I haven't written in a while, but if I were to list things I have been up to, here they are:
- work
- coaching
- finished a book
- hanging out with friends
- eating out (too many places to remember)
- went to B-town with the Boo. We stayed in Belmont and hung out a lot in Cambridge. It was weird being in a real college town, rather one of the most famous in the world. Entonces, we ate A LOT OF FOOD: ice cream at J.P. Licks; burritos and quesadillas at Felipe's; dark hot chocolate at L.P. Burdick; shrimp white wine pasta and black squid ink pasta at The Daily Catch; a canolli and lobster tail from Mike's Pastries in the North End; pizza at a little local joint; Osho cooked curry chicken for me in the middle of the night; Osho's mom made colfi (frozen icey dessert with pistachios and cardamom) for us to eat; lots of Jingo's (the ultimate cracker snack thing); and probably some other stuff I can't think of right now. We also went to the New England Aquarium and saw SO MANY ANIMALS- penguins, seals, sea lions, and turtles- oh my! Otherwise, we watched some tv, slept a lot, and walked around Harvard Square quite a bit. It was really fun, but the drive out there took a while. Maybe next time we will drive!
- started some online classes in Marketing and Behavioral Economics (that I need to make a greater commitment to)
- celebrated Jon's 21st birthday by getting him an engraved flask (it was pretty cool, have to admit)
- Watched My Big Fat Revenge- only partially amusing - among many other tv shows, while simultaneously getting Osho obsessed with Catfish
- went to the doctor like a real person; got a flu shot
- talked to the parents after their return from Jamaica
- did more cute stuff with the boyfriend: Tuesday he picked me up at work, brought me chocolates, took me out to dinner at BXL, and watched tv with my roommates. It doesn't get any cuter than that.
- I had a cold last week. I am over it.
- I am going to Windsor this weekend with Michelle, Shelly, and Liliana- yayyyyy!
TBC
Well, that was fun. Also, good job reading this far. Will write something more interesting next time.
TTFN, internet.
xoxo
S
Thursday, October 24, 2013
An Ode to Marcus
Your name is not Osho.
You could live in a shoe.
I know you are actually in the Pubic Triangle.
It could be a zoo.
Rather than go to class
you think this blog is all about you.
Hoo hoo. Hoo hoo.
Michael Jackson bids you adieu.
But actually, this photo of Jay Leno is actually the only known photo on him on the internet:
#sexpot #LastLineTotesRhymed
You could live in a shoe.
I know you are actually in the Pubic Triangle.
It could be a zoo.
Rather than go to class
you think this blog is all about you.
Hoo hoo. Hoo hoo.
Michael Jackson bids you adieu.
But actually, this photo of Jay Leno is actually the only known photo on him on the internet:
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| Photo courtesy of Biography.com |
Monday, October 7, 2013
Mi madre visits and other small NYC adventures
Hey internet!
I haven't been writing much lately, but I have been busy. However, this excuse makes me question my own focus: Am I making time to relax? Working hard enough? Writing enough? Advancing my knowledge by reading and learning as much as I should? Seeing my friends enough? Is anything I am doing enough or am I just slacking? The whole thought process makes my head spin, but I know nothing will ever be enough. As I have written before, I am not sure that I ever can or will be satisfied, so I question everything. Then again, maybe when I stop questioning everything is the time to worry.
Maybe I still am shiny and green and new. I am almost done reading Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut (I read slow) and The Principles by Ray Dalio. I watched the pilot of Skins: Season 7 yesterday, but was too tired to watch more (I WILL WATCH THE REST). Speaking/ writing of which, I need to get my binge tv watching on. A more serious goal that I have is to get more qualifications/ certification in Google AdWords, Analytics, and DoubleClick. I also want to pick up my skating/ coaching, but I am going away the next few weekends (plus the season hasn't started yet), so I will get on that shortly.
