On this day exactly 10 years ago, the life of this beautiful 35-year-old princess abruptly ended with a tragic car crash in Paris. I remember sitting at the dining room table with my bowl of Chex as my mom turned on the morning news. There it was. At only 8 years old I knew little […]

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I was just reading some of the archives, some of my older posts, and they all just made me so happy. About a week ago, I started a fast start program at my new school, which was a way for new kids to adjust, get comfortable, and I went from having a peaceful, wake […]

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So while I am supposed to be at work attempting to locate an author who has not yet cashed his royalty check, I came across this article on the George Mason University’s homepage. The article regarding marriage summarizes a study conducted by Mason sociologist Shannon Davis. The results of this study show that while a […]

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We all know the venerated FDR quote, “I’d rather be bad at something I love than good at something I hate.” One weird thing about me is that I LOVE makeup… even though I totally suck at doing it. My eyeliner is always everywhere: I simply can’t make eyeliner into that thin, swift […]

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The following discussion not only contains serious material, but I want to make it perfectly clear that I have no desire to end anything in my life right now (including my life). I’m just raising questions and a discussion. Besides, I still have to meet and marry Adam Brody.
I’m sure most of us have […]

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Hello everybody!
I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while, I start a new school in a week, and things have been pretty crazy with preparations and fast start programs and everything.
Anyways, as Liz introduced, I am quoted in Danica McKellar’s new book about girls and math, called “Math Doesn’t Suck.” –interesting title, huh? Anyways, I […]

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Well, today is my first first day of school that I’m not attending. It feels weird that for the first time in nine years, I am not waking up at the crack of dawn, posing for a picture on our front porch with my siblings. It feels weird that for the first time […]

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Okay, so I don’t want to be infantilizing at all here: I think young women are totally entitled to their sexuality and it is really dissapointing how our society assumes that young women should be asexual until marriage or age 30 (it’s okay if it’s a choice, but pushing asexuality on women can be really […]

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Great news! The book Math Doesn’t Suck by Danica McKellar, the former star of the show The Wonder Years, is out in stores now. Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail encourages middle school girls to pursue math and science and embrace their […]

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Cross-posted from my Times Union blog:
It is fairly well-known among my family and friends that despite my distaste for low-brow entertainment, I love comedy aimed at the 13-30 year old male set. Family Guy, South Park, Little Nicky, Dane Cook… you name it, I probably love it. It’s generally racist, classist, endlessly misogynistic, […]

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