How to Date a World Cup-Watcher
The bad thing about dating European men (aside from the obvious fact that their shoes are always nicer than yours) is that they like the World…
Running: Some Vingnettes
Let’s talk about marathon runners, shall we? I don’t have anything against them personally, in fact when they’re not busy posting Facebook pictures of their race…
The Girl Who Couldn’t Finish
So remember how I started writing a novel a while back? Well, I have a problem. And, as I’m probably the first and only writer in…
The (Sort of) Return of the Zoo Date
Last week I got an email from the Zoo Date, who entered my life in March of 2011 and exited it shortly thereafter. I remember very…
The House, or lack thereof
My plan on Wednesday was to march down to my realtor’s office on Walnut Street, sign away my life’s savings and get the key to my…
A Revelation in Sequins
Last week, I went out with my friend Katie for drinks at the Moshulu (a swanky tall-ship-cum-restaurant a few blocks away, at which I can afford…
Throwback Thursday: The Break Up Rules, Revisited
I wrote the following list in 2011. I then proceeded to forget about it, found it again, took a quick read and gave myself a mental…
The Pretty Hair Professor
As a freshman in college, I managed to talk my way into an upper level art history course taught by a visiting professor from Johns Hopkins…
Dating and Christopher Columbus
It’s Thursday morning and I’m chatting online with a friend from college. “So you went out on another date?” he asks, referring to my newly updated…
Date 2, Part 2
Okay, getting back to last Sunday’s date. I do not throw up. Nor do I retreat. I keep putting one foot in front of the other,…
Throwback Thursday: The Latina Barbie
I know, I know. I’m supposed to be posting about the culmination of Sunday’s date in Rittenhouse Square. But I haven’t finished writing it yet. So…
My Second First Date
I don’t know what is wrong with me. I’ve just finished teaching my weekly Beginner/Intermediate tap class at Koresh but I’m having trouble breathing. I feel,…
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