Extreme Makeover: Blog Edition
Welcome to the new and improved After I Quit My Day Job! (If you’re reading this post as an email, come on over to the actual…
Driving in Circles
You’re going to have to accept my apologies for today’s post. It was going to be all about my triumphant return to Match.com (which, in truth,…
And so it Begins… Again
It’s 2:00pm. I’m a coffee shop in Mt. Airy between teaching gigs and despite outward appearances, I am working. I know it doesn’t look like it—I’m…
A Column(ist) is Born!
Did I mention that I’ll be getting paid to date this time around? My dad’s always said “Figure out what it is that you love and…
Did I Learn ANYTHING from My Experiment? Yes, Actually…
Earlier this week, I finished “The Science of Single” by Rachel Machacek. This means I’m nearly back on track with my a-book-a-week initiative but more importantly,…
Today’s Writing “Wednesday” Topic: Freelancing 101
Recently, I received a note from an aspiring writer of the 20-something variety. Oddly enough, she was asking for my advice. Having just opened what I…
Yet Another Reason to Embrace the Single Life
After seven days of grueling chocolate consumption, I’ve finally polished off the last of my Valentine’s Day candy. This is not to suggest that I had…
Oh Yeah: it’s President’s Day
Today is President’s Day here in the US. I know this because when I dismissed my final Friday morning class with my usual, “Have a nice…
And Just Like That…
Evidently I was further along in “Madame Bovary” than I’d realized because on Saturday morning, I poured myself a cup of tea, dragged my favorite blanket…
A Book A Week, Until Bovary
I began this year with the intention of reading a book a week for the entirety of 2011. I was doing quite well until I decided…
My Annual Spring Fever Striptease
Spring has finally arrived in the City of Brotherly Love. I know this because I took the #23 bus home today and the southbound route crosses…
Thoughts for Thursday: Please Shut Up!
For the past few months, I’ve been searching for the perfect coffee shop to make my own. Today my search has taken me, once again, to…
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