We have entered one of the weirdest parts of the calendar year ; a measly, scrawny little week in time that makes you question your reality. I'm talking, of course, about that weird little week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day. We are currently in the middle of TWO, count 'em, two long weekends, which may or may not do a number on the productivity of the world's workers. I'm ready to since that song about auld acquaintance more than anyone, but I just have to get through these next few…

Am I the Red Flag? Nah...

It's a miracle that you're reading this list. It has nothing to do with you, dear reader. It has to do with the fact that I have no concept of what day it is, I'm bloated from holiday feasting, and pretty sure I'm still fighting a 3 day hangover from trying to drink away the pain of being with family. The period between Christmas and New Years is famous for its murkiness. One day can feel like three. We melt into our couches, filled with the scraps of that turkey, ham, or (perhaps) a tofu roast…

Smdh.

It's that time of the year…the kids are out of school, and they are going hog wild . I do not envy parents who stay home with their kids three days before Christmas. Their little bodies can barely hold so much anticipation, which leads to a lot of frantic energy coming your way. This time of year can be highly stressful, and there are very few things that can calm down kids who are so excited about Santa Claus. At the same time, there is something so special about having a couple of weeks to sp…

Is anyone else getting completely obliterated by the stress of the holiday season? I just looked at my bank account and I'm quaking in my boots. How is it that I've made certain to remain within my gift-giving budget and yet I'm dead broke? I think next year I'm just going to bake everyone cookies and send them via Fed-Ex so that I can stay home and enjoy the holidays by myself, like a proper Scrooge . Anyway. The world doesn't stop for my stress, and you know what? That's a good thing. The hol…

You're a fool if you don't believe that the golden age of being a goth teen was the 80s-2000s. Since then, the edge of wearing black clothes and listening to screamo has worn off. When I was a teen, I was a total wannabee goth. I wanted to get a “scene” haircut, but it definitely didn't happen for me. I was obsessed with eyeliner to the point that I literally looked like a raccoon. I

We here at Memebase are firm believers in letting people enjoy things. As with anything else, though, there are exceptions. If you enjoy picking your nose and eating your boogers, we're not going to support you. If you enjoy pulling the plug on people on life support to charge your phone, that's not going to fly either. Drinking a pumpkin spice latte or light beer, however, is AOK. People who shame others for their tastes are usually sad people - gatekeeping or roasting the most basic of intere…

If you had a million, bajillion dollars, and a passion for utter chaos , which company would you buy and transform beyond recognition? Many people think this is exactly what Elon Musk has done to Twitter, but frankly, it only seems slightly more insufferable. For now. Me? Well, I'd probably buy Benihana. If you don't catch the shrimp that the Hibachi master lovingly tosses toward your mouth, you have to pay double your bill, and clean the restaurant. What could go wrong? Twitter user @JennyENic…

Messi = confirmed GOAT

Giving people gifts can be one of the more challenging aspects of the holiday season. Especially when you're dating someone who isn't straightforward about the presents they would actually like to receive. The people in my life who I struggle to buy gifts for are my parents and my boyfriend. My parents simply have everything they could ever want and have abandoned the quirky interests of their past (like Mexican dioramas) for a more quaint and pastoral lifestyle in their new home of Vermont. My…

Not to be corny, but I have an incredibly corny story about a high school teacher who always told us to “dominate the day.” He was my world history teacher and a football coach, usually a red flag. If you've never been to a school with incompetent coach teachers who were unnecessarily cruel to unathletic children, I'm guessing you're not from the South. This guy was not like that at all, and was really kind to all of the students. He was a super funny guy. I don't know of any other teacher that…

To be a parent or to not be a parent. That is the question that so many twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings grapple with, and it's a lot harder to answer than you'd think. Of course, some people don't have a choice in whether they become parents. Babies sometimes just happen to people, and that's that. But for those with the privilege of family planning, it's all about the timing. Some people want to have kids as soon as possible, and some have to scramble toward the finish line, with the s…

Twitter has been more than a little bit of a shitshow lately. While we can blame Elon Musk for a lot of that, the truth is it's always been pretty insane. One of the more insane phenomena that we've noticed lately is fake accounts trying to garner sympathy for their family's experiences with Covid-19. That's on top of all the fake accounts that are normally buzzing around the site. Fakeness isn't the only problem we face on Twitter. It's the absolute shamelessness with which people spout genera…

I love Hallmark Christmas movies . Well, maybe love is too strong of a term. I will watch at least one Hallmark Christmas movie yearly to bask in the channel's dedication to repetitiveness, cheapness, and corniness. It makes me feel comforted that hundreds of practically identical movies are playing on the Hallmark Channel all day, every day, during this time of year. Even during the rest of the year, the Hallmark Channel has committed itself to the values of churning out the same tired stuff b…

Nobody wants to be nervous all the time. Nothing is more fraught than feeling uneasy in every one of your social relationships. Anxiety might be a fairly common affliction, but that does not make it suck any less. If it gets bad enough, you might become a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown . I haven't seen that movie, but if I had to guess, I'd guess the titular woman suffers from anxiety. For me, the best ways to fight anxiety have been with meds and therapy, simple as that. In therapy,…