*blue balls not included.
My team, the Big Bad Bowling Bunch wants to raise $600 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pittsburgh in the Bowl for Kids’ Sake campaign. That’s our goal — it’s TOTALLY doable, friends. And you can help.
As you might know, Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization that CHANGES THE LIFE of kids. Through the program, a child’s life is impacted in so many ways for the better, and... 
Chachi Plays is back for Year Two!
And the money raised by this year’s 24-hour video game playing marathon will benefit two local causes: Toonseum, to start an art program for at-risk youth; and the Father Ryan Art Center in McKees Rocks.
Chachi Plays for Kids will be also be held at the Toonseum (7pm-7pm, Friday, February 10 to Saturday, February 11) in downtown Pittsburgh. The full gaming schedule... 
I’ve been holding on to this giveaway item for… WAY too long. My apologies for its delay in posting, but many thanks to Protech for participating.
What I love best about my Protech Dent Mouth Guard: because of its inherent custom-fitted properties, the ability to talk and drink and breathe during practices without removing the mouth guard is invaluable. Because as we all know, the second we... 
This post sponsored by GaiamTV.
You know how I feel after a night of roller derby practice? Like I’ve been steam-rolled. Literally. I need some serious stretching… and probably a massage, but who wants to do that at 11 at night?! My body is especially tight and creaky in the morning (and faintly reminiscent of the smell of Icy Hot), so most mornings, my mini-workouts are so half-assed because,... 
I chuckled at this holiday gift guide: Gifts For Someone You’re Planning to Dump (aka: What to Buy Your Soon-to-be-Ex) – {Jezebel}. Passive-aggressive never worked for anyone.
I never intentionally sought out gift ideas for people I didn’t want to be with (I suppose I should have taken my own hint when I didn’t get 10SB something for Valentine’s Day)… and most of my... 
My blog started as a "single-something" platform to write about my dating life... and its subsequent disasters. In an online world, where seemingly ALL my history (and its humors) has been captured for ALL TIME, I've treaded the line of TMI and called a lot of assholes out for being, well, assholes. Now, I can call my partner out for being one. I suppose that more recently I fall somewhere between relationship blogger and lifestyle blogger (and oftentimes, bitchy complainer), but I mostly identify with the niche of single blogging. Or I could have become a cat blogger... 
We can no longer fight it — winter and its corresponding stream of holidays are upon us. To warm up (both my body temperature and my soul), I typically turn to drinking wines this time of year. There’s something especially cozy about having a red wine when hanging out in front of a fireplace. Having a partner certainly makes the cold nights a little more intimate… and the holidays a bit... 
It was difficult not to buy all the Pittsburgh t-shirts and 83 key necklaces at last weekend’s Handmade Arcade. But we did get these awesome holiday card packs from local artist Noelle Griskey, of Pink Bathtub Designs. Her etsy shop is full of cute letterpress goods — good for you and for gifts.
YES, I’M SENDING OUT HOLIDAY CARDS THIS YEAR. But definitely not before Thanksgiving. Trying... 
THIS. SO MUCH.
Arsenal Cider House is one of my newfound faves of Pittsburgh. I’ll definitely be bringing a growler to share for Thanksgiving... 
No, that's not the number of items to complete on my personal bucket list (although, how awesome of a challenge would that be?). THAT is the basis of BikePGH's goal of getting 2,012 members to sign up by 2012. Two months left... and less than 300 members to go. {open to read MORE} 
I'm not big on diets. I work out FAR too much to be eating less (eating more is a happy problem to have, I suppose). But because of my insatiable hunger, I need to remind myself about my decisions as to what I put in my body. Sure, FAR too many Twix bars, but I balance that out with enjoying small, regular and HEALTHY meals throughout the day (typically every 3-4 hours -- seriously, I'm HANGRY!). {open to read more} 
It's difficult to come back to blog, after being so uninspired to write for so long... GOOD THING I HAVE A GIVEAWAY.
Spiderman: my HERO (and you can be a superhero too... READ ON! 
There’s a whole city out there that I have yet to explore in full — and all I’ve got on my to-do list is (finally) mailing back a Christmas return at the dreaded post office and a mission to CVS for a new brush (anti-static, please) and tampons. And maybe kicking an Planned Parenthood picketer on my way. All kinds of party- girl excitement on this end, I KNOW.
These boots get me around... 
This blog is about pursuit: a transplanted Clevelander (me) in a new city (that's you, Pittsburgh!), pursuing the role of a self-employed copywriter, becoming a roller derby badass and somehow merging all my to-do items into one ever-growing Bucket List.
And of MY boyfriend. His blue balls started this mess.
