A Time for Beasts to Awake
Last week my writing beast (who I imagine to be much like Aunt Beast and not at all like the yeti from the Matterhorn) shook out of hibernation, giving air to any leaves and cherry blossoms that had gathered upon her as she slept. As she padded to a silvery-teal pool of water to quench her slumber-induced thirst, […]
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Flirtation and Pick-ups
Last week, I was in attendance for two pick-ups. I mean, at the time I wasn’t clear they were pick-ups, but reflection tells me they probably were. I am famous for not knowing when I’m being hit on. Incidentally, it’s a trait I inherited from my mom, who recently told me the tale of how, […]
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Feeling Like a “Like”
Sometimes you feel like a like. Sometimes, you don’t. If you’re feeling “Like-y” today, head on over to Story Play Me’s Facebook page, where Alicia has entered a contest you can vote for The goal: tell the story of a great or gruesome date. The prize: your story directed and acted out by others. The […]
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“I’ll Miss You,” and Other Lies We Tell People
My friend Beth is moving. This is absolutely a good thing for her and her family. However, her move sparked a conversation between friends at a midweek hangout session, which in turn sparked a sociological thought in me about dating, relationships and love. Beth has a young son, E, who our friend is very close […]
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On Fear Based Decisions, Yo
“You can’t make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.” – Michelle Obama In the past seven days, more than one person has told me they based a choice on fear. They have been “too scared” or “too weak” or “too afraid” to make a decision that was, indeed, scary, so […]
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PSA: Make Good Art
Ed note: Last year, Neil Gaiman gave a pretty amazing speech about making art. If you read nothing more, I encourage you to read this part right here: “Life is sometimes hard. Things go wrong, in life and in love and in business and in friendship and in health and in all the other ways […]
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Looking for Adventure
Lately, I’ve had a hard time remembering that adventure is everywhere. This is probably due to the fact that as September 17, 2013 wandered by, I found it near impossible not to remember where I was one year prior: putting on a brave face while Megs and Noah packed Huckleberry Fit, while my parents supervised, […]
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A Quick Dating Story
I never officially announced this, but since wrapping up production on 50/50 (aka, the majority of the filming, aka, I went on over 50 first dates) I have taken a full time job as a writer for a tech company. Which means I now have access to over a hundred coworkers and their dating tales […]
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Burritos and Dating
While talking about burritos with some gal friends a few nights ago, I started thinking about, what else, dating and burritos. Rarely have burrito dates gone well for me. Burritos in relationships – awesome. Burritos on a date seems to result in weird mojo. I should note here that burritos are notoriously hard to eat […]
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Holla
Back in my hometown, walking down the street often made me feel like Homecoming Queen. Rarely a jaunt to the bagel cafe or the record shop went by that some stranger didn’t catcall at me. I know, I know. Women’s lib. Feminism. Women aren’t objects. I believe all that, now. But truth is, at 15 […]
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