In the first grade, I joined Brownies, the Girl Scouts before they become actual girl scouts. Funny thing, when my mom asked me if I wanted to join, I thought she was asking me if I wanted brownies, so of course I got excited and said ok. Next thing you know I’m going to these meetings after school and there’s no brownies.

I was out of the room when my boyfriend took Azrael out of her cage and when I came back I found her sitting in front of my laptop looking at the screen. I asked him why he put her there and he said that she sat there herself.

Images of Twiggy for Olay face cream and Jessica Alba for a Campari advert have both been criticized in the newspapers for being heavily airbrushed before publication. In the case of Twiggy, a lot of lines and wrinkles had been removed and Jessica Alba was made to look slimmer (as if she needed that!). The brands know that the average woman will compare herself to these images and aspire to reach the heights that this kind of ‘digital’ beauty demands…the only problem being that it’s not real!

This contest was by far much more competitive than the first. I want to thank all of you guys that participated, although it was a big pain to upload all of the entries. Just kidding! I had a really tough time deciding the winners, they were all awesome.

TIME FOR THE WINNERS!

Hi sweetie, it’s me kate. I know we don’t talk much, and maybe one day we’ll fix that. We were never close, I know .But there is something I wanted you to know because, well, no one else is going to tell you this.

Learn self defense. The few hours you take to learn it can save your life. I’ve seen short women take down guys over 6 feet tall who underestimated them because of size.

I know that I’m no angel, I have my sins and faults. But that didn’t stop me from trying to be a hero, wings or no wings.

I hate having to decide. I hate hating to scout out reasonable paths in order to reach my destination. I absolutely despise the fact that we are all somewhat headed in the same direction, think with limitless similarities, and speak in like tones. Please, for heaven’s sake, somebody do something different, outrageous, and bizarre! I beg of you!

There is absolutely no shame in being different. I was born an outcast, raised and outcast, and continue to remain an outcast. Trust me on this one; being genuinely ‘different’ is no badge of honor. It means that one must travel to great lengths to be recognized as an equal. Differences are what determine and separate what is good from something that is absolutely magnificent. Magnificence is the sole reason to wake up in the morning and force that first post-comatose breath of morning air. Never settle for anything less than extraordinary.

How easy it is to accept average: average love, so-so career, and a dream settlement. That is where the issues originate.

So what gets me is when girls ask guys “Do I look fat in this?”. I’m not saying all girls are this way, and I only know a couple who have actually asked this question. I have NEVER asked a  this and vow to never ask. Overall, it’s a negative thing to ask and only leaves everyone around you aware how self conscious you really are.

The thing with this question that really bugs me is it’s basically a trap, and not just for the partner. Hear me out.

The joke is seemingly timeless. We females go to the restroom in packs. We get it. You think we don’t know? Well maybe it’s time you learned something that YOU don’t know. What you don’t understand is that the girls’ public restroom is uncharted territory where scary, annoying, and just downright disgusting things happen. Let’s take you on a tutorial through the women’s high school bathroom, shall we?

That dreaded time of day has come, and while you’d do anything to avoid it… the inevitable happens and nature comes calling. You make it to the bathroom, which we’ll hereafter refer to as No-Man’s Land (not because there are no men…but because it’s like crawling out of your safe, yet rat-infested trench into broad daylight within the scope of all your enemies.) and, of course, there’s always a line. Not most of the time. Always. Often times the line is enough to make your emergency suddenly go away. However, on some days, like today, you’ve really got to go.

Now, when standing in line, one of two things will usually happen.