Meghan Palma

June 2, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: A Glamorous Goodbye

By Meghan Palma

It was while lying on a white, linen-covered aesthetician's table on State Street last Thursday when I realized that Santa Barbara was no longer the place for me. For the three years I had gone to school here, I had reso...

May 19, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: Loving the Legal Life

By Meghan Palma

You spend your entire life waiting for it. Screw the bar mitzvah. Fuck graduation. The single milestone of life that actually matters hit me two weeks ago - and the difference between life then and life now is mind-blowi...

April 28, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: The Holy Grail of I.V. Dating

By Meghan Palma

There is no place on earth that has perfected the art of the booty call like Isla Vista has. On any given Friday night, bedrooms all over town are cashing in on the "Drink, dial, do me" dance that has become a staple of ...

April 4, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: The Confessions of a Girly Athlete

By Meghan Palma

I was never an athlete in high school. I did, however, secretly want to join the girl's lacrosse team - solely because they got to wear plaid skirts that I totally would've rocked on a regular day, a la "Clueless," and b...

March 4, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: Save Romantic Getaways for a Different Season

By Meghan Palma

And so the countdown to Spring Break begins. Off to Cancun? Costa Rica? Cabo? Well, bon voyage, my travel-happy friends -- I'm jealous of you. That is, unless, you're going on said fabulous vacation with a significant ot...

February 24, 2005

He Said, She Said: Life as a Lightweight Means Lighting-Fast Liquor Laughs

By Meghan Palma

You know that awful half-hour period when a party's just getting started: Everyone's standing around the living room with their first beers of the night, awkwardly exchanging names, years and majors while secretly thinki...

January 11, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: The Forgotten Art of Slumber Parties

By Meghan Palma

On any given weekend, Isla Vista is dotted with some of the best themed parties I've ever encountered. From glitzy cocktail soirees to grungy rock star bashes, UCSB tops the list when it comes to going all out - because ...

January 3, 2005

Bedhead Diaries: My Long-Overdue Love Affair With Uggs

By Meghan Palma

After more than a year of resisting the stubborn phenomenon that plowed its way from the depths of Australia to the shoe racks of ladies and adventurous men all over the world, I finally caved in: Over Winter Break, I pu...

November 18, 2004

One Step Ahead

By Meghan Palma

While many students are sitting in lecture halls or the library learning about philosophical truths, mathematical equations and the like, a group of students stands in the wings of the Hatlen Theater stage clothed in war...

November 18, 2004

She Said: Sexy Concoctions Await You in the World of Mixed Drinks

By Meghan Palma

Cosmopolitan. Sex on the Beach. Tequila Sunrise. I don't know about you, but images of bar-hopping, slinky-dress-wearing temptresses and tan Hawaiian Tropics models sunning on the sands of Cancun fill my mind when I hear...

November 18, 2004

Southern Comfort

By Meghan Palma

Few companies truly perfect the delicate balance between classical ballet and modern dance. Somehow the San Francisco-based Alonzo King's LINES Ballet accomplishes just that with enough elegance, conviction and pure arti...

October 20, 2004

Bedhead Diaries: Rock Bottom and Beyond

By Meghan Palma

A side of Isla Vista exists that a select few of us see - a dark and gritty underground beneath the sunny skies and sandy beaches we lovingly call our home. Cunning, invisible and inviting, it isn't distinguishable by se...

July 7, 2004

Bedhead Diaries: Is All That Beauty Worth the Pain?

By Meghan Palma

The ancient Chinese had foot binding and we have Brazilian bikini waxes. It's not a revolutionary concept - people will go to extreme lengths for the sake of being beautiful. Beauty is power in many senses, and so, natur...

June 3, 2004

Bedhead Diaries: Sweet Home Isla Vista

By Meghan Palma

When your life here feels worlds away from life back home, issues of identity inevitably come into play as the struggle to balance the two becomes increasingly necessary to sustain sanity. But though I spend much of my t...

April 8, 2004

Bedhead Diaries: White Guys, Yellow Fever; Dating’s Just Not Easy

By Meghan Palma

People from back home sometimes ask me what it's like being a minority in a community that is dominated by white people. I usually smile sweetly and respond, "I don't see race. It's just not an issue with me."

March 29, 2004

Springtime: Birds, Bees and Infatuation

By Meghan Palma

Every year, the arrival of the spring season always sets something crazy off in me. With temperatures on the rise, days getting longer and the intoxicating scent of exotic foliage filling the air, I get a little silly as...