If you plan to spend your week-long vacation writing, it’s a good idea not to forget your computer at home. Needless to say, I have no blog post this week, though I do have a question. Aside from the obvious reasons (neglect, abuse, NASCAR fandom), when is it okay to try to convince a friend [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Help, My Friend’s Marrying a Jerk!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Mel and the Beanstalk
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alcoholism, bipolar disorder, Mel Gibson, mental illness, Oksana Grigorieva on July 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Once upon a time, there was a handsome boy named Mel Gibson. He was a poor boy with only his dreams to keep him company, until one day on his way to market, a stranger handed him five beans. “If you plant them overnight,” said the stranger, “by next morning they’ll grow high enough to [...]
Naked Girl II (or) Finding Your Soulmate
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of commitment, broken heart, commitment, find your soul mate, finding love, finding your soulmate, He's Just Not That Into You, soul mates, true love, what makes men commit, what men want, why am I still single, why didn't he call on July 12, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Months back, my friend Corey got a peculiar email from a woman with whom he’d gone on one date. The email included an invitation to a second meeting, a string of compliments…and a picture of the girl buck naked. Corey spent the next several days titillated and curious, but mostly confused. What did the Naked [...]
Land of the Free
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of commitment, being single, commitment, fear of commitment, finding love, He's Just Not That Into You, independent woman, men withdraw, non-commital, strong women, why am I still single, why didn't he call, why won't he commit on July 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Jack and I had our first romantic interlude on the 4th of July. Back in college, going out with someone usually meant deciding to end up in the same place, so I wouldn’t have called it a proper date. We met at Boston’s Charles River Esplanade, watched a couple bands and some fireworks, then Jack [...]

