February 10, 2010 – 8:51 am
In case you haven’t heard, New York City is being “pummeled, battered, and walloped” by our first snowstorm of the year. Schools are closed. Flights are grounded. I haven’t left my apartment to buy breakfast.
it’s the end of the world.
If you have ever been to New York City during a snowstorm, you may have [...]
January 8, 2010 – 9:07 am
It has been a week…
…A week of mayhem and miracles.
Mayhem first.
Between re-entry into the workforce and the pressure of major 2010 resolutions which involve a timeline and a checklist, I was this close (pinch fingers together here, please) to doing a perfect pencil off of the 59th Street Bridge. Monday through Wednesday was [...]
November 13, 2009 – 7:16 am
Wait… I didn’t tell you about Donut Dude!
So I’m waiting for the train on my way to work, listening to Jay-Z because I have a problem, when this guy sidles up next to me with a half-dozen Dunkin Donuts. He was probably about my age, relatively good looking and trim. A typical Queens [...]
November 8, 2009 – 6:06 pm
I have a strict NYC anti-traipsing policy.
As sure as my friends know that I will disappear from the Christmas party, they know the first question I will ask when they present a social plan to me is, “Look, I don’t care if this joint is in Timbuktu. You just better know EXACTLY [...]
November 1, 2009 – 9:05 pm
Laaaaaa-zy Sunday.
Kicked off Day 1 of NaNoWriMo with three fresh baked cookies for breakfast. Martha Stewart’s Kitchen Sink Cookies recipe is perfect for using up those leftover ingredients. It’s even better for making my belly big, round, and jolly. Thank God that is the last of the frozen dough. INoBakNoMo cookies until December.
Decided [...]