Backdrop My hair has always spoken on my behalf. Not just my hair; yours does it too. It communicates to the world about how you feel about the place you’re in at that moment. That up-do is telling me you’re having a fancy day. Your gnarly top-knot bun says you didn’t think we would run … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Brooklyn
The Oscars
I don’t usually watch the Oscars because we don’t have TV. I like to tell people that so it seems like I’m academic. Maybe you’ll picture me sitting next to a fireplace reading books and Economist articles, listening to TED talks and NPR radio. But, obviously. Obviously. I have Netflix, Hulu Plus, HBO GO, Amazon Prime, and iTunes. So, … Continue reading
Barbara, the Dental Hygienist
I went to the dentist last week. My dentist office gives me goosebumps because it’s not of this era. Everytime I’m there I feel like I’ve stepped onto the poorly constructed set of a 1986 high school play. All of the walls seems to be made of cardboard; the medical records are paper-based colored folders; … Continue reading
TidalWave
THE MEET I met TidalWave in August 2011 in Greenpoint Brooklyn. This was a freebie night with inclement weather (which seems to be a running theme). On Friday I – with the rest of the 20-something Manhattan army – was deployed out to the Hamptons. We spent early Saturday on the beach under tunics, behind … Continue reading
