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New York Cliché
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20-something stuggling actress trying make it in all the ways that everyone else wants to make it in New York City. Humorous personal essay about odd jobs, odd encounters, dating, theater- stories meant to elicit a "That's so New York."
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Playing Possum: Meeting My Missed Connection

[continued from The Case of the Wild Goose at Strawberry Fields] When confronted with an uncomfortable situation involving a romantic prospect, I am not myself. I’m not even human. My confidenc...

1 day ago

Happy Fleet Week!

Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! Kick off of summer!! How are you spending the weekend? At the beach? BBQ-ing? Picnic-ing? Beer garden-ing? I plan to spending Memorial Day weekend doing some sail...

5 days ago

Four Years

Four years ago today, I stood in the doorway of my college apartment, surveying the scene. My room an explosion of belongings that needed to be packed. My desk littered with souvenirs- a graduation c...

23 may 12

No Jaded New Yorkers in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden

I must say, May may be the best month of the year here in New York City. Sun rays fall between the towering sky scrappers, landing on my pale winter skin, I close my eyes and soak it in. My daily moi...

18 may 12

Other New York clichés: A Blogger Buddy!

Remember that time (post) I took you on a virtual tour of FAO Schwarz? I showed you loads of toys and proclaimed the establishment to be my new form of birth control, remember? Well it just so happen...

11 may 12

The Case of the Wild Goose at Strawberry Fields

[continued from Talk is Cheap, Listening is Free, Good Vibes are Priceless] Both engrossed in finishing the final Harry Potter book, I interrupted her reading and announced to my roommate, “I t...

10 may 12

Other New York clichés: My Girl-Crush

She’s just so pretty, and talented, and passionate, and, and, so cool! It was my first summer performing interactive theater and I had a major girl-crush. She was playing the role of a thief an...

04 may 12

The Scariest Thing in NYC

[For more of this story, read Talk is Cheap, Listening is Free and Talk is Cheap, Listening is Free, Good Vibes are Priceless] In this day and age, it is alarmingly easy to miss connections. We walk ...

03 may 12

How To Brighten a Rainy Day

A wise man (or maybe just some first date that didn’t go anywhere) once said, “You never need to buy an umbrella in New York.” He was right. There are several ways you will acquire ...

30 apr 12

Other New York clichés: The Skinny Schnook

I’m not the only living cliché in New York, you know. I believe ever one who calls Manhattan home has a little NY cliché in them, one way or another. So I am starting a series here on New York ...

27 apr 12

Talk is Cheap, Listening is Free, Good Vibes are Priceless

[for background see Talk is Cheap, Listening is Free] Remember Parents’ Weekend your freshmen year of college? Are you thinking of the belly button and/or nose piercing you had to hide, how you...

25 apr 12

An Unbelievable Trip to Brazil

Spring Break. An American cliché. Cancun, Palm Beach, sun exposure, non-stop drinking, and general debauchery. During college, spring break was usually spent rehearsing a play. One I spent in New Yor...

16 apr 12

Talk is Cheap, Listening is Free (Part 1)

“Yes! And..” This is the first rule of improvisation. You accept your scene partner’s offer (for example: We’re bloggers updating our blog!) and build on it (Yes! And if we do...

11 apr 12

Easter Flowers All Around NYC

Easter: a holiday I don’t really know what to do with. I don’t believe in Jesus, I don’t have kids. Since my first Easter away from home, it’s been a day where I feel like I s...

08 apr 12

A 20-Something in a Toy Store

FAO Schwarz. A place where dreams come true. Second only to Disneyland. Immortalized by Tom Hanks in the movie “Big”. A New York cliché. This childhood mecca is directly across the street...

05 apr 12

A Date with My Elementary School Nemesis: Running Uphill

(Continued from A Date with My Elementary School Nemesis: “Background“ and “He’s in the Navy“) It’s that time of year again. The time of year when seemingly well-a...

30 mar 12

The Sky is Gray So Color My Face. Holi Hai!

I celebrate the arrival of spring with picnics, walks in the park, and blasting “Good Day Sunshine” as I pack away heavy sweaters to make room for sundresses in my closet. This is pretty ...

26 mar 12 1 person likes this

Spring is Here! Take a Walk in Central Park

“March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” That’s the old cliché. It seems a bit strange to use that turn of phrase for March 2012. That is, unless you think lambs are t...

23 mar 12

The Good Part of a Classy Date or Everything Happens For A Reason

The theater never starts on time. The tickets may say the show starts at 8pm, but the curtain always takes a bit longer to ascend. When I see a show I pick up my tickets at 8, get in my seat by 8:05,...

20 mar 12

Everything Happens For A Reason or The Bad Part of a Classy Date

I stood, huddled under my umbrella, sheltered by the Columbus Circle subway entrance. My feet were cold, my boots a stylish Italian leather rather than rubber weather-appropriate mat erial. But I was ...

02 mar 12

New York Cliché as San Francisco Cliché (Intro)

11:40 AM We arrive 20 minutes early. Had my mother ushered me out the door and not my father, we would have rushed to be 5 minutes late. I am a bundle of conflicting emotions, as I always am when I l...

23 feb 12

V-Day Give-away Winners

It’s time to announce the winners of my V-Day give-away! Runner up is Larissa from Papa is a Preacher and the grand prize winner…. Adelaide from Oui, Je Suis! Congrats ladies! Email me yo...

19 feb 12

3 Men Bought Me Flowers & A V-Day Give-away!

I can count on one hand the number of times men have bought me flowers. (No, one of them is not my father.) 1. Cute Theatre Boy bought me flowers. They were a thank-you for doing him a favor. He had ...

15 feb 12

Magic in the Sky and on Stage

There is something about the moon in the sky, shining between the silhouetted skyscrapers that gets me. Every time. Like with the Chrysler Building, when I look up and see the white glowing light, I ...

13 feb 12

30 Before 30: Geek/Greek Style

We sit at the bar, free drinks in our hands, discussing our hopes and dreams. Well, Walter’s hopes and dreams. “30 before 30,” he says earnestly, “That’s the goal.”...

08 feb 12

A Date with My Elementary School Nemesis: He’s in the Navy

(Continued from A Date with My Elementary School Nemesis: Background) I watched him as he struggled to parallel park the car, always a challenge on a San Francisco hill. I was nervous. This was the c...

27 jan 12

Give-away Winner!

Thanks everyone who entered my Fancy Food give-away! The winner is HarleyJQ from 1, b, Platypus! This box is going overseas (I think)! Congrats, Harley! There’ll be more give-aways (something e...

25 jan 12

A Date with My Elementary School Nemesis: Background

Hair pulling, teasing, pinching, name-calling, tattling, insulting, fighting. Oh boy, did we have a history. Last week I went on a date with my elementary school nemesis. You could say it was a date ...

25 jan 12

Drool Worthy: Fancy Food for Me & You

If my New Years Resolutions had been diet-centric in any way (it is a resolution cliché after all), I would have already failed miserably. What’s your vice? Cheese? Chocolate? Alcohol? You name...

19 jan 12

Ballerinas Take to the New York City Streets

I have mentioned many times before the simple pleasure of a stroll in New York City. There’s the people watching, the fresh air, the chance of meeting a handsome stranger. There’s also th...

17 jan 12

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