Jordan Cross

Standard LA passions - $2 macaroons, $4 SmartWaters, yoga, spinning, running, venti Starbucks iced coffees, LuLuLemon spandex, Moscow Mules, sexy time, gluten free foods, blogging my epiphanies, live music, Spotify playlists, and sleeping.

Why I Decided To Go Fully Celibate At Age 26

By Jordan Cross

Unpopular opinion: I am 26 years old and celibate... by choice. Seven months of a purposeful dry spell. There hasn't even been a smidgen of dry humping or the ever-popular soaking. (Yikes. Definitely no soaking.) So first and foremost, let me start…

10 Stops You Need To Make On Your Road Trip Up The Golden Coast

By Jordan Cross

I think everyone can agree Cheryl Strayed's venture in "Wild" was beyond commendable and hard. However, there's an easier way to see the West Coast of the United States, should you be craving some sunshine and adventure. Instead of the PCT, go for…

12 Ways To Fake Confidence, As Told By Someone Who Fakes It All The Time

By Jordan Cross

Tonight during my drive home, speeding down the speed trap that is San Vicente, I realized I am a writer. I am a writer. Not just a blogger or pubescent poem curator. But a writer. I've been published, and now I have a job that pays me to write…

How Blackout Mistakes Can Turn Into Our Biggest Life Lessons

By Jordan Cross

At the end of the day, it's those (drunken) mistakes you make in your 20s that create compassion and empathy and help you grow as a human. I'm in the midst of my third quarter-life crisis (Do I get a prize?) and everything I know to be true seems to…