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Social actuaries in consumer dating culture

admin - March 19, 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. …

To trust the crush

admin - March 11, 2008

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 …

Re-writing opening Lines

admin - March 10, 2008

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 …

Modern Etiquette: How naked is too naked?

admin - March 7, 2008

*A little levity from the heavy, relationship talk Much like those mysteries of the universe, there are things we encounter etiquette wise that no one’s quite written the rule on. Not like Emily Posts’s guidance on wedding gifts and thank you notes. More like do you tell your boss who you wildly respect that you’re unhappy and looking for a new job? Or, if you’re …

Don’t worry – girls are lame too

admin - March 6, 2008

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 …

The People vs. The Facebook

admin - March 5, 2008

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 …

Lexicon: V1

admin - March 4, 2008

I love words almost as much as I love avocados and boys who aren’t afraid to wear purple. For today, as a diversion from male over-analysis – I’ve assembled a little modern-day Lexicon of the things we’re saying (or should be) and the phrases that should be relegated to the ranks of “dang quesadilla.” Eeen: Joaquin Phoenix – (n.) a term used to describe someone …

Today’s mystery of the universe

admin - March 3, 2008

There’s this whole list of things I can’t quite figure out. Not, like, the stock market or how some people still don’t accept homosexuality – not, like, mysteries of the universe. It’s more social things where the rules are unwritten. Like – what you’re supposed to do if you’re 100% certain your best friend shouldn’t marry the guy or if it’s okay to pursue a …

Absolute truths: IM in adulthood

admin - February 29, 2008

People talk about our social world being all grey area. That nothing is ever really black or white. That all things are open for interpretation. It could mean this, but it could also, if you look at it from another perspective – after a few drinks – in a completely different outfit, mean that. There are no absolute truths. I think that’s a crock of …

Blissfully irrational: article reviewed

admin - February 28, 2008

This is one of those articles you read and think – shit, I’ve been going about this totally wrong. I went to college. I listen to my mother. I watch the Today Show most mornings. How did I fuck this up so badly? “I’m just keeping my options open.” It’s borderline my credo. Since graduating from college, I have applied it to everything from the …