December 2011
2 posts
Chris Kelly: 2011 In Review: My Fake Favorites In... →
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FAVORITE MUSIC:
Thistle - You have to listen to Thistle. It’s two identical twin brothers who live in the woods, and each morning, they chop down a single tree, whittle two ukeleles from it, then record a song inspired by that particular wood. Their music is haunting.
Lady Slit - She…
October 2011
1 post
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May 2011
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September 2010
1 post
Hunting for an Apartment: A Poem/Mantra
Looking for an apartment at the end of July was stressful, difficult, frustrating, and at times felt impossible. My friend Roman told me “You are who lives in Brooklyn,” trying to keep my spirits up and trying to prevent me from giving up. My mantra became that statement: “I am who lives in Brooklyn.” I repeated that over and over when times got tough. But nothing was...
August 2010
1 post
Irrational Fears
So I’ve always had irrational fears (being a passenger in a car on a winding cliffside, afraid of plummeting to the water below…being a passenger in a car near mountains with plenty of yellow “falling rock” signs, afraid of being trapped in the car crushed by rocks…the possibility of being attacked on the streets and not being able to run or scream, glued to the...
May 2010
2 posts
March 2010
6 posts
Random NYC Things I Love...
My friend from California that moved here for awhile moved back home a littler while ago and sent out this e-mail with the 25 things she would miss about New York. It made me think and revel, and I continue to do so as I walk around on good days and bad (especially bad), when one thing can so drastically change your mood-for the better! There are many things and I could go into sordid detail,...
WTF?
A new segment. I don’t know if Jerry Seinfeld was the first to coin the phrase “What’s the deal with that?” but sometimes it’s the only way to describe something. Especially in this crazy city. So for now I will just call these random venting posts “WTF” (which we all know the meaning of) but will also be aided by the lovely Jerry Seinfeld in my...
Barefoot Dreams
My sister has had Barefoot Dreams blankets in her house for several years. She even has them for my nephew and nieces, along with the same line’s stuffed animal-attached blankets that they can’t LIVE without. And now I understand why. I asked for one of these blankets that I covet upon each visit to San Diego for my birthday and my wish was granted! Now I don’t know if I...
A Good Day
Today was a good day. When my work colleague Kevin asked me, “Why was it a good day?”, I sighed and replied “It was just a good day.” I’m sure the nice weather had a lot to do with it, but I just felt good today. Leaving my apartment this weekend I was greeted daily with the bright sun. I squinted with disbelief, blinking quickly as my eyes watered from the...
Pain and Suffering
I saw a Broadway play tonight called Looped. It stars Valerie Harper as Tallulah Bankhead, a star of stage and screen that died in 1968. The original Hollywood Bad Girl, Ms. Bankhead was one of a kind. For more info. visit:
http://www.loopedonbroadway.com
Matthew Lombardo wrote the play, and as quotable as Tallulah was, there was something he wrote in the final scene that may have been one of...
February 2010
6 posts
Cooking at Home--Flank Steak!
NIGHT ONE: GRILLED FLANK STEAK W/SWEET CHILI AND SOY AND SAUTEED ZUCCHINI (featuring Primarius Pinot Noir)
I’ve decided to be domestically proactive on my nights off. And daring! Meaning I stepped outside my few-recipe-repertoire and ventured out into uncharted territory: Meat. I’ve made ground beef tacos, but that’s the extent of my red meat cooking at home. I had a...
The Nights of Our Lives
So I wanted to write a little about the show “The Nights of Our Lives” at UCB. It’s an amazing storytelling show that produces belly laughs, shocking gasps, heartbreaking sympathy, and mad respect. I respect the storytellers so much for their bravery, humility, and honesty. Most of all I respect them for their ability to laugh at themselves. In great detail. I admire them so...
Okay, Ice Dancing--You got me.
So I was a cynic. And I STILL don’t think it should count as an Olympic sport (REALLY? YOU AND BODE MILLER DESERVE THE SAME AWARD?!?!? REALLY???). Or that it IS a sport. Athletic? Sure. An event? Okay. But not a “sport,” on the same level as so many other Olympic ones [I realize I am opening myself up to much criticism and possible contradiction but I shall continue-yes,...
Means
Life is full of means. Means to an end. Justifying the means. Means, medians, modes. And then there’s living within your means. There was a time I like to call the perfect economic storm. When things were so good that I had, essentially, 6 jobs and not enough of me to go around! The cheddar was flowing like a mighty wind. I was exhausted and could barely keep up, but I was...
I HATE LITTERBUGS!
Ugh. I don’t understand litterbugs. New York City makes it possible to dispose of your respective used items EVERYWHERE! On every single corner, in front of apartment buildings, underground in subway stations, in every restaurant, cafe, and even in some bodegas.
So WHY?!?!?!? can’t you throw your godforsaken trash into a godforsaken trash receptacle? I’m talking to you, kids...
Do I detect a pattern?
And so it happens. Much like going to the gym or writing in a journal, I took a day off of writing and it turned into another and another. But here I am, Monday! (Well, technically Tuesday, but most of these posts are in the early a.m. after prior day happened…) Back on the horse!
Being a “Jack of All Trades,” I have many hobbies and projects. Lots of to-do lists, including...
January 2010
5 posts
Oh, computer games
So I’m MILDLY addicted to computer games. Most specifically, PopCap games that I play for free online. It all started with Alchemy, then Bejeweled (original and 2), on to Zuma, and then Bookworm. Recently I’ve branched out past Atomica onto another game where I have to type as fast as I can so that my diver doesn’t get eaten by sharks and piranhas—that’s...
Letters from the Helpless
Dear Target Employee,
Why don’t you ask for I.D.? Why don’t you ask for a zip code to verify that the person purchasing $4,000 worth of stuff from your store is who their swiped card says they are? How do you sleep at night knowing that you let this particular customer continue on to your brethren stores making similarly enormous purchases on the same credit card? When...
Some abilities are unwillingly inherent...
My friend came to town tonight to visit NYC from California. After our lovely late meal of cheese and wine with our other friend at Cafe Lalo on 83rd Street, we all proceeded down Central Park West on an impromptu sightseeing excursion. I found myself not only pointing out the sights and different details about things like the Natural History Museum, Central Park, The San Remo and The Dakota,...
Thank you Betty White
Until I watched the SAG awards, I had no idea the grand scope that Betty White’s career has spanned. I grew up falling in love with her as Rose on the Golden Girls and have enjoyed her ever since. But what I DIDN’T know were the decades she spent before that carving out her career. Paving the way not only for women, but women in comedy. Finding ways to showcase her various...
Welcome
Hello World! It’s me, Megan Maes with my very FIRST blog. I would like to thank Stefanie for inspiring me to blog and Ren for convincing me to choose tumblr. My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to blog. And blog my little heart out I will. Here we go!
I thought of titling my blog “Jack of All Trades” because I feel I am a many-faceted person that has about a...