Chicana on the Edge

I have a B.A. in English literature from U.C. Berkeley and a masters in English lit. from Cornell University. I’ve been (in this order) an English instructor, an ESL instructor, a bookstore salesclerk, an office manager, a non-profit organization development...

I have a new job! And it's about time because I haven't worked a day since December 21st. Okay, how many of you reading this have enough money saved up right now that if you suddenly had to stop earning money for the next three weeks, you'd still be in good financial...

Feel free to participate in my first poll. It indicates how much I really am preoccupied with weight and fitness, I just don't blog about it as much as I think about it. The way you guys think about sex? That's more similar to how I think about food.People often gain...

I want to thank everyone who has jumped into this discussion of how much we're all thinking about sex. It has really helped me because Nick and Tony's Italian Restaurant closed on December 22 and I haven't worked since. Depressing. But our discussion of erections and...

How often do men think about sex? How many erections does the average guy have during a typical day (when he doesn't even have any dates)? Yes, I have wondered these questions and now someone has finally offered his own personal data. Thanks LocuTus of Borg. He uses...

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Recently the History Channel aired Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas. Here’s my summary of the program because I found it extremely relevant to the annual discussion of the true meaning of Christmas. The following historical facts are from the History...

2006. How did we get to the downhill side of the Double O's? (That's what I think we should call this decade: the "double oh's.")

I used to focus a LOT on trying to meet someone. I believed I was a loser for not having a boyfriend and spent years and a lot of money on dating services like Match.com. My search for a partner built slowly during my 30’s, becoming more desperate as I felt myself...