by Laurelin

Dating. I think we all know by now that I suck at it. I’m a tough girl to win over, and the odds of me scaring someone off by date three are pretty damn good despite the initial attraction. I’m going to be honest, I have been sampling what Boston has to offer lately and am having a damn good time with it — it’s summertime, what do you want from me? I’ve realized that keeping an open mind when it comes to guys has meant I have met a lot of cool people who I normally wouldn’t have gone for… I have also met a lot of idiots.

Guys, good lord, I know sometimes girls turn out to be a bit bonkers; especially girls like me who habitually come home a little drunk around 4 AM with a rip in their jeans and a half eaten cheeseburger in their purse. But I figure I may as well tell it like it is; it doesn’t matter how hot you are, it is totally possible to lose even the most captivated girl in ten minutes. Listen up guys. Help me help you, take heed of these simple rules, and then maybe we can all go get a margarita.

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by Brad Warner

About a week ago I saw a posting on Facebook regarding a big Buddhist gathering in upstate New York. The post read as follows, “Next week, New York’s Garrison Institute will be hosting some 230 Buddhist teachers for a conference on a range of topics concerning the future of Buddhist practice in North America, including legacy, succession, lineage, ethics, and ‘how to preserve and adapt the Dharma in new conditions without losing depth.’ The conference, known as the Maha Teacher Council, is by invitation only.”

I reposted this link on my own Facebook page with the following comments, “Oh nice. A self-selected group of important Buddhists get together to decide what’s best for the rest of us. Gatherings like this worry me a lot. The intent is to create a unified sense of what Buddhism ought to be. It’s like trying to create a unified sense of what art ought to be. Very Soviet sounding to me.” This generated a lot of commentary and crosstalk that’s still going on even as I type this.

One of the initial comments asked if I was “butt hurt” at not being invited. I’m not sure if “butt hurt” is how I would describe my feelings. But the commenter was correct in assuming I was not invited. And he was on the right track in thinking that my not having been invited was part of my problem with the event. But it wasn’t because I was “butt hurt.”

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by Daniel Robert Epstein

Jamie Kennedy has played everything from a nerdy high schooler obsessed with movies to a nerdy tech obsessed NSA agent to a nerdy wannabe rap star… — well maybe he hasn’’t played everything. But usually whatever Kennedy does is very funny and that seems to be the case with Kickin’ It Old Skool where he plays an 11-year old breakdancer who falls into a coma and wakes up at age 30 and tries to put his life back together through the power of dance.

Read our exclusive interview with Jamie Kennedy on SuicideGirls.com.

Parish Suicide (pictured with Phecda) in Some Like It Hot

• INTO: Fresh fruit, blackberry chip ice cream, cliff jumping, bike riding, napping, road trips, eBay, bubble baths and steel reserve.
• NOT INTO: Organized religion, drama, birds, the sound of things popping, tequila, and CDs that skip.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Best friends, my dog, breakfast in bed, warm weather, good music, getting into trouble, not giving a fuck.
• MAKES ME SAD: Sleeping alone.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: What is free time?

Get to know Parish better over at SuicideGirls.com!