it’s hard to live in the city

02Nov09

There’s a nasty rumour going ’round that says New Yorkers are mean.

And to be fair, it’s kinda true.

But every so often you’ll witness a little act of kindness that knocks you for six and reminds you there’s still some good in the big bad city.

Like that time I missed my bus to the subway and would have most definitely been late for work if the nice driver on the Express bus hadn’t stopped and offered me a lift. Or the little old cab driver that opened my door, gave me a hug and told me to ‘please be a good girl tonight’. And not forgetting yesterday, when I accidentally ended up in the wrong car on the train and the conductor let me out at my stop anyway.

It really is the little things that count.

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cheers, america…

01Nov09

I’ve always loved Halloween – the costumes, the divilment, the free sweets, roaming country roads after dark…

But no more. The US has broken my Halloween spirit and things will never be the same again.

I may be Captain Obvious for saying this but Americans get REALLY into the festivities. And while the decorations and the atmosphere and the fun and the frolics made me beam with joy for a while, it had worn off long before I got hit in the face by a drunk Alice in Wonderland’s handbag.

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been there, done that, messed around

28Oct09

dave has nicer pics… but omfgzzzzzz we met Elly Jackson yo!

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Tags: Elly Jackson, Highline Ballroom, La Roux, new york

let’s play

23Oct09

Halloween Adventure

104 4th Ave
(btwn E 11th St and E 12th St)
New York, NY 10003

AMAZING! This place is huuuuuuge and chock full of every costume/prop/accessory you could ever want/need. Except cat ears. Unless you fancy dressing up as the end result of a cat/donkey love tryst. Which is what I’m going to look like.  COSTUME FAIL.

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Tags: costume store, East Village, Halloween, Halloween Adventure, New York Costumes, nyc, NYU

New York, I Love You…

21Oct09

I’m just not IN love with this film.

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Tags: movie, new york, New York I Love You, Sunshine Cinema

saturday night

19Oct09

The Fat Black Pussycat

Where friends meet, cheap shots make you vom and bouncers don’t take too kindly to gatecrashers…  Nice place though.

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Tags: Greenwich Village, The Fat Black Pussycat

nom nom nom

13Oct09

Ella Café

177 Bedford Ave
(btwn 7th St & 8th St)
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Eleven bucks for a delicious tofu lasagne with a side of fries and salad is slightly amazing, don’t you think? Made all the more impressive by the BYOB policy and the lovely staff that don’t chase you out the door when you’re clearly the last people there and they clearly want to close.

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Tags: Brooklyn, Ella Café, Williamsburg

update

13Oct09

Am now back in city three weeks. Was awful homesick for long time. Missed everybody. Am fine now. Love NYC. Love freedom/anonymity/romance/diversity/insanity of it.  Is centre of world! Am very, very lucky.

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currently reading

26Sep09

So far I’ve switched from dairy to soy.

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Tags: Skinny Bitch

fin

23Sep09

Holiday went too fast but now that am back in land of free/home of brave, have decided will turn over new leaf. All thanks to brother who asked “How much have you saved since moving?” and was shocked when heard “Absolutely nothing! Why?”

But I am cheapskate! Hate spending money! So how come always buying stuff? No idea! Disease! Must find cure!

No more Starbucks. No more magazines. No more silliness. Will refrain from frivolity and save money for rainy day(s).

Also, am now fat. Ate too much good Mammy-food. Drank too many vodkas. No more bread and sweets. Good for wallet, good for waistline.

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