The week after I told my supervisor that I had been offered a new job and would be leaving The Hellhole, the manager above him called me into his office to ask me if I was indeed leaving, and if there was anything he could do to change my mind. “Not really,” I told him. … Continue reading »
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the society for cutting up men
After a brief hiatus, I’m back with another edition of the Learning Curve. I apologize for the delay, oh ye of little faith, but as I have mentioned, I’m a procrastinator, and I’ve been semi-engrossed with Sloane Crosley’s I Was Told There’d Be Cake for the past few weeks and simply hadn’t gotten around to … Continue reading »
for all intents and purposes
Okay, can I just talk for a second about the fact that I just discovered the other day that I have been using the phrase “for all intensive purposes” completely in ERROR and with EXTREME FREQUENCY for god knows how long, thinking that I am being eloquent and well spoken when in fact I am … Continue reading »
enough to break the ice
Last week I went to an Aerosmith concert in Cincinnati with my sister, my dad, and my dad’s friend who he “rides” with (Harleys…yeah, my dad is totally a biker). I got day drunk on the lawn and was extremely puzzled by the opening act, which was Sammy Hagar—who, if you don’t know, is widely … Continue reading »
a game that two can play
It’s Saturday, and Caitlyn and I are sitting on bar stools looking at each other uncertainly, not sure how to go about “going out for a beer.” We’re trying our best not to get too drunk to drive her car back home, but the threat of mind-numbing boredom that comes with being sober in a … Continue reading »
