All of my life, finding food has never been a problem. My mom buys it, my college cafeteria supplies it, and there are always easy-to-make snacks in my fridge. So imagine the huge reality check I get when I move into an apartment style dorm for part of the summer. The cafeteria isn’t open until […]
Author Archives: S.E. - Fordham
Elaborate Meals are a Thing of the Past, Tips for Cooking in a College Kitchen
The Nights I Looked Like a Tranny; My 5 Biggest Makeup Regrets
Makeup is fun. With makeup I can make myself look like anything I want. I can glam myself up, or play out a more natural look. I can turn myself into a sex kitten, or an innocent girl next door.
But it has taken years and years of trial and error to know what looks […]
Disney Princesses Effed Up My Love Life
Let’s get one thing straight; I am absolutely obsessed with Disney movies. But as much as I love watching them, the princesses walking around those movies always manage to make me feel terrible about my love life. They create unrealistic expectations about love and relationships all while maintaining a search for ‘happily ever after’.
So how […]
Dating Freshman Year, Smart Move or Terrible Mistake?
So you enter your freshman year of college a confident single gal (or guy) ready to take on your new independent lifestyle and hopefully meet some hotties. The first week of college you meet someone who you happen to really hit it off with. A few weeks later, you’re still talking to this special someone […]
How Far Is Too Far: Planning Your Long Term Relationship
When one of my friends gets a new boyfriend, I either hear an “Oh, we’re going to be together forever” speech or an “I don’t think I like him that much, we’ll probably break up soon” comment. I’ve always thought of myself as falling in the middle of these two categories, but an argument with […]
Move Over Pop-Tarts, Breakfast Has A New Pal!
Poor breakfast is probably the most forgotten meal of the day. In your daily mad-morning-dash to school, work, or play, it is easy to forget to eat something before you leave the house. Now for someone with a packed schedule, a mere bowl of cereal or a single granola bar will not tide you over […]
Obnoxious Lime Green T-shirt Wearer, or, How to Spot a Tourist
We’ve all seen them, whether they’ve been meandering along a random street corner or flashing frightened doe looks in the subway…I’ve been one, you’ve been one, we’ve all been one. That’s right, I’m talking about tourists; those people who don’t belong here but are visiting anyway.
While they can be cute to watch for awhile, for […]

