I have a day off today and am kind of wallowing in my own thoughts. I need to get out of the house and do something to take my mind off of things. Anyway, I’m an Iranian-American. As of this year, my family has lived in the US for 20 years. I moved here when I was 5 and became a citizen when I was 20, so just 5 years…

(TL;DR of my issue: I’ve been having abdominal discomfort for over a month now. I had an abdominal ultrasound that was normal but the feeling is still persisting.) I went to the GI doctor today, and I left feeling more anxious than before...not because she said anything bad, but she ordered for me to get an endoscopy…

Hiiii again, it’s been a week since I posted about having an abdominal ultrasound taken because I’ve been experiencing abdominal burning or discomfort that is either persistent or comes and goes for almost 3 weeks now. The ultrasound didn’t show anything wrong, so that’s good, but the feeling is still here, and it’s…

Long story short, I’ve had persistent mild abdominal aches and burning for almost 2 weeks now without other symptoms, so my doctor suggested an abdominal ultrasound. Being the anxious person I am, I’ve been freaking out about what it could be. I’ve thought of the worst case stuff and went down the Google rabbit hole.…

So I’m an atheist with a Middle Eastern background. My family is not religious, either. My boyfriend is from a typical-ish white American family, religion is important to an extent for his parents and much more important for his grandparents (Catholics). My boyfriend is not religious; he is more likely agnostic but…

...when an application says “deadline by December 17,” it means it’s still accepted till like 11:59 pm of your time zone on that specific day, right? I submitted an application for something at 12:02 am last night (technically today, the 17th), and now I’ve been second-guessing myself all day, haha. Such is life as a…

I’m having a really fucking hard time figuring this shit out. A few weeks ago, I gave her an Oral B electric toothbrush that connects to your phone and stuff and monitors your brushing, etc. I got it for free, and I already have the same exact one, and it’s like a $100+ value. I should’ve just given this to her for…

My horrible neighbor saga continues. As mentioned before, my parents live in a town house, adjacent to a piece of shit man-child who has subwoofers installed in his house and plays music/games/movies loud enough for us to hear it. My parents have been dealing with his bullshit for over a year now. We have our Home…

I’m very fortunate in that during my daily train commute, random people don’t attempt to talk to me. I’ve been commuting for over a year now, and I can only think of one person who has tried to have a conversation with me. Well, tonight, this older guy sat next to me and after a few minutes, he asked me if I was of a…

First thing’s first, I live at home with my parents in a townhouse. We have this shitbag of a man-child neighbor. I wrote about him back in December because this fucker indirectly caused my mom to go to the ER due a potentially stress-related seizure that she had because of this dude’s inconsiderate nature. Basically,…

Well, would you? Presidential edition.

Sprinkle turmeric on your fried eggs (or to any other egg preparation, I suppose). Because turmeric is a super magical, amazing spice, it turns red when cooked on an egg, and the contrast with the yellow yolk is pretty. Plus, it tastes good! Plus, turmeric is pretty good for you! This is the way my parents make fried…

So I recently ordered some makeup from ColourPop which is an LA-based makeup company. They have really affordable makeup that is vibrant, full of fun colors, and pretty to look at :) For instance, their “lippie sticks” are $5 each and come in TONS of different colors (I got one of these, and it’s called…

Have any of you ever had prolonged burning chest pain because of anxiety? By prolonged, I mean like...days? I’ve been dealing with this chest pain for a few days now, and it’s freaking me out. It’s like a burning sensation in my upper right chest area to the right of my manubrium up to my clavicle/shoulder. I don’t…

Hi GT, TMI vagina/uterus/etc.-related stuff ahead.

Wahhhh, guys I didn’t realize it was going to rain all day (I’m a dumbass) and didn’t bring any form of rain gear or even a fucking jacket with me. I finished a lecture class and have a 4-hour break till my lab class, so I walked to the nearest Starbucks to kill time and do work. It’s a 5 minute walk from my building.…

...who likes the new font/font size on the mainpage? Literally, the only one? Yeah sure, I have horrible eyesight for a 24-year-old, but I'm actually digging the size, especially on mobile. Maybe I just like to be weird and go against the grain. 😕😎

I’m not a huge fan of my own birthday because this time of the year always reminds me of fall and back-to-school. I don’t like either much, haha. But I’ve had a pretty good birthday this year! My parents took me out for dinner Friday and my mom made me cake last night. My boyfriend took me out for dinner on Saturday…