It’s the 2013 Teen Choice Awards, hosted by Pretty Little Liars’s Lucy Hale and Glee’s Darren Criss!

Amanda is a 24 year old student in veterinary medicine and comparative biomedical sciences at Cornell University who is both a cat researcher and a ball python handler!

In which I review Valencia and talk to Michelle Tea for 15 minutes. // “We were not gay. We were queer. We were dykes. We were really against the man and capitalism and always aware of everything that was unfair and unjust.”

In your childhood, did your mom wake up you at weird hours on school nights to watch meteor showers because they were more important than 2nd grade? Or was that just my mom? Either way, we’re all now Adults and we can get up (or stay up) to watch the meteor shower of our own volition.

True Life: I went to A-Camp

I waited too long and now the A-Camp spots are all full!
(Not really, sign up today!)

aimee, 25, at a-camp in may 2013

Mondays are really hard so let’s all take a break and enjoy the glorious gift that is The 100 Most Stylish dapperQs.

PJ, Mareika, and Allison at A-Camp May 2013. PJ totally looks like a hunky Freddie Prinze Jr. here doesn’t she?!

Welcome to the club, AB Chao! Your membership card is in the mail (with the toaster).

Nothing tastes as good as an explosion.

how was i supposed to know that sue was on yellow team at a-camp

PJ, 23, at A-camp in may 2013

After many (many) hours, you’ll have a quilt all ready to grace your bed, sofa or chair with its warmth, charm and I-made-that-ness.

Meet Alison, creative DIY goddess and author of InstaCraft: Fun and Simple Projects for Adorable Gifts, Decor, and More, and learn how to make an Autostraddle-inspired “A” pendant!

minerva, 23 at may 2013 a-camp

Let’s just go right ahead and kick off this recap with a gif of Alex. Let’s make that a thing that we do, okay?

It’s Open Mic Night in Rosewood and Emily’s about to learn just how good Shana is at fingering.

Parents play a big role in organizing camp activities. Here, a child awaits his turn for the fashion show.

It’s the most delicious time of year! You should join your local Straddlers for some 3D brunchy realness.