About once a week, I find myself on a subway car that is plastered full of advertisements for the New York City Subway. When I first saw these self-promotional advertisements last year, I couldn’t help but chuckle. What a waste
Edward Hopper at the Whitney: A Study of Passion
A few weeks back, Miranda and I went to visit the Edward Hopper show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. First off, the exhibit is amazing and it was great to see Hopper’s work in person. As compared to
Hurricane Sandy
First off, as I was writing my entry last week on Hurricane Preparedness, I had no idea what kind of destruction was in store over the next 36 hours. Unfortunately, I think the mildness of Hurricane Irene last year placed
How to Build A Better Gym
Last week my gym membership expired. Like many New Yorkers before me, I am now a “free agent” in the gym world. Although this has thrown my morning routine for a bit of a loop, it’s been somewhat fun exploring
Memorial
On September 11, 2001 at 8:45am I was working over a buffing wheel in shop class. I was in Baltimore, Maryland at the Park School and I was in eleventh grade. The shop teacher turned on an old radio receiver
Change
Today I engaged in the one activity that’s universally accepted by all New Yorkers as the worst experience you can endure: moving apartments. I stared early this morning. My girlfriend and I went to pick up the rental truck at
Searching For an Apartment
I am searching for a new apartment. Finding an apartment in New York City is a little like finding a needle in a series of haystacks – where each haystack is carefully watched over by someone who would like you
Graffiti on the Subway Walls
Subway graffiti. It’s probably something that everyone living in NYC has noticed from one time or another. Whether on the morning commute or traveling to see friends on the weekend. Seen as a blur while the train is in motion,