Mihow

Year: 2007

  • NowBlowPoMe: The Birth of Emory. (Chapter 2)

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    (Read Chapter 1 here.) The room we were given had a most spectacular view. Unfortunately, I would spend most of my time there paralyzed from the waist down and therefore bedridden. But my mother and TobyJoe were able to look out over the East River. We had a view of the 59th Street Bridge, Roosevelt…

  • NowBlowPoMe: The Birth of Emory. (Chapter 1)

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    Emory was born at 4:05 AM on August 8, 2007. It was a Wednesday. He entered this world at the very same moment Brooklyn was being hit by a tornado and a storm was flooding the subway. I could see the lightning from my hospital bed. We could hear the thunder overtop the sounds of…

  • NowBlowPoMe: The Forgotten City?

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    I understand why people move to New York. I moved here at age 27 because I always loved it. I decided to move to New York when I was a kid and my father took us to our first ever Yankee game. He drove us right through Harlem so he could teach us a lesson…

  • NowBlowPoMe: 2 Weeks and 3 Pounds

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    14 days ago I weighed 155 pounds. Today I (still) weigh 152 pounds. I haven’t moved much this week. I think it’s because I was seduced by chocolate. Anyway, I’m not going to write about what I ate this week because it pretty much looks like what I ate last week, but I do feel…

  • NowBlowPoMe: Visiting Manhattan

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    TobyJoe, Emory and I got all bundled up this morning and headed into the city to visit my old place of employment. I miss that job a lot. I miss my boss a lot. There are still a few people there whom I miss dearly and I wanted to introduce them to my most favorite…

  • NowBlowPoMe: 4 Out of 5 Doctors' Wives Agree. It's a Good Show.

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    I used to work for doctors. Well, I worked with doctors who acted as consultants on projects designed for other doctors. But they were doctors. They had letters like MD stuck to the end of their name. One day I was given a simple task: design a magazine spread and a tables of contents. For…

  • NowBlowPoMe: Vaccinations, Take 3.

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    I woke up early yesterday and trekked into the city to have my stitches removed. I got dressed up in order to do so. That’s a sign of the frequency with which I leave the house. I learned that my skin had grown over two of the four stitches during my week of healing. I…

  • NowBlowPoMe: Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 23)

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    TobyJoe suggested that I take a bath. I had just had surgery on my face and wasn’t feeling too well. A bath might do the trick. I grabbed some candles and a book and ran the bathwater. Murray bolted in from wherever. Murray always bolts in from wherever whenever someone leaves the door open to…

  • NowBlowPoMe: Saying No To Billy Corgan.

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    In college, I got an FCC license and became a radio DJ. My show aired from 2-4 AM and had 2-4 listeners, most of whom were either Architecture or Graphic Design majors. The exception was a convicted killer named Jon. Penn State is about 5 miles away from a maximum security prison. Our broadcast area…

  • About This Site

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    My name is Michele. I’m a 35-year-old graphic designer living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In August of 2007, I gave up my Midtown Manhattan job to become a stay-at-home mom. When I’m not busy entertaining my son, I’m designing logos like this one or Web sites like this one. This Web site spans my life in New York City…