I agree with NellMood, stick with the registry. If you want to buy her something separately that's cool too and I'm sure she'll appreciate it. But for them, go with the registry. If they don't have a registry, you can get a bunch of pictures of them from facebook or a mutual friend who lives closer and make them a…

I graduated a semester early, worked for the next few months and then went to law school that fall. I regret it now. I wish I had stayed in college an extra semester and done a semester abroad like you're doing. I also wish I had taken a full year between undergrad and law school. At the time I thought I had to go…

Get your act together and submit the application. You won't regret submitting it but you will regret not submitting it. Give yourself a firm deadline, 10pm tomorrow night. Do it!

I know how you feel. I was part of a wedding I should have backed out of. What made it worse was I was the maid of honor. I was a terrible MOH. A friend of the bride's who wasn't in the wedding party ended up doing a lot of the MOH duties because I was too busy to do them myself. The bride knew the period leading up…

I disagree with the poster who said craigslist was a waste of time. I and many of my friends have had good luck getting apartments and roommates in NYC using craigslist, however I wouldn't rent a place I hadn't seen unless it was a last resort. I second the suggestion to use Columbia's online student network to find…

I don't think you're a bad friend for backing out. Tell her ASAP that you have a lot going on in the next few months and due to financial and time constraints, you can't be in her wedding. I don't know if she's a crazy "world revolves around me and my wedding" type but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume…

Hey there almost name twin. I too am in awe of her perfect, shadow free, stubble free, ingrown hair free, irritation free, same color as the rest of her arms and not darker than them armpits.

Yeah, but you might run across a shape shifter who doesn't know. Sometimes their data packs are incomplete. Since I can't see what color your blood is I figured I'd mention the mirror to be on the safe side. Walternate likes it when I cross my T's and dot my I's.

Link please? I've got to spread that specialness around.

Don't forget the mirror so they can write back.

Thanks :-)

You guys! It's my birthday!!!

Honestly, I think they're just milking this for the free pumpblicity

I've seen those on STFUParents. That's...too much information, even by facebook standards. Although I can't really complain. I'm not on any of the STFU sites to see classy behavior and tasteful pictures.

There are a few vegetarian dim sum places in Chinatown listed on yelp. Spur tree also has some vegetarian food options. I forgot to mention the Dosa guy. His food is amazing and he has a bunch of vegetarian and vegan options. He's at West 4th Street and Sullivan Street in the West Village usually Mon - Sat 11:00am to…

Following up on my overly invasive Thailand questions...why your bikini area? Do you have to keep it hair free? What about bathing? Aren't you suppose to keep new tattoos dry?

Maybe you could rock the whole Dita Von Teese look and wear bright red lipstick and 50's style vintage pinup clothes?

Ugh, I hate long flights. I once tried drinking on a ling flight but came down from my alcohol high with several more hours to go. It was terrible. I wasn't even drunk but coming down felt like a terrible hangover. I think (without any proof to back this up of course) that the air pressure and high altitude had…

Oh that sucks. Try lemons, water, sugar and salt. When I get the runs that keeps me hydrated and it tastes good. Also, it's the only thing I can bear to eat/drink if I'm cramping as well.

I love beer! Right now I've got a Pyramid Hef in the fridge. Nothing fancy, just what I picked up from the drug store. My favorites are Dogfish IPA 120 and Sam Cherry Wheat/Blackberry Witbier. And Blue Moon Summer Ale. What do you like to drink? Do you like hoppy beers, wheat beers, fruit beers, largers?