I'm sure my downstairs neighbors hated me doing jump squats and other cardio at 11pm! I'm lucky enough to have the space (and money) for my little lightweight flywheel bike, so I do that instead now.

Do you live with my former male roommate?? No joke, 20 years old, he had never had a job, cooked or done laundry before (I did not know this until we lived together). For that whole year he never once took out the trash, barely did dishes but would let them pile up in the sink, did not clean his bathroom at all (for a…

Well, there goes all my money forever, this collection is absolutely gorgeous. I'm not normally a S/S girl, but DVF has become one of my favorite designers over the past year.

Agreed! I didn't want to go all bullet point list in my reply though, haha.

Well, I noted those models because they are iconic. I don't think someone who just became popular in the past two or three years is quite an icon, but Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman, Selita Ebanks, Sessilee Lopez, Joan Smalls, Eugena Washington, Yasmine Warsame, etc are names off the top of my head regarding non-white…

Except here's a list of 25 influential black models, why are only 3 in Tyra's exhibition non-white? As a model (and an anthropologist), I'm actually shocked that Donyale Luna, Billie Blair and Mounia (the first black model used in YSL couture shows) didn't make the cut. Why is Cara Delevigne, who only rose to modeling…

I think she might be wearing HD makeup which is designed for heavy flash/is often used for photoshoots and has this tendency to make your face look like you're wearing makeup too light for your skin tone, this happens to me often when I go out for that reason. Her roots, though? Girl, spend that money you supposedly…

I mean, I guess at least he's honest about why he's attracted to her, though for realsies is she actually a socialite? I've never heard of her and I feel like I have to ask around.

Literally my first thought when I saw this headline. She is THE. WORST.

Ha I'm screwed then, I'm a year into growing out an awesome cut I got at a hair show that involved an undercut and a disconnection on top. My hair is really long now (thank you biotin and better eating habits) but still has some wacky layers.

Right? When people compliment my physical appearance, I always want to tell them about the years of compiled knowledge I have from professional hairstylists, make up artists and designers in learning the skills of "beautiful" and the work that goes into taking me from normal self to model self.

I think I'm the only woman I know who is a complete dunce when it comes to French braids and fishtail braids. How do they work?! I can do literally any other style from 20s to Old Hollywood to a perfect blowout and crazy updos, but complex braids are my sworn enemy.

I distinctly remember buying my first thong from Rue 21, because I was in western PA in a tiny town and as a teenager I didn't exactly have money (or reason) to spend on nice underwear. That was a fairly long time ago. I'm shocked that store hasn't gone out of business.

I actually often read or watch Netflix instant when I'm on my flywheel bike, my pace isn't so fast that I'm unable to focus and it helps me to stop concentrating so much on how long I have left.

The mindfulness is definitely something I need to work on. I'm so good at being interested in other people and listening and asking relevant but appropriate questions dependent on level of intimacy in the relationship. When it comes to talking about myself or anything unrelated to the other person, I'm completely…

I got to see Gaslight Anthem, Miguel AND Solange in concert today! And I was paid to be there! Aside from that my Sunday was sort of shitty, but hey, I'll take some good things over no good things.

Two things!

As an introvert who HATED dorming and moved into my own apartment off campus as soon as freshman year ended, I am going to tell you to stick it out. Though I really felt like the only adult amongst a group of kids at sleepaway camp, I ultimately did learn a lot about what living in a community is like, how to interact…

I have no advice on this front, as I am a very wordy texter and like when people respond in kind, but I agree that the one sentence answers are literally horrible and drive me crazy. When I respond with one sentence, I'm usually mad at the person or responding to something like "are you here yet?" where a long…

So weird. As if being by yourself in any manner is so sad and pitiable. I like being around people and seeing the buzz of social interaction, but I'm an introvert, so I like to just be in public by myself and read, text or just plain observe.