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How to Handle Having Two Jobs and No Life
08.05.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

In three weeks, I’ll be back to my old antics.
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The Best Laid Plans . . .
07.01.10 | Permalink | Comment?

I hope to have more photo goodness coming your way. How’s your week going?
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Copy Editing 101
06.20.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

If you don’t like my changes, I can always edit your face.
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Packing a Lunch 2.0: Components of a Grown-Ass Lady Lunch
02.12.10 | Permalink | Comment?

Yesterday we talked about taking a lunch to work instead of buying one. Today I’m going to share with you some of my favorite bring-it-yourself lunch components. All right! Spicy sweet potato soup. So, in December, I suddenly came into possession of eighty pounds of sweet potatoes. Bandmate Luke’s day job is farming, and he [...]
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Packing a Lunch
02.11.10 | Permalink | Comment?

These days, since I’m working outside my house over seventy hours a week, packing a lunch is a habitual thing. Since I’m actively trying to be more selective about what I spend my money on [read: savings account entries and shoes, rather than daily lunches and dinners out], bringing a lunch is a point of pride. It does require a small amount of pre-planning, which was an adjustment, but it’s been worthwhile. Here’s why.
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Business Professional: Oh HELL No.
01.26.10 | Permalink | Comment?

I’m making a stand. Here’s how I really feel about professional attire. [A hint: HELL no.]
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Business Professional Dress: WTF?
01.25.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments

I have never, ever been one to toe the line on dressing exactly how people expect me to.
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6 Things You Might Actually Love About New York City
06.08.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

You can finally get rid of your car. I know; I know; MTA can be unreasonably slow. It always runs local at night; and the constant track work causes excessive rerouting and slow service…but you know what? I don’t mind. At eighty-one bucks a month for my MetroCard, I can go wherever I want whenever [...]
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8 Things you’ll Absolutely Hate About NYC
06.08.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

It’s where everyone wants to be—the city with more mythical significance than probably anywhere else in the world. Sinatra wasn’t lying when he said that if you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere. This place will try your patience, pillage your pocketbook, and may once in awhile leave you crying on a street [...]