Posted in Life on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My lease is signed, sealed, delivered. It’s mine. My savings, well that’s another story, for another posting. I want to make sure I spend as much time as possible in this fabulous moment of victory over the New York rental housing market. I’m glowing. My landlords seem lovelier every time I speak to them. Joe [...]
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Posted in Life on June 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This post is a bit different than most of my writing for one simple reason. My feet hurt. A lot. A few nights ago I had a first date with a guy that I had a feeling would be a really good guy. And he was. Thank goodness I had picked out my special outfit [...]
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Posted in Life on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The rental market in New York City is tough. Actually it’s nearly impossible. I’m starting to believe that the only way anyone actually gets an apartment is through kismet. I was lucky, again. I think this move has basically cost me all the karma I have and then some. I was only looking, really looking, [...]
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Posted in Life on June 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Look very closely at the photo to the left. You see that tiny smudge of blue shirt and black pants to the right. That’s me doing yoga in the middle of Times Square. We’re in tree pose, one of the most popular balance poses in yoga, attempting to root into the Earth and grab a [...]
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Posted in Life on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Once I found out I definitely had the job offer I have been hoping for, I decided to take myself out to celebrate that very afternoon. I start my job on July 9th and one of the most beautiful things about being unemployed until then is that I can stand in line for rush tickets [...]
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Posted in Life on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Now that my job search is complete, I am moving on to my number two priority, an apartment. I love everything about New York, except the apartment hunt. It’s brutal. I’ve never experienced anything like it. 15% broker fees, brokers who are keen to show you exactly what you DON’T want, and a very tight [...]
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Posted in Life on June 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Grand Central Station currently has an exhibit on display that pays homage to New York City’s role in film. Everything from The Untouchables to Spike Lee’s creations to You’ve Got Mail. Photographs, film clips, backdrops, and quotes from famous film makers. It’s stunning and it’s free and it made me fall in love with this [...]
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Posted in Life on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I went to an interview yesterday and expected to learn more about the positions I had applied for and about the company in general. One of the positions in particular is interesting to me because of the projects I would be working on and because the person I’d work for has so much to teach [...]
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Posted in Life on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last Monday marked a momentous occasion, one that a year ago I would have said would never happen: I drove my SUV in New York City. I had every intention of bidding a fond farewell to my vehicle the day after my graduation and trading it in for a 3X2 metro card. And then I [...]
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Posted in fear, kayak, travel on June 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On a recent kayak trip in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I went out with some friends on one of those perfect days. Days that make you happy you’re alive, breathing fresh air and able to enjoy just being a part of the surroundings. All my friends had kayaks that had them seated low [...]
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