…

Advice is a funny thing.  You ask for it because you happen to know the person dishing it out to you is likely to have a different perspective than you, probably has better knowledge of the topic at hand, and can help you make decisions, or center your thoughts better than you would be able [...]

Has it ever actually worked?

I’m going to preface this point with one simply stated fact. I am not a beautiful person. I’m not trying to be self-deprecating here. I’m just saying that I would be comfortable giving myself a five on a scale of one to ten.
So why, WHY, is it that I can’t go through [...]

At least her Sims character didn’t croak.

Things are winding down, during the final week of my dream internship. I know my expiration date is about to hit, and so do the editors, so my once-full to-do list is now sporting highlighter stains and check marks, showing me there are few things I have left unfinished. It’s a weird feeling, [...]

Fear of Commitment

I saw this really cute guy on the metro tonight. He looked like he was about 25, wearing a light gray suit, black loafers, and sunglasses (at 11:30 p.m.) perched on top of his dirty-blonde gelled ‘do. He was even carrying a Border’s shopping bag. In short, he fit all the qualifications [...]