Author: meghan

  • 30DHN: A Friend I Adore

    30DHN: A Friend I Adore

    My newest and closest friend deserves a tribute today.  She has been having ups and downs and deserves to be told how wonderful she is. Which I try to do every day.  Which is easy because I live with her. My new roommate is beautiful.  Multi-talented, generous, and full of life.  She doesn’t judge me,…

  • 30DHN: Something I Never Leave the House Without.

    30DHN: Something I Never Leave the House Without.

    For Day Three of 30 Days Hath November, I humbly present something I never leave the house without. Indeed, it is something NO ONE should EVER leave the house without. Except for that one time I did leave the house without it, and felt really stupid about it. Clockwise, from top: Keys:  my heavy-duty extra-secure…

  • 30DHN:  A Favourite Movie

    30DHN: A Favourite Movie

    For Day 2 of 30 Days Hath November, we are supposed to write about a favourite movie.  Everyone knows my two favourites.  Hedwig and the Angry Inch, because it’s tattooed on my arm.  And Gone With the Wind, because duh, I’m totally Scarlett O’Hara.  But whenever I am sick, or sad, or ailing in any…

  • 30DHN:  A Place I’d Like to Travel

    30DHN: A Place I’d Like to Travel

    Fire up those blogging fingers, kiddos!  Desiree at So Fawned has, for the past THREE YEARS (!), been hosting an awesome series for the month of November:  30 Days Hath November.   Every day comes with a new writing prompt, and I just knew I had to tackle the challenge!  The Prompt for Day One is:A…

  • Halloween Hangover

    Halloween Hangover

    My Halloween tradition is to work, go home, and eat Oreos while watching movies.  With all the hurricane madness, I was scared that my dreams of being invited to an awesome party and dressing up for Halloween would be dashed. Just when all seemed lost (Halloween morning), my neighbor from the laundromat invited me (and…

  • Cheap Joke

    Cheap Joke

    This is my grocery basket from a recent trip.  This is not the joke part. Easy Mac happened to be on sale, so I bought all I could find.  All that I could fit into my basket, while still leaving room for a tiny (just a tiny) bit of self-respect.  Looking at my purchase, I…

  • Surprise From Behind

    Surprise From Behind

    Surprise! For ten years, I dyed my hair nearly every imaginable colour.  Starting when I was thirteen and yearned to be a feisty redhead, to my high school graduation whereupon I sported streaks of pink and purple, to the post-college long, blonde years. Then, when I was 23, I decided to stop.  Cold turkey.  Put…

  • What A Difference Four Years Makes

    What A Difference Four Years Makes

    It may have passed a bit unnoticed this year, but September 8th was the four-year anniversary of my move to New York City. Or, as I call it, my New Yorkiversary. I think New York and I deserve a formal anniversary.  I think my love affair with New York City is real, lasting, legitimate.  Relationships…

  • Texts From the Hurricane

    Texts From the Hurricane

    Somehow, in the course of the five hours I spent at work, nearly everyone sent me a text to warn me about the impending hurricane. Some people may have been overreacting: Some people were definitely overreacting: I’m looking at you, state of Connecticut. Still others may be underreacting: I’ll let you know how the roof…

  • ZzzQuil, A Review

    ZzzQuil, A Review

    Have you guys tried this ZzzQuil stuff yet? I’ve been so excited ever since I’ve heard of its existence.  Why, just 15mL of this stuff will knock you out, and for six hours, you’re Jessica Simpson, renting a bedroom with three walls and pink furniture that doesn’t match in style, with an open wall facing…

  • The Dangers of Male Friends

    Source: Uploaded by user via Abigail on Pinterest The [terrible] movie When Harry Met Sally opines that men and women can’t be friends, because “the sex thing” always gets in the way.  Or something.  I only watched it once, because I completely disagree.  I have many male friends with whom the “sex thing” is never…

  • …And All I Got Were These SICK Photos

    …And All I Got Were These SICK Photos

    So I went to Comic Con!  It was a total fluke – my roommate wasn’t feeling well, my date cancelled on me, and she insisted I take her 3-day pass for the day until she felt better.  I don’t know how I will ever repay her – it was a total blast!  I’m definitely going…

  • Little Letters

    Little Letters

    Dear Spanish Karaoke: I appreciate what you’re trying to do there.  But please, keep it between the hours of 10:00am and 11:00pm.  This 2:00am and 7:30am nonsense is really inconsiderate. Sincerely, Ay Dios Mio. Dear Weather: I was hoping for a little autumn before we jumped right to winter. Coldly, Layering Up Dear Manhattan, I…

  • Past Life Regression: Musical Theatre Edition

    Okay, I have to come clean.  Yes, there is a new man in my life.  Well, not so new.  But he touches me like nobody else can, and has since I was 13 years old. This guy: Source: google.com via Rachael on Pinterest It’s Andrew Lloyd Webber, duh. Nothing like a sparkling ALW ballad to…

  • Always Do Your Own Laundry

    Always Do Your Own Laundry

    Saturday morning laundry is a ritual:  roomie and I carry our own things around the block to the laundromat, hang out and talk and dish, and wash our clothes. It’s very fun, very Manhattan, and it’s nice to have clean clothes. This week, however, she’s out of town! Lonely laundry for little yours truly! Or…

  • Take Back The Blog

    Take Back The Blog

    Source: toothpastefordinner.com via Meghan-Sara on Pinterest A lot of people have observed that, in the blog world, when you talk candidly and frankly, it is a double-edged sword.  Some people (me!) love reading blogs where you get to know a person honestly, flaws and all, and share in their life for real.  Maybe other people…

  • My Little Life

    My Little Life

    I’ve been so busy going through the days that I barely stop to think lately what I’m doing with my life. That is, I’ve been so intent on surviving that I’m hardly pausing to acknowledge how great it is. Surviving moving, long weeks, losing my voice, hurting my foot, more long work weeks. My life…

  • I Believe…

    I Believe…

    I Believe in Science.  I believe there is so much more to understand and so much more to discover.  I kinda believe one day we will unlock the key to superhuman abilities. I Believe in Playing Devil’s Advocate.  In listening to people but always pushing them to examine the motives behind their thoughts and keep…

  • Always Brush Your Teeth

    Always Brush Your Teeth

    On Tuesday, I woke up in a bit of a funk.  No, not just a funk.  Worse than a funk. As I told my coworkers at the start of my third nine-hour shift that week, I felt entombed in a granite version of myself lazily yearning to break free in slow motion while everyone and…

  • Say Something

    Source: retronaut.co via Dayle on Pinterest “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is an important announcement from the New York City Police Department.  Protect yourself.  If you see a suspicious activity on the platform or train,  DO NOT KEEP IT TO YOURSELF…” I cast a glance to my left.  There was a bag sitting by itself on…