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My desk right now
This semester is in full swing and my speed-reading abilities are catching up quick. I will be reading about 34 books for classes this term. That does not account for the reading I do of other students’ writing for workshop … Continue reading
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Getting there
Getting around in a new city is one of the hardest parts of moving. At least for me. I’m not known for my stellar directional abilities. I can easily get lost in a map with a compass in one hand, … Continue reading
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Nineteen
Over the course of my first eight days in New York, I managed to look at nineteen apartments. Nineteen. And within those apartments I saw eleven in Manhattan and eight in Brooklyn. Nine of the eleven in Manhattan were littered … Continue reading
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36 Hours Later
I have now been in New York for over 36 hours and it’s been epic. After saying goodbye to my family at the airport, I walked into the security line. TSA gave me a nasty look when my laptop bag … Continue reading
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Three days
I’m moving to New York in three days. I have shed almost everything I knew that identified me to myself. I have sold all my possessions, become single, given my cat to my mother. Beyond that all the identities I’ve … Continue reading
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Horizons (expanding and contracting)
John: Here, sit down. Just listen. Some of it’s good. Me: And some of it’s rap. John: It’s not all what you think. You just haven’t been exposed to the right stuff. Me: Okay. John presses play on his media … Continue reading
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It’s the dog’s fault*
It’s my camera’s fault I don’t post anymore. Ever since it was snatched** from my car I’ve had a blogging limp. Posts with words and no pictures? Lame. Except for the ones that are really funny or well written, those … Continue reading
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You say “nap” like it’s a bad thing
I was going to post today, but I’ve decided to nap instead. A sleep expert and The New York Times say it’s just as important as exercise. I’ll take that to mean I can nap instead of exercising, okay? (Just … Continue reading
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550 small feet
For the past three years and eleven months John and I have lived in the same 550 square-foot apartment. Once, in a fit of frustration (the place felt too small for that number) I measured it. It took me two … Continue reading
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I’m not pregnant, but muumuus rock
It’s a hundred and seven. Degrees. This entire city is grumpy and smelly and we’d like to know when we can have our rainy, misty, chilly Pacific Northwest back, please. We’re months away from that, you say? Oh. Okay. It’s … Continue reading
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