This excerpt from Mindy Kaling’s upcoming essay collection Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me is heavy on the brand names — Kiehl’s, Converse, Bumble and bumble, and J.Crew all get shout-outs in the first few pages — but largely redeems itself with a really solid list of “best friend rights and responsibilities.†They include “We Sleep In The Same Bed†on trips and such, because “how else will we talk until we fall asleep?â€; “We Will Trade Off Being Social Activities Chair For Our Outings†(“Neither of us gets to be the princess all the time, I get thatâ€); and “I Will Try To Like Your Boyfriend Five Times,†because “this is a fair number of times hang out with your boyfriend and withhold judgement.†In addition to being humorous, these are just plain good rules for BFFs. [Scribd]