I’m going to Colombia February 7. That gives me exactly 18 full days to lose 25 pounds. I’m thinking this probably isn’t going to happen. I know I should have thought about this you know, three months ago (actually, I… Read More ›
Me, Me, Me
Me, observing, exploring, dating, getting in shape and thinking.
Aggressive Trees
I had a great start to my weekend. Yesterday my friends Rasha and Tamara met me at Taqueria el Poblano, a really tiny, apparently very popular Mexican place on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray. Seriously, I had to wait… Read More ›
I like Nice Grocery Stores and I Cannot Lie.
One of the hardest things about being a single person living alone is the whole cooking/eating thing. I don’t know about you, but I find no joy in cooking a nice meal for one, so most of my meals are… Read More ›
I Have Too Much Time on My Hands.
A lot of people are really, really busy. Not me. I have plenty of time to Google, relax and well, waste time. Today I decided to waste time by playing with Windows Paint. I have new found respect for graphic… Read More ›
Me, the Superhero.
Today I decided to climb the stairs at my place instead of taking the elevator. So I put Work on my iphone (what better stair-climbing music?) and walked up fourteen flights of stairs in three minutes. That’s 196 stairs. When I… Read More ›
A Day of Nothing
Whenever I do absolutely nothing (productive) in a day, I get this restless, guilty feeling that I can’t really shake until I do something productive. So I decided to get out of the apartment and head to my current favorite… Read More ›
Polar Vortex, Schlock Derivation and my Adorable Dog
1.) The Polar Vortex is upon us. If you live in North America you know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s cold. Real cold. But actually, I probably wouldn’t have noticed it was THAT cold if the news hadn’t told… Read More ›
Learning to be Urban (Kind of)
I’ve been at my new place for about two weeks now and I’m really enjoying my new situation as an urbanite. Actually, the term urbanite might be a bit of an overstatement; technically, I’m still in the suburbs, about five… Read More ›
New Place, New Year
I wrote a little bit about moving out in my end-of-year post…and while it’s been a little tough getting used to living on my own (well, on my own plus roommate and roommate’s cat) I think it was also time for… Read More ›
Accomplishments and Goals
Because a personal blog is nothing if not narcissistic and self-absorbed, I’ve decided to celebrate Christmas and prepare for the New Year by well, celebrating me. The following positive things happened this year: 1.) Everyone in my family is doing well and… Read More ›
Introducing the Family
I’ve decided the time has come to introduce my family. As you can tell from this brilliantly rendered work of art, my mother has great hair, my father’s impeccable sense of style is inspired by period-piece British detective shows, my… Read More ›
I Ran a Marathon….
Just kidding. I ran a 5K. The Turkey Trot, to be exact. But it felt like a marathon. I’ve talked about doing a 5K for years. I signed up for the Centreville Turkey Trot about a month ago but didn’t… Read More ›
We’re Going to Hartford…Look Out Hartford Town
As the title of this post indicates, I’ll be going to Hartford this weekend. But before I get into that I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to my best friend who looks like a sassy, pointy-boobed giant hooker… Read More ›
Runner’s Low
Let me begin this post by saying that I was listening to NPR the other day when a story came on about this chick, who illustrates all her blog posts. So I thought to myself, why have I never done… Read More ›
Death of a Cell Phone
My cell phone was murdered today. By me. Actually it was more like negligent homicide because it wasn’t premeditated or intentional, but that doesn’t really change the end result. It all started after my lunch break. I was walking back… Read More ›
Getting Down to Harry Belafonte
Today I experienced an embarrassing moment. I’m on yet another fitness/health kick and I’ve started walking again during my lunch hour. However, walking is much more exciting with music, so I grabbed my cell phone, plugged in my headphones and… Read More ›
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop…
…doing puzzles, not twerking. I’ve become a puzzler. It’s like the 19th century version of a gamer; just as addictive, but much more wholesome. It’s been cloudy and rainy for almost a week, which means all my outdoor entertainment options… Read More ›
Goodbye, 28.
I don’t really care much for birthdays. Especially mine. If anything, I think I should be celebrating my mom for all her hard work rather than celebrating myself. Call me a Debbie Downer, but why would I want to celebrate… Read More ›
A Sad Serving of Reality
Today I had another one of those very dreary, sobering realizations. About every two weeks or so I head over to the Giant next to my office to stock up on those frozen, prepackaged meal in a box things…usually one… Read More ›
My Own Walk in the Woods
As I mentioned in my last post, I find the idea of hiking the Appalachian Trail to be a very romantic, character-building notion. I’m intrigued. In an ideal world of puffy white clouds, rainbows and butterflies (and a world in… Read More ›
My (Former) Nomad Life 