http://ummnowwhat.com Overcoming the Quarter-life Crisis Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:29:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reposted from here. It never occurred to me until recently that my parents didn't have a lot of money. It wasn't that we were ever poor, per se. We always had food on the table and clothes on our back. My dad always worked full-time, and my mom almost always was working ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/07/28/what-money-cant-buy/ Tell me, dear readers, which of the two is worse? A person who dislikes you for exceedingly petty reasons, yet is overly nice to your face? Or a person who dislikes you for exceedingly petty reasons and acts cold as ice towards you? (And, why yes, this is related to my last post, ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/07/21/honesty-vs-courtesy/ Many of us live in a world of excess. We exploit ourselves for Sea World, our obesity rates are on the rise and our national debt is the worst its been since Truman. Lately, I've been feeling unsettled. It isn't because I've been stressed out, because I just got back from ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/07/15/too-much-is-never-enough/ My friend Anna is getting married this weekend. In true Anna fashion, it is being held in a campsite, with s'mores replacing the more traditional wedding cake. By all accounts, it was stacking up to be a wonderful weekend. That is, until things got complicated. I was always aware that Anna came ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/07/14/a-bad-influence/ So, this past Fourth of July found me in Wilmington, NC, enjoying a long, action-packed weekend of old friends, new friends, sun, sand, and of course—everyone’s favorite American tradition—booze. First let me apologize for being remiss with last week’s post, although I see no one else has posted in the interim ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/07/10/ode-to-the-south/ As you may have been able to tell from my first couple posts on UNW, I am very (perhaps excessively) interested in dating, relationships, and the general dynamics between the sexes. Having studied social science in college and grad school, I find few things more intriguing than the theories that ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/06/26/an-unofficial-little-dating-poll/ In junior high school, everyone was required to take Home Economics class, which the oh-so-modernized school system referred to as Life Skills. In eighth grade, everyone took cooking class. I only vaguely remember learning how to make pancakes, but I remember Mike Duke, who sat behind me. He used to ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/06/24/life-skills/ Sometimes, I feel a little naive. I do really believe that part of this whole being in love thing is truly 100% believing that the other person will never do anything to intentionally hurt you. That safety is such an intrinsic part of it. Yet, it can be so frightening to ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/06/23/hurting-the-one-you-love/ My favorite part of getting to know someone is the beginning. You know, when you are actually fun. When you have SO many hilarious stories to tell. When you're not really sure if you are crossing a line by saying something- but you say it anyway because you have nothing to lose. When you ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/06/21/i-dont-have-a-goodo-title-for-this/ For me, this past Sunday was the perfect way to ring in the summer months. Although May and June have been unseasonably cool and rainy here on the east coast, Sunday was a good reminder that the best months of summer are still yet to come. It was sunny and 75 ... http://ummnowwhat.com/2009/06/19/a-taste-of-summer/