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LITD Labor Day roundup
Work gets an undeserved bad rap. Sure, for the most part it sucks – the routine, the bad coffee, the annoying person next to you who slurps cereal in her cubicle every morning – but lets not forget that it also gives you an identity, structure, and money for your depraved habits. So on this Labor Day, LITD celebrates the common foot-soldier with this round-up of work-related posts. Lift that bar! Tote that bail!
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Seeing as the the economy is still in the toilet, leaving most of us ‘between jobs’, it might be worthwhile to brush up on tips for dating when you’re broke and jobless….if you do meet someone with a job, it’s a bonus if it’s a high paying, white-collar one, like an accountant, but you better know what to expect….speaking of cheap, Miss Moneyshot outlined a TJ Maxx principle, in which dating out-of-work losers is a solid strategy akin to buying a discount dress from the Maxx…ever wonder…
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What to expect if you date: a Virgo
from our friends Starstuck & Lovesmacked
GOOD THINGS: reduced medical bills and visits (Virgo’s are full time doctors/nurses); clean and organized home; healthy diet; lots of trips to the gym; never late with taxes; balanced bank account; surprisingly thrilling sex life; always up to date with current news and events; they have high standards, which probably makes you raise your game; forces you to be on time; life will be predictable and balanced; they won’t require much from you, as they tend to be self sufficient; you will find yourself more calm, predictable, settled, and, perhaps, boring.
BAD THINGS: you don’t want to live a “calm”, “predictable”, and “settled” life; will find yourself competing with their other love—their job; spontaneity may be a word never ever used in your relationship; they appear to be the perfect, charming partner, but deep down something is missing; their digestive system is so delicate you will find their diet to be borderline hospital food type material; their allergies will annoy the shit out of you; their chronic…
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The Saturday Interview: Jacki Schklar
In the spirit of Meet the Press but much more important, we introduce the Saturday Interview. In this semi-regular series, LITD will interview people we like from all walks of life: fellow bloggers, friends, artists, the drunk down the street, the person who woke up in our apartment. Kicking it off is Jacki Schklar, who runs the influential “Funny not Slutty” network (Facebook Fan them here). Enjoy, and reach out if you want to be Saturday interviewed, or vice versa. -ed.
On the site we profile different types of dysfunctional daters. Can you identify any from your experience?
Funny you should ask, LITD. I’ve met a few:
Rebound Rick- Rick has been negotiating a divorce during the last eighteen months, but it’s been like five weeks since the papers went through so he’s “ready to date again.” But sorry ladies, he will only consider you if you are a “fit successful beautiful independent woman with no baggage”. Because all trophy-esque beauties are looking for a man with…
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Dating Doh!nt: online edition – ‘model’ pictures
Ok, listen. I have something to tell you, and won’t be easy. Please, take a seat. You should not be on your feet when I break this news, for it could shake your very foundation – what you’ve built your whole life upon – and send you reeling onto the cold, hard cement. Are you ready? Here goes. You are not a model.
Harsh, but true – you are just kind of ordinary looking like the rest of us. So do tell, why is your online dating profile filled with such ‘model’ type shots? Oh, your photographer friend Ron took them for his portfolio. And you want to put your ‘best foot forward’. Well let me tell you something. When your date sees that your best foot is, in real life, not nearly as hot as it was in the professional model shot, but in fact is kind of mangled and nasty, there’s gonna be trouble. When they see that your perfectly feathered hair in the picture actually has thick flakes of dandruff, you’ll be…
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The ‘how did you meet’ correlation graph
Lately, a big deal has been made about the way in which people meet. Women especially, it seems, want a good “how we met” story to package their marriage in something remarkable, or at least special. But what is the reality behind the circumstances of how people meet and the quality/success-rate of their marriage? This seemed an interesting question for LITD, who polled four couples nationwide regarding their marriage quality/longevity and how it related to their initial meeting. The results were staggering.
First, the dark end of the spectrum. We might think schoolyard and childhood sweethearts are the stuff of storybooks, since they always seem to last so long. Indeed, we found, they DO last long, but the quality of their marriage is dismal – they know each other so well that they almost look through each other, and walk through life together in a sort of dismal daze. The biggest surprise were the couples who were introduced by their mother – these not only represented the most miserable marriages, but also lasted the…
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What to expect if you date a Leo
Another ASS-trology installment by LoveSmacked & StarStruck! Visit her site, she is a soothsayer. -.ed
GOOD THINGS: you will never have a more attractive and charming piece of arm candy than you will with your Leo partner; sex will be fantastic and on a regular basis; dull moments will be few and far between; you will always know where you stand in your relationship; you will always know what your Leo is thinking because they don’t hesitate to speak their mind; you can save money going to the movie theater because Leos can entertain you with their own drama; your Leo will be independent enough to allow you your own free time or night(s) out with the boys/girls; your Leo will be codependent enough to let you know you are wanted and loved; their witty and often off-beat humor will have you laughing and blushing in tandem; incredibly loyal, you will always have someone to fight for you and have your back in any situation, even if you are in the wrong;…
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You are what you read
Someone once said you are a sum accumulation of the books you’ve read. This piece of wisdom serves you particularly well in dating and relationships.
Types of dysfunctional daters: the Avoiding Athlete
Who they are: marathoners, triathletes, adventure racers, gym rats, or any other single person for whom a sport takes up a disproportionate amount of their time and energy.
Identifying traits: abundance of visible veins; confusingly appears healthy and unhealthy at the same time; deep tan; calloused feet; an weird remoteness; wears things like North Face foul weather jackets to dinner.
Why they’re single: one of the wonderful things about running and exercising is the temporary escape it provides. But like a drug addiction, there’s a point at which the temporary escape eclipses reality. The Avoiding Athlete puts miles between him/her and the things they should be dealing with in real life, which is typically developing a lasting relationship with something else besides their spandex.
Question they ask: can I sweat out my issues? They seem to think so, but fast and nimble as the Avoiding Athlete is, their problems are always close behind!
Advantages: healthier than binging on cocaine-filled Hostess Cupcakes; good legs; possible strong sexual appetite (exercise is good for sexual activity,…
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4 really bad date ideas
Getting a date is a lot of work. Between getting the number, waiting, following up, waiting for them to call you back, getting depressed because they don’t call you back, becoming elated when they do call you back because their better thing didn’t work out, it’s difficult to muster up the energy to go on the actual date. But muster you must, because if you drop this ball you will back on the bench. Picking the right ‘event’ might seem like a no-brainer, but as anyone who’s been on a miserable date before knows, a bad one can be absolute hell. So instead of focusing on the positive and giving you a bunch of lame ‘fun date’ ideas, we’ve outlined a few of the bad ideas to avoid.
1. Avant garde anything - while the pleasures of watching a Stan Brakhage film after smoking a medically municipal joint are undeniable, bringing a date to a bizarro event in which he/she might get hit in the face with…
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Saturday morning awesomeness
From LITD VJ Colleen Crumbcake: this video is sexually confusing on so many levels. She rocks. She boxes. She’s in a… bikini? Odd choice, but the 80s were strange days. Enjoy.
