Kate Conway - xoJane

Man, I'm Totally Not Over ANY Of My Exes

Kate Conway — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

I can't think of a single person I've broken up with that I'm legitimately "over" in the sense that I can still think about them without feeling a bit gut-punched.

For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying "Bromance"

Kate Conway — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

From now on, you can't use the term "bromance" about two people unless they are actually bros in a romance. Those are the new rules.

If You Carry Around A Guitar, I Probably Want to Sex You

Kate Conway — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

I am such a sucker for props.

How To Trick Yourself Into Summer Cheer When The Weather Is Still Gray And Sad

Kate Conway — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

In the interest of not inviting my own bodily harm at the hands of my acquaintances, I have decided to approximate summer to the best of my ability even when the weather outside is driving me to listen to The National and brood about the void of human existence.

I Cannot Find A Bra That Fits To Save My Life

Kate Conway — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

I have been sized by so many salespeople that I feel I may never trust again.

Professional Cyber-Bullying, Or Why We Can't Call Cheerleaders "Chunky" On The Internet

Kate Conway — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

A blogger in Oklahoma City recently lost her job for calling a cheerleader "chunky" in a post. Meanwhile, an ESPN reporter declares newly out NBA player Jason Collins to be an "open rebellion to God" as a gay man.

Here's 30 Gorgeous Individuals That People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful Celebrities" List Probably Missed

Kate Conway — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400

We're not saying Gwyneth Paltrow isn't beautiful, but we just think People could, y'know. Branch out a bit.

Channeling the Jaguar, or the Things We Do To Make Us Feel Street-Safe

Kate Conway — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400

It seems like every woman I know has developed a strategy for dealing with that slimy feeling of a deserted train car or an empty, dark street.

Despite Being a Crusader Against Body Hair Removal, I Decided to Wax My Vag for a Dude

Kate Conway — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400

For some reason, I thought that getting my vajay waxed would make me feel less anxious about sleeping with a new dude. This was incorrect.

The Case For "Meh:" On Being OK With Non-Hotness

Kate Conway — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

I offer the following proposal: maybe we should just stop trying to be hot.

Hockey Loves The Gays, And I Can't Stop Bawling About It

Kate Conway — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:30:00 -0400

No, YOU'RE crying about LGBT acceptance in professional sports!

Do This Don't: Wear A Sports Jersey Out To A Bar To Pick Up Men

Kate Conway — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Dudes apparently think girls in sports gear are the hottest thing since those tights with built-in garters. I put this to the test over the weekend. Results were mixed.

Turns Out You Can't Scare Teens Away From Taking Crotch-Selfies

Kate Conway — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400

BONUS: I ask a bunch of 18-year-olds about their sex lives, feel like a total creeper in the process!

Cheap, Easy Vegan Meals For When You Want to Die Inside

Kate Conway — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400

Spring always makes me inexplicably mopey, to the degree that I sometimes have trouble putting food in my mouth on the regular. If you have this problem, too, I have a few suggestions for meals you can survive on until May.

Barfing On D*cks, Farting on Trains, And Other Personal Humiliations

Kate Conway — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400

For a bunch of people that talk about our personal lives on the Internet, the xoJane editors sure are great at coming up with our most embarrassing moments.

Some Guy Called Me A Dyke And I Realized I'm a Queer Optimist

Kate Conway — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400

Things I expected from LGBTQ night at our local hockey game: rainbows, ice fights, an LGBTQ-inclusive Kiss Cam. Things I didn't expect: strangers calling me a dyke.

SF Public Transit Largely Sucks, But You'll Pry My Ticket from my Cold Dead Staph-Hand

Kate Conway — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0400

SF transit is an adventure in the smell of other humans and getting left behind at stations by half-empty buses for no apparent reason. To combat that, lots of innovators have launched alternative-transit apps -- and I kind of hate most of them.

Shakespeare Helped Me Write My Porn, And He Can Help You Too

Kate Conway — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0400

For some reason, I just discovered that the Google Docs demo gives the impression that six famous authors are collaborating with you on your masterwork. Naturally, I used it for NC-17 rated purposes.

NEWSFLASH TO SELF: Frosting Is Not Good For Me, Even if It's Vegan

Kate Conway — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400

I'd estimate that at the end of the day, my diet consists approximately of 30% mooched work snacks and 70% congealed unsaturated fat covered with hot sauce, along with a couple of bunches of kale thrown in here and there. I carry around a lot of weird guilt about how unhealthy that is.

My Mom And I Look The Same, So Her Body Issues Feel Like Mine Sometimes

Kate Conway — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Tina Fey recently said that she won't talk crap about her own body in front of her daughters because she doesn't want to set a bad example. I wonder if my mom did the same thing, but now that I've grown up, she no longer has to maintain the illusion.