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Monthly Archives: October 2012

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Kissing (Someone Else’s) Cousin

Come Kansas, it’d been awhile since Megan and I had seen “ethnic” food of any kind. Right, I know, we saw it in Wisconsin, but just trust me on this: when you’re from San Francisco, not having daily access to a burrito is bizarre.* So when Meg wanted to set me up with her cousin, […]

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Your Actions Speak Just As Loud As Your Words

Post-date etiquette on the road is a tad different than when your physical location is static for a significant period of time, but I think the same general concepts apply. A text two minutes after you leave each other’s presence says I had an exceptionally good time or possibly Wait, come back and let’s make […]

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Nebraska

You know how Robert Frost wrote “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both,” right? Sometimes I feel like he wrote that just to taunt the rest of us into indeed attempting to find a way to take both paths — or at least, experiencing both of them. So […]

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Okkervil River’s “Kansas City.”

Music we can’t get enough of: Okkervil River’s “Kansas City.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlVcU1TdqNE

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Discussions with Adam

Every so often, Megan or I sneak out of each other’s presence — sometimes only mentally, where one of us is looking at shimmering objects (as we are both prone to do) while the other chatters merrily away about the landscape, American history or last night’s date. But occasionally even physically, we are not within […]

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When Your Life is Consumed by Strangers

It’s funny to hang out with a person who does not know you at all. Like, at all. Dates are continually surprised by my expressions. Nary a date goes by that I don’t exclaim Oh, Mylanta! as they tell a surprising story — and this ultimately turns into them being shocked at my peculiar phraseology. […]

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Zero-th Date in Iowa

Over a Scrabble board, EJ and I learned a few things from one another. He discovered that playing the world’s most beloved word game on a first date does not lead to inevitable awkwardness, as it had in his past. In turn, he told me about his concept of the zero-th date. Scratch what you […]

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One Song We Can’t Stop Listening To

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First Date: Chicago #2

I had another first with Tadd, my second first date in Chicago. After a lingering brunch at an Italian cafe (think every stereotype of Italy prominently spewed onto the walls, flooring, lighting fixtures, and yes, even in the bathroom sink), we piled into the Fit for what I assumed would be a quick trip back […]

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Adrenaline on a First Date: Yay or Nay?

I probably spend way too much time thinking about the theories of dating these days. To be fair, everyone single and not super stoked on staying that way forever and ever probably over-ponders how to hook up and how to stay hooked. But lately I’ve been wondering which works better on a first date: something […]

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