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The Vine: April 2, 2001
April 2, 2001 – 11:46 AM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
So I’m involved in a situation that confuses the heck out of me and I thought it’d be infinitely helpful to get the insight of someone not currently experiencing the throes of adolescence. I’m …

The Vine: March 29, 2001
March 29, 2001 – 9:37 PM | No Comment

Hi,
Okay, here’s the deal. I’m 20, never had a serious relationship. But have always been “boy-crazy” (a.k.a. see a guy I like, develop crush on said guy, engage in stalkerish/obsessive tendencies).
In April, I started a …

The Vine: March 15, 2001
March 15, 2001 – 12:26 PM | No Comment

Okay, here’s the deal. Once upon a time in the land of college there was a group of close “Friends.” Phoebe had a roommate named Monica and they lived happily together for three years. Phoebe …

The Vine: March 13, 2001
March 13, 2001 – 12:12 PM | No Comment

Dear Ms. Bunting,
This isn’t a question for the Vine, really (?) — it’s more of a grammatical inquiry, regarding the adverb. And considering the number of raging debates about the adverb that you’ve quelled (or …

The Vine: December 19, 2000
December 19, 2000 – 3:53 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
You’ve helped me before. I’m a big fan. Your DC recaps slay me.
I am, right now, at age seventeen, going through a very stressful time.The problem is not necessarily the stress, but what the …

The Vine: December 15, 2000
December 15, 2000 – 8:31 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
I don’t know that there’s an answer to this one, other than quit feeling guilty.But I’m looking for suggestions.
I once had a business partner who rapidly became a very close friend.Too close.Smothering close.I have a …

The Vine: October 26, 2000
October 26, 2000 – 7:43 PM | No Comment

This is how it went down,
Not long after graduating from college, feeling the impending threat of student loans, I took a job with the Department of Defense in a management intern program.It would be a …

The Vine: September 28, 2000
September 28, 2000 – 3:30 PM | No Comment

Dear God’s Gift to Intellect,
How do you say no to gifts?More specifically, how do you say “hell no” to the suggestion that it will be in your best interest to accept gifts from people in …

The Vine: September 27, 2000
September 27, 2000 – 3:28 PM | No Comment

Recently this fall, I moved back to my childhood home on the south tip of Nova Scotia after being a round a variety of cities for college and internships, and had planned to start a …

The Vine: September 22, 2000
September 22, 2000 – 3:23 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I have recently entered a graduate program for creative writing. My workshop class began a few weeks ago, and though it’s for the most part full of creative people who are also fun and …