A Break Up Letter to Mary Jane
A letter to weed, written by someone finally calling the whole thing off....
Meet The MishiPot
On May 16, The Bold Italic, Asiento, and Revolights paired for an amazing evening in the MishiPot microhood (aka Mission Gulch, aka the sweet spot between the Mission and Potrero Hill, from Mariposa to 21st Street between Harrison and Hampshire)....
Why Yellow Fever Is Different Than “Having a Type”
Setting racial fetishists straight....
What’s It Like to Be a Teen in SF?
One thing that seems striking about San Francisco compared to other cities is the seeming lack of teenagers interacting with the city alongside the rest of us....
I Donated My Eggs So Someone Else Could Get Pregnant
Get educated, get married, get pregnant. So it was written from the day I was swaddled in pink....
Why Are San Franciscans so Goddamn Busy All the Time?
Nobody can make it out anymore. An inquiry into this city’s chronic unavailability....
Your Dog Is Not a Small Child
San Francisco isn’t going to the dogs; it’s gone. Doggone....
Decoding Tech Jargon
In the tech world, acronyms are king. It took me a while to differentiate between the BM (Biz Manager), PM (Product Manager), IM (Implementation Manager), PSM (Product Support Manager), OVM (Operations Vendor Manager), and SME (Subject Matter Expert) for every project....
What To Do in Santa Cruz
I spent four amazing years down in Santa Cruz ( go Banana Slugs! ) traveling between the forested campus, the surfer-packed beaches, and the cheesy old boardwalk....
10 Jobs You’ll Probably Work Right Out of College
People told me that college would be the best time of my life. And you know what, it wasn’t....
What Is the San Francisco Dream?
When I was a kid, I was sure I’d grow up to be a writer. I imagined living in Los Angeles with my best friend, working toward our ultimate joint-life goal of becoming the next Tina Fey-Mike West hybrid genius television-writing partners....
Whilst in SF: Arrested Development Edition
If you haven’t used at least three different highlighters in your calendar to mark the release of Arrested Development’s fourth season this Sunday, you’ve made a huge mistake....