Posts for Ophelias Webb


Catching The Perfect Wave

From Ophelias Webb
May 14, 2012 at 8:00 am
Looks fun, huh? I love going to the beaches in Bali and watching surfers. I mean, sure, there are lots of surfers who are pretty to look at. It takes a fair amount of physical ... (more)

Taking Risks On Training Wheels

From Ophelias Webb
April 30, 2012 at 9:20 am
Is taking a risk less impressive if someone had help getting there? This was the topic of conversation a couple nights ago over Italian pizza with some folks from the Dynamite ... (more)

Being A Word Nerd Does Not Establish Your Credibility

From Ophelias Webb
April 27, 2012 at 8:00 am
Admit it. Good grammar is sexy. If I had to name the one love of my life, it would be language and literature. I’m sure any future significant others will be slightly saddened ... (more)

42 – Life, the Universe, and Everything

From Ophelias Webb
April 11, 2012 at 8:00 am
I learned The Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything about two years ago after I decided to leap into the legions of devoted fans who had read through ... (more)

Smile…Though Your Heart Is Breaking

From Ophelias Webb
April 5, 2012 at 8:00 am
Uploading photos over the past couple weeks, I’ve gotten a few comments and messages saying how happy people were to see me with such a grin on my face in all my pictures. As ... (more)

Reinforcing Stereotypes : Women Are So Bitchy

From Ophelias Webb
March 30, 2012 at 5:20 pm
As a girl, I find myself riled up and frustrated sometimes when I hear guys talk about how bitchy girls can be. I think part of the reason I get so angry, though, is not because ... (more)

Recover From Meatball Surgery In Less Than A Month

From Ophelias Webb
March 21, 2012 at 8:00 am
Ok, it probably wasn't this bad... As I lay in my Indonesian hospital bed fighting back tears post-surgery, after my doctor showed me my mangled knee for the first time, I ... (more)

What The Hell Happened To You?

From Ophelias Webb
March 12, 2012 at 8:00 am
February 2012 is possibly the worst month I have experienced in nearly 32 years of existence. To sum it up quickly it involved a bar fight, motorbike accident, sprained ankle, ... (more)

Finding My “Un”

From Ophelias Webb
March 5, 2012 at 9:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Lael Couper Jepson I’ve come to realize I’m like swiss cheese. I have significant holes in my self-perception and I want them ... (more)

Love Is…Everything

From Ophelias Webb
February 29, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Jennifer Broski It’s difficult to write about love without being a little self-indulgent. It’s personal. It can be difficult. But, it ... (more)

Feeling Feelings

From Ophelias Webb
February 28, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Rachel Flehinger They start to shift in their seat, they avoid eye contact, their breathing gets shallow. The energy in the room is palpable. ... (more)

Loving Through The Scars

From Ophelias Webb
February 27, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Meghan Butler My generation is made up of romantic cynics. Men and women in their mid-twenties are all too aware of the 51% divorce rate ... (more)

Putting In

From Ophelias Webb
February 19, 2012 at 10:09 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Shannon Whitehead If he wanted a sandwich, she made him a sandwich. If he needed his shirt ironed, she ironed his shirt. If he didn’t like ... (more)

On Wandering

From Ophelias Webb
February 17, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Nate Damm I’ve spent the last year on the road. I took a long hiking trip, which took up a good part of the year, and have been moving ... (more)

Someone Like You

From Ophelias Webb
February 16, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Vanessa Gallo I keep seeing these ads for Next to Normal, that intense little Broadway play we saw during our last breath tour of New York ... (more)

The Secret Behind The Game

From Ophelias Webb
February 15, 2012 at 9:30 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Kristin Glenn There’s this guy, Neil Strauss. He is a contributing editor to the Rolling Stone and on staff at the New York Times. But ... (more)

Brutally Single On Valentine’s Day

From Ophelias Webb
February 14, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Alexandra Munier I’m single. Brutally single. Single for the first time 10 ten years, still bobbing in the wake of losing my condo, most ... (more)

Ode to the Secretly Sex-Crazed Computer Geeks

From Ophelias Webb
February 13, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Dave Ursillo For many youthful years I was desperate for love. It was a deficit in my life, like a hole in my heart that was in dire need ... (more)

How to Love Yourself (In a World That Doesn’t Want You To)

From Ophelias Webb
February 10, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Sarah Goshman “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. ... (more)

Her Eyes

From Ophelias Webb
February 9, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Jonathan Hoferle Her eyes were smoky and painted, cream-and-coffee colored. They gave me a reason to get out of bed. I couldn’t get ... (more)

Love Has Other Plans

From Ophelias Webb
February 8, 2012 at 10:53 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Nailah Blades Unhook your love from whatever condition it’s hung up on. – Rachel W. Cole My husband and I met 9 years ago after my ... (more)

High School Is For Lovers

From Ophelias Webb
February 5, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Some of us keep journals. In my case, I kept a journal from the years 1997-2003, or roughly what is known as my middle school through high school years. I am (un?)fortunate enough ... (more)

The Condition of Love

From Ophelias Webb
February 4, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Jennifer Love Growing up in Montana, I was constantly surrounded by dog lovers.  Dogs were family. Trusted friends, protectors, furry children ... (more)

Sometimes I Think I Love You Too Much

From Ophelias Webb
February 3, 2012 at 10:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Elise Stephens My beloved Little One, I know that life has felt terribly unfair, living with me—the overachiever—plus your older brother ... (more)

The Most Selfish Organ

From Ophelias Webb
February 2, 2012 at 11:00 am
Guest Post by All You Need Contributor Janet Brent The most selfish organ is the heart. When a kidney stops working, you’ve still got one left that can survive on its own. ... (more)