I read this interesting article on how online sites provide a treasure trove of data to study dating behaviors. If you don’t have time to read the article, here’s what I found interesting. Women were twice as likely as men…
The Only Child
I can’t think of a single classmate from elementary or high school who was an only child. In college, someone from forestry camp was an only. Not sure how that came up, but he insisted he was normal, well-adjusted, and…
Tapped Out
I’m totally tapped out. I’ve been hanging out with people who’ve come in from out of town. I’m going to be gone the next three weekends in a row: Los Angeles, Burning Man, Hamptons. I still have to wrap my…
Email Gem
This is a nugget worth posting. For all you single people who think your life sucks, join the friggin club. Misery loves company, right? Here’s a snippet from an email sent to a single friend of mine who is hotter…
It’s That Time of the Year
Where Burners everywhere are starting to freakout. All of my emails start with ‘breathe, breathe.’ Then end with, ‘omigod, i’m freaking out. gotta go.’ For instance, there’s the bike issue. Do I bring my pink kiddy bike which entails borrowing…
Baby Names
In two days, I’ve sent three baby packages to friends. I used to be that cool friend who sent a package to everyone, but when my list of pregnant people swelled to 50+, then I had to call it quits…
Filipino Food
I don’t eat Filipino food. It makes me gag. I think it’s greasy and disgusting. During family functions, there’s only one thing I eat–lumpia. Fresh and fried, small and large lumpia. I usually dunk a generous portion of my aunt’s…
Why I Changed My Mind
So I flipped flopped about Burning Man. After all that ranting and raving about how I couldn’t bear the thought of packing and doing all that’s involved in planning for the event, I decided to GO. There’s really only one…
Surrogay
Dean calls Marc my surrogay because he’s 1) my surrogate husband, and 2) duh…gay. Since Dean’s been out of town on business, I’ve spent three of the last five days with my surrogay. Friday night was date night. A really…
The Rocketship
Nothing at Burning Man seems out of the ordinary. My first year, a U-shaped roller coaster buzzed on the Esplanade. I was captivated from a distance. They built that fully-functioning, scream-generating contraption? Here? In the middle of the desert? You’ve…