Chris surprised me this weekend by accepting my invitation to take him shopping! I think he just got tired of my asking him, but still. This was a big step. We spent the whole day in Manhattan, first at Filene’s and DSW, then at lunch with Nate, then at H&M and Banana Republic, then back [...]
Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Shopped till we dropped.
Posted in Boyfriend, Daily Life, Family, Shopping, tagged Chris, Chris's mom, jeans, Nathan on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shaq attack!
Posted in Blogosphere, Boyfriend, Family, Hilarious Things, Joy, tagged Chris, Dad, insomnia, leprechauns, Shaq, Twitter on February 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I wrote the other day about my appreciation of Shaquille O’Neal and his Twitter activity. Then Chris told me that when Shaq can’t sleep, he goes to Wal-Mart, and when he checks out, he pays for the next 20 people behind him in line or something crazy-generous like that. Then I read this, and any [...]
Happy birthday, Dad.
Posted in Family, Movies, Stocks, Work, tagged Dad, Oscars on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sorry I’m a few weeks late for your actual birthday, Dad, but I think this is one gift you’ll actually appreciate.
High school musical.
Posted in Family, Friends, High School, Joy, Music, New York, Restaurants, Walla Walla, tagged burnt ends, Nate, Stepanian on February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last night, my brother and I went to see my high school friend Michael’s band, Stepanian, play at the Bitter End in Manhattan. Actually, the band’s bassist and I have been friends since we were babies; we used to carpool to preschool, and I have very distinct memories of climbing the stairs to his second-floor [...]
In medias res.
Posted in Daily Life, Family, Money, tagged Dad, Mom on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Because I spend most of the day thinking about money (how much I have, how I can get more), I appreciated this piggyback off of the Center for an Urban Future study I wrote about the other day. I have no idea what “middle class” means. When I was much younger, I assumed my family [...]
The cost of living.
Posted in Family, New York, Work, tagged Amigos, Jesse, Money on February 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Has everyone seen this? Apparently, $50,000 in New York City is equivalent to about $125,000 in Houston. I’ve been down on New York lately, mostly because it’s so expensive, but with a side of its taking so long to get anything done here. As a result, I feel always as if I’m just slightly out [...]
Ants on a log, bunnies on a lettuce leaf.
Posted in Eats, Family, tagged ants, bunnies, Mom on February 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Just a reminder, in case you’ve forgotten, as I had, about this incredible snack: If you haven’t had ants on a log lately, make it now. Spread the peanut butter on the celery, dot it with raisins, and bite in. The sweet-savory combination is sublime, and the crunchy-creamy-chewy combination is even better. It is a [...]
Brotherly love.
Posted in Family, Joy, Rage, Work, tagged Dad, Nate, VPN on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just need to publicly announce my adoration for my older brother, Nathan. Not only did we have a really wonderful time on Friday night playing Trivial Pursuit, drinking wine, eating cheese (try goat brie RIGHT NOW if you haven’t already) and installing Leopard on my computer, but today, when I discovered my VPN client [...]
Pritchard on Updike.
Posted in Books, College, Family, Grad School, Writing, tagged Dad, Pritchard, rabbits, Updike on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Second semester of my senior year of college, I did an independent study with two other students and Professor Pritchard. We asked him to define the class for us–esentially, to teach us whatever he most wanted to teach us. We read Roth, Mailer, Bellow and John Updike’s Rabbit series. For class, we sat in his [...]
The reviews are in.
Posted in Family on January 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love your blog. Hope you will keep it up. It is great! Love, Mom
