I wish I hadn’t taken boys, crushes, dating and relationships so seriously when I was sixteen. I wish I’d known there was an entire decade worth of crushes and an entire decade worth of heart-break waiting for me. I wish I’d slowed down and used fewer exclamation marks. I wish I’d known that boys aren’t [...]
Depressed copywriter rewrites ads. Best new Tumblr. Everyone should fall in love this summer: Sometimes Thought Catalog gets it really wrong, but this is NOT one of those times. Have you ever wanted to write the perfect letter that straddles the line between funny but super pissed-off? This letter from a son to his mother made [...]
How is it possible that after all that I’ve been through and all that I’ve learned I still find myself attracted to unavailable men? Do you live on the International Space Station? Do you have a beautiful girlfriend you adore to pieces? Do you have emotional issues that have turned you into a commitment-phobe? Are [...]
A couple of weeks ago I asked you to fill out a survey so I could better understand the reasons you stick around. While reading your answers I realized that I sometimes write as if you’ve known me forever. Many of you are confused about what I do, where I’m from, and feel like some [...]
Jon Stewart succinctly explains the outcomes of the Greek elections. This is also the reason I’ve been so quiet this week. I JUST CAN’T DEAL. 15 Powerful Things Happy People do Differently. While reading this I realized that I have taught myself to think, do and act in this way. And you can too. You [...]
When I first got The Agoraphobia, or rather once I’d been in it for a while and progress was so slow that I couldn’t see past the end of my street, I’d pretty much given up on some dreams I’d always thought I’d live one day, even though I wasn’t actively pursuing them. To illustrate my point, over [...]
Tomorrow, I have to wake up, walk the hundred meters to the school opposite my house with my National I.D card in tow and place my vote in Greece’s parliamentary elections. I’ve got one day left to decide between 32 parties. (Well, not 32 exactly. I’ve already vetoed the communists and the fascists. It’s 2012, people, [...]
Last week, Linda asked if I would vlog for the Totes Awesome Channel. And I did! The question was: If I were a celebrity what would be on my rider? (Did I use that word correctly? It’s a noun, right?) Basically, a rider is a list of stuff that celebrities request when they’re performing. If [...]