Most people celebrate Halloween by trick-or-treating or handing out candy. For me, this year’s holiday was a little bit different. I went back to Atlanta for the weekend to attend Empoweresque, a fundraiser and costume party hosted by the Ian Somerhalder Foundation. I also got the opportunity to chat with Ian before the event, and [...]

I try to work out pretty often. I aim for a minimum of four times a week, and strive for more if I have time and I’m feeling well. This dedication to fitness is great for my health, but it does require a fairly extensive workout wardrobe (or lots of dirty laundry). I’m always on [...]

A few months ago, I bought the sweatshirt pictured above from Arm the Animals, one of my new favorite websites/companies. The premise is this: buy a groovy shirt that makes an animal-rights statement, and part of the proceeds from the sale go to animal rescue. This is their mission statement: The mission? Simple: Create killer T-Shirts [...]

It’s June, and that means less than a month until the season 4 premiere of my favorite summer show: True Blood. Anyone else excited to see where things go with Sookie, Eric and company? Will the show follow along with the books, or, as it has in past seasons, veer off in an unexpected direction? [...]

When I was reading the fitnessista this morning, I ran across a fashion post in which Gina describes her celebrity fashion muses. She not only factored in dressy and street style, but also how well the celeb’s overall appearance (skin tone, hair color, etc.) matched her own. She also pointed out wich celebs tend to [...]

I realized the other day that a lot of my favorite shows have been WB/UPN/CW programs: Buffy, Angel, Veronica Mars, Gossip Girl, etc. This season I added another one to the list: The Vampire Diaries. At first, I was a little skeptical about the show for two reasons: 1) It’s based on a truly terrible [...]