25 Things to Know about Me

The latest fad to hit Facebook is writing notes telling one’s friends 25 Things to Know about So-and-So. I think the object of the exercise is to write 25 things your friends don’t know about you, but I’ve been seeing a lot of “I love my friends” and “Chocolate is my favorite food.” Well, duh. Tell us something we don’t know! I decided to tackle this, and found that it was harder than it looks. It’s hard to think of 25 things I don’t think my friends know about me, which makes me wonder if I talk to much…

Food, family, friends, and more food…

I love the concept of Thanksgiving. One day a year is set aside for counting your blessings, and while lots of people do that at Christmas, too, Christmas has the added stress of giving and receiving gifts. Thanksgiving is all about food, family, friends, and more food, and of course, giving thanks.
With all that has [...]

To Google or Not to Google? Or Much Ado About Nothing…

In the two months since I’ve last posted, a fair amount has happened. I kept waiting for that one good story that would make a good post, but then when I did, I was either exhausted or didn’t have internet at my apartment. So here are a few snippets of things that have happened in [...]

A woman needs a man…

…like a fish needs a bicycle. —Gloria Steinem
When I moved to New York nine months ago, I was most excited about having my own apartment. My parents and I spent a day in Astoria looking for just the right one, and when I found this one, I knew. I knew the way you [...]

Um, actually, I went on a date.

It’s been a while since I’ve written, and I promise to blog about the highlights of the trip to Ireland eventually, but that’s going to have to wait for now.

I went on a date last week. I know – shocker. I mean, I was shocked when he called, so there you go. But I’m skipping [...]

My Birthday / Orlaith’s Graduation – Part 1

Since I knew I had to spend my birthday in Connecticut on Saturday, I decided to do some New York City-style celebrating on Friday night. It started with Happy Hour at the Galway Hooker. For anyone who was at the indoor Big East track party in February, you’ll recognize the name. I met some friends [...]

Will and Fancy take Manhattan; Joey takes the stairs.

I was getting a bit worried last week that life in NYC wasn’t proving to be blog-worthy, but that was before this past weekend. My friend Will and his wife Francoise (henceforth to be known as Fancy) came down for the weekend, and I knew that any time spent with Will would be an adventure.
On [...]