March 2008
“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by...”
– George Bernard Shaw Quote courtesy of my father.
Interviewing Jessica Mah at SXSW →
The seventeen-year-old entrepreneur/blogger/student is approachable, intelligent, and (needless to say) far wiser than her years. Check out her blog at JessicaMah.com
Interviewing Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV →
This interview is a little frenetic, but Gary has the craziest, most positive energy out there, so it’s hard not to get caught up in it. Not to mention, he’s the most influential wine critic in the nation, next to Robert Parker - seriously. And most importantly? He’s just a really good guy. Check out his daily Wine Video Blog, WineLibraryTV!
“Every night in my prayers I always thank god that I know what it is to love -...”
– my grandmother
“Darling, life will unfold in the way it was meant to unfold. You wait, darling....”
– my grandmother, tonight, at the end of our two hour marathon talk. She was married to my grandfather from the age of 20 until the day he died (and she’s still married and in love with him in spirit).
“You created a character. You created an energy force that’s in a...”
– Ann Johnson, on the phone with me today. I’m in the midst of a transformation right now. Actually, it’s not so much an internal transformation (although there’s that, too) but a realignment - so my outside matches my inside, so the perception matches the reality. It’s going...
When I was a senior in college, I applied to Teach...
I didn’t get in. I wish I had.
“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your...”
– Eckhart Tolle
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File Under: If I knew then what I know now ... →
Caught in the Web Time Out New York March 12-18, 2008 by Julia Allison
Ever since I saw Avenue Q a few years ago, whenever anyone starts a sentence with “The internet is for …” I automatically fill in “porn” in a sing-song voice, and then hum the tune in an off-key voice for the remainder of the day. It’s an annoying habit, not only because I don’t know the rest of the words, but because –...
I may have overreacted a bit.
I’ll explain what happened later, but suffice it to say, I got shaken and totally lost perspective. I still think I need a break - to get a handle on this strange beast of a media persona I’ve created … and how that affects my personal life. Thank you so much for all of the amazing emails - you made a shitty day into something hopeful, and you let me know that, even if some...
I'm done.
I can’t do this anymore. It’s ruining my life. I thought that people could see through the bullshit, but they can’t. And it’s not their fault. It’s mine. If all of this comes at the expense of my personal life, I don’t want it. So … thank you for reading. I don’t know when or if I’ll be back, but at the very least I need a little break.
It's not worth it
None of this has been worth it.
Me: what do you think of my shoes?
Mary: aren't those just your red ones?
Me: no ... They're new! See? They have bows!
Mary: Oh god, why're you showing me something with BOWS?!?!
Me: Just to piss you off :)
Heading to dinner with Mary & Meghan over at their Soho fave, Zoe … I’m late, but I live $15 away!!
I LOST MY iPOD!!!!
I wish they were doing some sort of “Buy a MacBook Air get a free iPod” so I could just get them all tomorrow …
If I had 3.6 million, this is what I would buy. →
DONE!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the feeling of finishing a column … here’s a sneak preview of the first two ‘grafs for next week’s Time Out column, “Online Relationships 2.0”: Ever since I saw Avenue Q a few years ago, whenever anyone starts a sentence with “The internet is for …” I automatically fill in “porn” in a sing-song voice, and then hum the tune, off-key, for the remainder of...
:)
Speaking of my little brother, he just sent me... →
Ever since Britt got to MIT and started working on his phd in quantum physics, our family’s favorite activity has been to try to figure out just what the hell he actually does there. Although we dutifully sit him down every break and say, “Now … um … explain this again for the slow people,” we end up smiling and nodding as he talks about “carbon nanotubes”...
See? Isaac Mizrahi's more obsessed with psychics... →
A Reader I'd Rather Not Have (Reblogged from Lena...
Guy: i might check out your blog
Lena: hmm. okay. can't stop you ;)
Guy: well, if you think i might get the wrong (or a skewed) idea of you by reading the blog, maybe i should stay away from it altogether.
Lena: thanks. if you can't help yourself, i'll forgive you. but i'd like for you get to know me first.
Guy: well, the important thing is that i understand conceptually what the blog(s) mean for your life.
Lena: haha conceptually? the blog means i smile and nod when perfect strangers ask me about my love life in public. it means i started having panic attacks over the holidays. it means every time my mother calls me, i am terrified she's found out. it also means i know for sure that i want to write, and that i know what it feels like to be able to really resonate with people, to make someone half a world away not feel alone because i expressed some feeling they couldn't put into words themselves. i think the most important thing is that i learned those who love me will continue to love me no matter what, but the blog will prevent a lot of people from ever getting to know me well enough to appreciate me beyond what's online. and i guess that's why i don't really want you to read it. yet.
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From the archives, my favorite angry...
UNIVERSITY ENFORCING CONDOM POLICY ANATHEMA TO STUDENTS’ FREE SPEECH THE HOYA LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OCTOBER 1, 2002
To the Editor: Continuing to erode what’s left of the academic right to free speech on this campus, Georgetown’s draconian decision to prevent the condom distribution on residence hall doors sets a frightening precedent.
This is the latest in a series of rights-based...
Walking home from Meghan’s place. Manhattan seems uncharacteristically quiet tonight.
This week's Time Out New York column, on how... →
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