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“A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you have that in your life, things won’t be too bad” A year ago today I made the decision to take on the responsibility of raising and owning a King Charles Cavalier puppy, who I decided to name Cooper. With today being his first birthday, I was inspired to write a post on all the important lessons I have learned from owning him in hopes of conveying how much joy a dog can bring to one’s life. While raising a puppy can definitelyRead More

After 162 grueling games (163 for the Royals and Giants), we are down to the MLB’s final eight teams. Our remaining eight contestants now face off in a best-of-5 series in the League Division Series to advance to the League Championship Series. So who gets through to be one of the final four contenders for this year’s World Series? Here are my thoughts.   ALDS   Kansas City Royals (90-73) vs. Los Angeles Angels (98-64) The Royals are fresh off an exhilarating extra-innings win against the Oakland Athletics in theRead More

Christina Meissner is our CoverGirl for October 2014. This gorgeous San Diego resident will help make your transition into the Fall a little more smooth. Learn more about Christina below, right down to what Halloween costumes she’s planning on donning this year, and then check out eleven stunning photos of this brunette beauty below! And as always, make sure to follow Christina on Instagram to get a little more of her in your life!   -Christina Meissner- Height? 5′ 10” Weight? 128 Natural Hair Color? Brown, I only dyed my hair once in high school for a modelingRead More

-Kristen Renton- Twitter: @KristenRenton Instagram: kristenrenton Known for: Playing porn star Ima on FX’s Sons of Anarchy, having a recurring role on Days of Our Lives. -I’m obsessed with Sons of Anarchy, and as the series comes to a close this year with the (incredible) Season 7, I thought it was high time I give the spotlight to the most beautiful girl on the show – even if she does play a psychotic porn star. Kristen Renton is the lovely lady who portrays Ima on the brutal FX series, and while she’s hadRead More

There is nothing more exciting than a New England Patriots’ nationally televised humiliation. Now that I’ve let that out of me, let’s look at this week’s takeaways…   All Is Not Well In DC This is definitely true regarding politics, but lately it applies to the ‘Skins as well. Since the injury to RGIII (déjà vu), Washington has looked stagnant in just about all facets of football. Especially defensively. They gave up 4 TDs to Eli Manning on Thursday night in an ugly home loss to the G-units. Total, they’veRead More

Somewhere along the line you fell into The Gap. And, without really wondering why this had happened, you eventually resigned yourself to not ever making your way back out. #dressnormal, I guess. You have way more negative opinions on pumpkin spice flavored beverages and pumpkin spice scented paraphernalia than is warranted or reasonable, and your reason isn’t that you have something against gourds or that you don’t very much enjoy the autumnal time of the year, but because you feel like you should be against all of these things becauseRead More

Regardless of which college you attend, these are 16 must-do’s to put on your bucketlist. College is called the best four years of our lives for a reason—but it’s also such a short time we must take advantage of. Not only are the academic opportunities plentiful, but the callings for adventure are, as well. With greater independence and freedom, this is our chance to explore beyond our comfort zones and discover every facet of ourselves. Good luck!   1. Attend a sporting event Regardless of whether your school is aRead More

Every year, I seem to find myself scrambling for a Halloween costume idea and execution a few days before the holiday. Throughout the year, I come up with many different ideas I think would make an impressive costume, but then I completely forget about them. Then I end up dressing as something very lame. It’s like when I used to walk into a video store and completely forget about the 100 films I’d intermittently put on my must-see list, and settle instead for renting Varsity Blues for the 80th time.Read More

The 2016 presidential elections will be fierce. With no eligible incumbent, the nation is braced for the political season that has already begun – its starting gun signified by the media peeping at prospective nominees viable to survive what promises to be an attritional war of primaries and the always fierce and final push toward the general election. Like any show dog or pageant contestant trying to win over the hearts of an American electorate, the political parties are grooming and prodding their candidates to form an ideal appeal. DamningRead More

I write. I give speeches. I have no fear in speaking in public, and that it because of one speech that I had to deliver at the worst time of my life. Let me explain: When I graduated from high school in 2009, my mother asked me to join a Toastmasters club with her. Toastmasters is a club for people who want to learn and improve on leadership and public speaking skills. I was 18, barely eligible to join, and learned quite a bit while there. Also that year, myRead More

Last week, I was in Las Vegas. I was in Las Vegas for five nights too long…and by that, I mean I was in Las Vegas for five nights. As a problem gambler and a party-loving idiot, being in Vegas at all was probably a terrible choice. But during my time in Vegas, I learned a few valuable lessons which I would like to impart onto the rest of you.   Bribery ALWAYS Works Going to Vegas with a group of five dudes and one girl, our odds for gettingRead More

For every band living the rock and roll lifestyle – smashing guitars and raiding the mini bar a la Iggy Azalea – there is another that’s traded in the high life for an adult one.  And that philosophy doesn’t only apply to tucking in their shirts and adopting 401Ks.  Some have created an entire identity for themselves, completely autonomous as both artists and people.  It’s rare that an indie group is truly independent by these standards, but every once in a while one will peek through the rows of label-puppets.Read More

-Olivia Brower- Instagram: oliviabrower_ Known for: Being a gorgeous fashion model with No Ties Management, and appearing in advertisements for Urban Outfitters, Brandy Melville, and Nordstrom, amongst others. -I first stumbled across Olivia Brower through the Instagram of model Alexis Ren, who previously appeared as a WCW here at Writtalin. And you know what? I think Olivia might be the more gorgeous of the two ladies. Check out some gems from her Instagram below, and enjoy. Happy Wednesday!                        Read More

She is always excited – OMG!     Always has a witty come back     She can give you words of encouragement     She appreciates carbs as much as you do     When you aren’t sure if you should go to Vegas… She reminds you what is important.     She will love watching reality TV just as much as you doRead More

This past Wednesday marked a glorious occasion for fans of dance-along, paint-your-face indie pop.  Giddy, metro rock outfit Walk the Moon – still selling out shows on the back of their massively successful second album – released a taste of what’s next in the form of the whimsical dance floor track “Shut Up and Dance.” The Ohio foursome – comprised of members Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman and Eli Maiman – have spent the summer supporting Panic! at the Disco on their Gospel Tour, but it appears that theyRead More