Ladies Keep Calm – And Get Your First Date On
He Asked You Out… Now What?
Contributing Writer Amanda Hanowitz • @getWITZit
So, ladies (guys, pay attention): If you are living in this century, one that lacks chivalry and kind men, you probably don’t go on many dates. But if you’ve taken to heart everything your mom says about the “good old days” and talking to guys on the phone, perhaps you’ve been asked on a date or two.
So let’s say the boy of your dreams asks you on a date. What are you gonna do? Hopefully you’ll respond to his request with an answer (yes). Then you’ll start to panic a little bit.
If you are anything like me, slightly irrational, the following things will cross your mind:
- What the hell am I going to wear? I need to be casual cute, but like, a little dressier than normal, but like also not look like I’m trying too hard.
- What will I order? Everything on the menu is gonna be so weird to say aloud. Will he think I’m fat? Will he appreciate that I eat and am not anorexic?
- Are we gonna kiss hello? Are we gonna hug? Are we gonna awkwardly hug and bump our heads?
- What about the bill? Some people are so weird with money. Do I offer to pay? Do I insist if he says no? Do we split the bill? Do I just whip my wallet out?
- Will he kiss me goodbye?
Once you’ve gotten over the initial shock you can strategically plan the perfect outfit.
- Go for something trendy casual: Nice dark wash jeans and a comfortable, oversized sweater. Maybe go with jeggings, to ensure maximum comfort. Pair with combat boots or tall riding boots.
- Try J Brand Mid Rise Skinny Jeans in the Pure hue. Or try a high rise option. Pair the dark jeans with a Free People sweater, like the Windows to My Soul Pullover. You can never go wrong with a pair of Jeffrey Campbell Brit Wrap Strap Boots.
- Go for a subtle face of makeup; there is no need for cake on your face, girls. Apply some blush, eyeliner, mascara and a little tinted lipbalm for emphasis. Take it easy on these applications, you still want to look like yourself!
The appearance, unfortunately, is the only thing you have complete control over. All you can do after that is take a deep breath and have faith that he’ll kill it, the conversation will flow and that with any luck, no food will get stuck in your teeth. Bring floss just in case.
Above all else: BE YOURSELF! There’s a reason he asked you out. Rock your trendy outfit, fresh face and personality. There will be nothing not to love. If all goes well, maybe he’ll even ask you out again.
Why Chicks Love Pinterest
Some people say it is just like Tumblr but to a true “pinner”, Tumblr doesn’t compare to the amazing website that is Pinterest. It is basically a dream come true for people who like to plan and keep their thoughts and plans organized.
So first, you can make as many “boards” as you want and label them with different categories: food, clothes, dream homes, drink recipes, vacation spots, whatever you please. Then, if you are on any website and see something you like or if you search Pinterest, you just “pin” them to your boards to remember for later. Every pin has a link to the website it’s from so if you want to know more you can just follow the link. Here are the most common things girls use Pinterest for.
To feel like domesticated females
Chicks love finding fun little recipes of gourmet meals and pretending that they’ll actually be able to cook it themselves. I mean who doesn’t love looking at food?
To plan their “Dream Wedding”
Most girls start planning out every little detail of their weddings when they are young so being able to find even better ideas from fellow pinners is like paradise. Nothing better to scare off a boyfriend than telling him every detail of your future wedding you’ve already planned out!
To plan their appearance
Pinterest has it all in the beauty department. From outfits to crazy nails and impossible hair dos Pinterest is the perfect way for girls to give themselves the make over they have been waiting for!
To fuel their alcoholism
If men had the patience to look through all the great drink recipes on the site they would love Pinterest too! You wouldn’t believe the great ideas and wacky ingredients people come up with to mix with alcohol for a fun way to get a buzz.
To try their hand at crafting
The ideas people come up with for DIY projects are unbelievable and without Pinterest no one would know about any of them. From necklaces made of Pistachio shells or scarves made from T shirts, this site brings life to the saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”.
To get themselves into shape
For some people, exercise doesn’t come easily, but Pinterest is here to help. There is hundreds of workout plans to do whether it is before you shower, when you wake up or before you go to bed and there are special workout routines to target every part of your body you wish to change.
To find ideas for their future home
Think of it as MTV Cribs but with way more cribs and pictures of all the cool features in one great site. The organization and gadgets people think to fill their homes with is incredible and the pool designs some people can afford.. it is a dream, but a very costly one!
To get a good laugh
Everyone loves a good meme to laugh at but it gets annoying when your whole newsfeed on Facebook is overflowing with memes that aren’t exactly your sense of humor. If you’re having a bad day you can just go to your humor board, scroll through the funny things you’ve pinned and be in a better mood instantly.
