Advice

Our Peculiar Institution: Why Urban Dog Ownership is a Twisted Practice
When I come home from whatever it is I do during the day, my roommate’s clumsy and rambunctious mutt, Yoda, faithfully greets me with an ear-shattering bark and two front paws jammed directly into my crotch. Living with a stinking and psychotically energetic dog, in a small apartment, is not

Tipping While Black – The Struggles of a Black Barman
I tip because I’m a part of this industry, but more importantly I tip because I’m Black. It’s a lose-lose at times because I’ll have the urgent need to make sure that I leave a good impression…

9 Great Things to do in The Bay Area While All your Friends Are at Burning Man
Burning Man is here and people from all over the world are going to fly to a desert and do weird things and party. Not everyone is a “burner”, (I certainly am not one because I didn’t know that term existed until a couple of weeks ago) so we are

10 Foods That Will Give You More Energy
Ashley Lauren is the founder of Kinda Kind with Ashley Lauren, a brand focused on making kindness badass – follow along at her Facebook page. Let’s face it, it’s super hard to raise hell when you’re sleepy. I used to think it was only cranky, old people who said things like “energy

Apparently There’s A Dating Site for Everyone…Even These People
This question was posed to me recently: How many dating sites are there out in the interwebs? Answer: WAY TOO MANY!

HeyLets: Finally a Social Network Where You Don’t Have to Be a Jerk
I mean really, it’s true, the internet is full of assholes and often it’s the social networking sites that enable this assholatry.

How to Get a Burning Man Ticket if You Still Don’t Have One
Theoretically, you are not supposed to be able to get a Burning Man ticket this late in the game. But are you serious about still getting one? Burning Man tickets sold out within minutes of becoming available. The festival’s brilliant but underutilized Secure Ticket Exchange Program closed in late July.

10 Unstoppable Steps to Crowd Funding Success!
How many of us have had brilliant “aha moments” or inhaled inspiration, yet nothing ever comes of it because of lack of cash? What if you were given an extra $1k, $5k, $10k (or more?). Guess what, my fellow procrasti-stoners, if socks made of coffee can raise $204,601, or a