So, here’s my deal. I like to schedule Brazilian waxing appointments right before really stressful events. It all started in college, mid-hyperventilation over my Food Microbiology and Sanitation final, when I suddenly had the God-like idea to schedule a Brazilian wax two hours before the test. The logic here, clearly, was that after getting all [...]
Lately, particularly while traveling, I’ve been forcing myself to keep a pen-to-paper journal. Here’s a peek. Friday 9/18: Phoenix, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago 5:00am Hug my mother goodbye outside the Phoenix airport. Apologize for yelling at her about getting lost and almost making me miss my flight. Walk inside, check in, and take off on my [...]
So, during my three hour layover last night I thought it would be a good idea to have some pre-second-flight drinks at the airport bar. Or, more accurately, at one of the airport bars, because whoever designed the new jetBlue terminal at JFK is clearly a raging alcoholic and thought it would be killer to [...]
So I thought about it, and I realized that seriously, seriously, I’ve eaten macaroni and cheese almost every single day for the past two weeks. I tell people it’s because I’m on a legitimate journalistic quest to find the country’s best, which is maybe a little bit true, but I’m also pretty sure that that’s [...]
A big part of what I’m doing by being a nomad is city shopping. As I slowly move across the country, I realize that I’m searching for my perfect fit, my next home, my real geographic love affair. In 24 years, New York City is the only place that’s ever really gotten under my skin. [...]