Eccentricities of a Wisconsin gal living in Jersey
A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. ~Eudora Welty Well 2012, I happily bid thee adieu. It was quite a trying (yet mostly enjoyable?) year of difficult challenges, new friends and places, closing old doors and opening some unexpected ones, with much humor and debauchery along the way. Here's a peek at the... Continue Reading →
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 →
I find subways fascinating. Absolutely fascinating. Especially empty ones...creepy, mysterious, and wicked cool, all at the same time. We don't have them in Wisconsin (shocked?) and growing up, I rarely went down to Chicago or traveled to any other city with subways until I was 21, so they were a completely foreign concept and experience... Continue Reading →
Well folks, my Great Manhattan Red Velvet Cupcake Search Extravaganza has come to an end (for real this time). This has been nearly two years in the making and after countless hours of research; extensive travel up, down, and across the island; and a significant hole in my wallet, I have finally found the best... Continue Reading →
If last year was the year of Travel; this year, it's Red Velvet (This brief 2010 reflection is coming to you live at 2:45AM on 1/1/11 [ohh, that's freaky lookin'] due to my falling asleep on the couch around 11PM and waking up, oh...like five minutes ago. Holy anticlimactic New Years, Batman.) Since moving out... Continue Reading →
Here I sit - recounting my trek around NYC on Saturday whilst nibbling on some red velvet cake. What? You actually thought I'd be eating something else when writing about my adventures in the great NYC red velvet search? Now, that's just silly. Saturday, I journeyed to NYC to see Mr. and Mrs. Fitch (with... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that I'm kind of obsessed with anything red velvet, especially cupcakes. The last few times I've been to NYC, I've sought out two of the most well-known cupcake hangouts: Magnolia and Crumbs. And both times, their red velvets have been only sub-par. Crumbs was bigger and you got more bang for your... Continue Reading →
1. Tara's first: Going to NYC for the first time and arriving in Grand Central Station. Natalie's first: Finally finding a red velvet cupcake...only took 3 different trips to the city and 3 different bakeries. 2. Seeing a slightly ominous forecast for NYC (despite a decent looking morning in The Prov), then praying for no... Continue Reading →
Tall Girl in a Small State 