I think I write a lot about my dissatisfactions/ worries, so here are some things I am lucky to have:
- amazing friends (so much food, so much excitement)
- living in NYC (the city of my dreams)
- having had the opportunity to travel the world and attend a top university
- lovely family
- awesome boyfriend
- interesting job
- a brain that seems to still be working
As for a general societal affliction to rant about: just because two people are dating doesn't mean that they are getting married and/or will have children in the near future- especially if said human is 20-years-old in present day America. Said human also has no idea what a 'serious relationship' is, so for everyone asking my if it's serious, I don't even know what that means. I like my boo and that is what I know right now. I can also say things and people change in a fickle city like this place, so don't count on anything.
As for uncertainties, I (naively) thought that once I had a job and apartment, I would know what to expect out of myself and others and life in general. Even now, that seems dumb. I definitely have a better handle on things, but I have so much I want to do though the finite details keep changing.
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On a more sane(?) note, this is what I did recently:
- Hung out with the boo
- Went to Alice's Tea Cup, the Tenement Museum, and Ngam with mi madre (+ we walked all over the city, stopping through some stores, Hester Street Fair, and Chinatown)
- Coached a little
- Went to Liliana's birthday dinner in Fort Greene (I went to Brooklyn?!?) and got some of the best ice ever (Mexican Hot Chocolate- say what?) at Ample Hills (http://www.amplehills.com/flavors.php). It was amazing.
- Read some bookage
- Hit up Mad Square Eats (Calexico!) and saw Don Jon
Overall, I think I am living the way I want- in the city I love with the people I care for, doing fun things, running around a lot, eating amazing food, and making some money. This girl can't complain.
Updates on other things happening in this girl's life to come!
xoxo
S
I haven't been writing much lately, but I have been busy. However, this excuse makes me question my own focus: Am I making time to relax? Working hard enough? Writing enough? Advancing my knowledge by reading and learning as much as I should? Seeing my friends enough? Is anything I am doing enough or am I just slacking? The whole thought process makes my head spin, but I know nothing will ever be enough. As I have written before, I am not sure that I ever can or will be satisfied, so I question everything. Then again, maybe when I stop questioning everything is the time to worry.
Maybe I still am shiny and green and new. I am almost done reading Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut (I read slow) and The Principles by Ray Dalio. I watched the pilot of Skins: Season 7 yesterday, but was too tired to watch more (I WILL WATCH THE REST). Speaking/ writing of which, I need to get my binge tv watching on. A more serious goal that I have is to get more qualifications/ certification in Google AdWords, Analytics, and DoubleClick. I also want to pick up my skating/ coaching, but I am going away the next few weekends (plus the season hasn't started yet), so I will get on that shortly.
I think I write a lot about my dissatisfactions/ worries, so here are some things I am lucky to have:
- amazing friends (so much food, so much excitement)
- living in NYC (the city of my dreams)
- having had the opportunity to travel the world and attend a top university
- lovely family
- awesome boyfriend
- interesting job
- a brain that seems to still be working
As for a general societal affliction to rant about: just because two people are dating doesn't mean that they are getting married and/or will have children in the near future- especially if said human is 20-years-old in present day America. Said human also has no idea what a 'serious relationship' is, so for everyone asking my if it's serious, I don't even know what that means. I like my boo and that is what I know right now. I can also say things and people change in a fickle city like this place, so don't count on anything.
As for uncertainties, I (naively) thought that once I had a job and apartment, I would know what to expect out of myself and others and life in general. Even now, that seems dumb. I definitely have a better handle on things, but I have so much I want to do though the finite details keep changing.
---
On a more sane(?) note, this is what I did recently:
- Hung out with the boo
- Went to Alice's Tea Cup, the Tenement Museum, and Ngam with mi madre (+ we walked all over the city, stopping through some stores, Hester Street Fair, and Chinatown)
- Coached a little
- Went to Liliana's birthday dinner in Fort Greene (I went to Brooklyn?!?) and got some of the best ice ever (Mexican Hot Chocolate- say what?) at Ample Hills (http://www.amplehills.com/flavors.php). It was amazing.
