When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.

Her column was ended around 2000 when the editors of Playboy expressed concern that Heimel's feminist attitudes would put off male readers. Heimel's first book Sex Tips for Girls was a semi-satirical take on Cosmopolitan (and other "women's" magazines) and their "how to please your man" approach to feminism. She resides in Oakland California.