Jitney　will　do？it　should　only　take　an　extra　couple　hours　of　miserable　bumper…to…bumper　traffic。

But　trust　me；　it　will　be　worth　it　when　you？re　digging　your　toes　into　the　shimmering　sand。　What

price　glory！

Since　you？d　all　be　helpless　without　me；　I？ll　lay　out　exactly　what　you　need　to　bring。　。　。　。

packing　list　for　a　hasty　hamptons　departure

？　Oversize　Chanel　sunglasses　or　old…school　aviators。　Impostor　sunglasses　are　a　little　like

impostor　models：　they　look　fine　on　first　inspection；　but　close…up　they　just　look　bad。

？　Clarins　SPF　30　with　moisturizer。　That　whole　tanned…to…a…crisp　thing　went　out　with　last　year？s

espadrilles。

？　Kiehl？s　SPF　15　lip　balm　with　berry　tint。　Just　because　you？re　avoiding　tan　lines　doesn？t　mean

your　lips　should　go　naked。

？　A　monogrammed　boat　bag　with　matching　towel。　Sort　of　the　designer　equivalent　of　name　tags

on　your　clothes　for　summer　camp。　If　you　lose　a　towel；　keep　your　fingers　crossed　that　a　hottie　finds

it？and　then　finds　you　to　return　it。

？　Metromint　mint…flavored　water。　It？s　cooling　for　a　hot　day　in　the　sun。　Plus；　it　freshens　your

breath；　making　you　all　the　more　kissable。　Mwa！　Mwa！　Mwa！

？　Your　best　friends。　You？re　going　to　need　someone　to　rub　Coppertone　on　your　back；　and　we　all

know　that　summer　fling　of　yours　isn？t　really　a　long…term　solution。　。　。　。

your　e…mail

Speaking　of　summer　flings；　it　seems　from　your　e…mails　that　you　all　are　having　some　serious

relationship　woes。　Let　me　help　you　out：

Q：？

Dear　GG；

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I？ve　been　living　with　my　ex…boyfriend/friend；　and　now　I？m　planning　to　take　off　for　a　while。　It？s

nothing　personal？just　a　vacation。　What？s　the　protocol？　Do　I　tell　him　or　ju