A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for Thursday, October 19, 2006

*Warning, this post contains a lot of SEX. Is it better to have friends with benefits, or to be in serious relationships? This is a question I've been pondering all afternoon. When I talk about friends with benefits, I mean having sex monogamously with a friend. Personally, I'm in favor of the idea of having friends with benefits. One-night things are too random; you don't know what you're getting. Relationships are the opposite: you know exactly what's coming. When you're in a relationship with... Sign in to see full entry.

Every two to three weeks I go to get my eyebrows waxed. The place I go to is a little salon on West 8th St owned by some lovely Korean women; by now I'm sure they know who I am. At least well enough for one of them to have the following conversation with me today: Me: I'd like to get my eyebrows waxed. Korean woman: You have boyfriend? Me: Uh... no. woman: no wonder. You have hairy upper lip. Me: um... Woman: Don't worry, we'll get that cleaned up, you have many boyfriends soon. Me: No, really,... Sign in to see full entry.