A Look Back on My 28th Birthday

I've been watching the complete series of Friends on DVD, because that is apparently what late-twenty-somethings do. I keeping hearing the friends comment about how they are all 27 and 28 years old on the show, and it seems like a complete impossibility. I mean, these people were old and they had grown up lives and a group of core friends and jobs and other junk that old people had. Guess what? I'm one of 'em now.

How? How did this happen? Am I really almost 30 already? It seriously feels like two years ago that I was in college thinking about what I was gonna be when I was a grown up. Now I am a grown up and I still don't know what the heck I want to be... but I'm OK with that, because I'm starting to realize that you don't ever finish becoming something. You're always a work in progress.

So, in honor of my increasing age and increasing number of gray hairs I have decided to take a look back at my life on the "8s" -- Just like the Weather Channel, because that is also something an old person would do.

When I was 8	When I was 18	When I was 28
I lived in Cranberry, Twp, PA	I lived in Cranberry, Twp, PA	I lived in New York City
I ran circles around my teachers	I ran the high school yearbook	I ran my own Web site
I wanted to be a barber or a fireman	I wanted to be a newscaster	I wanted to be successful and happy
I loved to eat pizza	I loved to eat pizza	I loved to eat pizza
I watched Power Rangers videos	I worked in a video store	I made Web video series
I rode around in my mom's minivan	I rode around in my '94 Chevy Cavalier	I rode around in taxis and subway cars
I always had my stuffed animal Bambi	I always had hair ties around my wrist	I always had my iPhone in reach
I played Super Nintendo	I played Playstation	I played Wii and Xbox
My biggest success was writing in cursive	My biggest success was getting into college	My biggest success was realizing I am fully self-sufficient

I am a Libra at heart, and I truly believe that life is all about balance. I love looking back at the past, but I am even more excited to look towards the future and what's coming down the line.

'America's Next Top Model' Cycle 15 Episode 7 Recap

In this week's episode of America's Next Top Model the girls headed to the Grammy museum for a styling challenge. One girl was named the winner and will be a "Grammy girl" during the awards show in February 2011. During the photo shoot the models portray an iconic fashion designer for photographer Francesco Carrozzini, who is also this week's guest judge at panel.

Check the vlog for the full recap:

Kids React to Viral Videos

Little kids make up some of the best viral videos on the Web (like Kittens Inspired by Kittens) so making a video of little kids watching and reacting to viral videos has to comedy gold, right?


Well, the guys at The Fine Brothers have done just that, creating a new series called Kids React to Viral Videos. They've shown some of the most popular viral clips -- like Double Rainbow and Snickers Halloween Commercial -- to kids ranging from five to 13 and filmed their reactions. They also asked a few follow up questions to the kiddies to get their opinions on the people and subjects in the videos. Obviously, they say the darnedest.

Keep reading to watch the kids' reactions, and see if you can spot the future serial killer.

Want to Travel but Don't Know Where to Go? Use Kayak Explore

Even if you're only a semi-regular traveler you're probably familiar with the time and money saving search engine Kayak.com, which searches all of the major airlines at once to help you find the best flight for your budget and destination.

But what is a traveler to do if they want to take a vacation, have a set income, but aren't really sure where to go? I would encourage them to visit Kayak Explore. It does the same awesome aggregation that Kayak is known for, but takes a new approach to showing the search results.


All you have to do is type in your departure point, your price range and the time of year you want to travel (it's as easy as saying Spring 2011) and boom -- Kayak serves up a visual of the world with price tags to allow you to easily scan the map and choose a location.

The Models Pose as Iconic Fashion Designers on This Week's 'ANTM'

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The girls are embracing high fashion on this week's episode of America's Next Top Model. During the photo shoot the models portray an iconic fashion designer for photographer Francesco Carrozzini, who is also this week's guest judge at panel.

Keep reading to see the girls' best photos and click the designer's name to see a reference photo.