Monthly Archives: February 2009

new york at a glance

Things I did not do in New York:

Have a drink
Visit the Empire State Building
See the Statue of Liberty
Eat a hot dog
See a celebrity
Find SoHo
Visit the Guggenheim or the Met
Finish my book

Things I did in New York:

Took a ride in an ambulance and visited the emergency room
Napped
Wrote
Took the subway
Walked *everywhere*
Traipsed around Central Park with all my [...]

buckle up, buckle down

I may be the only person who takes a vacation to write a novel.
To be fair, the damned thing’s about 80% finished already. Well, maybe 75%. The point is, I’ve got verbiage, people, and I’m not afraid to use it.
I started this book (not to be confused with the other three books which are [...]

snap crackle

My nose is doing this thing where it feels like little pop rocks are exploding in my sinus cavity. If you thought to yourself “Wow! That sounds like fun!” you are sadly mistaken.
Also: I can’t get sick now! I’m going on vacation in a week! Exactly a week, in fact: at this time next Tuesday [...]