El Paso: Wow (On So Many Levels) – Part 2
Megs and I decided early on to do two dates in Texas because darn it, that state is large and in charge. Also, even more than other states with international borders, it seems to be known for having a divisive population (though that might just be my California-brain talking). Regardless, we wanted to explore more of […]
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We Don’t Always Remember What We’re Made Of
It’s amazing how you can be told the same thing over and over again, by a variety of people (occasionally even by fate/the universe/the powers that be at large), and the message refuses to sink in, until one day, the right person in the exact right situation tells you and TA-DA! Dust falls from certain levers […]
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Friend’s Opinion: Yay or Nay?
Last night, I did a second dramatic reading from my pink diary (the one pictured in yesterday’s post) for two close girlfriends who I’ve known since maybe forever. We laughed hysterically, often knowing exactly who the entries were referring to, and reminisced about junior high and high school, the boys we thought we loved who […]
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Looking Back
I’m not breaking new ground here when I say that reviewing your own past is a curious endeavor that both makes you squirm with unadulterated mortification and pause with intrigued reflection. Last night, a friend and I thought it would be funny to scope out one of my very first diaries: a pink, locked little […]
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Nothing Says First Date Like a Cat
When you hear the words “rock climbing” you might not be equating it to “awesome first date experience!” I certainly wasn’t, but when ZOZI presented the opportunity to hit the world’s tallest indoor climbing silos in Dallas, Texas, I wasn’t about to object. Giant silos plus my fear of heights and a stranger? Whether or […]
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Louisiana, the Date
Bless me readers for I have sinned: I didn’t mention that my Louisiana date also happened to be our homestay. See, a friend’s ex-boyfriend knew about my trip around the county and recommended his friend, Chris, as either a potential New Orleans date, potential NOLA couch to crash on, or hey – both! The night […]
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Megan’s 50th State – Crossing the Louisiana Border!
A sort-of distant family relative I’d never met hosted Megan and me in rural Mississippi. I knew we weren’t not-in-the-way, so the fact that she had insisted, welcomed us with open arms, oatmeal at the ready for breakfast and a glass of wine at the ready when we walked inside, was downright mind-blowing. The family […]
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Does Being Content Lead to Being Solo?
It never fails: when I should be doing work, or writing about something like the follow up to a bad first date I witnessed in Mississippi, I am instead overcome with thoughts spurred by yesterday’s series of conversations. Amid sunshine and starshine, we were talking about relationships, both where we’d been in the past dating […]
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