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August 2010

Need a gut check on your life thus far?

admin - August 31, 2010

Have a going away party. There is a difference between typing the e-mail addresses of everyone you know into a g-mail “to” field and seeing those e-mail addresses arrive as people at your going away party. There are a lot of differences. When you go through your Facebook friends slash brain to be sure you have everyone included it’s a simple process of see name, …

The Results Episode: At 20 _______ you feel __________

admin - August 30, 2010

–> Your responses were outrageous. All 55 + of them. They were moving, thoughtful, honest, and incredibly well-written. They made me think things I’ve never thought before and validated thoughts/hopes/questions I’ve had for ages. But, most importantly, they made me realize that this whole thing is way bigger than a New York Times article (or rebuttal). Way bigger. I’ve printed all your responses, clipped your …

At 27 I feel…

admin - August 25, 2010

Here is my overdue response to my own prompt – “At 20 _____ I Feel ______.” I’ve been so wildly impressed and moved by all the responses from all of you that writing my own became even harder. There are one hundred different feelings to cap off the prompt from where I stand right now, but I’ve decided that for me, it’s really just as …

A word from the been-there/wise about our 20-something experience.

admin - August 24, 2010

Your responses so far to the “AT 20 _____ I FEEL _______” PROJECT have been incredible. Thank you, and please keep them coming! Below is a little fuel to add to the thought-fire from someone on the other side of the 20-something life stage. Her assessment of what we’re going through comes with both the perspective of someone who was once in this same position …

My New York Times rebuttal

admin - August 20, 2010

When my AOL Lemondrop editors e-mailed Wednesday with an “URGENT! ESSAY!” I had a feeling it was about that New York Times 20-something article… What I don’t say in my rebuttal is that I think it was a good piece – a good, really interesting, and fairly thorough piece. But to me slash us, this issue of “emerging adulthood” isn’t news. We’re at the stage …

Required Reading: Is hooking up bad for women?

admin - August 18, 2010

Carly passed this article along with a “this seemed blog-worthy” and Carly tends to be right when it comes to the blog. We’ve touched on this before – the question as to whether or not “hook-up culture” is damaging to our development – sexual people and people hoping to build lasting relationships. These sociologists explore it purely from an angle of whether or not hooking …

How to buy my first car

admin - August 16, 2010

One of the more important steps in the process of moving to California is – apparently – buying a car. I have been told that it’s more important to have a car in L.A. than it is to have an apartment. “See because you can sleep in your car,” said one friend, “but you can’t drive your apartment to work.” Hard to argue with. And …

It’s time to tell the blog.

admin - August 13, 2010

–> “So when are you going to tell the blog?!” Mike asked after I confirmed that the news was official. I laughed because of the way he said it – to “tell the blog” – like I have to sit the Internet down for a we-need-to-talk. My news isn’t really what this blog is about, I told him. But when I thought about it – …

The story of my guest appearance on the Suze Orman show

admin - August 11, 2010

If you happened to be home on Saturday night at 9pm (…and know what I look like) there’s a chance you’re already aware of this bizarre news. Long story short. I wrote an article about following Suze Orman’s cash-only diet. Here it is on Aol’s lifestyle site, Lemondrop.com Suze found said article because some fan of her show read it and tweeted it to her. …

We CAN go back to college, we just have to wait 50-or-so years

admin - August 9, 2010

My Aunt Philly is an age that she’d be mad if I told you. Let’s just say it rhymes with lady dive… Last week she moved into what’s know in local television commercials as a “full service retirement community.” This is not to be confused a gated, adult community (just a neighborhood with no kids) or an assisted living center (the now PC term for …