So I took a small hiatus from Average Chicks.  Mostly, I was studying for finals and gearing up for my summer career, but simultaneously I was attempting to reconcile myself with the idea of writing about what interests “chicks.”  Writing my first few articles for this site, I kept coming back to that scene in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days where Kate Hudson thrills as her boss tells her she can write about anything.  She grasps at the chance, assuring her employer she is eager to begin production on articles referencing politics, human rights, poverty, religion…  No, her boss corrects her, “anything” means shoes, cosmetics, fashion, sex – it is a women’s magazine they’re writing for, after all.  It was with this scene burned into my brain that I started writing for this website and attempted to integrate some semblance of girl power into the concept of writing about matrimony and McDreamy.  I am not the ideal source to go to for all things chick – my closet has five times as many sneakers as pumps and I cannot remember the last time I put on make-up.  Still, with all that being said, I would like to take this opportunity to write about my current obsession and quite possibly the girliest thing to ever make me squeal. (more…)

Oprah.com premiered it’s new live web event last night at 9 PM/EST and for those of you interested in spiritual matters, it was pretty interesting. Every Monday, starting yesterday and going for the next 9 weeks, Oprah and author/spiritual teacher Eckart Tolle will be discussing different chapters of Mr. Tolle’s new book, A New Earth (Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose). Eckart Tolle is also the author of the best selling book, The Power of Now, and several works devoted to living a life of inner peace.

I am quick to make the jokes, but I am very impressed by Mr. Tolle, especially by the fact that he is not trying to change your mind about anything, but only to help you uncover what he feels is the essence of all mankind, that is, living in the now. I have only read the first two chapters of A New Earth, but I already sense the same feeling of truth that I felt when reading The Power of Now. I highly recommend both of these books, and suggest that you sign up on the site and see what all the hullabaloo is about. The podcast and video are on there from last night, and you can see for free if it’s something you’re interested in!

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