Twirling a satirical spin around life’s idiosyncrasies
Posted in Me, me, me! on Apr 19th, 2010
Last year, I posted (what I thought was) a poignant look back at the past twenty six years of my life. This year, I thought I’d try something different: to accomplish twenty seven things I’d never done in the last twenty seven days of my twenty seventh year. I wanted to make sure that these [...]
Posted in Oh, no he didn't!, Whining and dining on May 11th, 2009
I called my friend B. this afternoon to complain about the newest dilemma I had wrenched myself into. B. is a very smart guy, not just because he went to an Ivy League university, but because he exercises logic in times of disarray, an activity that I, no matter how hard I try, can [...]
Posted in Philosothings on Apr 21st, 2009
The past year has proven to be a remarkable one: a year marked with tremendous personal growth, unforeseen challenges and strengthened friendships. A year mixed with love, loss and eternal hope that ignites my spirit and sends it soaring to unprecedented heights. A year fortified with people and places for which my gratitude is continuously [...]
Posted in City grit on Mar 10th, 2009
The loud clump grabbed me first. I, in “How is the weekend already over?” mode, peered over the top of my book at the well-groomed woman sitting across from me in the subway car. We uncomfortably made eye contact. The trolley screeched to a halt as it approached the Harvard Square stop. My neighbor rose; my [...]