What Does Your Ink Say About You? Top 10 Most Common Tattoos
Getting inked–a cheesy phrase, but a cultural phenomenon that attracts and hooks people instantaneously. Whether for artful expression, grievance and moving on, or an eternal skin declaration of love, tattoos have different meanings for everyone. Similarly, where there is good, there is bad…and the ugly. A one-of-a-kind tattoo idea takes imagination and creativity, and deciding on placement is even harder. Before you join the ranks of upper-arm crosses or butterfly “tramp stamps,” read on and educate yourself.
10. Chinese Symbol–It’s everywhere, including every tattoo book in every shop across America. It can be assumed that, for the most part, you spontaneously decided to get tattooed, and in what better way than representing your “love” for Asian calligraphy. Worse, there is a high chance that your “I love you, Mom” symbol actually means…well, nothing.
9. Fairies–Colorful, girly creatures sitting on mushrooms or holding flowers whilst elegantly “flying” through the air. For most people, a fairy doesn’t provide the deep meaning they are looking for in a tattoo, but oddly, this is an extremely common piece of skin art that is chosen simply for cuteness rather than something concrete.
8. Butterflies and Flowers–Usually a combination of light blue butterflies and peachy-pink, open flowers swirling together along the ribs, ankles, or back. A common tattoo idea for the females, as it accentuates their summer tan and new bikini. That is pretty much all.
7. Overly-Cursive Lettering–This is seen on both guys and girls. Meaningful quotes are a great tattoo idea. Not being able to read them because the S’s and R’s are out of control is not a great idea.
6. Skulls Galore!–Any way you can think of them: on fire, flames coming out of the eyeballs, wrapped in roses, wrapped in barbed wire, etc. Creativity counts, of course, but a word to the wise: it doesn’t make you a bad ass.
5. Rosary Beads–Where? Around your ankle, with the cross neatly positioned on the top of your foot. We’ve all seen it, and if you’re absolutely not religious, it’s just a waste of good skin real estate.
4. Dragons–If you’re a guy, find a chick with a fairy tattoo and you’re set! Unless you’ve invested mounds of cash and session time into creating an entire-body dragon beast (for whatever reason), sporting a small, green lizard above your pecs is something you’re probably going to regret later.
3. Crosses–This is the guy’s version of the Rosary Beads. Crosses are almost always tattooed on the upper arm, with lettering or a ribbon and black and white shading.
2. Nautical Star–Do you know what it means, or are you getting it because you’d love to fill the spot around your elbow?
1. Tribal–There is only one way you can make this tattoo stand out–think intricately! There are a million different tribal designs that take detail and uniqueness to another level. If all you want, and can take, is 10 thick lines on your upper arm and shoulder blade, then congrats! You can audition for the Jersey Shore. Lastly, this tattoo idea is no stranger to the overwhelming female epidemic of tramp stamps.
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Best and Worst Pick Up Lines
Best and Worst Pick-Up Lines…Ever
Some girls laugh to your face, others slap you in the face. Either way, guys, Forest Gump would agree that pick-up lines are like a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re gonna get. Lucky for you, this list gives you the dos and don’ts to revamp your game.
Best:
“You know what material this is? (grab your shirt)…Boyfriend material.” As cheesy as this may sound at first, it will undoubtedly make any girl laugh, and laughing is always a good start.
“Can I borrow a quarter? I want to call my mom and tell her I just met the girl of my dreams.” It’s a nice touch.
“If beauty were time, you’d be eternity.”
“You’re so beautiful that you made me forget my pick-up line.” This one is a keeper.
“Me without you is like a nerd without braces, a shoe without laces, aSentenceWithoutSpaces.” Granted, this is somewhat age-specific, but still endearing.
“If you had a like button, I’d press it.” Be careful with this one, it could go either way.
“Hello, I’m a thief, and I’m here to steal your heart.”
“How was heaven when you left it?” As every girl has heard this before, a nice smile and some charm can actually make this work.
“Your lips look so lonely, would they like to meet mine?” Again, use responsibly.
“Baby, you’re so sweet, you put Hershey’s out of business.”
Worst:
“I don’t pull out, but my couch does.” This is a guaranteed punch in the balls.
“Behind every pair of double Ds is a heart of Gold.” Ridiculously insulting. Don’t try it.
“I wish you were my knee so I could bang you on the table.” You don’t deserve to be in public if you think this is acceptable.
“Did you fart? Because you blew me away.” Come on….
“I know a fun activity that can burn 500 calories an hour.” Facts are fun, but this is lame.
