Heather Bravo

May 28, 2008

Cab Stealing Bastards

By Heather Bravo

There are about a hundred drivers that will pick your drunk ass up from State Street and get you safely home any day, any time. From the cab companies to Bill's Bus, we in Santa Barbara are spoiled with a plethora of DD'...

May 20, 2008

Margaritaville – Population: You

By Heather Bravo

Whoever came up with the phrase, "One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor," knew what he/she was talking about. Tequila is an evil alcoholic beverage and can get the best of you if you're not careful. I had a tequ...

May 13, 2008

Battling the Evil That is a Car Salesman

By Heather Bravo

Flashback: Four years ago, I went to that very special place everyone loves to hate - the car dealership. It still leaves a bad taste in my mouth every time I think about it. The day had come when it was time to buy a ne...

May 6, 2008

Don’t Call on Me, Telemarketers

By Heather Bravo

It never fails; you will be sitting in front of your T.V. watching your favorite show and the phone rings. No, it is not the guy saying, "Hello Sydney," it's worse: It's a damn telemarketer trying to sell you shit or mak...

May 1, 2008

Class-Required Movies Destroy Weekends

By Heather Bravo

One thing that bugs me about some classes is actually outside schoolwork. I am not talking about homework either; I am talking about having to watch videos on the weekends. First off, I am already in class for 11 hours p...

April 22, 2008

A Little Gassy

By Heather Bravo

I know this town has a fantabulous bus system, but when you have to go to work, to school, to work number two, back to work number one and then home in one day, riding the bus can be a pain in the ass. Considering it tak...

April 8, 2008

Book-Buying Blues

By Heather Bravo

With Spring Quarter fully upon us, most of us have already made our way to the UCen to buy new books and sell our old ones that we wish we could burn instead (OK, maybe I just want to burn mine). "Cash for books" should ...

April 3, 2008

Costco: Big Food, Big Crowds, Big Headache

By Heather Bravo

10 a.m.: Standing outside and waiting for the doors to open with tons of people all around itching to get in as soon as possible. You would think I am in line for concert tickets... but I am in front of Costco. People wi...

March 10, 2008

MySpace Mayhem

By Heather Bravo

Everyone and their mother has a MySpace page these days. And I am not kidding about their mothers, either. For the most part there is nothing wrong with MySpace, but there are a few things that are especially irritating ...

February 25, 2008

Parking Can Be Worse Than the Bite

By Heather Bravo

I hate green envelopes, specifically the ones that say "NO PARKING" on one side. No parking 7-9 a.m. on school days; no parking 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Wednesdays; no parking 2-4p.m. on schools days-when the hell can I actuall...

February 7, 2008