Renee Rosenow

Dear Ask Anything,

Sincerely,
Boy Crazy

Boy Crazy, I know what you mean. I mean, I don’t mean that I know what it feels to have an ex-boyfriend wanting you back, because I don’t. I mean that I know what it is like to have an ex-girlfriend wanting me back. And essentially, an ex-boyfriend and an ex-girlfriend are the same thing. Just ask Tila Tequila.

I think the most important thing to consider is the reason your ex-boyfriend dumped you. If it has to do with something that deals with your appearance or personality, then I would say don’t go back to him.

If he didn’t notice what he had before, he isn’t going to notice now. Additionally, if he cheated on you, I think the only answer is don’t go back to him.

So what situations should you go back to him for? Well, I think if you look at “The Notebook” it’s easy to see you should take him back if he dumped you because he thought it was in your best interest and your mother was conspiring against the relationship.

And you take a look at “Say Anything” and you may want to take him back because you really were the one to push him away and he had no other option than to ditch you. But other than that you’ve got no excuse.

From there, we need to cure your loneliness. First off, don’t resort to online dating. Not that they are unsuccessful – I firmly believe they work. But what you risk by using one is getting the Online Dating Commercial Syndrome. This is the disease that those in the online dating commercials get in order to be on those commercials. You get this disease, you get on the commercials and you end up being made out to look like a giggling, laughing, constantly smiling Stepford Wife who enjoys being picked up and twirled around like a feather until she gets a bouquet of flowers.

No, the better option is to do one of two things. One, you could always just add me as a friend on Facebook and send me a message saying you want to go out on a date.

Otherwise, the only other option I would suggest would be go to the bars on Water Street wearing a sash that reads “I am single, want to date?” Word to the wise, though, do this before 11 p.m. when the not-so-drunk guys are around. Additionally, try going to a nice, clean bar whose name starts with the letter “D” or a “B” or an “M.”

Dear Ask Anything,

Sincerely,
Music Maniac

Believe it or not, there is actually this thing called the radio! It plays music if you can figure out how to turn it on and turn its radio dial! It actually was around way before MTV even existed! Remember, video killed the radio star.

Apparently, the radio star is making a comeback. But if you really just noticed the effect reality television has had on MTV, you have a lot more wrong with you than just missing TRL.

You could always come over to my place and listen to my iPod. Consisting of such artists as Rage Against the Machine, Britney Spears, AC/DC, and my personal favorite, Taylor Swift, you can have yourself a smorgasbord of musical artists and styles.

I even have music that sounds like Mozart in the form of “The Dark Knight” soundtrack, but I doubt that’s what you are into since you watched TRL.

Perhaps you were actually more into the crazed teens that appeared on the show or the stupid antics the guests of the show seemed to always do. I know it is hard to imagine a world without a show in which Mariah Carey could go crazy on, or where Usher could go on a tirade about being a strong black man.

But, believe me, there are other media outlets they will use in place of TRL. And if you ever need to just hear someone scream like a teenager, I can do that too by just pretending I am meeting Rachael Ray.

But in watching TRL’s farewell show, it became clear the thing that will be missed most by the absence of TRL – the number of videos being shown with decent choreography. The videos showcased on TRL always seemed to be first rate when it came to choreography.

No other show was better for seeing women dancing skanky and men dancing like they were humping something while grabbing their crotches. The other MTV stations show music videos, so that is an outlet you could turn to, too. But you won’t find many skanky dance moves or crotch grabbing going on in those videos, and that perhaps is why TRL will be missed the most.