So you planned a trip with your handy-dandy travel buddy. It's going to be fucking phenomenal. It's booked. It's paid for. It's kind of planned. Then your travel buddy is rude enough to have a family emergency/die/breakup with you. You could be fucked. Or you could grab your balls, pull up your big-girl panties, or … Continue reading Solo Travel for the Anxiety Ridden Human
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Ruining Christmas and Other Jolly Holiday Activities for You and Your Friends
It is smack-dab in the of December, there is a chill in the air, the menorah and the Christmas tree are glowing in the center of town and I have spent so much money at the craft store that they gave me a free glittery wreath/candle holder that is awkwardly too small to be a … Continue reading Ruining Christmas and Other Jolly Holiday Activities for You and Your Friends
The Art of Making Plans
I'd bet you cash money that at some point in the last month you have tried to make plans to go and do something with a group of people. I'd be willing to throw down más dinero that the experience was a total clusterfuck. (Sorry, I got sidetracked by the origins of that word...) There … Continue reading The Art of Making Plans
On Female Friendships
A year ago today one of my best friends died. It was sudden but not unexpected. I missed three finals to run back and forth to all of the airports in the DC area so that her family could be together. And I spent a week dodging my mother's well meaning coworkers who talking about … Continue reading On Female Friendships
Ending It
It took me almost an entire year but I think I've finally been saddled with enough bollocks to call it quits. I would have thought that this decision would have been more dramatic and, if the movies were even remotely close to true, I would need infinitely more ice cream (I went with wine, chocolate, … Continue reading Ending It
Getting Out of a Ticket
If you drive you will, at some point, find yourself sitting on the side of the road with blue lights flashing at you. If you are me you will have to illegally back your vehicle the wrong direction down an expressway at the request of an officer who popped out from behind a toll booth … Continue reading Getting Out of a Ticket
A Guide to Gossip
Rumors are meant to be spread like butter on toast but a good gossip has a code. The code varies from gossip to gossip but the code allows for juicy stories to continue to flow in your direction. If you are an inexperienced gossip, or a bad gossip let me, a revered gossip, be your … Continue reading A Guide to Gossip
Scheduling like a Boss
So you've got two jobs, a regular volunteer gig, and you're taking a few classes so that you don't have to do this into eternity. The trick to juggling all of these things while making sure the dog gets walked and maybe once in a while you get to go out is to surround yourself … Continue reading Scheduling like a Boss
Meet the Neighbors
What do you do when lock yourself out of your apartment? Most likely, you have to call a locksmith because you've lived somewhere for few years and still don't know your neighbors. Imagine how much money you could save on lockouts and cups of sugar if you just knew one or two people in your … Continue reading Meet the Neighbors
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