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Category: Life in the City

  • Updates On Random

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    I’m a terrible blogger and getting worse by the day. It’s been, what, a month since I last updated? Is this how things will finally end? Slowly, without realizing they’re going to? I’m sorry. I just don’t know what’s happening. I never anticipated it ending this way. I always thought I’d get irritated by some…

  • The Big Bag of Change

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    We’re moving again. We’re moving 6 blocks from where we live now. I’m stressed out and haven’t been able to write or do anything, even shower. But here I am now because the baby’s asleep in the one room that hasn’t been completely taken over by boxes and miscellaneous bullshit no one needs. Also: for…

  • Runners Are Stupid.

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    I don’t write much about running. I think that for most people it’s super boring to read about. It’s like hearing about someone’s dream. BORING. So I don’t do it very often. But I run a lot. I’ve been running for years. Currently, I run four times a week, with long runs on Saturdays. I…

  • What I Learned From Rolling Paper.

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    A little over a month ago, a Friday, I was sitting on the couch with Toby when I told him to turn the TV down. “It’s too loud. It’s going to wake up the kids.” “It’s at 13, Michele.” “Thirteen?!” I asked, shocked. “Are you kidding me?” “Nope.” Earlier that day, I’d been to the…

  • NYC Half.

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    Today I found out that I didn’t make it into the NYC half marathon. I realize it’s a lottery and all, but I kind of had my heart set on it somehow. I was admittedly pretty crushed and started to feel that hint of depression I so often experience after the holidays and on into…

  • HOLY SHIT. Pictures.

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    This is my neighborhood. I took a walk earlier to see how things were going before Irene hits. (Captions above each picture.) The new fish shack near the water. Haven’t been yet. Bagelsmith. They stay open ALL THE TIME. Seriously, it could be the end of days and you could buy a a bagel there.…

  • The Comfort Of Strangers. (I’m Her Ghost.)

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    We live on the fifth floor of an apartment building that overlooks several houses and backyards. We chose the fifth floor because of the view. And over the years we’ve gotten to know the people who make up that view even though they have no idea who we are. I take a great deal of…

  • Cujo vs. Couch

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    We ordered a couch 7 weeks ago. At the time we were told it would take 6 to 8 weeks to build and upholster. I was hesitant to buy this particular couch because it would be delivered after the baby was born. You see, one of the main reasons we were buying a new couch…

  • 40 Weeks! NO BABY. But We Do Have a Crib!

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    I had my 40-week appointment on Monday. My stubborn cervix hasn’t budged. “You’re a tight 2 centimeters.” “That’s a polite way of saying I’m still 1.5 centimeters, isn’t it?” “Yes.” “Great. So, what can I do?: So she “stripped the membrane” which is really just code for OMFG OUCH! She did this twice because the…

  • New York City Bans Smoking in Parks, Beaches.

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    How awesome is this? “This summer, New Yorkers who go to our parks and beaches for some fresh air and fun will be able to breathe even cleaner air and sit on a beach not littered with cigarette butts,” —Bloomberg Opponents believe the government is meddling too much. I am rather pleased with the fact…