Life
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Weekend Highlights
All in all, a fairly mellow weekend, but there were definitely some high points. Met up with a few friends on Friday night at Fuel, the hip lounge, which used to be Phebe’s, the dive with cheap pitchers. I remembered back to my first day of law school orientation when I was the hero for
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?*
After reading two of Bridget Harrison’s articles about men in New York — one on the epidemic of casual-ness in NYC relationships; the other on NYC men being extraordinarily committment-phobic — I am even more convinced that New York City breeds an unhealthy dating environment. This realization, coupled with my jealousy of friends moving away
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You Are What You Wear
Yet another reason to avoid “rules” on dating. This has got to be up there on the list of the most useless drivel cloaked in the guise of “advice” that I have ever seen. If guys are truly putting this much thought into what I’m wearing on a date, then I might as well just
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Urban Oasis
And just when I think I’m special, the New York Times does an article on “the blog generation” (am I part of “the blog generation”?!?) and gardening. I have been wanting a garden for ages, and have only managed to cultivate a few window boxes due to my lack of any outdoor space, and in
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Through the Eyes of a Child
The New York Times recounts one of John Kerry’s recent Q & A sessions. Although the individuals asking questions weren’t necessarily a key target group for votes, as they were 5 and 6 year olds in a New Mexico elementary school, their questions were still right on point. It’s fascinating to discover the “political” concerns
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Take It (All?) Off!
The days are getting longer, the flowers are blooming, the temperatures are (generally) rising. What does this mean? For many of us, this means time to bust out the flip-flops, tank tops, and breezy skirts, and to put away the sweaters, boots, and hats. It also means that it’s time to take it all off.
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Hang Up the Phone*
Gothamist has a great post today about how long to wait (or not to wait) before calling someone. My personal take on the matter is that you should call when you feel like calling. Generally speaking, if you both like each other, the callee will be happy to hear from the caller. If you don’t
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Do You Google?
And speaking of search engines, I have to throw a question out to you all. Have you ever Googled someone you dated? This includes exes, future dates, current dates, etc. What’s the best/worst thing you found out about him/her via Google? C’mon kids, don’t be shy. Tell us all about it!
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Ah. . . Schvitz
To continue, and possibly to recover from, my week of getting in touch with the culture of my people, I took a trip to the Russian and Turkish Baths in the East Village. I had been looking forward to my schvitz* all week. My friend Melissa took me to the baths for the first time
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Good Timing
I stumbled across a blog the other day called smitten, written by a woman who appears to be about my age, living in NY. One of her earliest posts rang so true with me that I had to share part of it with you. You know what I am tired of hearing? How is it