CRYPTOCURRENCY: A type of digital money, like Bitcoin. CRYPTOSPORIDIUM: A parasite that causes severe diarrhea. BOTH: Can be acquired on the USC campus. CRYPTOCURRENCY: Transferred anonymously using a blockchain. CRYPTOSPORIDIUM: Transferred anonymously by the men’s water polo team. CRYPTOCURRENCY: Obtained by spending over $10,000 for one bitcoin. CRYPTOSPORIDIUM: Obtained by swallowing water contaminated with feces. BOTH: You’re eating shit. CRYPTOCURRENCY: Has no value beyond what people will pay for it. CRYPTOSPORIDIUM: Oh, you’ll pay for it. CRYPTOCURRENCY: Leaves you vulnerable to theft from hackers. CRYPTOSPORIDIUM: Leaves you vulnerable to leakage. BOTH: You have to clench real hard to keep everything…
Author: Sarah James
Sarah James
Sarah James (@cryingbaseball) is the only writer currently living in Los Angeles. She has a cat.
Going to the gym as a newcomer can be intimidating. It can feel like the “regulars” are judging you for having the wrong clothes, taking too long at a piece of equipment, or not knowing every quirk of gym etiquette. But there’s good news! You fucking paid the same amount of money as those assholes did to be here, so go ahead and do whatever the fuck you want! Here are some tips on doing whatever the fuck you want because your money is worth the same amount as their money: Wear whatever the fuck you want! Some gyms…
You ever hear about a couple so perfect for each other, your heart can’t help but soar? Like that couple in Nevada who, together, would drive to a strange small town, lure a teenage boy back to their motel room, then drug and dismember him? That adorbs story hits right in the feels! If you’re thinking, “I’d never have the courage to ask my man to murder with me,” you’re not alone. Many women feel nervous about asking a new beau to participate in a days-long meth-fueled multi-state murder extravaganza. Women fear that asking about murdering too soon or too…
I’ve been working on this screenplay for almost a year now, and even though it’s still in the brainstorming phrase it’s going super well. It’s kind of a neo-noir action-y thriller with a dash of black comedy about the fine line between love and hate. It’s also a metaphor for the way technology has eroded our communication. I think I’m going to call it When the Night Falls, or maybe A Homecoming. Denzel or Tom (Cruise, not Hanks) would be perfect for the lead, and I’m definitely going to send the script to them once I write it. The best part is,…