Common Senseless

ISBN: 1470008173

Author: Miller, Ashley Glenn

Condition: New

Product Description Budding college students are warned not to walk alone at night and never to accept drinks from strangers, but what do you do when you get poison ivy in your butt and turkey fat on your brand new jeans? Now, one hysterical, no-holds-barred college grad is here to tell you what you probably should already know. That is, unless, like author Ashley Glenn Miller, you are hopelessly common senseless. Common Senseless is the riotous revisit of the college years of one former coed, who left home for school in South Carolina with plenty of ambition, but not a lick of common sense. A contemporary Clueless written in the raucous vein of Chelsea Handler, this half-memoir, half-survival story features a compilation of real-life incidents as the author stumbled through one mortifying misadventure after the next. Its a tell-it-like-it-is manual for the first years of life on your own that may just help you or a new grad that you know avoid a few blunders, or simply have a good laugh. As Miller meets every imaginable pitfall in her first foray out from under her parents roof, her major miscalculations span every aspect of life, including finances, travel, shopping, and more. Who knew you had to thaw a turkey the day before you cook it? Or that cruise control didnt actually steer the car for you? On the financial front, the author cautions on the peril of bringing your credit card to bars. When it comes to the all-important topic of shopping, the author warns about sale goggles and return policies. Wherever her common senseless path takes her, the outcome is as deeply embarrassing as it is highly entertaining. Common Senseless doles out words of hard-won wisdom, of the Do as I say, not as I do variety. Pick it up, flip its pages, and try to keep a straight face! From Kirkus Reviews A comedic memoir for the 20-something college student looking to laugh off embarrassing and awkward situations. Miller, 22-years-old, shares kooky stories from her time as an undergraduate at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Tales range from using a blow-dryer in an unsuccessful attempt to defrost a 13-pound turkey before a dinner party, suffering from a poorly timed bout of food poisoning during class, and learning how to embrace the dreaded b-word: budget. Some of the stories are amusing, especially those that adopt the revealing style of sharp-tongued comic Chelsea Handler. A passage about the importance of refraining from bringing credit cards to bars and late-night binges at Taco Bell is reminiscent of Handlers stories. However, other stories fall flat thanks to unfunny punch lines. Miller uses part of her book to offer advice to young readers about how to survive college-dorm life. These golden tidbits include never shop on an empty stomach, dont leave expensive jewelry in your suitcase and learn how to read road maps in case your GPS is on the fritz. Many of the tips, namely, dont share personal info on the Internet, are obvious to most people. Millers work will not appeal to everyone. Those over age 30 will likely find the book to be a bit self-indulgent. But that doesnt mean that the author cant find an audience. The books amusing stories may attract college students who can relate to the shenanigans or teenagers looking for a preview of university life. A lighthearted primer for college freshmen out on their own for the first time. About the Author Ashley Glenn Miller is a recent graduate of the College of Charleston in South Carolina. While earning her degree she found herself in countless common senseless situations. Luckily, she lived to write about them and shares them with others in her first published book of humor, Common Senseless. She lives in Old Lyme, Connecticut.