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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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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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Always Stuff Your Bra
Nothing is certain in this world, least of all New York City. The only offense is a good defense. And when you’re desperate for a wee, and stoop to use a public restroom, only to find that your stall is devoid of toilet paper, you’ll be glad you have those extra tissues in your bra.
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Community
“That baby has been crying literally – literally – ALL DAY,” I complain to my roommate when she comes home. It’s maybe the fifth straight hour of screams that can’t possibly come from a human being. Kitty-corner across the hall, she goes on for hours and at all times of the day. “How does everyone…
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Employee of the Month
I’ve been busy as a bumblebee around here and yesterday I got a huge surprise. My manager approached me with a camera and a handful of money and said “Congratulations, you’re employee of the month, I have to take your picture.” My immediate response was to blush a fantastic shade of aubergine and sputter thanks: …
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30DHN: Three Wonderful Things That Happened This Month
I made a new friend! I got my tattoos done! And I had a family Thanksgiving!
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30DHN: Something I Could Never Tire Of
My windowsill nook The crazy bathroom storage that screams “tiny Manhattan apartment” Gizmo giving me the coy side-eye in the kitchen Waking up to this view …And having a home to come home to.
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30DHN: Something I’m Looking Forward To
Don’t we all look forward to the end of the day? I look forward to the end of every day because I never go straight home. This week, I look forward to seeing a friend, going to dinner, and going on a short mini-vacation “upstate”. Never a dull moment.Not unless you let there be.
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30DHN: The Contents of My Purse
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Freshly Inked
It is with great pride that I introduce you to my newest obsessions. Here they are, just a few minutes old: Still in the plastic: And the ever-important morning after:
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30DHN: Something I’m Proud Of
Today I would like to share that I am proud of my bills. Yes, my bills. I am proud of my electric bill. It comes in my name, with my address on it. And I pay it. I am responsible, mostly and in part, for keeping the energy flowing in my apartment that I so…
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30DHN: The Last Item I Purchased
The last item I purchased were some Biotin supplements at Duane Reade. At the register, the checkout clerk asked me how I was doing. I replied honestly that I was doing well. Really well. “The sun is shining, how could it get any better?” I paused, feeling empathy for a fellow working man. “I suppose…
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30DHN: Three Years Ago Today
November 11, 2009 I wake up early in my house in Forest Hills, Queens. Turn on the TV to NY Nonstop to get the weather forecast for the day. Take a slow, leisurely bath in the bathroom with hideous peeling wallpaper and plastic shower curtains taped to the tile walls to prevent them from crumbling. …
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Self-Portraits of a Day
2:15pm. Walking in sunny Chelsea 2:30pm in Chelsea Market.Late for a date but at least I look great. 7:15pm, Times Square.Showing off my lantern, pre-ghost tour.A homeless man said “You’re beautiful.” My lantern brings all the hobos to the yard. 9:45pm, the 1 train home.Completely empty car but for the family of 4 that got…