March 2008

A career-focused, cynical post after a job-draining, thoughful week. 5 weeks until the Festival… I took this course my freshman year of college called Shop ‘Til You Drop. It was, despite its name, taught by the well-known, social economist Juliet Schor. The class took a surprisingly in-depth look at modern American consumerism – purchasing patterns, consumption trends, value and status as it applies to goods. …

Sometime between the end of high school and the beginning of today we stopped saying “I have a crush on.” I can’t remember the last time I heard it. I’m not sure if it was replaced by “I’m saying I like like him” or the very mature “you guys, I think I have feelings for her” – but somewhere, it dropped off. I consulted my …

You meet someone at a bar. Chances are it happened one of three ways: He sidled over and gave you a random but acceptable line (“hey, is that a vodka soda you’ve got there, or a vodka tonic?”). You danced around him until you were essentially dancing with him (watching this happen is among life’s greatest joys). Or someone introduced you two (meaning you don’t …

I’ve been hard on the guys these past few posts. Today, a little criticism for the other side: Why is it that you never hear a woman say, “I picked this great guy up at this bar the other night.” Think about it – even just as it applies to yourself. It’s always, “I met this nice guy,” or “I talked to this really good-looking …

Monday’s post prompted heated reactions. The guys who reached out were uniformly obstinate. “Obviously it means he’s interested. I mean what more do you want?” And “You know it’s harder than you think to ask a girl for her number.” Also, “Some really confident guys are actually very self-conscious about approaching a girl.” Then finally “What’s wrong with the Facebook, girls use it too. Don’t …