Author: meghan

  • Always Bring Your Own Bags to Trader Joe’s

    Always Bring Your Own Bags to Trader Joe’s

    Trader Joe’s has the greatest stuff.  Succulent baked tofu.  Delectable peanut butter salted caramel truffles.  And adorable hipster cashiers. I stopped in there last week for some groceries and that’s it, I swear.  The cashier-director directed me towards a tall, lithe, curly-moppped cashier with glasses.  Swoon. I placed my groceries on the register and pulled…

  • Lou Reed on How Not To Suck

    Ladies and Gentlemen, my favourite song of all time: Are you swaying in your seat? Remember:  You’re going to reap just what you sow.

  • On the Bright Side, There’s Always the Dark Side

    If anyone has yet to see it, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil is the funniest undiscovered* TV show available on Netflix for Instant Streaming.  The show combines outrageous humour (presumably this much raunch is totally allowed in Canada) with quick dialogue.  If Season One of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was an over-the-top campy…

  • You’ll Never Walk Alone…Unless You’re Into That Sort Of Thing

    You’ll Never Walk Alone…Unless You’re Into That Sort Of Thing

    My hobby of taking long walks by myself has brought me to some serious realizations. Firstly, that walking helps me clear my mind.  Much like the shower, or washing the dishes, I can think most clearly when taking long walks.  By myself, with music ringing through my headphones, even while texting.  I am utterly brilliant. …

  • The 70’s on Sunday

    If I had a time machine, I might choose any period in time to travel to – but I might travel back to the time of the 70’s on Sunday. You may have misunderstood.  The 70’s on Sunday was a weekly day-long radio show on the local oldies station where all the songs played that…

  • A Peek At… East Village NYC

    A Peek At… East Village NYC

    When someone says “East Village” to me, the first thing that springs to mind is the musical Rent.  I seldom associate my favourite haunts with being in the “East Village.”  But apparently, after spending the day down there, that is just what it is! See, I had this elaborate day planned out.  It would involve…

  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

    On any given day, there are literally millions of people walking the streets of New York City at any given time. Probably hundreds of them are walking Pomeranians. Waiting at the light to cross Madison at 59th Street just a little past 5:00pm, I spotted one such Pomeranian.  On this given day, I felt a…

  • Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

    Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

    Please, please, please.  If it’s snowing wherever you are, please post photos on your blog. Here in NYC it has been bitterly cold, with zero snow.  I am in snow withdrawal.  I hail from the land of Too Many Snow Days, and have seen barely a flake this year. Last Sunday, however, Central Park had…

  • Thanksgiving 2012!

    Thanksgiving 2012!

    What?  Thanksgiving?  I know I know, that was two holidays ago.  But I completely forgot to talk about it last year, so here goes. Thanksgiving this year was two days long, Thanksgiving and Christmas all in one, sandwiched between two overnight 7-9 hour bus rides. First of all, it’s not a proper holiday unless my…

  • A Peek At… Nice Green Bo

    A Peek At… Nice Green Bo

    I am a giving person, quick to share my heart with almost anyone.  There are three words that I’m quick to dispense to say that I place in someone my trust, my memories, and my secrets. I’m about to say those three words to you. Nice.  Green.  Bo. Source: google.com via Meghan-Sara on Pinterest Way…

  • Make the Most of Moments

    Make the Most of Moments

    … Did I ever tell you about the best date I ever went on? We met after work, at my favourite French restaurant.  We chatted so intensely for so long that the waitress grew impatient with our inability to focus on deciding what to order.  I think it took an hour for us to finally…

  • 2012: Year in Review

    2012: Year in Review

    This massive undertaking was sparked by Brooke at Silver Lining.  Get ready for an intense retrospective of the past year in blogging and twelve giant Instagrams.  And remember – I love you. JANUARY I made grilled cheese, stupid faces, and peace with Brooklyn. FEBRUARY I conquered Owego, the subway system, and one of my biggest…

  • On The Town, a.k.a. The Coolest Thing In My Apartment That Isn’t My Roommate

    On The Town, a.k.a. The Coolest Thing In My Apartment That Isn’t My Roommate

    One of my favourite (because, let’s be real, there are so many) movies about New York City is a sweet little movie musical called On The Town, about three sailors on shore leave visiting New York City.  If you’re snowbound right now, I strongly recommend it.  It’s a sweet, funny adventure and it totally holds…

  • Pickle Me Pete:  He Fried for Your Dins

    Pickle Me Pete: He Fried for Your Dins

    Oh, how I do love pickles.  So imagine my glee when I saw this bright beacon of brine across Bryant Park Shoppes one recent night: I could barely find words to express my joy over Instagram.  I even went out of my way to hunt them down during business hours to actually try them!  My…

  • Christmas Past

    Christmas Past

    Roomie’s giant dog Toby assures me he has been good this year…and then sat on my lap. Christmas has come and gone, even though it really doesn’t feel like it.  I had a strange one this year:  I woke up at 6am, took a bath by candlelight before the dawn hit, and then rode a…

  • Christmas Traditions:  With Bells On

    Christmas Traditions: With Bells On

    This is me, “forcing festive” on my way to work.  Growing up, I would take the big gold bell ornaments and dangle them from my pigtails while I decorated the tree.  Jingling all the way, I’m trying to put a brave face on for this holiday. This year, I’ll be home with bells on….if only…

  • Christmas Traditions: Sing It Loud

    My last Christmas gift this year arrived just in time.  Yesterday was again marred by tragedy, and although we survived the apocalypse, sometimes losing a loved one can set your world on edge.  In the big, swirling wonder of it all, the futility of life can come into question. Music has always been a great…

  • 2 Years

    2 years ago today the world lost a beautiful, pure soul.  Love often. Forgive often. Live each day as your last. Thanks for your legacy, pal. RIP

  • Christmas Tradtitions: Feliz Navidad

    My family can be described unfavourably as just a wee bit competitive. Take Christmas, for example.  Because someone always tries.  With the best gift, the most outrageous cookies, the most festive holiday sweater. And then, there’s the family-wide radio contest that has made me jump inside my skin whenever I hear Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad.”…

  • Peace

    I don’t want to talk too much about the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy.  It seems everyone else is doing enough of that as it is.  Talking about freedoms and beliefs, and God and Godlessness.  Let’s just remember that it wasn’t IDEAS that ripped through the bodies of over 20 adults and children, rendering them destroyed.…