Assignment 25--Angela Maske

You never realize how little control over your creative ability you have until you're presented with a blank blog prompt. So I guess I'm just going to share some of my favorite things lately.

1) Buzzfeed Quizzes. I'm typically not a huge fan of quizzes when they affect my grade....but I'm all for quizzes that tell me more about myself in a hilarious, mostly arbitrary way. http://www.buzzfeed.com/quiz


2) Starbucks Iced Macchiatos. Call me a basic white girl all you want--this is the perfect summer drink. Just look at it:

3) Betches Love This. I'm not sure of how school appropriate this is...actually it's not very school appropriate at all but I'm taking full responsibility for this so sneaky, overprotective parent: no, you can't sue Mr. Logsdon. Regardless, Betches Love This is a hilarious blog-type site that so far is unknown enough that it hasn't been blocked on the school wifi (score!) It reminds me vaguely of Gossip Girl in its sass and often blatant classism. But it is just self-deprecating enough to not make everyone enraged. This piece about "white privilege" is actually really insightful:

 http://www.betcheslovethis.com/article/a-note-to-the-princeton-white-privilege-kid

4) Bastille. Okay, so now that "Pompeii" has had its run on Top 40 radio most people know about Bastille, but for the record I totally knew last summer that they were going to make it big. Here are a few of their songs you might not have heard yet:

Oblivion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF-_H54mydE

Laura Palmer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eEa12J6oVY

5) Clueless. I just watched this move for the first time the other day and I absolutely LOVED it. It's witty, hilarious, and endearing at the same time. An absolutely iconic movie. I personally think it rivals Mean Girls. And how can you not love Cher: