When I was young (29) I could drink coffee any time of day or night without suffering any consequences. Now that I’m old (30) this is no longer the case. If getting older is truly accompanied by increased wisdom, then… Read More ›
Observations
It’s a New Dawn, it’s a New Day, it’s a New Life for me…and I’m Feeling Good.
I’ve been working so much lately that I kind of forgot that life should be enjoyable as well as profitable. Also, winter tends to take me down a dark, frigid hole of existential dreariness. Dramatic sounding, I know, but then I’ve always… Read More ›
Tiny Houses and Simplified Living
I’ve always been fascinated by small, enclosed spaces. When I was little, I liked creating these miniature drawings of make-believe ladybug, fairy, leprechaun and elf worlds transpiring under ordinary mushrooms, flowers or blades of grass that towered over the tiny creatures they… Read More ›
High Angles, Please
If you are carrying around a few extra pounds and want a flattering picture of yourself, I recommend asking a girlfriend to do you the favor. Girls know all the right angles and poses. Guys? Not so much. Sure a… Read More ›
Can you Guess my Ethnicity?
First of all, this is me: A few weeks ago on a boring, lonesome Friday night, I decided to order one of those test-at-home mail-in DNA tests. Well, this morning I got the results. Any guesses on what I might… Read More ›
West Virginia
When you live in a place like the D.C area, you sometimes forget that the vast majority of the country feels very different. In some ways, D.C is a bubble: Relatively wealthy, highly educated, opportunities for most (arguably), culture, sophistication,… Read More ›
Stepping Stones
My sister’s getting married in October and on Saturday we visited a nearby bridal shop to watch her try on dresses. It’s actually more fun than I thought, watching a would-be bride try on dresses ranging from over-the-top cupcake-like monstrosities… Read More ›
The Avenue, Quick Loan Joints, Corrientazos and Ugl(ier) Duplexes
A couple of days ago I posted some pictures of my neighborhood’s “downtown” area near Mount Vernon Avenue. I stuck mostly to the southern part of Del Ray, which consists almost entirely of midrange cafes, restaurants and shops catering to… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
When I Was a Kid, I Was going to Have the Most Amazing Farm in the World
Well, looks like Miley Cyrus really did save the day…over 500 hits yesterday! Of 7 billion people in the world .00000007 of them visited my blog yesterday. I actually have no idea if this math is right because it actually… Read More ›
Thanks a lot, Miley Cyrus
I have good news and bad news. The good news: My blog came back to life overnight. As I mentioned before, things had gotten really sad and pathetic over at (My Former) Nomad Life. Google betrayed me and suddenly stopped delivering the… Read More ›
What to do When Feeling Suburban Part II
I’ve talked about the fact that I consider myself an urbanite at heart despite the fact that I’ve lived in the suburbs most of my life, minus 4.5 years abroad. I like to think of myself as a cultured, fit,… Read More ›
My Problem with Miley Cyrus
I know I’m a little late getting in on this Miley Cyrus VMA Fiasco and no one really cares anymore, but I’m getting in on it anyway. Much has been made of her “scandalous” performance, that creepy foam finger, her… Read More ›
I Need to Find a Way to Get Rich Part II
Yesterday I blogged about my desire to get rich. Today I’m going to blog about it some more. I did a little research today and discovered the following: 1.) Snooki’s net worth is approximately $4 million. 2.) Kesha is worth about $8.5… Read More ›
Do Signs Really Exist?
Today I was up by 5:45 and out of the house and headed to the gym by 6:45 for the second day in a row. Go me! When I’m at the gym I like 1.) Listening to music or 2.)… Read More ›
“Son can you play me a memory? I’m not really sure how it goes, but it’s sad and it’s sweet…”
Our microwave has been acting up lately (it’s like a lightning storm in there) so we called the microwave repairman to remedy the situation. Have you tried living without a microwave? It sucks. Anyway, Mr. Microwave Repairman was supposed to… Read More ›
Art Garfunkel, I Wish You’d Recover from Vocal Cord Paresis
I love Simon and Garfunkel. In fact, my whole family loves Simon and Garfunkel. How much do we love them? Let me explain. Back in the day, my siblings, Harvey cousins and I would have Simon and Garfunkel dance-offs, judged… Read More ›
People in Iceland Believe in Elves
I was reading some Slate blogs today and I learned that in Iceland, a large percentage of the population believes in elves. How seriously do they take these believes? According to the article, “… road crews in Iceland occasionally hire… Read More ›
My (Former) Nomad Life 