It always worked on TV. When Donna Martin and David Silver broke up on 90210, they stayed friends. When Ross and Rachel broke up on Friends, they were eventually fine hanging out with the group.

So is it any wonder that I always held out hope that the same things were possible for me?

Despite the fact that everyone told me differently, I always thought that my ex and I could defy all odds and stay friends long after our year long relationship came to an end. After all, it didn’t end badly. It just ended.

We still loved each other and neither one of us could imagine life without the other, so we convinced ourselves that we could do it. We could stay friends.

The only problem was that we were not acting like friends. We were still hanging out all the time and holding hands and doing things that I did not do with my other friends. We were still talking on the phone late at night and buying each other gifts just because. (more…)

Drunk dialing will only get you in trouble, no doubt about it. I’ve never heard of a positive drunk dialing experience, and that’s because there is no such thing.

I always drunk-dial people and leave these embarrassing messages. Sometimes I call my ex-girlfriend and have an emo breakdown about how much I miss her. I always wake up the next morning and feel appalled by my call log from the night before. I can’t just leave behind my cell phone when I go out at night, but I need to stop doing this! My friends think it’s hilarious. But what to do?

Good news! Though it’s not available yet in the United States, Virgin Mobile, at some point, will begin offering a service that allows cell phone users to block themselves from dialing numbers late at night. Cost of blocking call to ex-girlfriend at 2 a.m.? Seventeen cents. Cost of blocking call to your boss or professor? Priceless. (Well, it’s 17 cents. But you get the idea.)

With my phone blocked I’ll have to explore the danger of drunk Facebooking or even drunk texting. It’s never-ending, this need to reveal all my feelings to anybody who answers their phone.

Sound On gives us a pretty dead-on list on How To Be Ridiculously Successful In College (And Have A Good Time Doing It) In Ten Tips. I’ll include the list below but be sure to visit the site to check out the important details for each point on the list. It really will help you incoming freshman out a ton.

1. Get To Class
   So much of your success will simply be based on class attendance.
2. Take Notes
   During class, take notes by hand, even if you are the only one doing it.
3. Stay Organized
   Come to class with a well organized empty notebook, ready to fill up.
4. Get Your Sleep
   In order to learn, your body needs to sleep.
5. Get Some Exercise
   If you want to learn, you need to keep a fresh supply of oxygen available to your brain.
6. Complete Large Projects ASAP
   If you have a very large project assigned, e.g. a research paper, get it done ASAP. (more…)