“Want to see my Hard Drive? I promise it’s not small or floppy.”
“You’re hotter than a Bunsen Burner set to full power.” Chemistry pick-up lines are a no-no.
“I lost my virginity. Can I have yours?”
“Girl, you’re so fine, I bet you have more followers than Lady Gaga.”
“Hey, does this smell like chloroform to you? Just kidding.” Awesome! You’re one step closer to a restraining order.
“If I was your co-worker, I’d sexually harass you.”
“If you were an animal, you’d be a bear. So you could bear my children.” Insanely creepy.
So guys, next time you think it’s appropriate to approach a girl with a new pick-up line, think first! While some work wonders, others are beyond offensive and should never be thought, let alone used. Do your homework, and keep in mind that a simple “Hi” works, too.
Top 10 Worst (Useless) Job Interview Questions
Aleks Slijepcevic
Nothing ruins the prospects of landing your dream job than being asked the unanswerable. Even worse, these horribly-devised questions most likely have nothing to do with the job description or the company. To save yourself before you land in the hot seat, read the following top 10 questions college counselors didn’t tell you about.
10. Can you describe a scenario where you were forced to do something you didn’t like? Not only does this question put you on the spot as you rummage through your brain to come up with a good lie, it takes time away from answering important questions. More times than not, the interviewer doesn’t care, and it has every potential to backfire in their face if they ask a person who’s just a little too honest.
9. If you were a manager, how would you handle daily tasks? A great question for someone who’s interviewing to become a manager. For everyone else, a complete hit and miss.
8. What are your short and long-term goals? For most people, there is a huge overlap and the interviewer will probably hear the same goals twice. Worse, if the interview is for a cashier at Taco Bell, chances are the long-term goal is not what the interviewer wants to hear.
7. What is the most negative thing you’ve heard about our company? At this point, you could consider walking out as answering this question could lead down a not-so-good road.
6. Can you define honesty? This pretty much solidifies that the rest of the interview will progress horribly. Not only are you forced to slap together a half-intelligent definition, you can almost always expect a follow-up question asking to describe another scenario.
5. Why do you want to be (insert job title)? Healthcare, money in my pocket, something to do from 9 to 5…This question absolutely restricts you, and in order to please, you have to ditch the truth and invent an answer that falls in line with “career advancement and experience in dire economic times to better the future advancements of the company…blah blah blah.”
4. What would your past managers say about you? This is an absolute killer, especially if you had some bad managers who didn’t like you. Also, no one likes to assume what their managers thought of them, and if you lose yourself in this question, you might just come off as arrogant and a show-off.
3. Where do you see yourself in five years? This goes along with number 8, but you can certainly expect to hear this one. If you’re like 95% of the population, you don’t know where you’ll be in five days, let alone five years.
2. What is your favorite color? This seems to come up frequently, and it shouldn’t. It would also be staggeringly horrible if this was the deciding question.
1. What are your greatest weaknesses? Yes, the worst question ever asked in any job interview. First, it is an ugly feeling to have to scour your heart and soul for all the things that make you a weak employee, and secondly, it detracts from what makes you a good employee. Isn’t that what the interview is about, after all?
Music Festivals You Can’t Miss
With summer quickly approaching, music festivals all over are about to start up and here are the biggest ones you won’t want to miss out on!
Ultra Music Festival
Celebrating its 15th Anniversary, this festival is the first major EDM festival taking place over 2 weekends in Miami so if you aren’t going to either one, consider yourself irrelevant. With performances from over a hundred different artists on eight different stages and Swedish House Mafia’s last performance together, this is an event you can’t miss.
Holy Ship
If you’ve ever wanted to go on a cruise this will be the best cruise of your life. How would you like to be on a boat with over 30 of your favorite DJs? Only on it’s third year, Holy Ship’s popularity is catching on fast and is now almost impossible to get on board if you haven’t been on either of the first two.
Bonnaroo
If EDM isn’t your favorite, then Bonnaroo is for you. This 4-day festival takes place in Tennessee and has a much wider variety of artists in different genres and even comedians. While camping out and following the love everybody “Bonaroovian Code”, this festival is hippie paradise.
Electric Daisy Carnival
Classic carnival rides, colorful lights and costumes from out of this world make this festival a big kid’s playground not soon to be forgotten. With different dates and locations in New York, Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegas and Puerto Rico take your pick and get ready for a great weekend!
Camp Bisco
This three day festival in Albany, NY is another one for the hippies with everyone camping out and using shower stations and the option of having your car on the festival grounds. It goes on rain or shine so come prepared for all sorts of weather and don’t expect to be looking glamorous every day.
