Here in SoCal we are used to navigating our roads in sunny conditions. However, we've had a wet winter, and as the rain pours down, the constant sirens remind us that perhaps it would be wise to adjust our driving style just a bit. Thus, we bring you some safety tips for driving in the rain.

You're reading this article so we know you know how to use the internet. Since you spammed all your friends with last week's hilarious meme, we know you know how to use ye olde email. However, blasting lolcats to your buddies is not quite the same as communicating with your colleagues. Sending out appropriate work and networking emails is an important piece of your career growth. Please remember: memories can fade, but emails last forever.

You've got a week to come up with something amazing that will guarantee that next year will go perfectly. Right. Now that we've discarded that ridiculous and frustrating idea, let's talk about why a New Year's Resolution could actually be a good idea. We're not referring to "losing a bazillion pounds by February" or "making ten hundred million dollars by March." This is about reflecting on the last year and going for what you want to focus on in this brand-spanking-new year.

The holiday season means that, in addition to work parties and other types of social parties, there are also the obligatory family gatherings. These are usually the toughest to avoid and, for some, the most anxiety provoking. So how do you avoid the usual conflict and anxiety that accompany family interactions? The following are a few ideas about how to be yourself (the good version) in the midst of family festivities.

Relationships are tough. Throw 2,000 miles into the mix, and they can feel impossible. It’s hard to leave a significant other while you run off to another state to pursue your dreams. But you have to at least try. Right?

Homeless, Jobless, and Poor pretty much describes about every recent graduate that makes the big haul out to L.A. to start living the Beautiful Life. But just like the CW show tanked, moving out to LA can be equally as terrible (well, maybe not that bad). So let me dispense a little hard-won advice equally useful for a transplant or a native in transition.

Two years ago I graduated from Emerson College, kissed my parents goodbye, and flew from the East Coast to the West, ready to flaunt my hard-earned college degree and extensive (college) resume in the faces of my new peers. The plan was generic: get job, work hard, rise through ranks, meet Matt Groeing, get hired to serve coffee on "Futurama," achieve life dream. I was prepared for sacrifice, and for coffee runs, and for small gigs in reality television. I was prepared. For work, that is. I forgot about life.