In college, I was a student government dork. I was active in residence hall leadership, then moved on to campus-wide elections and activism. I passed out flyers, I registered people to vote, I campaigned door-to-door. Eventually, I found myself in a position where the next logical step was to run for student body president.
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We all have them. Some keep them better than others. Some people have the magical ability to pull them out of others for all the world to see. Secrets.
Some secrets are more private than others. And that’s okay. Everyone needs to keep some things just to themselves. Some secrets are huge hidden things that have a life of their own. Some things become secrets just because you don’t think they’re important enough to mention to anyone. Continue reading
Have you ever experienced that moment? Did you ever lock eyes with someone in a crowded room and just…know? Have you ever sat in a classroom when someone walked through the door and you sat up a bit straighter, hoping against hope they’d come sit next to you, and they did? Have you ever been introduced to someone at a party and, when you went to shake hands, it was electric? Continue reading
Are you read to get a bit silly? What video or song best describes you or another CTer? Oh, the possibilities. Continue reading
We’ve all suffered through them. The girl who never put down her cell phone. The guy who repeatedly hit on other people while he was supposed to be out with you. The blind date your sister/brother/mother/hairdresser/dealer set you up on. But there is usually one that stands, head and shoulders, above all others. Our own personal Worst First Date. Continue reading
Up until last Sunday, I only had one athletic achievement. It was 2003. I was at my buddy Dan’s bachelor party, a weekend in Lake Tahoe. We spent an afternoon on the beach, playing football. Being entirely unathletic, no one covered me, ever. Continue reading
Some people have found it difficult to cope with the weather this season, whether it be flooding, constant snow and ice, drought or extreme heat. To cope, post what gets you to your happy place. SFW, please.
Being a horrible lightweight when it comes to drinking, I don’t myself have a long list of hangover remedies. Two drinks (doubles, granted, but still) and I’m out. And will probably feel bad the next day. But nothing that time and a couple of quarts of Gatorade can’t fix.
The articles I read doing research for this generally start up with a lot of pious nonsense like “drink less’, as a preventative measure. Idiots. Continue reading
This Friday is Valentine’s Day, a holiday combining pagan festival with the honoring of Catholic martyrs, including a young priest condemned to death for officiating illegal marriages under Claudius II. Lore goes that he befriended his jailer’s daughter and left her with a letter that closed with “From your Valentine” before his beheading. Over time, the day has evolved into a date to celebrate romance in literature, popular culture, and sales on prison-made lingerie. Continue reading
It’s 2009. My mother retired and moved to Maui. Visiting her twice a year was expensive. During one visit, I decided to save some money and got a rental car from a place akin to Rent-A-Wreck. I got this purple jalopy of a Nissan Sentra. Continue reading