Getting Ready for Spring Break – A Guide for the Girls
Spring Break: Prepping, Partying and Post
Contributing Writer Amanda Hanowitz • @getWITZit
Spring break is finally here! You’re probably going to some island with a weird spelling that includes an X. And it’s probably sponsored by a trip company. If not, I am very sorry to hear that. Hope you have fun with your endeavors.
This is the toughest thing ever to prepare for. Ladies, this is mostly for you. You’re about to be wearing a string bikini and nothing else in front of countless males. That is slightly frightening. OK, it’s horrifying.
Getting in Shape:
Cue spring break diet, or also known as the hardest, bagel-less few weeks of your entire existence. This diet takes a lot of willpower, absolutely no drunk eating and one too many crunches.
Think of this few week period as a Passover diet, absolutely no carbs. Some may call this the anorexia diet, but hey, that’s not fair – lettuce definitely counts as a food group!
You have to work hard and play harder. All those hours spent at the gym in your lulus WILL pay off. The time spent dissecting your dinner plate and eating around all but the vegetables WILL pay off. Your hours spent chiseling your abs WILL pay off. Just picture your chiseled physique sippin’ a marg on a beach recliner.
Packing:
Packing for anything is difficult. Packing for seven nights may just be the hardest thing you’ve ever done. You have to pack enough to have options, but not so much that you have to check your bags and risk losing everything.
Ladies, go shopping. Leave yourselves plenty of time to plan every outfit for every moment of your trip. You probably will not recall this plan once your margaritas have taken control, but it’s nice to feel like you’ve prepared.
We suggest lots of high-waisted Levi’s, plenty of maxi skirts and tons of cute tanks and cover ups… for those moments you don’t feel like wearing an itty bitty bikini in public. The most important thing to remember? Bathing suits. Just, duh.
In-Flight:
Worried about the airport? Fear not. Keep your outfit trendy, cool and most importantly comfortable. Wear leggings, a flowy tank, a light jacket (we suggest jean) and a fedora. The fedora is fresh and you avoid having it bend in your suitcase. Lastly? Some fly kicks. Wedge sneakers will provide comfort as well as the kickass factor.
Bring a tote bag or backpack for the plane. Just remember the liquid ounce limit. Having airport security take your most prized liquid possessions is very unsettling.
Don’t forget to bring headphones and download some movies on your cell. The most important item to pack? Advil. Lots and lots of Advil.
Upon Arrival:
Let me paint you a picture. I am one of the palest chicks around. Like the only way I appear tan is because my freckles begin to attach.
If you have pale skin, wear sunscreen. It’s not hard. Yes, everyone looks better tan, that’s great. But have you thought about what you’d look like as a lobster? Probably not.
Here’s another story. I went on a cruise, didn’t wear sunscreen and got sun poisoning. The end. Moral of the story? If you wear sunscreen you will be protected and look good. If you don’t, you will get chlamydia and die. Everybody take some rubbers. Get it?
Next… remember your room number. Nothing is more embarrassing than stumbling into someone else’s room in the state you’ll be in.
Lastly… don’t be an idiot. Well, yes be an idiot. But don’t be too much of an idiot. Catch my drift? Just be enough of an idiot to enjoy yourself without losing all your energy. You do not want to miss any moment of this trip.
Once You’re Home:
Take a nap, or two, or three, or four or sleep until you can’t sleep anymore. Perhaps detox with a juice cleanse.
And just when you’ve begun to regain your humanity, you may want to check your syllabus. Not tryna burst any spring break bubbles, but you may very well have a paper due tomorrow.
Most Annoying Things Girls Do
Cut the crap ladies!
There wouldn’t be so many memes about the annoying shit we do if it wasn’t true! If your’e still watching Sex & The City with the only men in your life Ben&Jerry every night.. maybe you should look over this list and make some changes in your life.
1. Blab Attack
If you haven’t realized it yet, he isn’t listening. Ladies admit it, we talk way too much and usually about useless crap he doesn’t even care about. Unless the words food or boobs are involved, his attention is elsewhere. I mean who really cares about which TriDelt got with all the new Pike pledges anyway, just shut up!
2. Makeup Overload
Unless you’re going to the club, do you really need an hour just for makeup everyday? If the rain ruins your face or your face doesn’t match your neck.. you should probably tone it down. It isn’t sexy and takes way too much time so just stop. No guy wants to get stuck to your lipgloss and that should’ve stopped in high school anyway.
3. Stupidity isn’t Sexy
The only reason a guy would ever pretend to not be annoyed by your ditziness is if he is hoping you’re dumb enough to sleep with him. Seriously girls, if you’re not stupid why would you pretend to be? Smart is sexy. But if you want to keep getting with the same losers that never call you back, go ahead, I’m sure that’s going well for ya.