- Read some bookage
- Hit up Mad Square Eats (Calexico!) and saw Don Jon
Overall, I think I am living the way I want- in the city I love with the people I care for, doing fun things, running around a lot, eating amazing food, and making some money. This girl can't complain.
Updates on other things happening in this girl's life to come!
xoxo
S
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Growing
I can barely believe that it is already October. It was only April when I got my first apartment, May when I graduated, June when I started my job, and July when I met my now boyfriend. But it's October now and I am more settled into this life I am living- that of a supposed adult.
I keep joking that I am only a real adult when I get groceries. Perhaps this is because my grocery shopping is a macrocosmic representation of my state of mind: I enter the store with a purpose, but am rarely ever sure what I want. There are too many options and I become crippled by indecision. The things I thought I wanted seem less appealing in comparison to new options. Yet, sometimes, I know exactly what I want, but that is rare. Occasionally, I will walk in and walk out with nothing because I have faced and accepted my own inaction. In other words, sometimes I am not even sure if I want what I have or if I have what I want- not because of my own original thoughts, but the influence of society and its culture and my impending anxiety. I over-think things until they seem meaningless, which makes the next day more confusing once I care again.
Nevertheless, there is so much I want out of life- to do, to accomplish, to be- like sucking the marrow out of life. I want it all- that might be lofty or unrealistic, but I am that type of person who can make it here, in this big city (and that is enough for now). I am lucky enough to have friends that make this strange place fun instead of lonely, because NYC can be pretty lonely. The beauty is knowing that all of this might not last- for whatever reason- so I need to appreciate it now- my amount of responsibility, the food I eat, the friends I love, my health, and humor. All of it is fleeting, so I might as well live my life how I want to now. This thought process hasn't changed for me.
The way I have been living has changed slightly (student to real person or whatever that means), but I am still me. I am just figuring out exactly what I want and refining that (if I will ever know) and learning more about myself and the world. I know I have so much more to learn, so I am growing.
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Otherwise, the latest in the L&T's: went to Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, ate lots of food, passed my basic DFA exam, and plan on taking more. As always, I need to write more. What I am looking forward to: mom coming on Saturday and going to Boston with Osho the weekend after that.
xoxo
S
I keep joking that I am only a real adult when I get groceries. Perhaps this is because my grocery shopping is a macrocosmic representation of my state of mind: I enter the store with a purpose, but am rarely ever sure what I want. There are too many options and I become crippled by indecision. The things I thought I wanted seem less appealing in comparison to new options. Yet, sometimes, I know exactly what I want, but that is rare. Occasionally, I will walk in and walk out with nothing because I have faced and accepted my own inaction. In other words, sometimes I am not even sure if I want what I have or if I have what I want- not because of my own original thoughts, but the influence of society and its culture and my impending anxiety. I over-think things until they seem meaningless, which makes the next day more confusing once I care again.
Nevertheless, there is so much I want out of life- to do, to accomplish, to be- like sucking the marrow out of life. I want it all- that might be lofty or unrealistic, but I am that type of person who can make it here, in this big city (and that is enough for now). I am lucky enough to have friends that make this strange place fun instead of lonely, because NYC can be pretty lonely. The beauty is knowing that all of this might not last- for whatever reason- so I need to appreciate it now- my amount of responsibility, the food I eat, the friends I love, my health, and humor. All of it is fleeting, so I might as well live my life how I want to now. This thought process hasn't changed for me.
The way I have been living has changed slightly (student to real person or whatever that means), but I am still me. I am just figuring out exactly what I want and refining that (if I will ever know) and learning more about myself and the world. I know I have so much more to learn, so I am growing.
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Otherwise, the latest in the L&T's: went to Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, ate lots of food, passed my basic DFA exam, and plan on taking more. As always, I need to write more. What I am looking forward to: mom coming on Saturday and going to Boston with Osho the weekend after that.
xoxo
S
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