That's right, this is a most magnificent city and I just can't get over how much I love it already. I can't wait to keep on living here ( Read more... )

I hate my new laptop ( Read more... )

Definitely the guiltiest of pleasures I have enjoyed in a long time ( Read more... )

1. How many times a day do you wash your hands ( Read more... )

While I was moving, I realized that nearly all of my current furniture was acquired for absolutely free. The real kicker lies in the high quality of this furniture; I'm not featuring any milk-crate bookshelves in my flat. To wit ( Read more... )

I had the most perfect move on Saturday. Unbelievable. Every single thing that could have gone wrong, did not ( Read more... )

...it's very odd how programmed telephone systems still direct you to "stay on the line if you have a rotary telephone." In an era of cell phones and BlackBerries, and new technology causing people to upgrade all their machines every two or three years, it's a wonderful throwback to the era when the telephone company provided you with a phone (or ( Read more... )

My friend, Fox, who is a professional costume designer, just gave me a ton of beautiful old vintage dresses! We were at her house and she started going through her closets, pulling out garments that didn't look right on her, and almost every single one fit me perfectly. It was creepy in a really wonderful way. I can't even remember all of them ( Read more... )

I was talking with a friend and came up with this great analogy for the various parts of a computer. It breaks it down into familiar concepts ( Read more... )

About a week ago, the city maintenance came through and tore the top layer of asphalt off the road for about four blocks. Subsequent bus rides were akin to navigating cobblestones on the back of a tipsy camel. But yesterday evening when I walked home, I found the entire street cordoned off, and filled with steamrollers, trucks, and many men in ( Read more... )