Thursday, June 26, 2008

  • Currently Watching
    Made
    By Gary Auerbach, Elizabeth Barondes, Jennifer Bransford, Bill Capizzi, Bud Cort
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    Just realized I never blogged about the day I was almost dismembered by a giant falling PVC pipe

    Sometime between the two crane collapses that have happened here in the city recently, I'm walking east on 23rd, nearing Lexington, and CRASH-clinkclink-bamclink-burrrclink. A piece of PVC pipe falls about 10 feet in front of me on the sidewalk. It's about as long as my wingspan (armspan?), and a little bigger around than my arm.

    It bounces a few times, settles and rolls into the curb.

    The guy walking abreast of me noticed it too, of course, and we didn't say anything to each other, but we did both stop on the sidewalk (after shouting some similar expletives), crane our necks back and try to figure out where the HELL this piece of pipe came from. There was a crane in sight, but it was yards and yards away from where the pipe fell. There didn't appear to be anyone working atop a building or throwing PVC pipe out of a window. No clues, no way to know.

    So I just ... kept walking, and immediately called B., because she lives in the neighborhood, and duh, I always call someone whenever I narrowly escape seriously injury. Anyway, B. suggested I report the incident, but I didn't know whom to call at the time — but now I do: 311 in the five boroughs works for just about everything.

    Anyway, it was quite freaky-deaky, but I was thrift-store shopping about 10 minutes later, so I knew I was probably not traumatized for life.

Monday, June 23, 2008

  • Currently Watching
    The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition)
    By Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, William Baldwin
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    Some days, the sitcom writes itself

    The following is a almost-too-scary-to-be-true version of what the girl sitting next to me is saying on the phone:

    "Like why are you so mad? It's like oh my God? She drove there, and I was telling her? That she can't do that anymore? And she was like then I'm not talking to you? And I said fine, because you're not invited to dinner and I know you did that on purpose? And she was like I wish I'd never told you that? And she's like I don't want to deal with this, and I'm like you can't just ignore it? Like I don't want to hear about your drama? And everyone's like so obsessed with it? I told you! Yes, I did! YES I DID! But I mean like just don't talk to me about it though? Because whatever? She's being a brat? I was all she seriously just say that to me, she should know better? And I'm like oh my God leave me alone? See, I told you! What are you even talking about? Because I've already told you this before. God, whatever, OK like Mom I have to get back to work? So whatever, bye?"

    Just one of many similar convos she has each week.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

  • Currently Watching
    The History of Rock and Roll
    By Solomon Burke, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Steve Cropper, Kenny Gamble
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    It's 3 a.m.

    I just came from sitting outside my door for almost an hour.

    The keys were in the crevice of my papasan chair, sitting there almost in mockery of my constant anal state of, "Do I have my keys? Am I sure I have my keys?" Tonight, I managed to do the almost impossible, and at 2 a.m., I could only reach one person: B. She set up a backup plan for me, all the way from San Francisco. But thankfully, my super saved. My. Ass.

    I'm so glad I'm not sleeping in my clothes, or in a hallway, right now.

    Usually, these are the things you only do once! We'll see.

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  • A happy 20-something writer and music lover living in New York City via Texas, Missouri, London and Colorado — and still blogging after all these years. I'm currently a fashion magazine writer/editor, and I freelance covering everything from parties and health issues to Broadway shows and home décor. When I'm not on deadline, I enjoy Scrabble, sushi, bargain shopping, long talks, long walks, and cleaning. Welcome to my blog!

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