Things you need to survive in New York City: 1. An insanely comfortable pair of walking shoes. Or a huge box of band-aids to cover the blisters that form when you wear shoes that hurt. 2. Money for cabs. Especially on days when it the humidity climbs to 96%. And yes, the NY cabbies really [...]
Archive > August 2004
It’s up to you, New York…
I’m in New York City and have been since Tuesday. I like it so much here that I moved my tickets to allow me to come home two days later than originally planned. There was a blip with my email, so if anyone has sent me anything in the past week, it’s offically gone :( [...]
I lied.
Well not really, but I am leaving for New York City on the 26th. All I had to pay for was airfare ($444.00), so I couldn’t pass it up. I will be able to work from up there, but I got almost everything done already, so I will be able to enjoy myself, too. Bon [...]
Finally.
I am pleased to report that I am getting a huge amount of work done on my novel. The project description is finished, as are the applications and the first sample (from a short story called “Five Hearts Breaking”). I need about 10-20 pages from the novel to turn in by the 10th of September, [...]
On a silver superliner.
I got a phone call around 12:15 today. It was my younger brother, and I picked up the receiver in complete surprise. We spoke for a few minutes, and he invited me to lunch (he paid!!). We met at 1:00 and spent the next thirty minutes or so catching up on the last month. It [...]
We stood against disillusion.
This week has been crazy, crazy and long. Can it only be Thursday? I stood on a deck last night looking out over the city, watching a storm roll in, first engulfing the mountains so that they became invisible, then bringing in a chilly air. The air began to whip, and drops of rain stung [...]
Vaca-topia.
I think there should be a law that after you return from a vacation you are required to put a sign on your door that says “Do Not Disturb.” The phones should be turned off, the computers should stay abandoned, and the only worry you should have is how to re-train your body to wake [...]
