About Me

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Hi! My name is Simone and Skinny Dip is my blog about life, love, sex, relationships and everything in between.

I’m a 30-something, born on the West Coast and now living in Toronto. I have a BA in Anthropology – a degree that as it turns out, has very little use in the real world. However, some people may argue that I’ve applied my anthropological research skills to my dating experiences, consciously or unconsciously seeking out every bizarre situation possible with the same kind of optimistic curiosity that Dian Fossey possessed while hanging out with the gorillas. Everyone has a friend that they consider “a certified weirdo magnet”. I’m that friend.

I started this blog so I would have a place to tell stories and sort through the romantic wreckage of my 20’s. The more I write, the more I realize that the train-wreck that was my twenties happened for a reason: so I would be able to share all the gory details with strangers online. I decided to name this blog Skinny Dip because I thought “skinny dipping” was a good metaphor for writing about your life online – it’s naked, it’s scary but also a hell of a lot of fun.

I love good music, good food and a stiff martini. I read voraciously and own way too many shoes. I really love shoes.

When I’m not over-sharing on the Internet, I work as a freelance writer and my work has appeared on Elle Canada, Slice, 29 Secrets and 20-Something.ca. You can also find me over at Twenties Hacker where I am a contributing writer.

My dream is to write a book, turn it into a TV show and invent a time machine so I can teleport 1980’s Winona Ryder circa the movie “Heathers”, to play me. It will totally happen. I just need help with the time machine.

Recommended “Get to Know Me” Reading:

The Ex-Boyfriend Letters
On Being 30 and Saying No
Making Sex Make Sense
Dating Yourself
Dating like a Muppet
Living with the Insanity of your 20’s
How to be Your Own Handywoman
That One Time I Tried Online Dating
Sexual Werewolves