Kristin Wong is a freelance writer who has written for MSN, Bankrate, and NBC News. She regularly contributes to Lifehacker and Mental_floss and is a recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism award. Kristin chronicles her experiences as a full-time freelance writer at her blog. Visit: www.kristinwong.com
I come from a long line of worriers. I’m a worrier, my grandmother was a worrier, and my mom worries like she’s getting paid for it. On the topic of worrying, she once said: “I feel like if I don’t worry enough, something bad is going to happen.” Lots of people feel the same way….
Parking tickets are almost a rite of passage when you move to Los Angeles. You’re not a true Angeleno until you’ve racked up four or five of them. Everywhere you go, there are rules and meters and permits dedicated to how, where, and when you may park. It’s inevitable that, at some point, you will…
Seven years ago, I started dating this guy I was crazy about. We had the best conversations, he was cynical in all the ways I was cynical, and we were on the same page with just about everything. It was easy. Eventually, we started alternating between his apartment in Los Feliz and mine in West…
