cinnamon bun exploring.

Talking about my mom yesterday got me thinking, and for some reason, a memory resurfaced from my middle school years.

I believe we were back to school shopping for sixth or seventh grade, taking a break from purchasing whatever was “in” back in the mid-nineties at the Limited Too. We needed some fuel; shopping is hard [...]

back to basics.

Yesterday was the very first day of my new status as one of the employed, and I have to say, it feels oh-so-nice.  I moved myself about twenty feet to my new desk, and well, I parked myself there for pretty much the entire day.  There is much information to be absorbed, and I will [...]

entertaining.

Let’s do a quick throwback to college:

This was one party that my roommate and I threw our senior year of college.  Yes, as students, we donned dresses, drank from wine glasses, and topped our tables with fine Italian pastries.  Yes, NYU is a strange place.  And yes, I have little to add to [...]

just do it.

There is something so wonderful about having a Monday off, more than any other day of the week. It feels like a special, stolen day, doesn’t it?

You know what else is wonderful? Sipping [er, throwing back?] the quantity of wine I consumed this weekend. I’m going [...]

a valentine’s day rule book.

1) Call your parents.  You wouldn’t be here if they had never fallen in love.

2) Eat some chocolate.  Doesn’t matter if you bought it for yourself or received it from a secret admirer; just be sure to partake in the holiday spirit.

3) Indulge your material loves:  There is a ton of kitsch in the stores [...]