Letters to the Editor
cactus101
Published Letters: 3 Editor's Choice: 1
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Option 2!
[Read the article: I'm a small-town girl dreaming of the big-city lights]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]While I don't want to sound shallow, I do think there is something to be said about your concern about being called beautiful.
As someone who was never called beautiful and (I believe) never found desirable until I left my small town for college, I urge you not to base your decision on your romantic experiences up until now. I think it's hard to make connections with people that you have known since middle school, because you go through so many changes and yet people still think you're the same person you were in 7th grade. But, once you move to a new place and people look at you with fresh eyes, I am sure you will have many suiters and you will receive many compliments. As soon as I heard one compliment from one attractive man, I realized I was attractive to other people and I began flirting and dating a lot. It is nice to know that you're desired. But once you know that, you can concentrate on the things that really sustain a relationship, like intellectual compatibility and similar hopes and dreams.
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Christian deserved to win!
[Read the article: "Project Runway": The rundown]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Beauregarde is exactly right. When I saw the photos from the runway show so many weeks ago, my jaw dropped when I saw Christian's collection. It was dramatic and elegant and asserts a vision for the future. Also, it is easy to see how his collection could be translated to the commercial sphere.
I am surprised so many people like Jillian's collection. I found it rather ugly and unwearable. Her materials looked very stiff and not forgiving.
I loved Rami's collection, thought it was beautiful, but Christian's was more visionary.
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Deal with your stress
[Read the article: I'm 21 and addicted to pot -- but I'm doing just great!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Like Cary put it so well, you're not dealing with the underlying causes of the stress and this could lead to major problems in the future.
College can be intense. If you are serious about doing well, it takes a lot of time, deep concentration, and good organization. But college is also a hugely fun time, with minimal "real life" responsibilities, depending on how lucky you are. This means two things--1) don't smoke your way through senior year and not remember anything; 2) believe it or not, the stress to come (of finding a full-time job, a decent apartment with decent roommates, of going to the same job every day at the same time and dealing with the same [perhaps annoying] people) is much greater. Figure out how to deal with your stress now, while things are relatively calm, so that you can apply that when you have to figure out how to balance your bills with your small, just-graduated income or when you're trying to decide whether or not to move in with your boyfriend.
It's great that you're working so hard and want to excel, but also keep in mind what this means in the grand scheme of things. School is important, but it's not going to make or break your future. You shouldn't do anything detrimental to your health in order to get through it. It's just not worth it.