Racist Calling Cards

My girlfriend is Filipino and currently lives in Japan. So we’re dealing with a whole lotta Asian here. The most economical way for us to talk each day is to purchase international calling cards. They’re relatively cheap and you end up saving a good 25 cents a minute compared to cell phone companies and their [...]

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Awkward…

Here’s the problem with having on-site laundry in an apartment with less than 30 tenants: Say there’s a girl on the second floor that you totally have a crush on. When its 10:00 at night on a Monday and you’re taking out The Whites…its not really a great moment for her to come in and [...]

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Shot Down…But In Such a Nice Way….

I’ve been called a lot of things in my time. A LOT. Some were sweet. Some were romantic. Some were slightly graphic but probably called for. One thing I always cringe at, however, is being called adorable. Don’t get me wrong, adorable is a good word. But its generally reserved for 3-year-olds with “duckies” on [...]

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Excuses, excuses

Last Friday night, I found myself in the familiar situation of going to the small pub next door to my apartment building with some pals. On our way out, we ran into the cute Asian girl who lives in my building, and, being the friendly neighbor that I am (and nothing to do with the [...]

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