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That Kind Of Girl is a 23-year-old Boston-based blogger on a personal quest to accomplish 250 uncharacteristic things by August 23, 2010. So far, she's danced on Jumbotrons, gotten epically rejected by random fellows, and taken off clothes on far, far too many subway cars. Follow her adventures at www.notthatkindofgirl.net
Before she became That Kind Of Girl, TKOG was a mere mortal woman studying Russian literature in Northern California. Then, on a whim, she ninja-kicked her way out of a four-year relationship and across the country. When she's not blogging, TKOG spends her time working as a secretary, writing fiction, and struggling to house-break her Roomba.
Taking a Commission on Compassion
That Kind of Girl takes a look at how compassion has become an industry in which some non-profits compete for a smaller piece of the pie in a dog-eat-dog capitalist approach to pulling in charity dollars. [Read more]
Forgive Me, Father, for I’d Like to Sin
Have you ever an inappropriate crush on someone? That Kind of Girl has, and she says it's actually a healthy outlet and a good way to clarify your heart's desires. [Read more]
No, Your Mean Girls Probably Didn’t Peak in High School
Is it is myth that Mean Girls left their best days behind them in high school? We might wish they all turned into has-been uglies but wishing doesn't always make it so. [Read more]
Completely Useless Mnemonics For Your Daily Life
Mnemonics are weird ways of remembering things that might be essential...or useless...like the Seven deadly sins or the formula for a deadly chemical combination. It all depends. [Read more]
In Other News, Sorry About Your Grandmother
...I live in fear of the sorry-about-your-grandma pause. In fact, I'm so afraid of it am I that until very recently, I attempted to avoid the pause altogether. If a friend came to me with heavy emotional troubles, I would give them all the hugs they needed, and sit there gazing soulfully at them, afraid to speak. If they talked, they talked; otherwise, it became an emotional staring contest. And I played to win. [Read more]
An Open Letter to My Bus Boyfriend
Dear Bus Boyfriend (can I call you BB, babe?)...Today is our anniversary. I’ll forgive you for forgetting it, if only because you have no idea who I am. Just so we don’t have this awkward exchange on our next anniversary, let me jog your memory: I’m the frizzy-haired brunette who gets on the bus a few stops after you in the morning. [Read more]
Advice I Wish I Could Give My Sixteen-Year-Old Self
That Kind of Girl looks back at her 16-year-old self and sends some savvy wisdom back through time. [Read more]
Guide to Care and Maintenance of Your Typical Secretary
I never understood the true dynamics of modern office life until I worked a short-term gig at a law firm. On my first day I was given the best advice of my life: always make friends with the secretaries. They may not be the ones raking in the big bucks, but the girl behind the desk is your first step to getting your calls through to the higher-ups... [Read more]
The Epic Yearn: I Less-Than-Three You 4eva!
What are the great lost loves in my generation? A few pitchers of happy-hour beer, some well-intentioned groping, maybe a submission to Texts From Last Night. Maybe I just don’t run with the lovesick crew, but for the dudes I hang out with, the idea of an immortal romance lasts only as long as the Google cache of the blog they vented about it in. [Read more]
Words of Wisdom From a Fierce, Wonderful Woman
My mother...has been doling out advice (note to self: do not say nagging) since the day I was born. Most of her little gems are unorthodox; many of them aren’t suitable for polite company; all of them remind me how ridiculously charmed my life is, that I was begotten by such an exceptional woman. [Read more]
