Eccentricities of a Wisconsin gal living in Jersey
New York City has a way with words. It's a city that can be charming and charismatic one minute and then tell you to fuck off the next. Every time I set foot in Manhattan, it never fails to tell me something new, bring a smile to my face, and make me appreciate just being... Continue Reading →
My 2012 election day went a little something like this: November 6 8:24am — Wake up. Just living the cushy 10 to 6 life, like ya do. 9:42am — Cast my first vote as a New Jersey resident (gosh, that's weird to say). *avoided social media and news outlets as much as possible throughout the... Continue Reading →
In the three years that I've been on the East Coast, the impending Frankenstorm that's supposed to clobber us later today is only the second hurricane/epic superstorm that I've ever experienced (yeah, I'm talking about you too, Irene). Though you wouldn't know it by looking out my window right now—the calm before the storm, right?... Continue Reading →
Me? I like to think I'm a pretty simple gal. It doesn't take much to keep me content or make me happy (as much as I may not want to admit it, I think I can attribute that and my sometimes oddly cheerful demeanor to all my years with Disney...but I digress). I went running... Continue Reading →
Well, I think it's official: I'm an adult. Not only did I do my own taxes this weekend (true story!) but I also got HBO. Two very adulty things, if you ask me. I somehow managed to finish my taxes at about the same time I finished my traditional Saturday morning cup o' Alterra Coffee... Continue Reading →
I will freely admit that I'm not one for New Year's resolutions. In fact, I kind of dislike them (I really don't know why; the word 'resolution' just bothers me for some reason). However, being severely under the weather these last few weeks has afforded me some much unexpected downtime (both a blessing and a... Continue Reading →
I recently came into possession of a nifty (and free!) piece of furniture from a co-worker who was looking to unload it from the living room of her new apartment (thanks, Emilia!). It had been left by the previous tenant and I believe it may have been/was intended to be used as a china cabinet/hutch... Continue Reading →
Well, I have officially lived in New Jersey for one year now and of all the things to get acclimated to (living on my own; figuring out what people are saying with that Jersey accent; the quiet, quaint town of Princeton; being at least an hour away from anyone I know; trying to explain to... Continue Reading →
I read a very interesting —yet mildly frustrating— article earlier this week (a BIG thank you to You've Cott Mail's for featuring it) about a new initiative the Kennedy Center recently launched called The Millennials Project —a program designed to attract 20-somethings to the theater. This was revealed about a month ago when they announced... Continue Reading →
Tall Girl in a Small State 