Here that silence? That is the sound of a young feminist reverting to traditional gender roles as she waits by the telephone. Or e-mail. Or text message. anything.

I might have lamented about this before, but I'm much too lazy to post a link. But why is it that we still have to revert to the man pursuing and the woman being chased? Of course there are a variety of dating books and guides out there, none of which agree with each other. Most of it is common sensical anyway.

Now, for more interesting stuff (besides me bemoaning my love life): brilliant mcsweeney's on Friday. COOKIE MONSTERSEARCHES DEEP WITHINHIMSELF AND ASKS: IS MEREALLY MONSTER?