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Currently…in March 2014
FEELING: Completely DONE with winter! The weather has been gross for what seems like an eternity. Remember summer? Remember not squishing yourself into layers upon layers of clothing and still freezing? SO. DONE. WATCHING: Is anyone else out there TOTALLY ADDICTED to House of Cards? It’s so slow-moving and subtle but really compelling. If you…
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My Friend Dahmer
OVER the weekend, I devoured Derf Backderf’s My Friend Dahmer – almost quicker than I would have liked! This intimate portrait of the young serial killer is at once sympathetic to his unfortunate circumstances and condemning of his actions. TO be totally honest, I have been having dreams about high school for days since I finished…
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Things I Love Thursday: Jack Kirby
If I asked you to name three famous superheroes off the top of your head… Chances are, none of those would be Jack Kirby creations. But, if I asked you to name three more, and three more, and three more…we could go on and on naming the famous faces Jack Kirby has added to the…
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Roberson Museum
My hometown, Binghamton, NY, is home to the Roberson Museum and Science Center. High on my list of things to do when I visited for the holidays was checking out this little gem, as well as their annual Christmas tree exhibit, as pictured above! There was also a brilliant quilt show going on. This giraffe…
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No Sleep Til Brooklyn Museum
On the first Saturday of every month, a magical thing happens. No, not THAT, get your head out of the gutter. Target sponsors Free First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum! Going back to the museum was on my Summer To-Do list, and when the stars aligned, it was magical. The exhibits are always changing, and…
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Summer 2013 To-Do List – Punk: Chaos to Couture
First of all, apologies in advance, but there is no photography allowed in the Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibit at the Met. So you’ll have to be satisfied by my wordy review and thie picture of me awkwardly posing on the stepladder in my apartment using a self-timer on my phone to take pictures of…
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Ma Vie En Rose
Last week’s cold, rainy Friday, I went off to finally get my rose tattoo done. After years of turning it over in my head, fantasizing, and saving up money, months of appointments and consultations, and days of preparation for the pain, I finally went through with it and felt…amazing. During the appointment, the pain was…
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Summer 2013 To-Do List
Ever since the weather started getting warmer (then colder, then HOTTER, then COLDER again and then finally HOT), I’ve been keeping a list of things I want to do this summer. Some I’ve never done, some are limited time only, and some I’ve been meaning to get to for years. I can’t wait to get…
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Me And My Cinnamon Shadow
I have always been … creative. I don’t remember the story very well, because I was very young. So very young – so feel free to chime in, mom! – that this story has been told to me instead of remembering it personally. The long and short of it is, when I was but a…
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My Nest Is Best
Source: wendo.it via Alessandro on Pinterest Do you remember this book? When I was a kid, my mom read this book to me and there was a special melody to the song. One day, I caught myself thinking of my home as my “nest.” My nest is best! It has so much character. It’s always…
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A Peek At… MoMA
MoMA will blow your mind. Go on a Friday after 4:00. It’s crowded but free and you will NOT believe the crazyfamous art that you will see like this one and this one and this one But don’t bring your pet cat, because pet cats ruin everything. Especially furniture. See? Museum of Modern Art –…
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Seen Around the City
A beautiful example of constructive graffiti. A sweet plea for companionship And the reason why GrubHub will always have my business(besides being cheap, easy, and efficient).
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30DHN: A Book I’m Reading
Source: sparehed.com via Wim on Pinterest I’m not reading anything. BECAUSE I can’t get my hands on what I want to read. Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown. I’ve loved Funny Misshapen Body, and Little Things, but I hear Clumsy is really where it’s at. Let me know if you read it, and thought so.
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Your iPhone, Your Boobs, and You
Ladies, level with me. When you talk on your iPhone (does anyone still talk on their iPhone?), how do you NOT get it covered in yucky face guck? I’m talking moisturizer, sunscreen, foundation, powder – every time I pull it away from my face to hang up, there’s that ewww moment where I realize that…
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Falling In Love Again
This is a photo of me from January 2011. The last time I enjoyed acting. Or so I thought. I’ve said before that it’s hard to get excited about acting anymore. There just isn’t a lot of interesting work being done, at least as far as I have seen. All the good plays, I thought,…
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Mornings
Mornings! There are two types of mornings in this house. There are the mornings when I wake up early and have nothing on the docket for the day: Like the other day, when I woke up, watched RuPaul’s Drag Race, ate a burrito, then went back to bed for a little nap. Amazing. Then there…
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The Real World
Tom Otterness, The Real World, 1992, in Rockefeller Park in the North end of Battery Park City. photos by me (and Instagram, @meghansara)
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My Town is Better Than Your Town
…because our street signs are in haiku. Happy National Poetry Month!
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Artists
Last night’s dream found me in a dismal post-apocalyptic world. We, the lucky survivors, were forced to live in dreary, primitive bunkers. Safe and provided for, but my soul was unhappy. Finally, I was able to voice my displeasure: “I miss clothes! I miss color! I just want to dance!” This morning I realized that’s…
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Well Whaddaya Say, Pilgrim?
Here’s an awkward moment I’m pretty sure most normal humans don’t encounter at their “normal” jobs: When the John Wayne impersonator strides up to you, starts doling out etiquette lessons, draws a self-portrait, and asks what your favourite movie of his is. I like The Quiet Man.