-Congratulations, Class of 2007, you’re about to get your college degrees!  It’s been two years since I last offered words of wisdom to our nation’s graduating seniors (sorry, Class of 2006, I kinda forgot about you guys).  But, as a proud member of the Class of 2001, I now have six years of post-college experience under my belt – and I’m about to drop some knowledge.  Your days of frat parties and Facebook are over, and your days of martinis and MySpace are just beginning.  Here’s what you need to know.  

-No matter what amount per month you were originally planning to spend on rent, any apartment you actually like will always cost $200 more than that.

-No one in the “real world” has any clue what they’re talking about.  Seriously, about 99.9% of people are talking completely out of their asses at all times.  The successful ones are those that just fake it better than others.

-The more hours your friends work, the more they’ll lie about how much they love their job.