The (NOT SO) Skinny Girl

Trigger warning: Liberal dreadlocked poli sci snowflake upset that NJ cost of living is so high she still has to share a bedroom with her teenage sisters.  Basically what I got from this article. Read it here: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/06/new_jersey_millennials_struggling_with_costs_of_li.html#incart_river_home You know me- I had some things to say... Article:  With $25,000 in student loans, her hopes of a settling down in a place of her own in New Jersey with her longtime boyfriend quickly evaporated. (Her student loan payments are currently deferred because of her low salary.) She only had $25,000 in student loan debt? Where did she get the other $75,000 that I'm still paying off? My total student loans were $102,000 when I graduated. I moved home for one month before securing a job in FL. I moved to FL for 6 months until the cost of living became too much under my student loan debt. I moved back to NJ to try to live with my parents. It ...

For the last 4 or so years, I have been a passive participant in a very cool event. LITERALLY. Each year I hit the Jersey Shore in February to hang out with my friends... my friends who are supporting a great cause. The Seaside Heights Polar Bear plunge gets 6,000 participants and 25,000 spectators... and boats and helicopters too! What's the cause? NJ Special Olympics. NEED I SAY MORE?? Tomorrow, we plunge! This year I am participating in the SEASIDE HEIGHTS POLAR BEAR PLUNGE TO SUPPORT NJ SPECIAL OLYMPICS. Any donations are appreciated for this great cause. Little did I know that on top of my sign-up fee I have to raise $100 for the cause. Since it is such a worthy cause I am not daunted, but any help is appreciated!! Cheers to athletes who deserve it and the scholarships and friendships and teaching and training and life lessons ... they deserve the $100 more than I do! http://www.classy.org/fundraise?fcid=904967

If you're from the US, especially the eastern seaboard, you're gearing up for power outages and having the urge to dive first into any body of water- even a scummy pond. Thunderstorms have raged angrily for the past 24 hours. (Note, there could be/will be more) Heat lightning is a given. Heavy cloud cover increases humidity and dashes any hopes of seeing Meteors. 100% humidity. Flash flood warnings- the Louisiana Governor has declared a state of emergency.There are heat advisories and excessive heat watches- not because of actual temps but because relative temps are reaching 110. Have I ever mentioned I used to live in FLORIDA?? When I lived there, days reached 117, 120 degrees. EASY. I was there June- October. That's PEAK summer/HOT months. We worked from 5am til 11 ish, hid (napped) until 3 pm, then did some more work at 9pm. That was the only way to beat the heat. Usually between 11 and 3 there would be showers. Torrential downpours really. And it would cool off en...