Thursday, April 29, 2010

do jewish girls have more guilt? (& why we act like sluts)

I was having dinner with some friends the other night (all jewish, all girls) when one particularly non-shy girl started telling us all about her insane weekend.
Really insane weekend.
Different guy every night.
Two of whom she barely knew.
(gotta say though - she has good taste - they were all super hot as evidenced by their facebook profile pics she showed us on her blackberry - and no, she wasn't lying about any of these boys - there was also evidence of her short-term liaisons with them...)
But no matter hot much of a stud a guy is, any girl's got some nerve to do the walk of shame over the weekend...
But to walk it three times...
The rest of us were kind of shocked by her very colorful indiscretions.
I don't think I've ever seen so many jaws drop in one conversation.
As we looked at one another while she told us story after story, we knew we were all secretly thinking the same thing - SLUT!
There was complete silence for a good minute after she told us about guy #3.
None of us knew what to say.
But then one girl decided to break the ams (awkward moment of silence).
And admitted that she too has had some rather interesting adventures with members of the opposite sex...
Because the truth is...
What girl hasn't?
Ok, I'm sure there are girls out there who will literally be 'touched for the very first time' in every sense of that Madonna song when they step into the Yichud room.
But for the rest of us who don't button our collars to the top, those crazy fun stupid experiences are part of being a normal hormonal human being... no?
But why don't we talk about it more often? (seriously, feel free to post your own stories in the comments section)
Is it because of our innate Jewish guilt? (especially for those of us who have had the idea ingrained in us from childhood that touching/speaking to/looking at boys is a no-no)
Because we don't want our friends sitting around the table to think we're huge sluts?
I should mention (in case you haven't already realized the obvious) that there is a huge difference in 'slut standards' in our community versus the 'goyish velt'. But why do we feel so 'bad' when we really haven't done anything wrong? (or maybe we have)

It just occurred to me that as more of my friends get married, the less anyone will have to worry about being thought of as a slut.... can married people be sluts? do they ever feel guilty for doing what they're not supposed to do? (like keeping the lights on.... just kidding frummies!)

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

an israelian interviews a raelian

Wish I could embed the video, it's f-ing hilarious!!!

Click here to watch an Israeli dude interview a Raelian.

Monday, April 19, 2010

why I travel for dates

Lots of 'Out of Town' girls rant about the fact that boys from the Tri-State rarely venture out for dates. I'm pretty sure even I have a post or two on here about that (feel free to dig into my MM past and let me know if you find anything juicy).

But to be honest, I've since realized that I MUCH prefer being the one to travel to meet a Potential.

Reason #1 - Do I really want to let every single boy I've ever dated into my house? I wouldn't mind if some of those boys forgot my name, let alone my address. Seriously - when I travel for dates, I'm much happier meeting a guy at his car rather than in my living room.

#2 - I don't do the whole 'meet the parents' shtick on the first date. It's just not my thing. Call me 'modern', but isn't that a little retro? (think Pleasantville)

#3 - I like being the one in control. If I don't like a guy, I say I'm heading home the next day. No joke.

#4 - Control issues again. I hate feeling obligated to go on a second date because I feel bad that this boy came all the way from wherever just to meet me.

#5 - I like taking mini vacations. When I travel for dates, I make sure to get in tons of shopping, meetings with friends, etc at the same time!

I wish I could round this out into some sort of cute Top 10 list. But that's all I got right now. What are your thoughts?

Sunday, April 18, 2010

if only i could give her a makeover....

Maybe this is just something I do....


But sometimes I'll meet someone...

Or not even meet them... but just see them walking down the street...

And I get this ITCH

To give that person a makeover...

To fix their hair...
Including the kind that grows on their face....

Buy them a new outfit...which is actually the right size, and right for their body proportion,
and right for their gender, and right for this decade...

And if it's a woman, buy her a bra that actually does what gravity doesn't...

And a little mascara and blush and lipgloss to bring out the fact that she is a woman....
If won the lottery tomorrow, I think this is what I would do...
To do my part to help society in some small way....
Have I been watching too much of Stacey London's show? (what not to wear @ 4 and 5 pm on TLC)

Friday, April 9, 2010

schlissel challah this shabbos!

Don't forget to put a key in your Challah this Shabbos!

Last year I made this gorgeous challah (hope it comes out as pretty this year):



Maybe you remember? I posted about Schlissel Challah only one year ago, and included reasons for the minhag.

Click here for the link to my past post.

SSS's Luv Shots

My bestie over at the Shidduch Scene has a great post about the new trend in frummy coupledom - Luv Shots.

I've noticed the trend for MO couples to take fancy engagement photos but hadn't realized that it was now spreading to those more to the 'right'.

Not sure how tznius some of these pics are... but I'm the last one to judge!

Click here to read more.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

when do frummies say 'i love you'?

Had Random Thought #110,786 today -

When do frum couples (of the '5 dates in two weeks and then there's a l'Chaim' variety) drop the 'L' word?

Is that part of the Yichud Room process?

Do they just say ILY even when they don't really mean it? (like... Date #4? At the L'Chaim?)

Or maybe they really do mean it when they say it?

But how can you mean it when you barely know the person?

(for the sake of keeping this post matzah-thin let's avoid the question on everybody's mind which is 'how can you marry someone you barely know?' but i'm still thinking it...)

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Rules for New Yorkers visiting Miami for Pesach

As much as I like NY, Miami will always be my real true love....
And sometimes NYers tend to forget they're in the minority when they head south.

Click here for a link to a great post over at FrumSatire.

torah vs. us weekly

Is it weird that I know more about the lives of so-called celebrities who haunt the pages of my Friday night reads than I do about the Parsha each week?