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Dear John Legend — arguably one of the greatest musicians of our time, I’m writing to clear the air around the unfortunate circumstances of our meeting several weeks ago. See — prior to running into you at The Eldridge I drank two lychee martinis, one Red Bull vodka, two vodka sodas, and some new fitness water that claims to make you feel very sexy on …
New, new series. Thursday First Dates(it rhymes if you say it really fast) Send me your tales of first-date luck, crap, shock, and woe. I’ll post every Thursday moving forward. We’ll learn lessons, have laughs, feel better slash worse about ourselves and the like. You can be anything from anonymous to featured with a photo, but you will be cut off at 600 words. Send …
My friend John calls the other day (this friend John) as I’m walking home from work. “Jessie,” he says like he always does, “I want to talk to you about quarterlife crises.” These are the kind of calls you start to get when you write this blog. He and our friend Kurt (this friend Kurt) had been talking about how 80% of their guy group …
It’s officially a series. Below is a TFLN from TFLN.com. Below that is what I think happened before that text. (775): Wish i knew that 10 minutes ago when i told him to dance with my blackberry while i went to the bathroom I go out with Jamie and Kelly because they’re fearless. Always talk to randos. Always know somebody who knows somebody who wants …
My friend from Friday’s post ended his relationship on amicable terms with the girlfriend who’d been sending mixed messages. They sat down to talk about “things” and the net net was that she wasn’t ready to give what he was looking to get. He was hurt but understanding. She was definitive but said she really wanted to keep him in her life as much as …
A good guy friend of mine is trying to decide whether or not to break up with his girlfriend. They’ve been together for XX months – generally happy, fight-free months involving the meeting of several family members on both sides and a getaway to San Francisco (cross-country couple vacays = whoa territory). My friend likes this girl very, very much. He’s attracted to her. He …
This question/issue comes from Laura in Chicago — the MVP of blog post ideas. Writes Laura: “Recently my friend was set up with a friend of a friend. Before the date, she did a facebook search (obviously!) and found out he is Jewish. She has several Jewish friends and has total respect for people’s religious choices. However, she is Catholic and knows that she wants …
Trying something new based on my complete and utter obsession with Texts From Last Night. Below is a TFLN text. Below that is my guess at the story that ended in that text… (734): i just walked with a girl who was carrying a chair down the street. apparently she got mad at the bartender and took the bar stool when she left. It started …
It tends to go like this. You’re out in a cute outfit drinking vodka sodas (splash of pineapple juice – ‘l change your life) and bopping ever-so-whitely to that “Boom, Boom, Boom” song (genius). You take a bathroom break when the new Kelly Clarkson comes on (cannot get behind it) to perform the classic toilet seat breath-a-lizer test (the degree to which you miss the …
Rashish — we have a problem sister friend — You seem to be a little bit confused about what I like to call “the way things work up in this piece.” See you — the bangin’, bi-racial daughter of a famous black R&B musician are supposed to engage in some variation of the following: be hot mess, get knocked up by someone with tatoos in …