The Bucket List

Kegstand

They say everything happens for a reason. It was really hard to believe that for awhile, particularly when I was convulsing on my bathroom floor in my depressed/suicidal state following the loss of my job and fall from grace. But, I really am starting to believe that it’s true- that lives fall apart when they […]

Stiletto Camp- Guarding Yourself Against Attack

mzi.fsvagpsw

Lately the world has picked up the pace and intensity in its mission to bring me down. Everywhere I go assassins lie waiting, just doing their part in the large-scale plot to overthrow me (no, I mean LITERALLY throw me off of the Earth). At first I was ready to succumb to this coup d’etat. […]

Butt Slasher: Slash & Dash No More

09.07.11news-butt-slasher-edit_0

Long before 20Something City was around, there was the Butt Slasher. Now, remember how I told you big butts weren’t a problem? Well I guess I lied. Just having a tushy at all made women a target for Fairfax’s notorious butt slasher. For months, ‘burb girls lived in fear each time they shopped at the Galleria… at any […]

*DMV or Nothing

The Simple Life

I love to complain about being shunned to the ‘burbs. Compared to DC, it’s safe to say NOVA just isn’t where it’s at.  However folks, I never thought of the alternative. The dirty south. I’m not talking about places that are an hour away, like Fredericksburg. I mean literally in the area of Virginia where […]

I’ve Got 99 #20SomethingProblems, But Having A Big Butt Ain’t One

800px-fernando_botero_escultura_cartagena_colombia_by_edgar

I’m no J.Lo, Kim K, or Nicki Minaj, but it’s safe to say I’ve got a little junk in my trunk. Remember this story from last week? For those of you not in the know, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner made remarks that Michelle Obama had a “large posterior” then apologized for saying it. In the words of Trace […]

True Life: I’m Racially Ambiguous

“Are you Tiger Wood’s Sister?” An elderly Chinese man once asked me in an Arlington market. I was 11 or 12 at the time, but this was only the start of the many questions my racial ambiguity would lead strangers to ask. I once heard that Tiger Woods refers to himself as Cablinasian, a mix […]

Confessions of a ‘Burb Girl: VA Drivers

VA4Life

According to a recent Allstate study, D.C. drivers are the worst and stupidest drivers in the nation. Of all the drivers in the DMV, D.C. drivers were found to be the worst. However, having lived in both the District and in VA, I have concluded that there was an error in Allstate’s findings and that Virginia […]

Confessions of a ‘Burb Girl Tricks of the Trade : Cabbing back to the ‘burbs

http://www.freefoto.com/preview/1225-08-3/Taxi-Cab--Chicago--Illinois--USA

Now we all know that D.C. cab drivers are crazy.  Entire posts could be dedicated to their insanity alone, but today I’m just going to share with you the little tricks I employ when persuading them to take me all the way back to the ‘burbs. Whether it be back to Maryland or Virginia, you can […]

Confessions of a ‘Burb Girl: Looking for Love at the Mall

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daquellamanera/3080322326/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Earlier this year, CNN’s Money Mag named Tysons Corner, Va. as the second best place for rich and single people to live. Now most 20 somethings are part of the 99% who don’t live here, but as a 20 something that is part of the 1% who actually lives here and calls it home , I must say what Money […]

What We’re Talking About:

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 370 other followers