SEX AND THE (OTHER) CITY: Archive

Valentine’s Day Declaration of Independence

Let me start by saying that I love Valentine’s Day. Going out to a romantic dinner with a cute guy…flowers, chocolates, scratch and sniff cards….all things most girls love! However, if you don’t have a husband/wife or an official boyfriend/girlfriend this Valentine’s Day, instead of declaring the 14th an anti-relationship day, why not spend it with the other people you care about? Valentine’s Day...

Feb 12th

Deal Breakers

Ah, yes, one of the many age-old questions about dating…what are your deal breakers? If you were to check out my OK Cupid profile even a few weeks ago, you would see things like, “5’10” or taller,” “has to have been born in the 80’s,” and other things that I’ve recently come to realize don’t actually matter. Sure, I’m not going to date someone shorter than I am when I’m wearing flats. (FYI, I’m...

Jan 11th

History and Enlightenment: Part 3

Unlike many of my friends who work on tours, I’ve had the opportunity to be at home with my family for every Thanksgiving and Christmas of my lifetime, and this year was no exception. I was lucky enough to be able to fly home for a few days for good ole turkey day, and my family was very happy to have me. We have many traditions at home during the holidays, but one that always stands out is when...

Dec 23rd

History and Enlightenment: Part 2

Another New Orleans treasure (that has some ACTUAL treasure in its history!) is Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar. (http://www.lafittesblacksmithshop.com/) It is located towards the end of all the excitement on Bourbon Street and is known as the oldest structure used as a bar in the United States! It was built between 1722 and 1732, and in keeping with the old-time feel, there is no electricity in the...

Dec 21st

History and Enlightenment: Part 1

For me, November was the month of history and enlightenment. It started with accepting a job on the Walgreens Wellness Tour, where I worked as a brand ambassador/medical tester for Walgreens and AARP. With nine teams scattered across the United States, I was very excited to hear that I would be spending my time in the area that is known as the dirty, dirty south! We started off in Alexandria, LA...

Dec 19th

Learning to be Alone

There are many times while I’m going about my day that I find my mind wandering to thoughts of my future. This, unfortunately, causes me to not be present, and in turn I end up doing stupid things like getting in car accidents (ok, just one) that are entirely my fault. The worst thing it does, however, is make me miss the things that are going on around me. As lucky as I am to have met the people...

Apr 4th

How a life can change in 24 hours or less...

I know that I’ve been MIA for the past week, but I have a good excuse…and hopefully the reasons I’ve been missing will result in more interesting blog posts. As previously noted, I moved to LA at the beginning of January. With limited funds and high hopes of quickly finding a job, it’s probably not surprising that a month later, jobless and struggling, I was beginning to...

Feb 20th

To love or not to love? That is the question...

“How do you know when you’re falling in love with the right person?” This question may seem generic to some, and it definitely warrants an extremely subjective answer, but I decided to take a stab at it anyway. People make the mistake of thinking they are in love all the time, when really, they’re not. Others know they’re falling in love but question whether or not they should be. Don’t feel...

Feb 9th

Hot Females and Fast Cars

So often I hear males complain about the fact that more attractive the female is they are dating, the more demands they have and the more attention they require. Well, men, let me put this to you in terms you might better understand… If you go to a car dealership and buy yourself a 1996 Chevy Malibu, you aren’t going to fill it with premium gasoline. You won’t search forever for the widest parking...

Feb 4th

Before he/she cheats

“Is it worse if someone cheats after a year or more of dating someone once, or if they date for a week to a month and cheat more than once/with a few people? Or, are they just as bad because cheating is cheating?” It depends on what you mean by “date for a week to a month.” If you’ve only known the person for a week, chances are you haven’t discussed being exclusive yet. If you haven’t had “the...

Feb 3rd

Sex and the (other) city...introduction

I moved to Los Angeles a little over three weeks ago, and I’m already lost. Watching Sex and the City has given me answers to so many questions in the past, but there are even more still left unanswered. That’s where I come in. It is now my “job,” I’ve decided, to address my friends and my relationship (or lack there of) issues and what the f*** to do about them. Why...

Feb 3rd

Tour!

Hello all! Sorry it’s been so long…just to let you know, I’m going on tour in October/November! It is a Kohls/US Youth Soccer promotional tour. During the tour, I will be updating a business blog with the happenings on the road. Here is a link to said blog: http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/Blog.asp?blogger_id=61 The previous posts are not by me, but by my colleague, Jayson. The...

Sep 9th

The Tango

Do you know why you so commonly see average men with supermodel-looking women? The same reason the tango is the sexiest dance ever performed. In most dances, it is the female partner that makes the dance so sexy or beautiful, and with the tango, most people assume it’s the same thing…but it’s not. It’s the man. The tango is as close to having sex as a dance can get, and...

May 22nd

A funny reblog...

A friend of mine goes to Brown and she has a chemistry class with Emma Watson. She said one day Emma answered a question correctly and someone in the back shouted, “TEN POINTS FOR GRYFFINDOR!” She wasn’t happy.

Apr 21st

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Carlsberg brewery workers strike in Denmark after... →

Workers at the Carlsberg beer factory in Denmark are on strike because they feel they should be allowed to drink more beer at work. Awesome.

Apr 11th

“If this isn’t poetry, I don’t know what is… Even if...”

– The Dear Hunter - Act II, “Red Hands”

Apr 9th

Fate

Do you believe in fate? I believe we are meant to cross paths with certain people, maybe even be in certain places at certain times, but my life definitely isn’t predetermined. We ultimately create our own destinies, but there are people who impact us in small and large ways, who make us not be able to help but wonder, was I supposed to meet this person? Looking back on my life thus far,...

Apr 5th

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Mar 15th

FASHION MESSY, NOT FASHION FORWARD

For the most part, underground Chicago hasn’t changed much at all. Scenesters still rule the city, and if you’re friends with anyone in a band that attracts 16-year-olds, or you think fo-hawks are in and hippie music is the only music ever made that’s worth listening to (unless you’re at a club, of course), you’re considered cool. Not that I thought anything was wrong with this when I was a...

Mar 9th

baby name thieves

Pam and Jim (The Office) stole my baby girls’ middle names! They named their baby Cecilya Marie. My future babies: Lydia Marie and Rhiannon Cecilya. Thieves! They’ll each have their own Fleetwood Mac songs I’ll play for them, too! Lydia’s will be Gypsy (which was my favorite growing up!), and Rhiannon will, of course, have Rhiannon. I want one boy, too, but my future...

Mar 6th

passport

when you pay $20 to have something sent overnight to you, it’s probably important…and you’ll probably be PISSED if it doesn’t show up when it’s supposed to! this sucks.

Mar 4th

Chicago!

Here I am, Chicago! Ready to take the city by storm! Ok, so actually, I’m just here to hang out with my aunt, my sister and friends. I’m here indefinitely, though, so we’ll see how it goes! If anyone knows of any fun, exciting, INEXPENSIVE things to do, please let me know :)

Mar 3rd

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