To get an idea of what Quirkyalone Day is about, watch this video. It’ s not a celebration of people sitting around alone in their rooms. . . .

The sixth annual International Quirkyalone Day is approaching. . . please put this party on your list! Come mingle with fellow quirkyalones and listmakers. This party is a celebration of romance, freedom and individuality AND my books: Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics and To-Do List: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us (just released).

Thursday, February 14, 7 pm
Red Hill Books
401 Cortland Avenue
Lovely Bernal Heights
San Francisco

Bring a to-do list to see if it’s compatible with someone else’s.

Miranda Culp of The Mirandaband will be lighting up torch songs.

The after-party will continue next door at the Stray Bar (309 Cortland) at 9pm with hors doers and continued merry-making and mingling.

About IQD:
IQD has now been celebrated in forty cities around the globe. But it started here in SF and NY in 2003.

What is it? International Quirkyalone Day is a do-it-yourself celebration of romance, friendship, and independent spirit. It’s a celebration of all kinds of love: romantic, platonic, familial, and yes, self-love.

International Quirkyalone Day is not anti-Valentine’s Day. It’s NOT a pity party for single people. It’s an alternative–a feel-good alternative to the marketing barrage of Valentine’s Day and an antidote to the silicone version of love presented in shows such as The Bachelor.

To check your quirkyalone status, take the quiz:

For more information, visit www.quirkyalone.net

To see some lists, check www.todolistblog.com

To host your own quirkyalone party, check the IQD page for party tips and
party supplies and post your party on the online community.

I had a great time presenting the funniest and most intriguing lists from To-Do List at Google. Through the magic of YouTube you can watch it here.

Here’s a brief essay I wrote on New Year’s Resolutions, published today in the San Francisco Chronicle.

There’s a new singles website on the block, and it’s not about dating. It’s called SingleEdition and the New York Times ran a quick–and really interesting–profile on it and the market for advertising to singles today. The reporter interviewed me about what it takes to build an effective website that caters to singles (that’s not purely solely focused on dating). Read all about it here.

Are you full of optimism with plans for how 2008 is going to be different? Or would you rather sit back and listen to what other people are resolving? Either way, the New Year’s List Slam is for you.

Come to a New Year’s List Slam, a chance to read your own New Year’s list out loud and hear other people’s lists! A List Slam is like a poetry slam, but instead of poetry, people read lists. It’s also a celebration of my new book To-Do List: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us.

Recently featured on Talk of the Nation, To-Do List is collection of 100 lists and the stories behind them. It’s a fascinating look at our obsession with lists, goals, and the notes we write to ourselves.

Bring a list to read or share (New Year’s Resolutions–or “intentions”– encouraged!).

New Year’s List Slam I
Tues., Jan. 8, 7:30 pm
San Francisco
Modern Times Books
888 Valencia Street, San Francisco

New Year’s List Slam II
Thur., Jan. 10, 7 pm
San Francisco
Red Hill Books
401 Cortland Avenue, San Francisco

Want to throw your own List Slam? Read these tips.

On Christmas Eve I had the pleasure of chatting about to-do lists, and what they reveal about us, with Neal Conan on Talk of the Nation. Here’s a link to the show.