I moved to Manhattan July 1, 2005, so this is the first summer in quite a while that I haven’t spent in the New York area. After moving back to Virginia in February, I’ve had little twinges of nostalgia for the city, but by and large, I’m glad to be out of there for now. [...]
Posts under ‘City Life’
Feb 28
Movin’ on up
I could write a very “insightful” post about leaving the NY area after moving her three-and-a-half years ago with a duffel bag and $300, but I just don’t have it in me at the moment. It is weird though, that I came to Manhattan with my dog and said duffel bag, and now I’m leaving [...]
Feb 12
I likes the eatins.
When Luke and I started dating, I was living in a studio apartment at the very top of Manhattan. Sure, I had a kitchen; it was small, but since my apartment had been renovated right before I moved in, the appliances were new. But here’s the thing. I had a Chinese restaurant across the street [...]
Jun 20
I scream, you scream, we all scream for cleverly diguised terrorism
“Honey, what the fuck is this?” I was digging through my boyfriend’s closet trying to find things to throw away. We were moving in together and I thought it was important to get rid of as much of his crap as possible so I can keep as much of my crap as possible. “It’s a [...]
Mar 23
Cufflinks!
I distinctly remember sitting around the house for years, watching TV and never being able to answer what I thought was a simple question: why are local commercials so god-awful? It didn’t seem so difficult. You write a commercial, it’s good, so it gets produced. The end. Right? Not even close. It wasn’t until I [...]
