I’m watching the Oscars this year. Big woop, right? The thing is, I haven’t watched the Oscars, let alone movies, in almost four years. It is somewhat of a big deal for me because I used to work in the movie business. It was my life, if you will. I wrote screenplays and made some […]
Couples who live together shouldn’t have a third roommate. I don’t mean Kato living in the guesthouse or the twenty something couch surfer that never leaves. I’m talking about that thing that clutters the space, causes you to fight, and never seems to go away. It’s different for everyone. For a friend of mine and […]
“Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express […]
2011 is off to a good start, and although I’m not superstitious, I’m wary putting my achievements down in writing, so allow me to leave out some details. After close to four years at my job, I’m moving on. When I moved back to NYC after my divorce four years ago, the job was a […]
Yes, this is a post about signposts (pun intended). I wrote one a while back about signs, the universe, and how if we take the space to learn its language, if our eyes are open, we can see them all around us. But here I am, delving into this topic again, because once more, things […]
How could I not write about the past year, right? In the weeks leading up to New Year’s, I was feeling noticeably at peace. This was not what I expected heading into the holidays. It’s a cliché to say that being single during Christmas and New years is a recipe for depression, but it’s cliché […]
When making plans for the holidays, I was down in the dumps. I was still mending after my break up and knew I needed to get out of cold NYC and have something to look forward to. Last year, I celebrated my first Christmas at my ex cub’s home in the South. It was my […]
Can you isolate the exact moment on a date or in a relationship when you know it’s not going to work out, that the guy is going to go bye-bye? It sounds funny, but I’m going to call it “the moment of imminent ‘poof’” (no not like that). It used to take me at least […]
I’ve had this conversation a lot lately, so I thought I’d commit it to paper (er, the web). What is wrong with the dating scene in New York? Is it me, or is true that (I quote friends),“Men in NY are retarded, or at best, weird?” I know men complain about the same thing in […]
Jews aren’t supposed to “do Halloween.” When I was in Hebrew School, the principal sent out a memo telling parents that it’s a pagan holiday and therefore not proper for “the children of the Hebrew Academy” to dress up like goblins and witches. What a bummer! I still managed to collect tons of snicker bars […]