Author Archives: Lauren, Salem College


Judy Blume Taught Me about Masturbation

It remains a vivid memory in my mind — the moment I learned about masturbation. I was 11, sitting in the backseat of our minivan on the way home from my grandparents house.
It was dark out and I was using my booklight to read my newest purchase “Letters to Judy Blume.” It was the moment […]

Loneliness is a Bitch. How NOT to Deal.

Loneliness doesn’t just suck, it blows. I know this because I have dealt with it first hand. The emotions, the weight gain, the boredom. With a new city, a new job and no new friends to speak of, loneliness and I were pretty tight.
If I told you I had a sure-fire way to beat it, […]

Gossip Roundup!

It’s Friday. I’m tired, you’re tired and it was Halloween this week which means we all have hangovers to get over! Sigh. After work/exams/class of course.
So here is a little gossip to keep your blues at bay until the weekend finally comes!
• Ashley Olsen was spotted sucking face with Lance Armstrong at an NYC Hotel […]

Costume Ideas for the Broke and Lazy!

Last Saturday in Manhattan, I saw every costume imaginable. Swarms of bees, a duo from the Great Gatsby, a Pharaoh, Cat Woman, Sponge Bob, even a seriously drunk Teletubby. Everyone came out to play.But the best costume of the night went to the super skinny hipster boy standing right near my L train exit on […]

No News is Bad News

It’s the early morning and I’ve already read a few newspapers, some blogs and a couple celebrity gossip sites.
I know a lot—sometimes too much—about our nations state of cultural affairs. But hey, at least I’m informed about something and it IS my job, right?
There was a day though, particularly all four years of my undergraduate […]

My Menial Job(s)

I am a receptionist. I also like to add “administrative assistant” in there from time to time; but, let’s face it, I graduated college and now I answer phones. I mean I even wear a headset.
It’s slightly embarrassing; yet much more comfortable than the back of my earring jamming into my ear.
It isn’t like this […]

When Your Friends Grow Up Faster Than You

Growing up sucks. Bills, insurance, work, and responsibilities: I’m trying hard to keep it all together.
But I’m young. And the fact that I’m eating cereal right out of the box because I can’t afford milk is just one of those side effects of trying to find yourself…right?
At least that’s what I thought. Until I went […]

College Candy’s Break-Up Survival Kit

Remember that LDR that I’m sooo into? And remember how I talked about how life was continuously shatting in my face but I was working on loving myself despite the crap?
Well, apparently life hasn’t stopped piling on the sh*t, because last night I was dumped by my LDR. Cool, huh? That’s what I said.
But f*ck […]

Gossip Girl: Ivy Week Brings Out The Bitches!

Seeing as I have to work almost every night of the week and I don’t have cable…or a TV…I don’t get the shear joy of watching Gossip Girl as it airs.
But what I do get is sharing the joy of Gossip Girl after it airs. This week, I’ve decided to pseudo live blog. Because with […]

Duke Dude Does Dorm Dining, Shuns NC Cuisine

Does the food at your cafeteria suck? Want to make some extra cash? Can you cook candied olive crumble with fish, braised short ribs with scallops, robiola cheese with fizzy carbonated grapes or chai ice cream with miso-sesame chocolate and powdered peach and pineapple? Didn’t think so.
Fortunately for Duke senior Bryan Zupon, who just loooves […]

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