I had a similar thing in college. I didn't drink until I was 21, but when I turned 21, I was having a really rough time. For the folks I was less close to, I just kept turning down drinks with a smile, which I was used to doing by my junior year. For the people I was closer to, I left it at "I don't like drinking when…

I did a similar thing a year ago, and it's miserable. My friends and family are on the coasts, and I'm in a tiny, tiny town in the middle of nowhere near the Rocky Mountains. I'm planning on leaving in another year for grad school (which was always the plan), and honestly, I'm counting down the days.

I second the Suave for super fine, super oily dark blonde hair. After I use it I can still tell my hair is a little oily, but I don't think randos on the street would notice. And it does smell snazzy!

I have nasty acne, too, and benzoyl peroxide cream helps. I used to be on a prescription for a special moisturizer to use with it, but the Aveeno no scent lotion seems to be mostly okay? I also wash with the Cetaphil brand cleanser before all this. The benzoyl peroxide comes in store brands (CVS, Kroger) for ~$5 and…

Shout out to the Space Coast!

Agreed on Bad Romance. That was amazing, and it's only gone downhill from there. Why, Gaga, why?

I totally hear you on the difficulty of making female friends. Before my sophomore year of college, I basically had 1 female friend. The one-on-one thing is definitely my preference for social interaction, and fortunately, I've found that most of my chick friends seem to like getting coffee (or tea or frozen yogurt)…

Oh man, I love Octavia Butler! I feel like Kindred was great because it spelled out so much history that just doesn't get covered in school, but for sheer wonderment of work, I really like the Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the Talents. Both are available used on Amazon for next to nothing, but they're a…