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Learning to Love the Cyborg Within
On the subject of irrational fears, check out this fortune cookie I received the other day: The thing in us that we fear? I don’t know about you, but the thing I fear most is robots. Sorry, Rosie. Source: Uploaded by user via Devin on Pinterest Yup, robots. Specifically, very humaniod robots and/or cyborgs and/or…
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Get Creative!
This. THIS. Is my favourite YouTube video of all time. I dare you to watch it to the very end.
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A Peek At… Tom’s Restaurant
“What’s the deal with Tom’s Restaurant?” I’ll tell you. First of all, you may recognize the outside of Tom’s Restaurant as being the exterior shot used for the diner oft-visited by Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, and George in a little TV show they call Seinfeld. Secondly, this little Morningside Heights gem was immortalized in song by…
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Pin Win: T-Shirt Drawer Overhaul
It is known that I have not had the best relationship with Pinterest “life hacks.” You know, those tips that look oh-so-easy on Pinterest and work for soooo many Pinners and have cute graphics and fonts and an adorable hipster chick with winged eyeliner and a topknot smiling through the photo tutorial? Those are mostly…
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True Life: I’m Becoming a Narwhal
Let’s play an awesome game. It’s called, What Is Eating Me Alive??? Is it: 1. A spider 2. Mosquitos 3. Fleas 4. Mysterious blood-sucking fruit flies? Or is it possible that I’m merely sprouting a magical horn from my forehead that, when ground into a poultice, will cure diseases? And the questions just keep coming.…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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. …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…