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Big city dreams

I’m just a small town girl who moved to the big city with big dreams… just to find out, the only way to make it in the big city… is to shake it. And that’s what I do — at the Coyote Ugly. And… scene! With today’s excess time, I found myself rediscovering a kinship [...]

Miss Popularity, 1959

My Mom wears a particular pendant. It’s more of a medal and badge of honor, really. It reads, “Miss Popularity, 1959.” A) How ridiculous is that to begin with? B) There’s so much more to the story… I always assumed that Mom was Miss Popularity in 1959 because she was the owner of the aforementioned [...]

Forty-Two

Finding the answer to life, the universe and everything.

Three ways to know if your job is the one

You think you found it. That perfect job. Well in this economy it’s probably the perfect job for now. It’s reliable. It pays the bills, and it gets you out of the house. It may not have the piercing 401K you passed up last year, but nothing is sexier than a steady paycheck. But how [...]

When your unemployment relationship starts to go toxic

How do you celebrate two months of unemployment?

The case of the Tuesdays

Fear and loathing in San Francisco.

Dealing with rejection

Getting rejected — the art of moving on.