Archive for the ‘As Seen On Gawker’ Category
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Despite what everyone told me, in comparison to New York, San Francisco was not everything it was cracked up to be. Here are some busted myths:
1. San Francisco's transit system is simpler than New York's.
In downtown San Francisco, both the Muni and BART subways share stations. These two systems ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Life in NYC, On the Road | 11 Comments »
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
My normal doctor was out of town when I came down with strep throat. Instead, I had a replacement: a soft-spoken young Asian woman who carried herself like she didn't know exactly what she was doing in a doctor's office. I had already waited in the waiting room for 45 ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Life in NYC | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
Dear Williamsburg,
We're through. I used to like you. Hell, I used to live with you. But after flirting with Manhattan for the last six months and dealing with you over the weekend, I don't think we should see each other anymore.
It's a damn shame. I used to defend you to ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Life in NYC | 26 Comments »
Monday, August 28th, 2006
Dear Chris,On Saturday evening around 6:30pm, you heard "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol blasting out of a vehicle parked at the corner of 48th and 8th. What type of vehicle was that? Was it a VW Jetta with New Jersey plates?
No!
It must've been one of those cars from the suburbs ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Life in NYC | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
Marketing Guy #1: So we have a completely bland mass-produced product that we call a "milkshake in a bottle."
Marketing Guy #2: Yet it has none of the characteristics of a milkshake! It's not frozen, nor is it made with ice cream! Brilliant!
Marketing Guy #1: Now, how can we get this ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Life in NYC | 9 Comments »
Friday, August 18th, 2006
I have never talked with a complete stranger on the subway. Complete strangers have talked to me, but that's usually because they're crazy.
Last night after work, I'm waiting for the N train. As it comes around the bend into the station, it looks different. Then I realize: it's one of ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Life in NYC | 20 Comments »
Sunday, August 13th, 2006
To the girl who crossed East 12th Street in the middle of the block at 3:30am:
I promise you, I am completely harmless. I would not have laid a finger on you. I would not have said a word to you. Hell, I probably wouldn't have even looked at you if ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Life in NYC | 25 Comments »
Monday, July 31st, 2006
Apparently, in Vermont, they're not up on the slang that all the kids are talking these days.
"Um... I'll take what's in the box!"
Hang on, let me just reach down in there and... oh my god.
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Odds and Ends | 8 Comments »
Monday, July 17th, 2006
There are few bars that I really hate. Honestly, any place that serves alcohol can't really be that bad (unless you count, say, a church or synagogue). Even in awkward biker bars, I can usually adapt pretty well. One of my buddies is even better at this than I am: ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Drunken Antics, Life in NYC | 29 Comments »
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
Street Hawkers are a necessary evil in New York. It's pretty much like spam on the sidewalk - you know that eventually, despite all attempts to hide yourself, you're going to get it, whether you like it or not. They seem to be most common where I work in Midtown, ...
Posted in As Seen On Gawker, Life in NYC | 11 Comments »
