Finals Week

It's finals week out there for most of us in college--and if you're not having finals this week or not even in college, just go away for now. It is probably really typical for everyone to "brag" about their procrastination or how much of a studying-zombie they become during this week. But let's try to find some middle ground. 

Cramming in studying the night before each final will not get you that A or high grade you want. You may get lucky and it can happen, but not very likely. The best thing you can do, is to just study very effectively. Skimming through all your notes from the entire semester is completely useless. Try out a website like studyblue.com to make your studying more effective. And get your classmates on it too so you have a greater network/more study materials!

If you're that Comm major who just has to turn in one paper and give one speech in a class, leave campus for a majority of the week. No one wants you here. No wants to hear how bored you are or how much free time you have. You are literally, in the minds of everyone with a real finals schedule for this week, the scum of the earth. After that last day of finals, you can reappear on campus and do not mention anything about your lack of being a real student.

And for those normal people with an average stress load, try as hard as you can to keep it to yourself. You are not the only student with finals. Complaining to your roommate while he is trying to memorize Organic Chemistry mechanisms while you recite some random string of Excel formulas that you have to learn for your business final is NOT worth anyone's time. 

If you're looking for some de-stressing tips and blah blah, check out LesDivaDiaries post!

Holiday Shopping Guide

So the holidays are coming up/are in full-effect now, just in case you have been locked up in a cave for the past like two months. Here are some gift ideas for you to give out on Hanukkah/Christmas/Kwanzaa...?


For the wine enthusiast (closet alcoholic) you know


For that one person you know that still bikes:


For the hippie friend of yours who refuses to use bottled water:



For the bitch who doesn't have these yet:


For your senile relatives:

The X-Factor USA Season 2

I have been really getting into the X-Factor lately, mostly because I am so sick of the artists on the radio right now...*cough* Justin Beiber *cough*. Now you could be one of those people who are really into The Voice or even America's Got Talent and you think you are like a better person for supporting something less superficial and blah blah. No. Singing competitions are superficial. No concert is going to sell out if the performer looks like a troll--Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr or Javier Colon (winners of The Voice and America's Got Talent). And American Idol is starting to just give up with "winners" like Lee DeWyze or Phillip Phillips?? Omg or even Taylor Hicks. If you don't know who that is, you are doing completely fine. But seriously, the X-Factor has given us REAL stars, well X-Factor UK has...

Here are the current contestants on this season of X-Factor USA (in alphabetical order):

Carly Rose Sonenclar

At first, I was so annoyed with her. I just saw some 13 year old girl who really needed braces and I just skipped through her performances. And every week, she kept ranking at the top! So I had to figure out what the craze about her was. Damn, did I miss out. To quote Simon Cowell, "You are not a human being." She literally is so surreal and I regret not being her fan from day 1. 

(ELIMINATED :'( ) Cece Frey
Ever since her audition, she has been my favorite. I do not understand why the judges do not like her. They are just too old and do no understand what America enjoys listening to anymore. She is like a mix of Ke$ha and Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, but is still different. If that's still possible. She is definitely the underdog in the competition and deserves this win so much more than anyone else.

Diamond White
This girl is the reincarnation of Whitney Houston. Oh Lord. And she is just as alien as Carly Rose. When she was first sent home in week 1 of live shows, I was so sad. But then they brought her back and she was amazing.

Emblem3
I was really confused with this group. When they first auditioned, they seemed really douchey and arrogant. But their original song was so good and catchy. And they just kept getting more and more entertaining.

Fifth Harmony
These girls are bringing back the Destiny's Child and TLC style music to America. They originally auditioned individually, but were put together as a group in boot camp. For those of you who do not know, One Direction was formed the same way in Britain. And these girls are so good. Sometimes they are overshadowed and do not really stand out, but they do have amazing moments.

Tate Stevens
Tate is the final contestant for the over-25's group. Honestly, I do not understand why this category exists or why he is still in the competition. I believe he is only in the competition this far because he is the only artist who appeals to country music stars. All of the pop music fans' votes are split between 5 other acts whereas the die-hard country fans can concentrate all their efforts to one artist. Look for yourself. And to me, he just performs like a typical country artist. Nothing too unique or exciting.

