man sitting next to me on the train this morning with sad eyes typed and sent the following text message:
“hey brother i know you’re in heaven and prayers are useless but i just wanted to wish you a happy birthday. i miss you but i know we’ll see each other real soon. tell dad i say hi.”
grief in the digital age.
Brooklyn Jew in her late 80’s. Saying goodbye at the end of brunch yesterday.
Great-Aunt E: Bette, you’re looking thinner. [sad look on her face]
Me: Yes, I’ve actually been losing some weight lately. Thank you for noticing!
E: Are you ok? Are you eating enough?
Me: Oh, yes, I’m eating plenty. I’m just more careful about it and I’m exercising.
E: [pause, quizzical look]…Are you stressed? Is your job too stressful? You look thin.
Me: No, no, I’m not stressed. Just getting healthier.
E: Well, you’re thinner. Ok, goodbye.
I guarantee she will bring extra rugelah to Rosh Hashana and make sure I stuff my face. The “Jewish grandmother” stereotype lives on.
*For the record, I am nowhere near thin. I have just gone from over-weight to a healthier weight.
no coincidence that this quote showed up in my inbox this morning.
I am very much looking forward to getting a view of the moon as soon as the smoke clears.
while making my nightly celebrity gossip rounds, i glanced at this story about jason bateman getting plucked out of an overcrowded line in order to ‘buy’ a new iphone from an apple store (…which should be named the istore, but nobody wants my opinion!)…
more importantly than bateman receiving special treatment…
is that corey matthews from boy meets world propped against the tree in the background?
Anything involving anyone from Arrested Development and/or Boy Meets World gets an instant reblog. Obviously, this gets and instant-instant reblog.
and forcing me to post things in weird places and hearting posts several times. If you are a victim of that, I am sorry. Hopefully I can get that fixed up later on my computer at home.
This makes me think of
this, and
this, but definitely not
this.
I say, “fail”, even if it is a throwback to an earlier NY license. It is not New York.
Wowza. Thank you thank you.
After I wrote that, I took a step back for awhile (obviously, since it was posted in November) because I wasn’t sure how much of myself I wanted to put on here. My hesitation stems from a heartwarming incident involving my LiveJournal (remember those?), my mother, and her suggestion that I join AA (I promise to tell in full sometime).
I’m still figuring out what exactly I’m going to use this space for, but for now, please know that I derive much enjoyment and inspiration from perusing the tumblrs of other women like me - going for their goals and having a hell of a time while doing it!
And, I’ll never get over how magical the internet is that a stranger in Texas could send me such a big smile here in NY!
Impromptu dessert from The Cinnamon Snail vegan organic truck. I wish I hadn’t already eaten a full lunch since their entree menu looks amaaaazing. I couldn’t decide between the maple glazed donut with coconut topping (right) and the vanilla cupcake (left), so the awesome guys of the truck let me have both to test.
Verdict? I’m a little ashamed to say that they both disappeared into mah belly approx. 3.4 seconds after that photo was taken. If food this good is available in vegan form, maybe it’s time for me to take the big leap to cut out dairy? We shall see, we shall see…
For now, I am one happy moopig. (Will be hitting the track after work to make up for it though).
