Things That Annoy Me

That no matter how early I get online, tickets (even for those obscure bands that you think only you know about) always sell out in point two seconds. Why you gotta be so big, NYC?!

Things That Annoy Me

Rush tickets for shows always have students who got there earlier than you. Some people have lives, kids.

Things That Annoy Me

People who suddenly forget how to walk and stop in the middle of a busy sidewalk. It’s like driving: pull over to the shoulder so you don’t disrupt the flow of traffic people. I will push you and mutter bad
words in your ear (or at least fantasize about doing that as I angrily storm around you).

Things That Annoy Me

Other girls. It's so obvious that you're trying to get that guy to make a move on you. Really, you're trying too hard.

I Wish I Were Kelly Kapowski

Saved by the Bell has been off the air for years. Actually, almost two decades. But I still have those rainy (or let’s face it, sunny) days where all I want to do is watch TV and immerse myself in Bayside High. Like thousands of other little girls who actually watched the show when it aired on tv in the early 90s, I desperately wanted to be Kelly Kapowski. She had it all—beauty, a winning personality, popularity, and brains (or at least brains enough to be an average student). And she always had Zack and Slater and a slew of other boys fawning all over her. (For the record, Zack Morris all the way!) Years later, as I watch Kelly fall for Screech after their science tutoring sessions, or dance with Zack outside the school gym because she couldn’t afford to go to the prom, or tell everyone that her ideal future career is a housewife and mom, I find myself STILL wishing I could be Kelly Kapowski. Part of me is slightly offended that the character that everyone falls in love with or every girl wants to be isn’t a brainy feminist-leaning Jessi Spano. What kind of lesson were they teaching the children of the early 90s? But then I squash those dark thoughts away and embrace it: Kelly got to do almost everything you could fantasize about while growing up in white suburban America: dancing, singing, competing in beauty pageants, modeling abroad, going to college, and marrying your high school sweetheart. Plus, she landed Zack Morris.

How to take great pictures of yourself and friends when you’re taking them: It’s all about the angle.

1. Angle is everything. Always raise the camera a bit above everyone and point it down. It makes
faces and bodies skinnier. Score!

2. Distance is key. Always have the person with the longest arm take the photo. You don’t want a
picture that shows every pore or unplucked hair.

3. Don’t be afraid to take as many pictures as you need to until you get the perfect one. If you’re
spending the time to take a picture so you’ll remember that moment, you may as well like it.

How to take great photo booth pictures: Where spontaneity and good bone structure pay off

1. If you aren’t awesome enough (or have a great repartee with your photo partner(s)) to take wonderful spontaneous shots, definitely plan them out.

2. Do sequential poses. I once saw a guy do “I” (pointing to his eye), “Love” (making a heart), “You” (pointing to the photo viewer) for a three frame photo booth strip. It. was. Adorable. Other options which may be overly used, but are overly amazing: Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Growing shots (where you start at the bottom of the frame and slowly take the entire frame over), or the trusty turning in from facing outward shot.

3. If you find yourself needing to squish in a booth with lots of people, make sure you are in the middle—close enough that your face doesn’t get lost in the crowd, but far enough away that you don’t have that fat face that takes over the photo.

4. Props are always a plus (even if it’s your own long hair that you can use to make a weirdo ‘stache or a pen in your bag that you can use to draw something on your hand).

5. When in doubt, take a funny face picture. They will always make you smile when you’re looking back over your photo strip.