Above: If I don’t get a job soon, I’m going to have to find more inspiration from bathroom wall drawings. This one isn’t really reassuring. Is anyone else out there looking for a post-graduation job? Does anyone else out there have thousands of dollars in school loans encroaching on their life? Does anyone else out…
Today I found a new song via Pandora Radio that I really like! It’s called “Things” by a Brooklyn-based group called FannyPack. This song was released in 2003 on their “So Stylistic” album. I looked for about five minutes, but I couldn’t find any other videos to demonstrate the song, other than this one with…
My friend, Maria, told me a touching story about her family’s childhood goldfish and his silver fish friend. I’d like to recount that story. Floyd was the goldfish’s name, and his silver fish friend was Yobi. The two fish originally belonged to her brother, Christopher, who had them for about a year, but he left…
Shocking news: Decaf coffee has caffeine. That’s according to several studies. “If someone drinks five to ten cups of decaffeinated coffee, the dose of caffeine could easily reach the level present in a cup or two of caffeinated coffee,” says researcher Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD, of the University of Florida, in a news release. In…
Last night, my friend spotted a pack of Olay Regenerist 14 Day Skin Intervention on my dresser. Only one of the 14 packets were removed, so she asked if I was using it. “No,” I replied, “I just thought I’d try it, because some of my co-worker working on the Olay account at Saatchi thought…
Above: Project Happiness Syrah Red Wine from Trader Joe’s Everyone needs some happy red wine every now and then. That’s why I chose pRojECt hApPinesS Syrah tonight! And then I realized a disconnect in my knowledge between Shiraz and Syrah. I began to wonder, “Are Shiraz and Syrah the same type of grape?” The answer:…
Above: Harry Winston Tennis Bracelet (Price: $21,000) My friends and I were watching the grand finale of The Real Housewives of Orange County tonight, and a question popped into my mind. One of the cast members, Tamra, received a “tennis bracelet” for her birthday. The tennis bracelet is an in-line thin diamond bracelet that features…
I was at an event a week or so ago, when I decided that my business cards are out-of-style. Luckily, that same night, a trendy professional was handing out his “minicards” with personalized photos on the back, purchased from moo.com. That night, I went home and ordered my very own minicards, customizing them with pictures…
Above: China Care members, Lily and Stephanie at the bake sale NYU China Care had its first bake sale of the Spring 2009 semester today! We raise money to help fund life-saving surgeries for disabled Chinese orphans. Total funds raised today? $98.05. I’m wondering if there is a way to make bake sales more profitable,…
Above: My friend’s 21st birthday party! I’ve always wondered why everyone says that a glass of red wine a day is a healthy choice, and today I found out! It was based on a study known as “The French Paradox”. “The French Paradox” refers to the coincidence in France of lower-than-average mortality rates from cardiovascular…
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