Overweight People Need To Look In The Mirror & Shut Up I've been reading Healthkicker for some time now and I've noticed that a lot of "overweight" people love bashing anorexics. There were a few posts that went up ear…

Going to the Movies Alone: Pathetic or Brave? As a movie buff, I have no problem seeing a movie alone. Sometimes I'll pick a movie that no one wants to see or I'll be in a mood for a movie and my friends just aren't ava…

My Black Friday Experience: Online > Brick and Mortar For the first time in my 28 years, I decided to try out this whole Black Friday thing. I woke up at about 600am and slept walk over to Walmart for the $97 Garmin G…

When's the Right Age to Start Wearing Makeup? Seeing pictures of Miley Cyrus and Taylor Momsen (Jenny from Gossip Girl) makes me want to run toward them with a wad of cotton rounds in one hand and a jumbo bottle of eye m…

Why Your Girlfriend Never Goes Number Two When my girlfriend first moved in, I marveled at how she never seemed to use the bathroom when I was around. When she did, the shower water always seemed to be running... I fig…

Dating with An Age Difference - How Old Is Too Old? This is a guest blogs submitted by sweeetstache. One of the funniest things my ex boyfriend ever said was, "College guys shouldn't date girls who are sophomores and un…

What a tool! I have observed that on occasion, almost everyone will exclaim that someone is an idiot. And a lot of the times they do that, it might even be true. But have you ever noticed (I ce… trunthepaige

Obama and Al Qaeda Last week a tape was released in which Al Qaeda # 2 Ayman Al-Zawahiri called president-elect Barack Obama a "house negro". Al-Zawahiri goes on to add "You represent the direct oppo… vanedave

An Open Letter To The Homosexual Community The Blogging Dangerously Series, Episode IV: A New Hope I bet some of you are getting sick of talking about these sort of things, but there's at least one more thing that needs…

How Guys and Girls Deal with Cheating Differently How come when one spouse is cheating on another, the guy will always ask, "Did you sleep with him?" and the girl will always ask, "Do you love her?" Okay, maybe not alwa…

Will He or Won't He? Stolen from... my completely preoccupied mind. An ongoing list of what I will or will not do. Things I Will Do: <li>Consider your feelings in every decision I make.<li>… MyxlDove

What defines who I am? I have been pondering this question a lot lately. Last night I commented on a friends blog on the subject matter. And today I thought I'd write about it.I am a mother: by defini… jediwa72…

I Don't Like Kissing I was 24 when I had my first kiss. I had wanted it to happen much, much sooner, but you can't always plan these things. It should have been exciting. I was in a big, flashy, fore… datingish…

The Xanga Bible In the beginning, there was the internet. A bunch of Harvard graduates brought web space, and said, "Come, let us make internet blogging in our own image." After the buying of a s… Gerald_Washingt…

a memoir of sorts Nostalgia seems to be a common theme these days. Everyone talks about their favorite childhood games and memories. All pretty much happy times. Well, I'm here to show you a differe… undertheglass…

21 Days until Xanga DC meetup! there are 21 days until the xangans gather round and meet in DC....you know you want to be there!OK OK...the DC Xanga meet is still a few weeks away but once again I am here to swe……

When the Zombies Come Playing Left 4 Dead yet? another_rebel_without_a_cause

My Fiancé's Educational Plans Are Messing Up Our Life Plans I was recently talking to my fiancé when he casually mentioned that he's considering studying 2 to 4 more years in college in order to become either a pharmacis…

Children’s imaginary games… after chatting with some friends about kids imaginary games, i decided that it would be pretty nifty to lay them out via xanga. of course it would need to have my own twist on thi… lyr…

Questions about Featured Content, and Xanga Feature upgrades Some questions have popped up about Featured Content, so I wanted to clarify a few things! How do I get Featured? We now have two different areas where we fe…

A Primer on Blog Haters You don't have to blog for long before someone you've never heard of flames your comment section with something semi-mean. I say "semi," only because it can't be that bad when fro… TheBigS…

What does the world owe you!? Have you ever hit rock bottom? And once you got there you just laid in your mysery, sulking, crying, bleeding, hurting, praying for God to come rescue you...wondering if anyone ou… j…

To My Future Husband: Ten Things We'll Need to Agree Upon Darling, whoever you turn out to be, there are going to be a few things that you just have to love about me and that I have to love about you. To keep it short an…

A sailor's not a sailor till a sailor's been tattooed (added pictures) I've always heard that tattoos are addictive. This is one of the reasons I have not gotten one yet, even though I swear that I would just get one...o…

Trust and Loyalty. How much does it mean to you? It means everything to me. In a relationship I put it all out on the line. Every second of every single day I pour my heart out as a boyfriend. As a friend, I pour my h…

