My List of Things to do This Summer

1. Go sailing regularly.
2. Teach Tucker to run the whole way around Prospect Park.
3. Go camping!
4. Mentor inner-city youth.
5. Take a professional writing class.
6. Hit up PS1.
7. Swim at Red Hook outdoor lap pools.
8. Take advantage of NYC and go out as much as possible (within the budget :))
9. Go on a date to the Bryant Park Grill.
10. Spend at least 3 Sundays doing nothing but laying out on my roof in the beach chair reading the Sunday Times.

Oh Banana Boy!

My friend and I were in L.A. last week for work. It had been a long day and we were exhausted, hungry and a little carsick riding in the back of a cab to catch a train (which apparently is very un-L.A. to use public transportation) when I look over and see a banana peel shut into the hatch back of a jeep. I mean, seriously, is this dude for real?! Laziness? Lack of attention to detail? Big rush? What sort of mentality leads to such a thing? This one had me laughing all the way to Santa Monica Blvd...

I Heart Boston

I had to come to Boston to meet with some people for work and I suddenly now totally appreciate it. Maybe it is the streak of mild weather they had while I was in town or the delicious, fun dinner in Chinatown, but either way this city is a blast. You get the city life while it also maintains an endearing quaintness.

5 Things that make Boston rock in comparison to NYC:
-I can walk and actually make it across the city in a reasonable amount of time without ANY mode of transportation.
-Instead of suit jackets, professional gentlemen wear fleece vests or fleece jackets over their button-down shirts and ties; very bold.
-Boston subways are clean and indicative of a civilized society.
-There is exciting U.S. history around every corner.
-Two words: Boston accents!

BIG E has hit the BIG time

Congratulations to two of my most favorite people! I am so happy and excited for you both. I cant wait to get a big poofy taffetta dress in some citrus color with large bows on the back and PARTYYYYYYY. Love you guys, congrats!

Yo Banana Boy!

http://www.bindlestiffbooks.com/

A lovely girl that I work with, and knows how I love all things hilarious, was kind enough to share with me one of her friend's latest creations. She has written and illustrated a whole calendar of palindromes. It is awesome!! It was printed in low quantities by an adorably small bookstore out of West Philadelphia, home of the Fresh Prince himself. Link above, but you have to call to place your order but its only like $10. The illustrations are adorable and the palindromes are too funny. One of my favorites being, "Acrobats stab Orca"... I am sure you can imagine the illustration.

To eat meat or not eat meat, that is the question.

Today, after much careful contemplation, I finally have determined my stance on how to eat meat. After 12 years of not eating pigs, chickens, cows and the like, I am suddenly craving protein. My first impulse came a couple of weeks ago when I almost ordered rabbit. I then sampled oxtail and squid in polenta for an appetizer and now its all I can think about. After talking to my friend today, I decided to call my new plan foraging/hunter-gatherer. i.e. I am still not interested in ordering a burger from a cow that grew up on an industrial farm or a breaded chicken tender but rather, I will eat gamey type creatures that run wild. He pointed out that oxen dont run wild in the forest, have their tails surgically removed and get set free again but I am still working on the details. Bacon still smells super delicious and I want to eat that but not pork tenderloin, that just sounds gross. And, just like a sign, my salad at lunch today had a small twig in it. He said the sushi restaurant we ordered from in NYC must be foraging their lettuce now.