Daria’s 10 rules for employment courses
1. There must always be a minimum of one unemployed actor in your course. If your course does not have an unemployed actor in it, consider hiring one for free as part of… Continue reading
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Hustling 101
Your middle-class upbringing did not prepare you for this. Episode 1: pawning mah jewels Goal of experiment: to sell gold bracelet, (henceforth known as *item*) presumed to be 14 carat gold, for lots… Continue reading
…because I read cool stuff too!
Death is at the heart of these beautiful pieces in NYT magazine and Business Insider. NYT Magazine features beautiful writing by an oncologist losing his wife to cancer, and Business Insider has a touching profile on Silicon Valley’s… Continue reading
notes re: #NoahMovie
Scripture writer 1: So, in our little Noah story, should we include a specific note about this being a mixed race family? Scripture writer 2: Nah, that’s way too obvious. No one who reads this could possibly think all… Continue reading
You’re horrible at dating. Here’s why.
Time for some tough love for your love life! Remember: I just want you to be happy. 1. You set the bar too high. // Just because you manage to do the… Continue reading
It’s just really really complicated
C: So I have this dating listicle that I want to write, but it isn’t really working. A: Right. C: It’s a good enough pitch, I’m just not making it work. A: Okay.… Continue reading
Nymph()maniac Vol III*
After the dramatic score of classical music mixed with Rammstein over a long shot of an anonymous city in a thunderstorm ends, the camera zooms in on a battered version of Joe, (Charlotte… Continue reading
Plan (1)
So, there is a plan. The plan is to find a nice job that generates a decent pay check. Get career in order. Pretty solid stuff. I refuse to overthink the plan beyond… Continue reading
Blasts from the past
The slightly less cringe-worthy things I wrote 7 lifetimes/ human years ago. Includes things I have written for online publications, college newspapers, professors, and myself. (Most of this can be found here or… Continue reading
Final episode: freedom at last!
Carolien anno 2005: (Column published in university newspaper) Girls, it’s over. Wipe away your tears now, it’s over and done with and you’ll never get it back. Sex and the City’s final episode… Continue reading