Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Road Head



I find this illustration hiLArious for some reason. I think I found it in a Men's Health or Esquire article about things to do while driving that are illegal but forgivable. I dragged it onto my desktop and it's kind of been sitting here for a while. It's inappropriate to set as my desktop background and it was too funny to delete, so I thought I'd just post it. Enjoy.

Happy Anniversary, NYCM


I just realized that I started this blog a year ago. I can't believe it's been a full year! We've had some ups and downs, some lulls and some highs, but we're still here. I've wanted to give up a few times. More than I'd like to admit. But it's been a year! Anyway, here's my last web piece for Cosmopolitan magazine, ever. Enjoy! (sarcasm)

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Facebook Kills Relationships



Throughout my time on Facebook, I've run into more than a few little mishaps and argument starters that are unique to this website alone. It's a purely generational thing, and I wonder if it's more or less universal than I think it is. Before Gen Y, you could go to parties, take photos, be in relationships, engage in harmless flirting -- and no one would be any the wiser. But now, there is a ridiculous amount of access to people, their social lives, their relationships, and other rather intimate details. Is this something that every generation after us will have to deal with? I guess with them it'll just be the way things are, since they'll have actually grown up knowing no other way. People get into fights about whether or not to post "in a relationship" on their pages, over sketchy wall posts, out-of-context photos, and much more. I think Facebook is great in terms of keeping track of people, staying in touch, being in the loop and all that. But in terms of relationships, I think it's totally detrimental. Thoughts?