Category Archives: career

Relax, Pretty Lady

It isn’t Homer’s Odyssey, but this story sure is epic. Catch up with The Bartender parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. So there was the awkward night Monday. I made it awkward when it didn’t need to be … Continue reading

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You Had Me (Gone) at “Inflatable Blimp”

I have won a national award for my writing, and I am standing in a storage room searching for an inflatable blimp. I have interned for, written for and been hired by one of my dream publications, and I am … Continue reading

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Risky Business on Line 2

I’m in over my head. He just called me, at work. Muscle Man did. Yes, I’m so attracted to him it surprises and intrigues me, but I only let myself be because it was a three-day conference; I’d come back, … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Flirted with Fire

Context: I spent last week in Florida coordinating a work conference. My company works with resellers, so they’re clients… but not. We wine and dine them, but we also party with them and are encouraged to get to know them. … Continue reading

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A New Year, a New Perspective: 7 Resolutions for 2011

We all heard the story of how my New Year’s led me to act trashier than a Jersey Shore cast member and left me more disillusioned about the year ahead than, well, I’ve ever been. It was hard. As I’ve … Continue reading

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Love Lessons: 2010 Edition

The old saying goes that if you don’t learn it the first time, you learn it the hard way. Actually, I’m not positive exactly how that saying goes – but the truth remains. But what does “the hard way” constitute? … Continue reading

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