LA: Great Chefs of LA Benefit

Good weather, good food, and good wine/alcoholic beverages, good cause, and good friends call for a deliciously good time.  This Sunday is the 23rd Annual Great Chefs of LA Benefit.  As one of the city’s most anticipated culinary events, the 23rd Annual Great Chefs of Los Angeles brings together L.A.’s most renowned chefs for an afternoon of food, wine, music and auctions to benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California.

With a list of chefs this extensive and talented, it’s no wonder the event draws a crowd of more than 500 people each year.  Read more…

Would You Take A Premarital Genetic Compatibility Test?

My boyfriend is a huge science nerd (part of the reason I love him, I guess) and has introduced me to reading and watching certain science publications and shows. Some of these featured babies born with abnormalities (multiple limbs, extreme facial hair, etc.) that made me wonder if I would take a premarital genetic test to see if my boyfriend and I are genetically compatible. It may not be able to tell us if our children will definitely have certain genetic diseases from our recessive gene pool, but it will give insight on the probability of that being an issue.  Read more…

The Science Of Sex 5

While doing some research, I noticed an overwhelming bias in favor of researching dysfunctional sexual activities in men as opposed to women.  There’s Viagra to help with erectile dysfunctions but there is nothing out there in the market of Viagra effectiveness for women.  It’s probably because for women to really enjoy sex, so many more pieces need to be in place.  Anyhow, since I merely deliver the research, here are some facts about men and sex.

1. How does marijuana affect your ability to have orgasms?

2. Do you have premature ejaculation issues?

3. What are some ways you can alter the sex of your baby?

To read about these in detail, please visit www.pillowchats.com

The Soft Sell – Is It A Real Date?

There will be no denying my two X chromosomes when it comes to dating.  As much as I don’t want to dissect every single statement, email, text message or smoke signal that comes my way from an attractive individual of the opposite sex, I do.  And its satisfying the same way a quick 10K run: you want to vomit, your legs are about to give out, but my! how you’re practically giddy from the lack of oxygen to your brain!

Recently, a girlfriend of mine advised me that I should be forewarned about dating men in their mid 20s.  One had just emailed me with what she termed a “soft invitation” to an event later that same week.  A “soft” invite, according to my friend, was when someone happens to mention a party or some other like event and appends the postscript that you’re more than welcome to come with them if you’d like.  Its not a date, its just if you want to hang out.  And that, to her, was a valid warning about men in their mid 20s.  Read more…

NYC Etsy Lovers: Crafts in Chelsea This Weekend

Boyfriends – if you are looking for some cool gifts to get your crafty girlfriend, this is a must go event for you to pick out that perfect gift. Etsy artists from the New York tri-state area band together to host a handmade only Street Fair.

This is a family friendly event. There will be free food for kids, games, bouncy castles and a petting zoo inside the school – all to occupy the children, leaving the parents free to shop the best handmade goods in the Metro New York area! And of course, they pick the weekend I am in LA. Let’s hope LA has something exciting for me!  Read more…

Restaurant Review: Mr. Chow…Not Worth The Time

I was looking forward to dining at Mr. Chow, especially considering there were six establishments (including two in New York, one LA and the original in London) bearing the brand which dates back to 1968. Two and half hours after I arrived, I left feeling unsatisfied and much poorer from the experience. In fact, the experience was so unmemorable that it’s taken me a while to write this review. But, let me rehash the experience…Read more…

How To Cheer Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend Up

When you are in a relationship, and you really care for someone you tend to hurt when they hurt. If they are having a bad day, all you want to do is make it go away, and make them happy again. Unfortunately, as we grow older, more things trouble us: student loans, home mortgage, work, school, family, health, and a myriad other things; it becomes more and more difficult to brush those off and be happy again. Women call this PMS. So when my boyfriend was going through his PMS, I felt helpless. I didn’t know how to make him feel better. So, I wrapped my head to think of new ways to cheer him up. I have listed some of my ideas below. Please add to the list!  Read more…

Cougars Leveling The Dating Field

“Women are like Christmas fruitcakes, nobody wants them after the 25th”

“Men are like wine, they only get better with age”

Those quotes have been haunting women for ages and may have caused some of them to settle down with someone they otherwise wouldn’t have.  The one thing that many women fear is dying old and alone with cats – many, many cats!  For years, a woman gets the attention of men, so much attention that she may even has to push them away.  In the midst of rejecting men left and right, something happens – she turns 25 and all the attention slowly diminishes.  Twenty-five is the tipping age where the dating power shifts from women to men.  As a woman realizes this is happening, she will panic, and try to hold onto whatever she has or scram for a boyfriend in hopes that he will take her to be his lawfully wedded wife.  At this point, the man holds all the power in the relationship.  He can choose to marry her or he can choose to ditch her and find the next 23 year old (that he may ditch in 2 years).  Read more…