Archive for January, 2011

Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 7

January 31, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 7

Wherein the girl promises to stop saying "excuse me" and "can I ask you a question?" because "a man of high status never apologizes for presence."
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 6

January 30, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 6

Wherein the girl learns that there was a State Poet in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that failing is a virtue.
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 5

January 29, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 5

Wherein girl counts upwards of 15 brain farts and decides that the cast members of the Jersey Shore may be onto something with their GTL'ing.
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 4

January 28, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 4

Wherein the girl posts videos of herself online and learns that a clothing store in Philadelphia also sells alcoholic root beer.
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 3

January 27, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 3

Wherein the girl opts to talk to people in person rather than on the phone.
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 2

January 26, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 2

Wherein the girl realizes that in order to master the art of attraction and meet people of the opposite sex, she has to actually leave her house.
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Rules of the Game: Day 1

January 25, 2011
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Rules of the Game: Day 1

Wherein the girl learns that being herself is an excuse not to improve because "his works only if you know exactly who you are, what your strengths are, and how to convey them successfully."
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Rules of the Game: Day 0

January 24, 2011
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Rules of the Game: Day 0

Wherein girl casts away the onus of online dating in order to follow pick-up artist guru, Neil Strauss.
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facebook ads / wedding rings

January 21, 2011
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facebook ads / wedding rings

As a single female, I’ve come to expect these sorts of ads from Facebook. But, what?!?! As if, I don’t have enough pressure from my parents to give them grandkids. (See: previous post.) My own little revenge? I click on all of the ads just to run up the pay-per-click prices.
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2 Sentence Review: Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth

January 20, 2011
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2 Sentence Review: Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth

Portnoy’s Complaint, a novel by Philip Roth, should be mandatory reading at all synagogues during Bar or Bat Mitzvah training.  Actually, it should be mandatory reading for anyone who can relate to this excerpt from page 99-100 in my copy (ISBN 0-679-75645-0), the inclusion of which makes this review longer than 2 sentences. Pianist!...
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