Recently I have re-entered the dating scene after a ten month hiatus and have been going on a metric shit ton of first dates. These have ranged from ass awkward to amazing.
Sadly the amazing ones have been few and far between. In my solitude of non-dating I had truly forgotten how awful first dates can be. What I have found as of late is that most of the time when I was on my very best good first date behavior (as illustrated by the illustrious
BITCH:LIFE
18 May 2009 17:00 GMT
Remember the days when you first moved out of your parents house, and into a smelly, craptastic flat filled with eight roommates? And despite it being, well, smelly and craptastic it was YOURS you didn't have to clean your room, didn't have to be home at a certain time and you most certainly didn't have to worry about bringing boys over?
BITCH:LIFE
15 May 2009 12:30 GMT
My previous BitchBuzzian chronicles of my life’s adventures (or non-adventures as the case may be) have been tales fraught with fail, so it seems fitting that my foray into roller derby should be no different.
BITCH:LIFE
13 May 2009 14:00 GMT
A few months ago we told you about Graze, a new service that delivers fresh fruit, nuts and other ‘healthy’ foods to your place of work to help you snack healthily during the day, and many of you will undoubtedly have spotted people munching from the nifty little brown boxes around the office.
BITCH:LIFE
11 May 2009 13:54 GMT
Sometimes I feel like the best things happen to you when you least expect it. Maybe it's a dress by your favorite designer — just your size and hidden in the middle of the clearance rack. Maybe it's a missed train that turns into a gained connection. Or perhaps it's simply the gift of good timing.
I'm not quite sure how a weekend of having no plans except for an early Sunday morning yoga class turned into a misty (thank you, San Francisco's May climate), eventful, and somewhat emotion...
BITCH:LIFE
06 May 2009 17:20 GMT
It's cool to be a nerd. In a world obsessed with gadgets, the internet, and everything else techy, it's no surprise that those who rule the world of technology have been granted access to the cool kids club. Who's that you just elbowed in the VIP room? The founder of Twitter, and look! There's a Facebook developer. It's never been a better time to be a nerd, and everyone should have a little bit of a nerd in their life.
BITCH:LIFE
30 Apr 2009 20:36 GMT
I wish I had more than a few extra pounds, a new hairstyle, too many new tops, strappy sandals and other outcomes of retail therapy to physically show for my seven months of binge dating. For the engaging, entertaining and at other times lifeless virtual flirting. For the uncomfortable first dates that left lines on my face from all the forced smiling as well as the memorable, we-have-undeniable-chemistry first dates, the mouth parentheses and late-night induced under-eye circles from which w...
BITCH:LIFE
27 Apr 2009 16:47 GMT
This past Friday Jessica Valenti, editor of Feministing.com, author and poster girl of Feminism's "third wave", wrote an article for The Guardian, describing her "big feminist wedding".
BITCH:LIFE
27 Apr 2009 08:51 GMT
I face the daunting task of taking over my college's Women's and Gender Studies program. While our student population historically skews heavily female, a surprising number of them seem to share the suburban American impression that "feminism" is a relic from the past and that "Women's Studies" means a bunch of old bra-burning lesbians who don't shave.
BITCH:LIFE
23 Apr 2009 13:30 GMT
In an frighteningly catchy advert for Quattro for Women razors, Wilkinson Sword pushes euphemisms about as far as they can go. The video shows women of varying ethnicity all mowing the lawn in adorable outfits, and telling the viewer how they tend their garden. Not only is the euphemism painfully obvious, the women and the lyrics make it even worse.
BITCH:LIFE
22 Apr 2009 14:00 GMT