2014

“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”

If the internet goes out, you won’t gripe. Well, maybe you’ll gripe for like a second, but then you grab a book and you’re fine.

The ‘90s were a great decade for country music. It transitioned from something that your grandparents listened to, into a genre that began to branch out and infiltrate mainstream and Top 40 radio.

I understand that the barista is the unsung hero of the service industry—especially in this part of the country.

My boyfriend slept with my roommate right before we started dating. He still doesn’t know this but she got pregnant and had an abortion.

You can’t ignore how much lower you have to scroll when entering your birth year on forms, which is a tiny (somewhat scary) reminder of how far you’ve come.

Real friends should take care of you as much as you take care of them. That’s how it works.

All hail the dollar pizza.

You say “couch,” they say “gigantic, all-purpose scratching post slash bed.”

I think everyone should have to wait tables at least once in their life, because it really puts a lot into perspective.

2. You begin to compare yourself to other successful people that are your age. At or around the age of 27, you’ll begin to feel like you’re behind in life’s game of Monopoly.

Mitch O’Connell is a Chicago-based photographer. As a 17-year-old, he traveled to NYC to document the now long-lost treasures that Times Square once held in the 80s.