My kind of living

Every once in a while I like to do a little reader service piece. I guess you could say my last post falls under that definition but I feel like that was more of a rant.
Back in November of last year I offered up a thrilling list of Christmas picks from the “Betty’s Attic” catalog. [...]

Beware the toaster

Millie and I were just minding our own business. It was Thursday night, 11pm, a little over a week ago.
In the mood for some toast, Millie inquired about a half-loaf of bread that appeared to be a permanent resident in the fridge. I assured her that if there were no mold spores it would probably [...]

Sticker fraud

There are limited occasions in a person’s life that can be wholly defined by a single adjective.  However, when I think back to my kindergarten days, one word comes to mind: competitive. My drive to win may have been purely born of childhood greed. Or maybe it was a manifestation of something more complex and [...]

Cosmetic-holics Anonymous

I have recently become slightly concerned about my makeup application habits.
When I first started using makeup in college, I was content with a little concealer, just to cover blemishes.  A few months later I added bronzer and that was my go-to routine for years.
After college, mascara began to make an appearance more and more regularly.  Then in the [...]

Date or no date?

In actuality, my birthday kicked off on the eve of my special day, when I got a text message from a guy I met for drinks a little over two weeks ago. He is a relative of friends of my mom and dad. We’ll call him Stan.
Stan lives on the UWS and is [...]

Late night cost-benefit analysis

It’s 10:30pm on Saturday night and here I am, writing a post. I feel like I should be embarassed to admit this, but my embarassment is perhaps worthy of further exploration.
This sense of “shame” is due to the axiom that a single, young woman living in New York City should be on the town on [...]

All I want for Christmas

 …is a Tony Hawk Helmetcam. But actually, after I was magically appointed to receive a catalog from “Betty’s Attic”, I’ve identified a few other essentials I’ve just got to have! Here is a countdown of the items on my…
2006 Christmas Wish List
10. Singing Dancing Party Flamingo: Bet you didn’t know flamingos could sing. Or dance. [...]

I’ve arrived

I have been waiting for this day for a very, very long time. American Girl Status.

60 minutes, 60 dollars

Tonight I was in a bit of a funk and announced that I was going to look for something funny on TV to cheer up.  Millie asked me if I had actually watched the cable since I moved in seven months ago.
I must pause here to say that our “cable” allows us to watch about 11 channels. [...]

In a name

I have to admit, it’s getting a little tiresome writing “my roommate” over and over. So I thought it would be more fun if I assigned pseudonyms to the regulars in my blog, kind of like when you read an article about STDs or illicit relationships in some campy magazine and there is an asterisk [...]