Twenty-five-year-old Scott Brefelstrode sat on Instagram late one night, scrolling through his feed. “LOL so tru” he commented on an @OfficailNFLmemes_ picture about Tony Romo in the fourth quarter, even though the meme was more than likely made by a 9-year-old. The improper use of “should of” instead of “should’ve” should have been a dead …
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Leonardo DiCaprio And Jonah Hill Are Getting Back Together For Another Movie
Leo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill absolutely killed it in The Wolf of Wall Street. That movie was endlessly entertaining. Then, they joined forces again for maybe the most awesome SNL monologue of all time. So naturally, the two will be getting back together for another project. The movie, backed by Fox, will be based upon …
17 Reasons Hannah From Girls Is The Voice Of Our Generation
1. Thanks to Facebook, Twitter, and one mildly successful list-style column you had published on the internet, you think you’re going to be famous. 2. And your parents have no idea how #blessed they really are. 3. Because your love life is an actual joke. 4. No. Seriously. It’s pretty LOL worthy. 5. You’re really …
What Guys Wish Girls Were Thinking During Sex
“I’m on my way.” Ladies, the jackass finally caught the hint that you’re in the mood for some hot bedroom manhandling. He’s a complete dickhead, but as much as his cocky asshole attitude annoys you, he knows how to hit all your hot spots. Okay, maybe that was too generous. Frankly, he’s just good enough …
What Your Resume Says Vs. What It Actually Means
Profile What Your Resume Says: Name What It Actually Means: At least one thing on this piece of paper is honest. What Your Resume Says: Address What It Actually Means: Please don’t look me up. I still live with my parents. What Your Resume Says: [email protected] What It Actually Means: I made this account a week …
Facebook’s “A Look Back” Feature Might Make You Cry, Or Feel Incredibly Embarrassed About Your Past
Facebook’s “A Look Back” feature is awesome. It goes through your profile and pulls different statuses, photos and videos from your profile, creating a beautiful mosaic of your life on Facebook in celebration of the website’s 10th anniversary. Mark Zuckerberg even posted this to his timeline: “When I reflect on the last 10 years, one …
Is This Really How They Cancel School These Days?
Back in my day, I would just wake up at 10, freak the fuck out, realize school was cancelled and go on about my life. I didn’t expect my educators to be entertainers. Kids these days…
4 Ways To Challenge Yourself At Work
1. Remix some of your fave songs with applicable lyrics relating to what you’re currently doing or feeling. So I haven’t done this one since I was at school, but with the help of some trusty teammates, we mustered up quite a repertoire. We turned “Turn My Swag On” into “Get my Tan On,” and …
8 Untrue Generalizations About America
Confession time: I’m not American. I have, however, traveled to many places in the United States, and I am still only a fraction of the way through my bucket list. If you’ve ever traveled abroad or met any foreigners, you have probably experienced prejudice against Americans. While you may not care what foreigners think of …
8 People You Don’t Have Time For Right Now
As postgrads, we are really busy. We are busy ignoring the fact that, at the moment, our fridge only contains mustard, pickles, and exactly one individual cup of applesauce. We are obviously way too busy to open Grandma’s “Please Open: IMPORTANT! FOR YOUR SAFETY!! SHARE WITH THOSE YOU LOVE” chain email. We are trying to …
14 Signs You Might Still Be Drunk This Morning
Last night, you absolutely killed it going out. You might have relieved some stress and made out with that cougar who has big, fake boobies. Maybe you bought a round of shots for a bunch of strangers you barely know with money you don’t have. You probably talked endlessly about how you’re going to quit …
How Catholic School Prepared Me For the Real World
If your parents looked down on the public school system like mine did, there is a good chance you ended up in a Catholic school. Yes, those schools that made you dress up and show up for school. I’m actually proud to say I survived 12 years of Catholic school. When I look back at …
8 Perks Of Long Distance Relationships
As we get older, and as online dating becomes more popular, it’s almost inevitable that you’ll have a long distance relationship of some sort. Wondering what to expect? I’ll tell you. They suck. With so many late night phone calls, nights apart, and sky-high credit card bills from airline companies, it can be hard to …
What Your Office Music Choice Says About You
Your cubicle is your domain. Your home away from home. Your work station. Should you choose to personalize it, you offer outsiders and coworkers insight into your personal life. You adorn it with photos, miniature sculptures, posters, and other tidbits that act as a window into your far more interesting life outside of the office. …
26 Struggles Science Majors Go Through Every Day
Science is a hell of a field to be in. You have the power to do something no one has ever done before. Want to go to Mars? You can work on the technology that will let you get there. Interested in saving humanity from some awful disease? There’s a whole multi-billion dollar industry built …
Steps for Handling a Crisis Situation
Crisis situations happen to all of us eventually. I’m not talking about the type of crisis that happened freshman year when your “best bro” went to the hospital for alcohol poisoning, or any one of the reasons a white girl would “literally die.” The type of crisis that I’m talking about affects the person you …
29 Simple Life Lessons I Learned From a 99-Year-Old Man
Anyone who has lost a grandparent can understand the initial emptiness and grief that contradicts the happiness and thankfulness you feel for having had that person in your life, even if for just a little while. There is something extremely special about the generational gap that exists in the grandparent and grandchild relationship. The wisdom …
Bruno Mars’ Super Bowl Halftime Show Actually Sucked
Super Bowl XLVIII: a Super Bowl that will forever go down in history as one of the worst and most underwhelming Super Bowls of all time. If not for a touchdown and a two-point conversion by the Denver Broncos, it would’ve been a Super Bowl entirely unworthy of watching. The entire day, in general, blew. …
Five Classes That Should Have Been Required In College
There are certain moments in the chaos of adult life where I find myself distressed and conned. My parents seemed to navigate their adult lives effortlessly, preaching to me that all I needed to do was excel in school and the rest would work itself out. With that philosophy, I went to college and then …
8 Jobs That Are Much Worse Than Yours
On a scale from one to DMV employee, how much do you hate your job? My guess is not nearly as much as these folks. Chin up, friends, because things could be much worse. Unless, of course, you answered DMV employee. 1. The “Guess Your Weight” Booth Attendant This guy literally gets paid to make …
