All posts tagged with online dating profile writer

When I was a girl, I found my sister’s wig and soaked it in red dye. My goal was to wear it while gliding around and doing mime in some misguided attempt to be the next David Bowie (he studied mime). As I write this, I see that, perhaps, I had a lapse in logic or was undergoing some biochemical malfunction. Still, at the time, I thought my plan was solid and my rise to fame was certain. My sister,… read more →

I just learned that the Oxford dictionary has added some more words that could ruin the English language and, essentially, everything dear to me. And, no, I’m not being melodramatic. They’ve added “whatevs” and “obvs” among this. This hurts in ways I can’t express – but if I could – I would most certainly express using entire words. Here’s an article about the 35 modern words now added to the dictionary. Below, however, you’ll find a blog post I did… read more →

I used to be a big fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I believed that if I was just a little bit buffer, a little bit more flexible, a little bit more intense, and a lot less absolutely terrified of vampires with bloodlust (or all vampires for that matter), I too could make a career out of kickboxing my gory, violent way through the undead underground. However, because I wasn’t quite there yet, I had my marketing career to fall… read more →

I believe that a well-timed pout has its place. I learned this as a child when my teenaged sister would take me out in public. One pout – that is – one small foreshadowing of the vocal discontent to come – would make my “at the height of cool” sister comply with all my demands. There is no easier way to get red Twizzlers upon request. But, above the age of three, pouts become less effective in getting the result… read more →

Early in my career, I had a lunchtime swim with a colleague. As we headed back to our offices she said, “I checked you out and your body’s not bad”. I screeched, “You checked me out? Ugh…when?” “When you were showering”, she replied. She then she turned down the hall and left me standing there partly horrified and mentally polarized. On one hand, I was just told that I had a decent body. Awesome! On the other hand, I was… read more →

You know when something seems right, but upon closer inspection… About 20 years ago my friend Claude was sure that his neighbour had snuck into his loft and stolen his CDs. He was consumed with finding out if this guy was the culprit. So, we devised a plan. Claude would wait for his neighbour to leave and then he’d phone me. He would keep his phone off the hook (this was before cell-phones) while he snuck into his neighbor’s loft.… read more →

In revising the dating profile of a client, I removed the words, “I’m a happy, positive person who likes to have fun” from her original essay. This concerned her because she felt I had deleted the best aspect of her personality. In truth, that she was so upbeat was a wonderful part of her character and I loved doing her profile for that very reason. However, I didn’t need to use the adjectives “happy, positive, fun” because I had used… read more →

I remember writing a slogan for a new telecommunications company. They were relatively small, but very innovative. The slogan made it clear that the reason they were so innovative was because they were small enough to be flexible and responsive to new technology. The marketing team and I went through layers of presentations where we worked our way up from the client’s junior staff to its senior management. Every presentation had gone incredibly well. Everyone felt good about how the… read more →