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Finger Zingers: How my Hands Keep Embarrassing Me

A lot of people hate certain parts of their body. Largely because of the impossible societal beauty standards of our culture, presented everywhere- from advertisements and television, to social media. Thanks society. However, being the tall, thin, white guy that I am, I find representation and body positivity everywhere I go- which I know is a "weird flex but ok". Nonetheless, I don't love everything about me, even if it seems like it from the way I talk about myself. Haha. It's mostly overcompensation for just a tiny bit of insecurity, anyway. One part of myself which has betrayed me far too many times are my hands. Which sounds crazy, I know. It's like I can't even control them. Like when for some random reason, they circle the wrong answer on a Physics quiz, or get too clammy when I'm holding a girl's hand. And for another thing, my hands (and feet) are too big for my body, as my skinny frame doesn't quite match my size 13 feet and similarly s...

Crappy New Year's, Hairy Christmas! The Holidays, ranked from Worst to Best

It's October. Or as they sometimes call it, 🎃Spooktober🎃. It's Halloween in less than 3 weeks! The home stretch of the year is always jam-packed with holidays- Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and then New Year's. As we creep into the "'tis the Season" festivities, I've compiled a list of major holidays, and ranked them accordingly based on how much I enjoy them. If I don't include your favorite holiday, it probably means that either your holiday sucks or my family doesn't personally celebrate it. If it's the latter, then I'm sure it is a wonderful holiday. 8. St. Patrick's Day Ha-ha! You're not wearing green! *pinch* That's the full extent of St. Pat's. Weak! For us high schoolers at least. Maybe once when we're in college it'll be fun, if we go to the U of I, that is. Being honest, I forgot this holiday existed at first, until someone told me I should mention it. Easy last place though. 7...