Life

  • Groundhog Day

    Do you ever get the sense that you are re-living the same pieces of your life over and over?  Sometimes I do.  Time to shake it up a bit.

    read more

  • Lights Out*

    NYU has been renovating a building on Washington Square North for quite some time now.  It has been a fairly major overhaul, including inserting windows into concrete walls where there previously were none.  Why do I know this?  Because the construction wakes me up.  All the time.  I can't really complain, because it's around the

    read more

  • Head Case

    I was supposed to go to a hockey game last night.  Since I woke up yesterday morning with a low grade fever (which I've had on and off since Sunday), I decided not to go so that I could lay low and get better.  This has been a hell of a cold — started with

    read more

  • Saying Goodbye

    A very close friend of the family passed away this week.  She was a model of patience, calm, and generosity, and infused our family with her warmth, quiet wisdom, and subdued humor during the 25 plus years she was a part of our lives.  When I went up to Maine this past September, Jennie was

    read more

  • Fall is in the Air

    I know this because I wore boots for the first time last night  Time to bust out the sweaters, I suppose.  I'm looking forward to it, actually — dreaming of soups, stews, short ribs, brisk bike rides, and hikes.  And of course, the slow cooker.

    read more

  • Body Clock

    I think mine's broken.  Or at least on another time zone.  I really wish I was one of those get-up-and-go morning types, but I am very much not.  I am a night owl, and no matter how tired I am, I can't really get to sleep before midnight.  I'm also the kind of person who

    read more

  • Mismatched

    I ran into an ex yesterday morning on the subway.  This, of course, meant that I was still slightly foggy, and he had to call my name a few times before I heard him, but we had a nice little chat.  Also turns out I had bumped into a good friend of his a few

    read more

  • Deep Dark Secret of the Day

    When people put their stuff in a locker at the gym without putting a lock on it, I secretly want to either steal something from them or throw their crap all over the floor, just to teach them a lesson.  I can't even express the willpower it takes to stop myself from doing this.  Does

    read more

  • The Things I Haul

    In today's haul: – gym clothes, makeup – shakerato in travel mug – blackberry, cell phone, camera, mini tripod – wallet, moleskine, business cards – egg whites w/cremini mushrooms and extra sharp cheddar and a squirt of sriracha for breakfast – mixed green salad for lunch – copy of Liz Thorpe's The Cheese Chronicles, for

    read more

  • Writing on the Wall

    Or, more accurately, writing on paper.  I realized this morning that in this day and age, you can date someone for a decent amount of time and never (or at least rarely) really have the opportunity to see their handwriting.  When so much correspondence is done via email, the art of the handwritten note gets

    read more