Archive for August, 2007
Monday, August 13th, 2007
some things should be reserved for the bedroom
You can learn a lot about a person by how they play the game Truth or Dare.*
I’m more of a spectator. I like to feign sleep so that I don’t have to engage in potentially embarrassing antics like giving a lap dance to a guy I have a crush on (no, I didn’t actually go […]
3 Comments » - Posted in life in new york by thejinius
Friday, August 10th, 2007
what do you order on a first date?
There’s a piece in yesterday’s Times that exhorts women to order meat on a first date because it makes them more appealing to men by seeming “unpretentious” and “low maintenance”. And that girls who order salads appear fussy and bland.
I don’t know about you but I select my food based on what I am […]
6 Comments » - Posted in dating, eating and drinking, life in new york by thejinius
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
summer lovin’… had me a blast
My high school theater teacher said the movie Grease promulgates a bad message to girls because it tells them they need to slut it up in order to land a guy. I should interject here and say that Grease is probably one of my favorite musicals of all time (along with Miss Saigon and A […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized by thejinius
Monday, August 6th, 2007
10 things i learned about the hamptons
When you think of the Hamptons you may think of palatial houses, madras pants, Lizzie Grubman mowing over club goers with her SUV and… a ton of white people. Seriously, I’ve been to the Hamptons a handful of times and have never seen a minority. And I’m not counting the Asian women married to WASPS. […]
4 Comments » - Posted in eating and drinking by thejinius
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
having a yucky day? go to yuca bar!
I knew it was going to be one of those days.
My alarm doesn’t go off and I wake up at 8:45 A.M. I look at the clock and yell F$%!!!$ S#$%!!!!. I’m supposed to be at work at nine. I brush my teeth and pick up clothes off the floor that look semi-clean. I do […]
3 Comments » - Posted in dating, eating and drinking by thejinius
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
sullen service at ssam bar
I’ve had better service at Chipotle.
On Sunday, I meet up with Meredith and a fellow blogger friend visiting from out of town at Momofuku Ssam bar in the East Village. (No, I don’t always casually meet up with people I know from the internet. We have a friend in common.)
It is a rainy, humid Sunday. […]
