I have found the dress for my last college formal (Oh, how I wish).

 Kate Bosworth in the most fabulous dress ever designed. Photo from InStyle.

Whilst flipping through InStyle, my guiding light in the fashion world, my heart skipped a beat gazing upon Kate Bosworth's Sonia Rykiel dress.

Personally, I gravitate towards three distinct elements when shopping for a formal affair and this dress easily met the criteria:

1) You've gotta love a good bow. This bow is a statement in itself. Sonia Rykiel must have some architectural skills because the structure of this dress created by the bow is stunning.


2) A little sparkle, a little glitz, a little glam. Hello sequins! These are screaming to be admired.


3) Killer shoes. Also by 79-year-old Rykiel, these works of art zip up in the back. The toughness of the heels balance out the old school glamour the dress radiates.

A lesson on sociology of the genders

                                          We know how to do a "girls night out."

Samford University's guy to girl ratio is something around 40:60. So for all of you fellow journalists who need me to further break that number down for you, that equates to three girls for every two guys. Not so stellar odds for all the single ladies out there.

As a second semester senior living amongst these odds for the past four years, my girlfriends and I have had ample (dateless) nights to concoct some theories on the repercussions of the deficient male population on our campus.

Here are a few of the theories we have come up with:

1. Because there are so many girls to choose from, the boy is allowed to "play the field." There is never the pressure or need to commit to one girl for fear of not finding anyone else. Because, "Why tie yourself down to one girl when you can casually date several at a time?"

2. Because of the unusually off-kilter gender ratio, dating is taken super seriously. And if by chance, a certain girl and guy are seen together on more than one occasion, everyone automatically assumes that there must be something going on between them.

3. With so few guys on campus, girls become extremely competitive for the few "available" boys and feel the need to initiate the process of "pursuing" into their own hands.

Well, girls, I have some good news. We are not alone. NYTimes just released an article confirming our theories and even building on some of them.

If you're looking to me for a solution to this perplexing situation, I am sorry to disappoint. But, please, take solace in the fact that we have fellow females around the country fighting the same battle.

My very own little byline

Did I mention that I became an expertise on laundry rooms over winter break?

"Whether your washer and dryer are tucked away in a tiny nook or are settled in a spacious basement, utilize every square inch of the area. With limited shelving, keep your workspace as simplistic as possible to avoid clutter."

Read/see the rest of my web gallery on organizing laundry rooms on Southern Living's website.

Countdown til JM: T minus 8 days

Dear Johnny,

All that I ask is that you play this for me on February 9:
Pretty please?


Thanks,
S