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Table-Turning Mania: Results Are In
The polls are closed, and I’m ready to divulge the results of our oh-so-scientifically-valid sex quiz. Half of the respondents were men and the other half were women. Everyone who took the quiz was involved in some type of relationship ranging from traditionally married to adulterer to separated, to polyamorous. Surprise, surprise . . . […]
These Boots Are Made for Walking: Day 1 of 30 Days of Truth
I recently came across a “30 Days of Truth” challenge from I Am An After School Special. Part of me knows deep down inside that jumping on another challenge bandwagon is a way of avoiding writing my book. Ten years ago when I was writing my dissertation, I did the same exact thing. I was […]
It’s My Birthday: Make a Wish and Blow
When it comes to sex, there are more than a few questions that make me squirm in my seat: What’s your “number”? Do you ever fuck girls? Is mine the biggest you’ve ever seen, baby? Who’s your Daddy?—they all leave me a bit perplexed about how truthful I want to be without having to launch […]
This . . .
day marks the first day of the cruelest month, according to T.S. Eliot. I agree to some degree. It’s also the beginning of National Poetry Month, so I am excited that poetry will be a focus for a lot of blogs for the next thirty days or so. Here at Off Go the Panties I […]
Guess Who?
I’ve written about many, many men on this blog. Over the last six months, they have come and gone by way of my ever-changing taste and whims. The one constant throughout all of this is my commitment to being a writer. I’m writing a book. As my academic friend reminds me, it’s bound to be […]
Off Like a Prom Dress
1985 Not everyone gets to be prom queen. Now that I’m in my 40’s, it seems like an even sillier distinction than it did when I was in high school. From what I’ve heard, my little brother’s geeky friend voted for me. I guess I had that going. I also had my dear old dad […]
Batshit Crazy is for the Birds
One of the pitfalls of not owning a TV is that other people need to clue you in on what’s going on in the world. The morning of 9/11 I got a call from Blue Eyes: “Turn on your radio. You need to hear what’s going on.” Tragedy seems to strike more regularly these days, and […]
Crashing Through My Comfort Zone
Growing up in Southern California, I quickly learned how to put up walls and keep strangers out. This, back off or I’ll bite your head off, aura takes hold in the blank stare of my eyes and moves throughout my body as I become rigid and inaccessible. For years I took on this mean girl […]
11/11: The Liebster Award
Thank you, The Things I See Up Here for this Liebster Award. I am very honored to be a member of this growing community of up and coming bloggers. As is true with these sorts of awards, they come with rules so the chain keeps going and growing. The first thing Liebster recipients are asked to do is […]
Wading Out to the Deep End
Somewhat miraculously, I avoided getting sucked into a starter marriage. I never even came close. Sure, in my twenties, I dated a man for eight years. And, yes, I pressured him to marry me. I whined and bellyached. My father asked him point blank what his intentions were. But, happily, he never took this pleading […]
