I have a theory. On interior decorating. My theory is that you decorate your personal space the way the inside of your head looks. What? Ew. Not literally.Let’s take for example, my apartment. My flatmate is very organized and responsible. She is a self-described fan of modern, minimalist design. Nothing on the walls, nothing on…
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My Baby
So I have been working on this theory that tattoos are like babies. They’re both really delicate at first. And both usually warrant a lot of SPF this time of year. Well, see what I mean: Parents?Tattooed folk?Whaddaya think???
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Hey, remember that time I did ghost tours? I do ghost tours! AS A JOB! It’s basically super awesome. And we talk about a lot of cool things on my tours. But I like to ask my tour people if they believe in ghosts. Sometimes I get really cool stories about teenage ventures to abandoned…
Requiem Maria
One of my favourite things to do on my long walks up Broadway is to spy on people eating in restaurants. I adore Broadway from 72nd to 116th Streets, it’s like a whole world unto itself, and the variety of eateries therein is vast and fascinating. There are solemn, polite patrons of Sushi establishments. There…
Letting Go
Letting go is terrifying in trapeze and in life. I like to plan, obsess, mull, and muse. I keep my “Rolodex of Shame” well stocked and handy at all times. I need to know what I’m doing. I plan what salad dressing I’ll use for dinner before I leave work! And between this blog and…
The Five Scariest Moments in Trapeze
The scaffolding on top of the building? That’s the trapeze school! 1. Climbing the 20 foot tall ladder to get to the platform – exacerbated by the fact that the trapeze structure sits on the roof of a building, making you three stories and 20 feet high in the air. 2. With your toes over…
New York is Like a Box of Chocolates
New York City is like a patchwork quilt: there’s a little bit of everything mixed in EVERYWHERE. Little, ancient castles squished between modern, glass office buildings. Humble drugstores crouching in the shadow of centuries-old churches. Bicycle rickshaws darting between slick black town cars. Pedestrians in 5-inch heels pushing strollers through the crosswalks. Women in pearls…
The Schedule Dream
DOES ANYONE ELSE still have The Schedule Dream? IN HIGH SCHOOL, a few weeks before the new year, you would receive a schedule with the list of all the class times, subjects, room numbers, and teachers that you would eventually commit to memory and attend in a daily manner. IF YOU LOST your schedule, you…
Being Barbie
People give Barbie a lot of flack. People say she is a bad role model for children. People don’t typically have a sense of humor about things. They like to say, “What if Barbie was a real person?” Source: seb098.blogspot.com via Allison on Pinterest Well, if Barbie was a real person, she’d probably be called…
Broadway Beats the Blues
Petula Clark once said “when you’re alone and life is making you lonely you can always go…downtown.” I’ve also heard them say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. So I hit the pavement in search of adventure to shake the funk I’ve been in lately. See? This is the pavement I hit-ed. I feel…
Saving the Soup
This is totally a metaphor. You know how sometimes, at the grocery store, when they don’t have your normal soup, you’ll see a different soup, and think, hey, maybe I should try that soup! Your excitement mounts, you see this soup being every soup you dreamed of and more. This could be my new favourite…