There is some kind of disconnect going on in this here world. On the one hand, we don’t have time for anything. If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say “I’ve been going since [insert early time] this morning and haven’t even had time to eat,” then I would have more than enough money to buy those personalized Nike kicks that I have been secretly wanting since I … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Facebook Friend PDA
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Nam Knows Best: Why I am Unfriending You
Quality, not quantity. Ever. I felt really popular today. During the short walk that it is from my 8 a.m. biochemistry class to the Caf to re-caffeinate myself and say hi to Marina at the register, I said hi to at least seven people. That guy that I met during NSO. That girl who lived in my dorm sophomore year. Some guy that I met at a send-off party. My baby brother’s … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Why I am Unfriending You
Love your friends this Valentine’s Day
Art by Brooke Muschott Valentine’s Day always seems to separate people into two camps: sappy lovers and bitter singles. By now we’ve heard the joke about Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.) so often that it’s not funny anymore — but was it ever? Why have we collectively agreed that being single and aware of it is sad? I advocate for the creation of a third … [Read more...] about Love your friends this Valentine’s Day
Nam Knows Best: An Ode to Valentine
What could have been and why you should have taken advantage of all-you-can-eat-chocolate day I don’t want to hear it. I just don’t. All the complaining about being single and having no one and being forever alone is enough. I don’t want to hear a single word about how horrible it is to not have someone send you cute texts before you go to bed or to leave an … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: An Ode to Valentine
This isn’t about your fair-weather friends
If you’re like me, you’ve stumbled into this unusual energy-filled community called Pepperdine and fallen in love. I’m not talking about the emotion that arises from finding your soulmate — although that may be the case for some — but rather about the feeling that stems from discovering people you cannot imagine living without: the ones who can … [Read more...] about This isn’t about your fair-weather friends