I remember when I was graduating from high school and looking at colleges, I went through a rollercoaster of emotions: stress, nervousness, worry, excitement, fear, and then apathy – because after two years of planning I just stopped caring. That’s why I ended up at San Diego State, and went completely Catholic-school-girl-gone-bad all over the place. That school, my GOD… it’s like a breeding ground for bad decisions. So it’s always a SHOCK to me...

Last year for Cinco De Mayo, I wrote about the Dos and Don’ts of Cinco de Mayo, but I realized that like St. Patrick’s Day, one of the best things about the holiday is that there are supposed to be NO RULES. So this year, I decided to change it up, and offer a friendly helping hand to make sure you have a GREAT Cinco De Mayo. Follow these rules or don’t follow them, I don’t care, but you will have a much better time if you do! 1. Find your town’s...

    So today is Ash Wednesday, which is a thing that some people celebrate by taking a Sharpie to their foreheads or something I think, but it’s also the start of Lent – the forty day period until something something I don’t know. The main point about Lent is that people give something indulgent up for 40 days as a sacrifice, like for example soda or candy or meat or alcohol. Although I am not a religious person, I’ve always thought that making an effort...

Fat Tuesday is upon us and I’m sure your sitting at your desk or your kiosk or your drive through window just waiting for the clock to strike 5 so you can take a beer in the shower and prep for the big night. However, before this event goes down, we need to talk. Last year we discussed the Dos and Don’ts of Mardi Gras, and I’m sure you all followed those exactly to a T, right? RIGHT? This year we’re taking a more organized approach. I’m going to...