Month: August 2012
The Early Stages of Dating
When you first start seeing someone, everything is rosy and good and nothing is dark and bad, and there are no tears or drama or jealousy. It’s the lovely, simple time before you even have your own ... Read More
Boyfriends and Bus Routes
Romantic encounters have exposed me to my city in an entirely new way. I’ve ventured to happy hours uptown, apartments downtown, bedrooms in northeast, and showers in southeast. I’ve traveled by c... Read More
I’m Having a “Who Am I?” Moment
I realize more and more that you can’t please everyone. No matter how hard you try to be the person you think someone else wants you to be, if you’re trying, you’re probably already failing. The... Read More
In The Mood for a Drive?
I haven’t been on a true family car trip in ages and boy it sure makes us regress. I’m suddenly belting out show tunes with my mom while my sis rolls her eyes and my dad calmly ignores us ... Read More
You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog is About You (Ha!)
When it rains, it pours. It’s odd how you can feel like such a cookie cutter cliché of a lonely, single girl one day and then suddenly it’s like you’re fighting guys off left and right, schedul... Read More
Five Lies My Parents Told Me
1. Sex. When I was little, I asked my parents what sex was after I heard my friend shout the word at the top of his lungs one day on the playground. My mom took me aside and explained that sex wa... Read More
Day 3 on a Juice Cleanse
It’s amazing what a difference a day makes! Yesterday I felt drugged, like I ought not to be operating heavy machinery, but today I feel… perfectly normal and alert and great. My coworkers tel... Read More