4. Clingy Creepers
There are too many memes to describe this one. It’s simple, give him space. No two people should spend every waking minute together, soon everything about them will just annoy you. If he hasn’t texted you in an hour.. relax, he is probably showering. And besides, everyone knows the old phrase “absence makes the heart grow fonder”.
5. There’s No Crying In Baseball
Just stop complaining: “I’m hot, I’m cold, I’m hungry, I wish I looked like her” WAH WAH WAHHH! Guys don’t care about every little thing you’re feeling so don’t bother voicing them.
6. Eating Rabbit Food
Eating a salad in front of him isn’t going to magically make you look like Kate Upton so just get the freaking burger. Guys like meat, end of story. If you plan on spending time with him that means you’ll probably be cooking for him so cut the whole crash diet crap and just eat some meat!
5Ks Worth Running For
Get off the couch people!
Those New Year’s resolutions aren’t going to solve themselves. Here are 5 awesome runs that can help you get started on your summer bod.
1. Neon Splash Dash
Lace up your tennis shoes and get ready for a great night! That’s right this 5K takes place at night so you can glow in the dark! As you run through different “Glow Zones” you get sprayed with a different color of their U.V. Glow Water. There is music playing the whole way and an After Glow Party with music, black lights and performers.
2. Cupid’s Undie Run
Hasn’t everyone always wanted to run around in their undies without being judged? Well at Cupid’s Undie Run you can! Get ready to strip down to your bedroom-best every Valentine’s weekend and raise money for The Children’s Tumor Foundation.
3. The Color Run
This 5K has two simple rules: you must be in a white T-shirt at the starting line and you better look like the aftermath of Willy Wonka’s factory exploding by the finish line! At each kilometer the tons of volunteers and staff are waiting to hit you with a new color!
4. Marathon du Medoc
If you love wine then this run’s for you, if you can make the trip to France that is! This run is in the Medoc wine region near Bordeaux, France and takes runners through wine vineyards stopping at 23 drinking posts. There is also plenty of local foods at the stops as well including oysters, cheese and fruit, so come prepared with an empty stomach!
5. Warrior Dash
Daredevils this is for you! Get ready to get a little dirty at this 5K. There are 12 challenging obstacles at this race including jumping over fire, climbing 12-foot rope walls and crawling through many other muddy obstacles.Ladies, leave the fake nails and weaves at home, this is the Warrior Dash.. not the Princess Trot.
5 More Things Guys Should Stop Doing. Like, Now.
Really guys? REALLY?!
Contributing Writer Amanda Hanowitz • @getWITZit
So, fellas, we presume our first post about everything you do wrong found you well. Unfortunately for you, there’s so much other shit you do wrong. Fortunately we can help! Here are five more things you should stop doing, like, right now.
1. Asking girls to dance & Dance floor sneak attacks
OK so yes… it’s slightly creepy (by slightly we mean very) to just go behind a chick and start grinding on her like nobody’s business. We can and will use our weapon-adorned clothing to harm you. Ya know what’s more awkward than not asking a girl to dance? Asking:
“Hey, wanna dance?”
“Like, no, I don’t, and since you asked, get away.”
2. Getting all clingy
We get it, we’re AHMAZINGGGG and you always wanna hug and kiss and love us. But like, chill a little. Tell us you love us and wanna be with us in small doses. We’re not saying don’t tell your girl how amazing she is… because she is. But relax. Too much together time is never a good thing. Too much of anything is never a good thing.
3. Not understanding high fashion
This one bothers me the most… Especially as your go-to fashion guru. Come on, guys. Get with the times and understand the trends. A little black dress while it does make a girl feel sexy, is not the only thing stores sell. Understand that sometimes high fashion forces women to dress like men, or like MC Hammer, or like Sandy from Grease. Whatever the trend – understand it, appreciate it, love it. Oh, and complimenting her on her sense will always get you extra brownie points.
4. Stop acting different in front of your friends.
Again we get it. You have a reputation to uphold. You’re “the man.” You kill it with the chicks. You can get with anything that moves. Congratulations! Oh wait, I forgot I don’t care. If you like a girl show her off to your friends. Don’t put her down in front of them. In the end you just look stupid. You make her look like an asshole. And it’s gonna take you a long time to make it up to her.
5. Lead girls on when you really want nothing to do with them.
Quit fucking with our emotions. Thanks!
Don’t worry, guys. Yes, you suck most of the time. But there’s still a chance to salvage yourself. Find the problem, and fix it. Otherwise, you may be alone forever.
