Archive for July, 2008
Monday, July 28th, 2008
live every week like it’s shark week
Now that we are approaching August, I am trying to live each day like it’s the last day of summer. That means every day should involve at least one or two of the following: barbecue, pool party, rosaaay, Daisy Dukes and bourbon. And this weekend my friends and I manage to do […]
4 Comments » - Posted in eating and drinking, life in new york by thejinius
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
be tee dubs
1. So last night I am out with Michael and his friends at Spitzers (be tee dubs I am OBSESSED with their BLT&E sandwich. I want to carry its picture in my wallet and call it every night) and I get a text. It is from the bearded guy. He has sent me about three […]
4 Comments » - Posted in dating, eating and drinking, life in new york by thejinius
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
should i continue to hold with citibank or should i just kill myself?
A month ago, I received a call from Citibank notifying me that my card was compromised and that they would be blocking my card. I corrected them and said my account wasn’t comprised. I was just broke. You may all remember when I was on the poverty diet? My account had slipped to the double […]
3 Comments » - Posted in fucktards by thejinius
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
born again
My first lie was about going to church.My family and I lived in an area of Miami, Florida that was predominantly Cuban. We, along with the people who worked at the one Chinese restaurant, were the only Asians in the area and probably the entire state. I was six years old and thought spanish was […]
6 Comments » - Posted in growing up by thejinius
Monday, July 21st, 2008
girl crush: rachel shukert
I just spent the past thirty minutes reading Rachel Shukert’s essays on Salon and Nerve. I instantly knew that I would like her writing when I saw the title of her Salon essay: Sweat, barbecues, bathing suits, I hate summer.” Do you ever read someone’s work and think oh my gosh this person is […]
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
you guys, we have to remember to stay as dehydrated as possible
It is so hot in New York right now that the city feels like it is wrapped in a hot, wet towel. It is so hot that I had three nervous breakdowns in the span of half an hour. It is so hot that you could get drunk off of one beer. It is so […]
3 Comments » - Posted in dating, eating and drinking, life in new york, life lessons by thejinius
Friday, July 18th, 2008
my recent google searches
Today I googled: Yo momma jokes Prison Rape Not Funny Keith Gessen Yo momma so fat jokes
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
if at first you don’t succeed, just kill yourself
Okay, we’ve all heard the generalizations about men and women and how they are different when it comes to dating and relationships. Women are crazy. Women are emotional. Women are stubborn. But when it comes to dating, no one is more stubborn than men. And by stubborn I mean cray-cray. Man’s perseverance to score may […]
5 Comments » - Posted in dating by thejinius
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
thirty minutes with michael ian black
I stopped by Michael Ian Black’s book reading at Bryant Park today. I think this fulfills my reading quota of the day. (Hey it counts when someone does the reading for you.)
2 Comments » - Posted in pop culture by thejinius
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
i went to fire island and now i have scabies
My friends and I did a summer share at Fire Island over the weekend. Summer shares are always interesting because you are taken out of your tiny Manhattan apartment and placed in a house with about twenty people. Some of them strangers. It’s like MTV’s Real World. Only we pay money for it. […]
