Failing Through Adulthood

Bathtub Wine Critic (BTWC) is going to be a reoccurring section in this blog... mostly because the process of writing it is super fun.  What is BTWC?  It's easy: a bathtub , a ridiculous amount of bubbles , and a random bottle of wine that I know nothing about. Literally, I walk into a grocery store (or liquor store, depending on the state), grab a bottle that looks interesting/inexpensive, and then drink and try to describe it. I judge the wine based on price and taste, and then I judge my wine-tasting skills versus the bottle's description. Seriously, I add SO MANY bubbles to my bath that I worry they'll get into the wine. Disclaimer   I have not been formally trained in wine and I'm pretty poor. Most of these wines are going to be terrible choices if you're actually someone who cares about wine. However, if you want to drink something that isn't awful and IS cheap, this is the place for you. (Also everyone should drink responsibly an

I thought I might as well start off my blog with a bang. So I'm launching everyone into the world of online dating! Zoidberg is a fount of wisdom. I've been doing online dating for... 4 years now? I haven't been doing it entirely seriously; I started an OkCupid profile while I lived in France and wanted to talk to people in the States, which turned into a social experiment, which turned into me meeting this awesome dude that I dated for a few months (once I was back on American soil, of course. I need to physically meet people before dating them). When I lived outside NYC, I used OKC for casual dating. I'd meet a guy online, chat a bit, google him to make sure he wasn't a serial killer, and then meet for dinner or drinks. A few guys got second dates, but most didn't. (Side note: I'm AWESOME at first dates. More on that some other time). First dates are awesome. Now that I'm back in the South, I plan to use OKC the same way. There are a lot