I Tested My Boyfriend And He Failed I haven't talked to my boyfriend in four days and we usually talk everyday online. We haven't talked since Monday, he texted me on Tuesday to say that he loved me, even though my &hel…

Yo, can I get an application? At my restaurant we have a zillion people come in every single day asking for job applications. Some people are just ridiculous, and I'm amazed that anywhere actually hired them be… m…

Ridiculous road rage. I was second in line at the light when I saw the cop pull up. He was waving the opposite side of traffic to go; I figured the lights were broken. But then, they changed. … BarelyJen…

Dear Mystery "Christian" Commenter: **EDIT** You know who you are. First of all, I just wanted to say, while everyone loves a good mystery, mystery often loses its appeal if it's never solved. HOWEVER, when it comes to…

Lack of Education is KILLING us Every once and awhile I come across something in the news that is profoundly disturbing enough to motivate me to blog when I know very little about the topic. On those occasions, ……

Five Relationship Red Flags My relationship failure is a classic case of ignoring the red flags. Sometimes when you are in love or you've been together for so long, you tend to rationalize away the red flags,… dat…

My First Blow Job. I was in the grocery store the other day buying supplies and once I had my beer and whiskey I decided to peruse the aisles to see if anything else I might need might jump out at me… Bricker59…

The Art Of Loving A Woman Sometimes I feel as though I’m in a completely different dimension and even when I’m with family and friends, I often feel so out of place. No matter how much of a crowd I’m in, I… DearR…

A Letter to the Lung Donor's Family *This is the actual letter that I wrote to the donor family. I gave it to the transplant coordinator about a month ago. It has to go through some processing, and after that it will&hel…

Ouch, Discriminated For My Weight The other day I may or may not have proved the theory that clothing stores discriminate when they hire.Being a college student in Manhattan I obviously need a job. So why not work &helli…

How I hate those dirty... I think hate them. I hate the way they look, and act, and the way they stare at me. I hate their stupid ideas. How they constantly brag about their 'accomplishments,' to everybody … NikBv…

Taiwanese Independence In light of the recent arrest of former president of Taiwan, Chen Shui Bien, I started to ponder the sad history of the nation to which I owe a majority of my heritage. Taiwan, … Chinkzil…

Gossip Girl - What's Your Opinion? On this site of all things lovely, it's only natural that we bring up Gossip Girl at some point. If "lovely" meant addictive, scandalous, trendy, and maybe even a guilty pleasure, &hell…

Is... Xynga... spelt.. with... a.. Z..., or a X.....or...? Spelling, grammar, and punctuation; syntax, word usage, and usuage of literary applications: satire and simile; metaphor and allegory; lest we not forget personi…

Two More Months of You and Goodbye, Mr. Bush Dear Mr. Bush2000 was the first year I voted. I was (and am) ardently pro-life. I saw no way I could possibly vote for Gore, though I didn't like your record on capital puni…

Save Money! Don't Shop At Name Brand Stores I read an interesting article about Sarah Palin's $100,000 shopping spree a while back (when it was still news) and it was basically about how she is very typical blue collar…

Maybe one day I will save you Since my time on Xanga, I have gotten quite a few comments, messages, what-have-you addressing my personality and quality of character. Most of the people who tell me about me don'… b…

A Guy's Take on Virginity The girlfriends that I have dated weren't virgins. They have had more sexual partners than I have had and I do not consider women who have had multiple sexual partners sluts, nor d… datin…

Great Job President Bush I just want to thank President Bush for all of his hard work as president of the U.S. He has done such an amazing job with the economy and national security. When President B… TheThe…

What Is Socialism (A Very Frustrated Post) Because I've been getting the feeling no one has a friggin clue as I swoop about Xanga lately. Except for, possibly, EarthsAzureLight. I've heard no one really define it, but I…

If The Guy Pays, Is It A Date? My wife and her friend are having this argument over whether or not friends pay for each other's meals. One is saying that if the guy pays, then they usually consider it a date. Th……

A Ghost in France... Do you believe in ghosts or spirits? Spirits that haven't crossed over and are still here with us. This is my first real experience with a spiritual presence.We stayed in a bea… venice

Stop doing religion wrong, guys, seriously. Going to an art school, the majority of the students, like me, are agnostic. This is kinda confusing considering the history of art, but I guess creativity only runs in the blo…

Things A Guy Wishes Women Knew... ...but don't have the balls to tell them. This is a guest blog submitted by CaKaLusa. This is for all you guys out there. When you don't have the galls to tell your ladies what&helli…

