Castleton Spartan

Battle of the Sexes

Rule #247 to any relationship, especially one’s involving men: choose your battles wisely! Unfortunately, I had to learn this rule the hard way. Being in two different states, Dylan and I have structured our relationship around the agreement of taking turns once a month to visit each other. Full story

Guilty Pleasure Song

The movie: Night at the Roxbury. The Scene: Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan are in a dance club. The Song: What is Love by Haddaway. What happens next? Most of you already know, the infamous head bob. This is a perfect example of what a guilty pleasure song is, that song that you know all the words too, yet you don’t want your friends to know. Full story

Corduroy & Leather

If you’re into fashion, you most likely follow what is hot and trendy for that specific season. For those who don’t, a trend is something in fashion that repeats itself every so often that dictates what people are going to wear and be popular that season. Full story

Reality TV: Jersey Shore

What happened to the good ole days when reality television was interesting to watch and kept you at the edge of your seat? Remember way back to the first season of Survivor and Big Brother when you were a kid and watching them every Tuesday night was always risky because you had to wake up for school the next day? Well after 25 seasons of Survivor, I think we all got a little tired of hearing about what tropical place CBS was dropping the contestants off at. Full story

The Child Runner

The Tarahumara are a community made of runners. Men run. Women run. Elders run. Children run. Children? That gave me an idea. I have a 5 year old sister. And since I am adapting the Tarahumara lifestyle, I decided to borrow my sister for a small…..experiment. Full story