Lemondrop.com http://www.lemondrop.com Lemondrop.com http://www.lemondrop.com/media/feedlogo.gif Lemondrop.com http://www.lemondrop.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Excising the Word 'Dating' from My Vocabularyhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2009/02/02/excising-the-word-dating-from-my-vocabulary/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/02/02/excising-the-word-dating-from-my-vocabulary/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/02/02/excising-the-word-dating-from-my-vocabulary/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Some words make me twitchy -- words like trivial, chignon and, yes, dating. "Dating" has become the collective embodiment of Things I Don't Want To Do. I don't want to make stilted conversation about someone's aversion to bacon; I don't want to be in ... Read more

 

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]]>Amber Adrian2009-02-02T12:00:00+00:00My (Realistic) Plan to Meet Someone New: Always Say Yeshttp://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/15/My-Realistic-Plan-to-Meet-Someone-New-Always-Say-Yes/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/15/My-Realistic-Plan-to-Meet-Someone-New-Always-Say-Yes/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/15/My-Realistic-Plan-to-Meet-Someone-New-Always-Say-Yes/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Wouldn't it be nice if you could Google "my next boyfriend" and his name, age, interests and the day you will meet would pop up on the screen? Sadly, this particular crystal-ball-fueled technology hasn't yet been developed. If anyone has the skills, ... Read more

 

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]]>amber adrianAmberAdriandatingdating advdating advicedating tipsDatingAdvDatingAdviceDatingTipsAmber Adrian2009-01-15T12:00:00+00:00Dating Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them (Hint: You Can't)http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/08/dating-pitfalls-and-how-to-avoid-them-hint-you-cant/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/08/dating-pitfalls-and-how-to-avoid-them-hint-you-cant/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/08/dating-pitfalls-and-how-to-avoid-them-hint-you-cant/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Do you know how many silver cars are speeding merrily through stop signs right now? Well, I'll tell you: a lot. I know because I still jump every time I see one. My ex drives a silver car, you see. And, yes, I know that's pathetic. It's tempting ... Read more

 

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]]>Amber Adrian2009-01-08T12:00:00+00:00Clean Shower Tile, and Other Ways to Tell If It's Lovehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/02/clean-shower-tile/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/02/clean-shower-tile/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/01/02/clean-shower-tile/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


I have no game and, if I really like someone, am likely to embarrass us both. It's an unfortunate form of dating Tourette's. Any grocery store magazine rack has seven trillion solutions for me: Yogalates! Red veggies! Zen meditation in front of an ... Read more

 

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]]>Amber Adrian2009-01-02T12:00:00+00:00When Fishing on Craigslist Yields a Nice Halibut http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/04/when-fishing-on-craigslist-yields-a-nice-halibut/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/04/when-fishing-on-craigslist-yields-a-nice-halibut/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/04/when-fishing-on-craigslist-yields-a-nice-halibut/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


For my 30th birthday, a friend sent me tickets to a David Sedaris reading. I couldn't think of any better bait for the kind of man I want -- intelligent, sense of humor, hopefully not gay. Friends tried to convince me to use other things as bait and ... Read more

 

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]]>Amber Adrian2008-12-04T12:00:00+00:00You're Over Him (Mostly). So Now What? http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/27/youre-over-him-mostly-so-now-what/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/27/youre-over-him-mostly-so-now-what/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/27/youre-over-him-mostly-so-now-what/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Losing love is like listening to your favorite radio station while moving out of range. The love is still there, but the sound is muted, distant. Soon it buzzes out completely, turning to white noise as mountains impede the signal. (And overwrought ... Read more

 

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]]>Amber Adrian2008-11-27T12:00:00+00:00How Much Would You Pay to Avoid Talking to an Ex?http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/how-much-would-you-pay-to-avoid-talking-to-an-ex/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/how-much-would-you-pay-to-avoid-talking-to-an-ex/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/30/how-much-would-you-pay-to-avoid-talking-to-an-ex/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


"It's dead." The Apple store employee plunked my beloved pink iPod down on the counter and tugged on his heavily pierced earlobe. "Do you have a warranty?" I settled into my seat at the Genius Bar to tell my tale of electronic woe. "It was a gift ... Read more

 

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]]>amber adrianAmberAdrianbreak upBreakUpipodAmber Adrian2008-10-30T12:00:00+00:00Falling in Love Again -- With Hopehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/16/falling-in-love-again-with-hope/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/16/falling-in-love-again-with-hope/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/16/falling-in-love-again-with-hope/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


My favorite part of being single is walking into a coffee shop, putting my hands on my hips like a superhero, and scanning the room for my next great love. Maybe he's on the couch in faded Levi's with a hint of a cappuccino mustache. Or maybe he's ... Read more

 

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]]>Amber Adrian2008-10-16T12:00:00+00:00Digitally Haunted By an Exhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/02/digitally-haunted-by-an-ex/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/02/digitally-haunted-by-an-ex/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/02/digitally-haunted-by-an-ex/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


As I walked out the door the morning we broke up, I deleted my ex's numbers from my cell phone. A day later, I adjusted my blog so there was no mention of a relationship on my "about" page, and the category devoted to the dog was gone. Last night, I ... Read more

 

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]]>Amber Adrian2008-10-02T12:00:00+00:00Endings Are Really Beginnings, and All That Craphttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/18/endings-are-really-beginnings-and-all-that-crap/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/18/endings-are-really-beginnings-and-all-that-crap/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/18/endings-are-really-beginnings-and-all-that-crap/#commentsFiled under: ,


We planned to start trying for a baby last fall. But our relationship was already spiraling slowly down the metaphorical toilet before the leaves even began to wither -- so no fetus ever took up residence. I would like to note for the record that ... Read more

 

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]]>Amber Adrian2008-09-18T12:00:00+00:00The Post-Breakup Diaryhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/the-post-breakup-diary/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/the-post-breakup-diary/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/the-post-breakup-diary/#commentsFiled under:


Amber Adrian is a writer who lives with a lovingly tended basil plant and lots of red shoes. Her blog chronicles a not-so-recent breakup, and you can also find her at Moose in the Kitchen. Read new entries in The Post-Breakup Diary here every other ... Read more

 

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