November 18, 2008
Only in New York City can you pass a cluster of housing projects followed by the largest Cathedral and Anglican church/fourth largest Christian church in the world (source). The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Amsterdam & Cathedral Parkway was a breathtaking discovery on my way to class and the Read more…
October 27, 2008
After weeks of planning a surprise birthday get-away, Wok Man only revealed the above hints. “Section 6”, which I thought maybe be a seat location at a concert, was the segment of the Metacomet-Monadnock trail we were to hike. This 114 mile trail that spans Connecticut to New Hampshire and Read more…
October 18, 2008
November is around the corner: layered sweater weather, scarves and thermals, dirty jeans and dirty under-the-fingernails, ruddy cheeks. I want to dig up root vegetables with my hands and bite the earth, rapacious, like Scarlett never going hungry again. Before the holly and mistletoe: November. On the ethical harvest celebrations’ Read more…
October 17, 2008
Riding the crosstown bus from “Yorktown” to “Morningside Heights” in Upper Manhattan is a pain in the rump, mostly because my arrival at the bus stop coincides with the release of the high school herds from the school across the street. For a gal who rarely goes above 14th street, Read more…
September 19, 2008
Participating in the chaos down Mulberry street in Little Italy during the annual Feast of San Gennaro several times in my life, I wanted to know who this San Gennaro was. Knowing the 11 day street party was more then zeppoles, bricks of nougat and Italian pride iron-on t-shirts (and Read more…
September 13, 2008
Off the well worn track of my daily life here in New York is a different city. A city that the tourists come to see. 46 million tourists just in 2007 (this and other interesting figures here). Among New York City’s countless attractions and world renowned cultural institutions is the Read more…
August 9, 2008
This weekend marked Wok Man’s 1-year anniversary here in New York City. In light of the milestone, the events planner within grabbed the reigns for a fitting commemoration: A New York City Staycation. The celebration began with a New York food staple: the bagel. Although many states and locales attempt Read more…
July 30, 2008
Blues are the most caring, nurturing and protective personalities in the color-spectrum. They live out of their hearts and their emotions. Their life purpose is to serve, help and love others. Blues have an inner knowledge and wisdom and they feel and know what is right without needing facts or Read more…
July 6, 2008
The Wonder Wheel, Coney Island, Brooklyn Tangled up in blue, File under: Frankenstein’s strange sleeping habits Red and blue and yellow, Sedona, Arizona Cuteness in a pile of balls, little K.Z. in Merrick, Long Island Frittata Alla Fiorentina, Counter, East Village, N.Y.C. Brunch perfection. Olive, Teachers College bathroom, Morningside Heights, Read more…
June 2, 2008
Being the significant other of a JetBlue employee, I am awarded his flight benefits. Without the variable of being able to afford airfare, spontaneous excursions will be a-plenty this summer as I continue to struggle with settling into normal life here, otherwise know as work. For our first air venture Read more…
April 23, 2008
Without having a job, each day back home is still an extention of my trip. Now more accustomed to seeking the beauty of my surroundings, the other side of Brooklyn offered me plenty, albeit less exotic than the other side of the world. Once upon a time, not so long Read more…