Honorable Mentions

Paige Thomas
Paige was my number one boo until she got eliminated last week. I do not know why she got such a low amount of votes that week. Maybe the crude comments from LA Reid and Simon just manipulated the voters.

And this performance right here:

And I will NEVER understand why the judges never gave this artist a chance:

Parking Lot Etiquette

Who ever says that they LOVE to just spend their time roaming around in parking lots? No one. Then why are there always people driving their cars aimlessly throughout basically every parking lot--especially in LA. There needs to be a section in the driving test from the DMV on how to function as a integral part of society in parking lots. Until they do so, I will take it upon myself to educate the lesser beings of America (aka those annoying bitches who don't use their turn signals in parking lots).

Things to do:

• Actively pay attention
• There are 50 other people behind you who do not care about how funny your snapchat was.
• Use your turn signals
• You cannot "claim" a spot just by telling yourself, "I'm a strong, independent black woman and ain't no one gonna tell me otherwise."
• Go with the flow of the other cars
• Do not be that stingy bitch who has to go 5mph (not even touching the gas pedal).

Things NOT to do:

• Park a large car in a compact spot
• No explanation necessary.
• Stop to talk to a friend who is leaving the parking lot or going to opposite direction
• You're obviously going to see them again. And if you're catching up in the middle of a parking lot, you need to re-evaulate that relationship.
• Take an excessive amount of time to leave your parking spot
• In some neighborhoods, you will get shot for this.
• Parking your car on the van-accesible side region of a handicapped spot
• It doesn't matter if you are a handicapped designated driver, you still look like a douche. There are still other handicapped people that need that walkway.

Things I will hunt you down for:

• Not driving your car all the way into the spot
• Your car should never be sticking out of the line of cars nor should you be allowed to drive.
• Pulling into a parking spot when it has already been claimed
• If you are hit by the car that has already claimed the spot, ignorance is not an excuse for insurance companies. Fuck off and find another parking spot.
• Driving the wrong direction in a one-way parking lot
• Once again...no explanation necessary.
• Double parking
• Who are you

• Not parking within the lines
• Those white lines on the floor are not where you line up the center of your car. 

Hot Mess Flashback

Remember back in the 2004 when gas cost $2 a gallon, the Atkin's Diet was a thing, and wardrobe malfunctions were common. One of the most epic wardrobe malfunctions was that of America's sweetheart, Tara Reid. At P. Diddy's, what he called himself that year, birthday party, Tara Reid was just casually walking down the red carpet posing for photags in her quite classy, yet not tailored enough, black dress. She was embracing the attention, fixing her hair as her arm brushed against her dress to expose what became one of 2004's most infamous moments. I'll just let you see for your own eyes. Btdubs, this is NSFW.

An End to an Era

As many of you may have heard today, America has faced one of our toughest tragedies to date. This tragedy is so tremendous, that it will shock those around the world. Today, we were informed by the Music Television network, or MTV, that the world's greatest treasure, Jersey Shore, will be cancelled after its sixth season. This news was bittersweet. Perhaps more bitter if anything. But all great things must one day come to an end. And knowing Snooki, JWOWW, Deena, Sammi, Ronnie, Pauly, and Vinnie, (and I guess Mike...), they will not go out without having one amazing summer for us to watch. I have compiled a collection of gifs/videos/pictures that highlight the past five seasons of this artistic masterpiece. Enjoy:

Can't forget about Angelina

The Top 5 Overplayed Songs on the Radio

These are the only songs that are on the radio within every hour. In some instances, they've ended up on two of the three radio stations. And one rare occasion, one song on three different stations at the same time... Listen to them again here:

5. Somebody that I Used to Know
It's not indie or hipster if it's on three Top 40 radio stations at once.

4. Payphone
You're stuck at a payphone all day because they got disconnected in the last decade.

3. Give Your Heart a Break
How about we get a break from you crying all the time...

2. Niggas in Paris
We get it. Kanye and Jay-Z are fucking boss.

1. Call Me Maybe
The one song that cannot get too old or annoying, unless someone other than yourself starts to sing along and you need to shoot them. And watch this parody for a lawl: