A Touch of Bold Blog

  • 12 Weeks: Why Interning Is A Good Thing

    12 Weeks: Why Interning Is A Good Thing

    In public relations we’re often made to feel we each have to be doing certain things in a specific order to be successful. For me this included being told I should intern around throughout college instead of staying with one agency. Coming out of college, there was a lot of negative connotations and thoughts surrounding Read more

  • Who Pays When Gays Go on a Date?

    Who Pays When Gays Go on a Date?

    I was at birthday party over the weekend when it came up, if you’re gay, who pays for the date? First dates: I believe whoever initiated the first date should pay. First dates are a chance to make a great first impression, so as a part of that, paying sets the tone and your intentions. Read more

  • Skimm, Scout, Look Around – Bold Touches

    Skimm, Scout, Look Around – Bold Touches

    We all want to stay on top of the latest news and best or easiest places to go. However, when it comes to phone apps and email subscriptions, keeping things minimal makes life less cluttered. Below are some of my current must haves phone apps and email subscription each day. theSkimm is a once a Read more

  • Adventures in Online Dating: Tinder Honesty

    Adventures in Online Dating: Tinder Honesty

    Being a gay guy living in a city like Tallahassee, dating was a struggle. My enthusiastic personality, ambition and not being picky per se but looking for certain qualities was stifling and off putting to some guys. “Nice” and “sweet” were words used to describe me, but where were “sexy,” “charming” and all those other Read more

  • Alone in a New City

    Alone in a New City

    It’s not per say being alone in a new city that makes you feel alone. It’s the feeling you left a life behind that was yours. I spend a lot of time outside of work catching up with friends on their latest happenings, updating friends and answering the question, how is Atlanta? For the first Read more

  • Writing Process Blog Tour

    Writing Process Blog Tour

    I was nominated to participate in the Writing Process Blog Tour by Rose Tran, with whom I attended high school. I thank you for inviting me to take part in this reflective process, which could not have come at a better time. Better yet, thank you for helping keep me be rooted in why I Read more