Why women can't have it all

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My friend said something interesting recently. She had just finished a year-long internship at a company in Singapore and was visiting for the summer. When we got to the subject of gap years, she told me, "I don't have time for that. If I want to settle down by the time I'm 30, I have to start building my career now."

Fifty Shades *update*

 CHRISTIAN GREY HAS BEEN CHOSEN. Nah, just kidding. But I have a feeling the studio might disappoint me. Because judging by the actors rumored to be in the running to play the infamous sex ninja, I might be forced to watch a pretty boy spank Ana Steele's brains out.

Why you should switch to eBooks

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I have every book I've ever read. I keep them all stacked in rows upon rows of novels, and wedge the excess in sideways. Fairy tales, fantasy, the Dragon Chronicles (when I went through a dragon phase) the classics, the Unicorn Chronicles (when I went through a unicorn phase), scripts for my first school plays, science fiction, books on magazine publishing (when I realized I wanted to be a journalist) and my first favorite books: The Harry Potter series. 

Unfortunately my apetite for reading has put my parents through hell.

Bling Ring

Coco Chanel once said you should always remove one thing before leaving the house. In that case, she would be appalled to find that my sister wears enough bling to put Mr. T to shame. She is OBSESSED with gold chains, and wouldn't be caught dead without a stack around her neck.

My secret weapon

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I'm not very good at applying makeup, but I'm awesome at taking it off. I can't risk raccoon eyes in the rain or if I spontaneously burst into tears so all my eye makeup is waterproof. The problem is, mascara is the hardest thing to remove, and sometimes I would wake up looking like a hungover hooker. My secret weapon:

Um, I just read 50 Shades of Grey

I know, I know, for an English Literature minor like myself, reading this would be considered sacrilege. But the reality is that not all English Lit. students read Tolstoy in their free time. Or at least they don't all brag about it.

She doesn't even go here!

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My family keeps hoping I'll lose my accent. Ever since I moved to England, my mom keeps gushing about how awesome it would be if I came home talking more like a Brit. My grandma keeps saying the same thing, too.

Who would do that?!

Crazy people. And Madonna. 

Damn you Harry Potter!

I was asked the strangest question last year. I had just moved into my new dorm room in Bristol, fresh off the boat (or airplane, in this case) and ready to start my freshman year of college. Just as I was unpacking, my neighbors knocked on the door to introduce themselves. We clicked immediately and started chatting about differences between America and England. It was then that my new friend asked: "Is it true that everyone drinks out of red plastic cups at parties in America?"