Laws of Attraction 4/4- Flirting
This is my favorite part. If you could earn degrees by practicing rather than studying, I would have a PhD in flirting. Flirting is all...
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Jess
Sep 4, 20203 min read
Laws of Attraction 3/4- Physical Chemistry
At first blush, the basic gist of attraction is simple and stinging- the prettier you are, the more boys you will attract. Ugh, sorry....
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Jess
Sep 2, 20202 min read
Laws of Attraction 2/4- Charm
You know what I miss about not growing up in 1940s England? Finishing School. Why can't we bring that back? Why don't we? Fact is, you...
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Jess
Aug 31, 20204 min read
Laws of Attraction 1/4- Confidence
Do you want to be attractive? Of course you do. When it comes to attraction, there are a few key characteristics that almost all people...
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Jess
Aug 28, 20202 min read
Sweet Sixteen
Turning sixteen was exciting and terrifying at the same time. Interestingly, what makes sixteen a milestone for most teenagers, getting a...
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Jess
Aug 28, 20201 min read
In a Nutshell- High School
Another stage of life, another cast list of key players.
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Jess
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Blonde- the End of the Era
Some memories don't really have a story attached. Rather, you look back on them and just sort of relive a feeling. When I recall the...
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Jess
Aug 24, 20204 min read
The Closet
This story has been told and retold so many times, it's pretty much a legend now. I've already expressed my sympathy for anyone who did...
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Jess
Aug 21, 20204 min read
First Boyfriend
Interacting with boys is just excruciating, isn't it? This is the most accurate phone conversation with a boy ever recorded. It was...
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Jess
Aug 19, 20204 min read
The Magic Skirt
Sometimes, a special event actually lives up to its hype. Dances were SUCH a big deal in high school. I mean, when else do you have an...
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Jess
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Bobcat News
Here's a story about a time when I was way out of my depth. Bobcat News was the little school broadcast that was aired weekly to the...
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Jess
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Mr. Freshman
My girlfriends and I were very excited about the prospect of being escorts to the boys participating in the Mr. Freshman contest. I wish...
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Jess
Aug 7, 20202 min read
Teachers Are Gross
Not all teachers can be as dreamy as Moo Moo. Some of them are more... foamy. One day there was a girl. This girl was having a very...
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Jess
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Moo Moo, I Love You
Ok, I am really starting to hate these wretched nicknames. Moo Moo. Really?? I’m just going to call him “Mister.” My teacher, Mister, had...
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Jess
Aug 3, 20201 min read
On Being a Daydreamer
I have to say something in defense of the Daydreamers. Often, when you meet a person who doesn't seem quite grounded in things that are...
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Jess
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Art in Letters- The Blonde Squad
Doodling was such a key antidote to boredom during those everlasting school days. Somehow doodling evolved into multi-page romantic...
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Jess
Jul 31, 20202 min read
The Continuous Note
I still think this was genius. One long, continuous note that was passed from me to "Booger" (I’m going to call her Stacy from here on...
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Jess
Jul 29, 20202 min read
Sign My Yearbook- Inside Jokes
One thing I'm especially intrigued by when reading someone else's yearbook inscriptions is the inside jokes. If the quip made it into...
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