Archive - Review Mode

Review Mode: Sorry That I’m the Friend Who Was There for That

If two people are about to have an interaction that could get awkward, my presence certainly isn’t going to help.

Aug 12 •

Carson Olshansky

July 2025

Review Mode: I Need You to Know We're Laughing AT You

Sometimes I laugh when people say terrible things, and it makes them think I thought it was cool that they said that.

Jul 29 •

Carson Olshansky

Review Mode: Vet People Before You Talk Sht with Them

Not everyone has earned the right to your unfiltered btchiness.

Jul 15 •

Carson Olshansky

Review Mode: So Should I Just Stand Here or, Like, Say Something?

I just don’t know what the proper etiquette is for wing-manning/third-wheeling/c*ck-blocking

Jul 1 •

Carson Olshansky

June 2025

Review Mode: Don’t Be Cnty to the Woman of the Hour

Especially when said woman is looking to you for emotional support.

Jun 17 •

Carson Olshansky

Review Mode: Consider That You Might Be a Tertiary Character

I thought I was chiming in on a conversation about morning routines. I didn’t realize I was a civilian stumbling into an active war zone.

Jun 3 •

Carson Olshansky

May 2025

Review Mode: Have I Been Serving People Gross Water?

I bet if I used a Brita, I’d be a cool, normal person who everyone liked.

May 20 •

Carson Olshansky

Review Mode: Don’t Tell New Acquaintances Your Deepest Darkest Secrets

Eeeven if you really want them to think you’re cool and fun.

May 6 •

Carson Olshansky

April 2025

Review Mode: Carson Drops a Brag into an Anecdote About How Bragging’s Bad

If someone’s not impressed by you, you actually can’t make them impressed by telling them how impressed they should be.

Apr 22 •

Carson Olshansky

Review Mode: You’re Not a Provocateur, You’re Just a Dick

Sometimes, when I shoot for charmingly disarming, I land at rude and weird.

Apr 8 •

Carson Olshansky

March 2025

Review Mode: Sometimes It’s Ruder to Not Be a Burden

Ultimately, it can be even more of a dick move to UNDER-stay your welcome.

Mar 25 •

Carson Olshansky

Review Mode: A Cinderella Story

In that I abruptly and unceremoniously excused myself from a party at midnight.

Mar 11 •

Carson Olshansky

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