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A Dream Realized
“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” – Langston Hughes, A Dream Deferred “…or does it puff up, like a cheese wonton?” – me. I’ve always had dreams of running away to a big city. When I got older, I fell in love with New York…
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Remember the Times
Ever wake up at 11am on a Saturday, you don’t have to work, it’s nice and cold outside, and just… go through old facebook photos of yourself? Maybe you should try to be a little more narcissistic, because it is AWESOME. Case in point: I found these old photos of me from YEARS back and…
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Laundry Day
One of the chores I used to love was laundry. It was so simple! Throw some soap and dirty clothes into a washing machine, walk away. Move it to the dryer, walk away. Presto, change-o, after a little while you have a battalion of sweet-smelling, clean clothes at your disposal once again! If chores were…
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Coffee and Cheetos
While I’m away enjoying a vegetarian Thanksgiving, I thought I’d share with you what a vegetarian eats. Many people show lofty photos of what they eat during the day as vegetarians: quinoa and seitan and other things that Mozilla Firefox automatic spell check does not recognize as words. So here’s what I, as an average…
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Ode to My Shoes
Dear Aubergine Converse: Thank you for carrying me all over town in comfort and style. I never thought shoes could be both comfortable and cute, both trendy and personal, until I began wearing you all over the place. When I lace you up to take on the world, I feel fully together, fully dressed, fully…
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Personal Space
Coming home last night at 10pm, I met my favourite neighbors in the lobby on their way out to walk their dog. As I always do when coming home alone after dark (which is now 5pm, thank you Daylight Savings Time), I had my trusty pepper spray in my hand in the “ready” position: flap…
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Manhattan Pride!
The other day I was having a discussion with a friend about just what was so great about New York City. Um…everything? Namely, we were discussing why people pay so much to live here and get so little out of it. Except bragging rights! Why tell people you’re from Duluth when you can say you’re…