How to win at dating
Dating. It’s the best. It’s the worst. It makes you feel alive. It makes you feel like crap. I can’t get enough of it. Conversations about deal breakers, pet-peeves, activities, Read more…
The weight of your words and actions
One of my mostest favoritest aspects of my job what I do [it feels weird to write ‘my job’; that phrase seems so NOT laughter, adventure, and glue sticks] are the Read more…
Saya? Saya??? Saya????
I’ve always prided myself on leading an active life, filled with classes [improv, guitar, salsa, yoga, writing] and activities [Pecha Kucha, Second Story, Clandestino, Second Friday Art Walks, Chicago Cares, Read more…
You’re… welcome?
I’ve been having weird encounters with “Thank you’s” recently. Weird meaning I don’t know how to react and that I feel odd accepting the Thank You. When I went to Read more…
40 strangers + adorable kids and giving adults + 37 strangers = ahhhh.
What a weekend! Friday night I had the biggest Mingler to date, with forty guests. Some newbies, some repeaters, all interesting and with such different backgrounds! They heard about the Read more…
I have me some edumacated friends
At first glance, you might think the quote below is from some Norwegian psychoanalyst in a white coat, thick glasses and with a hard to pronounce last name. But it’s Read more…
Doing things solo
A few years ago, I was at Carol’s Pub every Thursday from May through August for karaoke. I started to notice a handful of solo-regulars. There was the Librarian, long Read more…