Linking up with Kelly. —1— Yesterday was just an all-around awesome day. It was St. Patrick’s Day AND the first day of the NCAA basketball tournament! It felt like Christmas morning for me—I was in such a good mood all day. In the morning, I found out I needed to drop off a package to… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Linking up with Kelly. —1— The weather has been all over the place lately—two weeks ago, it was freezing cold with record lows and terrible winds; then last week it was so nice and sunny outside that I went running in the park in shorts! It was great to spend a warm day outside in… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Crazy Dreams, Blessed Is She, and Basketball
—Moved into a new apartment —Enjoyed/endured a very snowy winter —Saw my name credited on the copyright page of a book for the first time —Went ice skating at Bryant Park (and confirmed that I am terrible at ice skating) —Took a copyediting class at NYU, in the Woolworth Building —Got my last wisdom tooth… Read More Highlights of 2015
Linking up with Kelly. —1— Life at the office is mostly back to normal after the building collapse on our block. Still no heat or hot water, but I really can’t complain too much—at least it’s finally spring. There’s lots of construction/excavation going on outside, and the office is still barricaded off, but the barricade… Read More 7 Quick Takes: INFP theme songs, bracket champions, and studio DJs
March is my favorite month: the simple, quiet joys of Lent, the hope of spring and thawing snow, St. Patrick’s Day, the Solemnities of St. Joseph and the Annunciation, and—of course—March Madness. Even though I’m dead last in my family bracket pool at the moment, I’m enjoying the games and the upsets. I didn’t pick Georgia State… Read More The most wonderful time of the year
Since last I posted: —I immediately lost my Metrocard again and couldn’t find it. —I woke up Saturday morning (my very last day without dental coverage) with an infected wisdom tooth. I then spent all day trying to find a dental urgent care that could see me, but they were all full. I ended up… Read More So much for that…
Linking up with Kelly. —1— You’ve probably heard that we had a blizzard here in New York this week. As a result, I had a half day of work on Monday and a snow day on Tuesday. Not bad. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a snow day…the last time involved a lot… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Snow days, Disney music, and disasters averted
Linking up with Kelly (new host of 7QT!) 1. So who else watched Peter Pan last night? As a lifelong fan of the musical, I thought it was nicely done for a live TV broadcast. When I was about three, for a long time if I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up,… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Peter Pan, squirrels, and Frozen things
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