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Chicken Soup for the Dorky Soul
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A fashion and lifestyle blog for the charmingly awkward.
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Monday Music: Gotye

Obsessed with this guy. I came across Gotye (and Kimbra, whose music is equally addicting) through The Next Great Generation and my life has been radically changed. Apparently hes big in Austral...

10 oct 11

All Up In Your Facebook with My Body-Positive Rant

Not to make a totally random comeback or anything (oh, hi, blog!) but I woke up this morning to a Facebook thread so simultaneously inspiring and infuriating that I had to leave a giant rant comment ...

05 oct 11 1 person likes this

On Body-Positive Blogging and Why We Need It

found hereRelatively recently (okay, a month ago) an article ran on Refinery29 about body-positive blogs and whether they are truly of benefit to the people who write and read them. As you can imagin...

27 jul 11

Monday Music: Julian Smith

(warning: lots of flashing lights!)So, I wasnt sure if this should count as "Monday Music" because Julian Smith is a comedian, but then I decided that any song that can perfectly encapsulate ...

25 jul 11

Fat People Nightmares

beatrice harrodLast night, I checked up with Twitter before going to sleep, which only would have been a good idea if I wanted to go to bed slightly perturbed, which I didnt.Ill cut to the chase: on ...

04 jul 11

Perfect

wild hearts cant be broken I get overwhelmed sometimes. Okay, a lot of times. It can be hard not to panic when the e-mails and assignments keep pouring in, you havent secured a Grown Up job yet (dont...

15 jun 11 3 people like this

The Pair OR The Mental Health Benefits of Letting Stuff Go

the blowers daughterI can tell you with absolute certainty what the oldest pair of underwear is.I know what youre thinking: whoawhoawhoa back up, too much information. I do not need to hop aboard the...

09 jun 11

Monday Music: Ke$ha Unplugged

Yes, this is Ke$ha without autotune. The world may implode.Now, I know I wrote a post awhile back about the ill effects of raunch culture in which I cited Ke$ha as one of those ladies corrupting...

06 jun 11

Results May Vary

waiting for the and*Need a hump day pick-me-up? Download the very awesome 23 Things You Might Not Know About You e-book, compiled by some awesome bloggers including Amanda Oaks of Kind Over Matter.*A...

01 jun 11 1 person likes this

Absent

Okay, okay, Ive screwed up. I can admit when Im wrong, you know. I abandoned this blog for a month, whichwas probably longer than I had to. Will you forgive me? Pretty please? Ill be good this time, ...

31 may 11

On "Dark Girls" and the Impacts of Lookism

Dark Girls: Preview from Bradinn French on Vimeo.If you havent yet, its absolutely crucial that you give the above video about skin color-based discrimination within the black community nine minutes ...

30 may 11

Life After College: Laura

 lauraAll right. So earlier in the week I was freaking out about my Quarter Life Crisis. Graduation is a huge transition, and I bet Im not the only one whos a little bit nervous about it. Knowin...

29 apr 11

The Quarter Life Crisis

hereToday was my last day at my internship. At ten of two, I walked into my editors office and asked her to sign the time sheet I have to pass into Career Services to verify my academic credit. I tri...

27 apr 11

Happy Weekend

This made my day and I had to share. I envy this kids confidence. Haters gonna hate.Seen any amazing Youtube videos lately? What are you up to this weekend?

16 apr 11 2 people like this

Today You Should....

here...save your work til dark, because this day is too beautiful to miss....have a dance party....write a bucket list....get the biggest size ice cream theyve got....laze around outside and read you...

14 apr 11

Why Talk Sex

JiBs.[NOTE: This post discusses rape and suggestions for reducing "rape culture."]A couple of weeks ago, I attended an event at my school called Clarks First Time. Sponsored by our campus sex...

04 apr 11 2 people like this

Lets Talk: Photoshop

msblueskySo I woke up this morning, took care of some errands, and decided to spend a few leisurely moments on the Internet. I often check out whats at Jezebel (you bet Ive got the old layout activat...

02 apr 11 1 person likes this

Male Privilege and The Cat Call

hackney postEvery Tuesday at promptly 2 p.m., I pack up my things at my internship and call a cab back to my dorm. If its nice out, I spend the five to 15 minute-wait on the sidewalk, which is most c...

23 mar 11 2 people like this

Why I Read Mens Journal

As you might expect if youve been reading this blog for any length of time, Im not a huge fan of the lady-mags. Were all familiar with the way magazines targeted at women are written, and I think mos...

22 mar 11 1 person likes this

Whoa, What? An Update?

Oh hey! Have you forgotten about me yet? Because I didnt forget you!I know Ive been gone awhile now, and Im being weighed down by a metric crapton of work, but I just wanted to say really quickly tha...

14 mar 11

Does My Butt Look Big In This? The Answer is Yes OR The F-Word You Need to Stop Dreading

matt jones. more photos of crystal renn here.Ive been thinking for awhile about working as a nude art model. My college usually has openings for people who paid to stand really still while naked beca...

10 feb 11 1 person likes this

On Being Secret Admiring and First Love Lost

the berryBrian Jacques, the author of the Redwall book series, died on February 7th, 2011. As a child, I really loved these stories about little animals valiantly fighting wars and doing courageous d...

08 feb 11

Letters to Akon (with a Little Taste of Monday Music)

Dear Akon,I will have you know that I have never had any intention to like you. Somehow, though, you always find your way into my life.There I am, listening to the radio on my way to work because I f...

07 feb 11

Results May Vary

malva*Amazing reader Chelsea started a Tumblr inspired by Love 365! Im so, so flattered and thrilled. Its really awesome and you should check it out!*Are you all psyched-up for the Puppy Bowl? Its ha...

03 feb 11

Forcible

 trapped inside a memory[NOTE: This post discusses rape, so if this is triggering for you, Id suggest you not read it.]Some of you may have already heard the news. Theres a new bill in town and ...

31 jan 11

The Problem with Pretty

This video has been going around the Internet for awhile now, so Im surely not be the first person youve seen posting it. I found this piece extremely powerful in a way that I think many of you will ...

21 jan 11 1 person likes this

Hard Words

here"Speak today what you think today in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything you said today."--Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Se...

18 jan 11

Things I Learned In My Two-Week-Long Absence

(i am using this picture for this post because i was also snowed-in twice in the past month.)All right. So. I disappeared for awhile. Ive felt really guilty about it, but the couple of weeks have bee...

17 jan 11

Monday Music: The Kin

The Kin is one of those bands that you should be listening to. I hadnt heard of them until last winter: The Kin was one of two opening acts for Joshua Radin when I went to see him last winter. Everyo...

03 jan 11

Love 365: Day 359 - 365

weheartitI love that I loving my body is getting easier all the time.I love my propensity for dreaming big.I love that I am fiercely independent.I love my willingness to sacrifice for others.I love ...

31 dec 10

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