Friday the 13th

Here’s what happened on Friday:
My sister got into her master’s program. I’m so happy for her. Once, Simon Cowell said, “I don’t get this ‘happy for’ thing. How can you be happy for someone… oh, silly Americans!” (That was paraphrasing). Anyway, I thought about that for awhile at the time, and was like, “Simon, maybe [...]

Overheard:

A Columbia tour guide to a gaggle of enthusiastic parents and high school kids trying to look cool and disinterested:
“So, yeah. It’s city and suburb… the best of both worlds!”
(The urban studies major in me screamed).

Things I won’t miss

Today on the train–which was a tiny bit crowded–I was reminded of the lowlight of my summer: that time I got groped on the train. And no, it wasn’t hot, and I didn’t fall in the love with the guy, so no, it wasn’t me who posted a missed connections ad on Craigslist.
Instead, it was [...]

Coney Dogs and Colonoscopias probably are related in some way

We went on an adventure! To Coney Island!
I had never been before, and I pretty much associated it with two things:
1. That scene in Uptown Girls, the horrible movie with Brittney Murphy and Dakota Fanning, where one of them goes and finds the other one (I’m sorry that’s so vague, but to my credit, I’ve [...]

New Yorkers: nice or nicest?

Here’s what this summer has confirmed for me: that the “New Yorkers are cruel, callous, uncaring people” thing is a total myth.
This morning, for example, I got off the subway at 72nd, and this woman got off with her little kid in a stroller at the same time. And immediately, like 5 people offered to [...]

Way out there beyond this hick town, Barnaby

Today, I was a tourist.
I looked at a subway map in a public place. I had my picture taken on the subway. I spent time with a woman who insisted on calling the subway “the metro.”
Yes, I had out-of-town visitors. And I loved it. My neighbors from Winters are visiting family on Long Island/checking out [...]

I am so deep, y’all

Aside from the heat, which I won’t shut up about (as you may have noticed), this summer has been good to me.
Not good as in, “Oh, this summer is great for my future!” but good for me as in, “I’m experiencing the city in a new way and spending time with different people, and growing [...]