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Making the Most of a Trip Back Home

By Lauren Gerber
8/28/09
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We all love the trip home. Back to the over-comforted bed; our favorite family pet; long, huge meals; and our parents’ personal TLC fit for an 8-year-old (we love dearly, even if we are almost a quarter of a century years old). But some of us might not be getting as much bang out of our trip home as we could. After all, why leave all of the perks at the door?

Homemade Frozen Meals: Chili Macaroni

By Nick Schonberger
8/26/09
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Back in the days of innocence and fast metabolism, I was all about Stouffer's frozen meals. Swedish Meatballs, Salisbury steak, chili macaroni—all are DELICIOUS. This morning I woke with a hankering for some chili mac. Don't know why, just did

Japanese Pig Rodeo

By Joan Mitchell
8/21/09
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Best sport ever?

Attending a Wedding

By Chris Zoia
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Quick Tips
  1. RSVP ASAP – A wedding invitation is not like an evite, so be prompt with your response. Usually there is a simple reply card enclosed, but if not it’s best to just repeat back the language of the invitation.
  2. Copping a gift – How much you drop on the wedding gift depends on your role in the wedding. Are you a random guest, a best friend, or part of the wedding party? Etiquette suggests that each should spend more the closer you are to the bride/groom. But regardless of your budget, try to get items from the couples’ wedding registry rather than random gifts.
  3. The boring part – If you’re not super into the whole “idea" of love, the ceremony can get pretty dull. But it’s a big moment for some, so don’t sully it with your rudeness. Be on time, be respectful, and don’t snap too many photos (someone else gets paid for that).
  4. What to wear? – It’s a tough question, and if you’re close enough with the couple it might be worth asking. If you have to make a decision from the clues available, focus on the style of the invitation (how formal is it?) and the time of day (morning/afternoon ceremonies are generally more casual).
  5. The payoff – Wedding parties are like the bar mitzvahs and birthdays of yore, except now you don’t have to drink surreptitiously in the bathroom. Have fun and embrace the joys of a friends, old people, cake, and booze.

Your first day of work is intimidating. Realizing that you have to pay taxes is a bummer. But the biggest phantom punch of life after college hits when people who used to give you atomic wedgies in middle school or rock keg stands at your frat in college start getting married. The first time a wedding album crops up in your Facebook newsfeed, you’re first thought will probably be “holy $*&#!” But once you’ve calmed down, you should be getting amped to catch your first wedding invite. Ain’t no party like a wedding party…

"My Bad – Let’s Definitely Catch Up Soon!": Or, the Art of Combating Fremdschämen

By Christine Keith
8/18/09
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Germans. They have a long, silly-sounding name for everything, including emotions that the English-speaking world has yet to identify. (Schadenfreude?

The Top Ten All-Time Best Graduation Speeches

By Matthew Demmer
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We, the editors of Gradspot.com would like to take this opportunity to hail one of the grandest traditions of beleaguered academia: The Commencement Speech. Like Gradspot, the CS (as we in the industry call it) tries to usher students into the “real world” with a combination of wit, substance, and self-love

Rice Noodle Salad

By Cara The Quarter-Life Cook
8/12/09
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Cara the Quarter-Life Cook joins the "Recipe of the Week" team from Big Girls, Small Kitchen, a food and recipe guide for twenty-something cooks looking for user-friendly, affordable ways to navigate their kitchens.

Beans and Greens

By Cara The Quarter-Life Cook
8/23/09
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Cara the Quarter-Life Cook joins the "Recipe of the Week" team from Big Girls, Small Kitchen, a food and recipe guide for twenty-something cooks looking for user-friendly, affordable ways to navigate their kitchens.

Asparagus Fusilli

By Phoebe The Quarter-Life Cook
8/23/09
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Phoebe the Quarter-Life Cook joins the "Recipe of the Week" team from Big Girls, Small Kitchen, a food and recipe guide for twenty-something cooks looking for user-friendly, affordable ways to navigate their kitchens.

Montreal: Crazy Exists Here Too!

By Tory Hoen
7/23/09
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I always think it's really funny when Americans talk about how Montreal is so "European." I understand that a year spent in Paris does not give me the right to be snooty about Quebec, but I do have a bit more perspective than I used to, and I must tell you, Quebec is not France.

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