Net Neutrality One of the issues that I am surprised hasn't been talked about much, or at least I haven't come across any posts about it, is Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is the guiding princi… AlterEgo909

Legos! Hooray, Legos! Depending on how much you read into photography, this series could be: 1) My observations on the influence of American commercialism (read: imperialism) abroad. 2) A introspective… woodrowwi…

Are Girls Golddiggers? Hush. I think girls have it much tougher than boys, and whatever you say, we still get 70 cents to your dollar, gentlemen. However, finance is the one realm where there is an unf… datingis…

Election 08: That Over-rated "95% Black" Statistic I have a secret...I love numbers and stats. Shh! I dug into that "95% Blacks voted for Obama" stat, wondering if there was anything to it. It definitely seems troubling…

A Plea For Help From a Fellow Xangan To all of those who read my blog, as always I want to thank you. And right now I want to bring an issue to your attention. Right now, real religious persecution is happening. Th&he…

Is Living Together Before Marriage Okay? I found a brochure the other day about young unmarried couples who decide to move in together. It gave an example of a girl and a boy who start off thinking it's a good idea,…

Dear Y-O-U; Dear People Who Lack an Attention-Span Long Enough to Read Semi-Long Blogs: Click "Back" right now, then. Dear People Who Are Mad Obama Won: Don't worry, it'll still be called th… TheBigShowAtUD

Divorcing Marriage Apparently, over in that sunny land of movie stars and cyborg overlords (known as California), something called "Proposition 8" passed. (If you ask me, it sounds like the name of … ChrisRusso

PETITION TO RE-OPEN PROP 8! http://www.petitiononline.com/seg5130/petition.html Sign it. Spread the word. There is still hope. REC THIS. eye_paix

What Not To Say To A Pregnant Woman Here is an excerpt from a conversation I had with my sweet husband today as I was leaving the house to meet a friend for coffee: Me: “Well, I should be back before dinner. I love y&hel…

Care to explain yourselves Californians? I'm pretty disappointed by the results of the probable ban on gay marriages in the state of California that was voted on by the people of California. People wonder why familie…

bring forth the xangappreciation. i'm not one to write about xanga escapades, nor do i usually involve myself into the daily woes and happenings of xanga. but in the past few months, i've noticed a trend among peop&hell…

I Had Premarital Sex and Now I Can't Get Past It She said stuff about past is past, and you are still beautiful and stuff. I want to believe it. I really do. I want to feel beautiful. I'm actually not a bad looking girl.…

The Ball is in Our Court... First off may I say that John McCain's concession speech was easily the best speech I have ever heard him give. It sounded sincere and genuine. It was the first time I was moved by… van…

Today I Cried... Let me preface this blog... by saying... this is something that I handwrote while I cried. It's not for you, it's not for your judgement, it's not for your comments. *However, you … ISLYMORE

Fearmongering I know a military family. Good people. They are staunch conservatives, and I can understand that completely. The military gives you a job, a home, and a set of ideals to subscr… lotta_valdez

Exit Polls Let us know how you voted. We will then be irresponsible and post the results before the polls close tonight so we can be like the media. TheTheologiansCafe

That's it. I'm moving to Canada. Since you're all obviously caught up god-only-knows-what, I'd like to remind you that today is Election Day in America, which is very, very important, because the media says so. Pe&hellip…

Xanga Manga: Mc Cain vs. Obama! My manga take on the election. d_art

Disempowering the Racial Slur Caution: Potentially offensive, racially charged verbal content. Please bear with me. No offense intended. Readers easily offended by sensitive language, particularly common raci… e…

It Is Not Ok to Spank a Child This is a follow up on my post about toddlers hitting. I decided against adding it to that post because I didn't want to attack a very mainstream parenting technique but I feel I n… m…

The Behind-the-Scenes About Plugz After reading a post about plugz, I feel like I wanna talk a little bit about plugz. I was the programmer for this project, so I know all the fancy inner workings of this feature.&helli…

Basic Accounting I know that most of us are not accountants and that frankly most of us would run screaming if we were forced to account for anything because that's really not the "fly-by-the-seat-… quiltnmomi

Do violence and rap really go hand in hand? R.I.P. Freaky Taj, B.I.G., Tupac, Jam Master Jay and every other artist lost to pointless violence. jam master jay, hiphop pioneer Let's remember them, shall we? Hiphop is…

SWF: Life Is Too Short to Compromise A SWF on Craiglist posted a list of what she's looking for in a man: With so many people out there, at least ONE guy can match this. I know he's out there. My standards are exacti&he…

The Case Against Abortion I thought long and hard about what the most terrifying post I could put up for halloween. I figured it out! First you take lots of death... Add two parts politics and stir. F… Legen…