InterNexus

Nicki’s Nifty News: Man Heels

Short men, how long have you been plagued by your height deficiency? How many high school dances did you go to where your high heel-wearing date had to kneel down to fit in the picture with you? How m...
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Nicki’s Nifty News: Queen of the Grammar Rodeo

Irregardless of what you think, I believe your really made of what you eat up.
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While Riding the Métro in Paris…

I was in the métro in Paris on a carefree Friday afternoon so many, many months ago, and I'll never forget it.
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Nicki’s Nifty News: Can You Say that Again?

Most who have spent time in a non-English-speaking country know how incredibly hard it is to get by speaking only, "Hello! How are you? My name is Nicki." Learning a brand-new language - French - has ...
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Costco: Big Food, Big Crowds, Big Headache

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 ...
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Nicki’s Nifty News

Maybe it's this weekend's Floatopia that has everyone feeling giddy, or maybe everyone just found a dollar in their coat pockets. It seems to me like we've all been in a better mood since we got back ...
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I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country:

"MONSTER BURRITO." Now, the traditional stereotype of Americans is of fat, ignorant, boisterous people. The words "monster burrito" don't exactly offset this theory.
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Tristan’s Tight Tidbits:

Hello, all. If you're looking for Nicki's Nifty News today, you won't find it. If you look for it tomorrow, you won't find it either. Why is that? Well, she has been fired - finally - by the all-new, ...
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Nicki’s Nifty News:

First of all, I feel like I owe you guys an apology. The way I left for Spring Break was just awkward; I didn’t even tell you I wouldn’t be writing for three weeks. I bet you were just dyi...
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Exploring the Uncanny Valley

Taking a peek at the current generation of videogame consoles is like looking at the realized future of some science fiction novel from 30 years ago – it’s hard to believe that we’re...
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Nicki’s Nifty News: Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?

When I was in Paris last fall, I was shocked by the amount of L-O-V-E I saw. I thought it was just because I wasn't used to Parisian love, b...
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Escape from I.V.: Life in the SLO Lane

If you are looking for a one-day escape, consider heading up to San Luis Obispo. It has options for everyone, whether you and your significant other are heading off for some time together, or you are ...
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MySpace Mayhem

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 es...
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Nicki’s Nifty News: What the French Toast?

I've heard a lot of dirty mouths around this beautiful city. Some people use the f-word like it's a comma and others drop the s-bomb into every sentence.
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Green With Envy

For my 21st birthday this year, my friend and I are throwing a "We're Going Green" themed party. He came up with the idea to have a color theme, and I completed the thought with the buzzword of the mo...
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