Everyday is like Sunday
Where am I, who am I, how am I
Hellooooo world.
This is how this blog got to you. I have been all over the place spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally. I cannot believe it’s still so dark so much throughout the day. I had this impending thing coming into my life in a big way. I was pretty excited about it, and then it vanished. No longer on the table. The prospect was all consuming and it was all I could think about, and now, my life is completely…. the same.
But it’s okay and that’s a good thing, because I do enjoy a wonderful life. It is a constant struggle to remember that though. You convince yourself things could be better, you waver into territories where you convince yourself you’re miserable. You zoom out, take stock of what you’ve got, and you’re like okay wait, I’m a maniac. I have everything I want and need.
It’s all a journey and a process, but it’s too easy to get wrapped up in our daily dramas. That’s normal I guess.
The NYC snow is filling me with such childlike joy I haven’t experienced in like, 100 years? I met some friends at Club Cumming at 6pm for drinks on Saturday and it felt like midnight. The DJ was going hard and loud and took us energetically from 0 to 60. We knew a snow storm was coming. We went next door for dinner at the restaurant called Buenos Aires. We tucked in just before the snow storm and midway through the meal we could see giant snowflakes coming down. We stepped out, couldn’t believe our eyes, and went across the street to Josie’s for a celebratory Fernet and Coke.
We were properly drunk by 8pm and the snow had PILED up. In complete shock. We had to get to Tompkins. We get there, people were already jumping the fences to get to the main lawn. My friends and I were drunk and wobblily and made our way over. People needed a hand building snowmen, we were flinging snowballs, kids somehow showed up with sleds? (Where are they keeping those?)
It was such a magical night and we could not stop laughing and screaming.
Cute Amazing Magic: Love
It is the month of love, so here’s some rapid fire moments and things I really loved recently.
In the morning I get to walk by the last remaining meatpacking co-op in the city and it’s such a cool thing to see. There’s usually a lot of activity, trucks pulling in and out. My favorite thing is seeing the men in long white work jackets coming out of the building. They look like monks. It’s amazing. I of course love that Hector’s is still coupled with the slaughter house site.
Buffalo chicken two ways. Old Town Bar has the best chicken wings ever. So deep fried and crispy. I also went to the Odeon recently and we ordered the very strange menu item: Buffalo Chicken Dumplings. They were honestly amazing. There is blue cheese in the filling and has a buffalo chicken dip vibe. The salad in the middle is lightly dressed, heavy on vinegar, and very good. Bliss.
I finally made a very important personal pilgrimage. I saw Cat Cohen at Club Cumming. I’ve been listening to her podcast (Seek Treatment) for years, she’s performed her standup and cabaret number there for so long and I had no good excuse to not see her. I remember getting into her pod Winter of 2018 when I was working in Poland alone and with no friends and only meeting guys on dating apps. I’d walk around Warsaw in the dark after work and listen to this girl and gay bff duo being hilarious. It fed me in ways that I desperately needed.
Cat is an incredible singer and does a lot of live comedy shows, TV, and has a Netflix special. I was so excited to finally see her and I was BEAMING the whole time. Could not believe how funny she was, and I do NOT laugh at things. Movies and performances usually are not funny to me. Only my friends and parents can really make me laugh… This girl has got it. Loved every second. She performs there every Wednesday now so I will plan to return.
I loved my Galentines gathering last weekend. I had some girls over and we did a secret Santa-like gift exchange, but we all swapped trashy smut novels. We were laughing laughing laughing so much and it was a really fun night.
Sorry for such a strange pic (pictured left), but I also loved the dip I invented in my mind. It was feta, pepperoncini (plus brine), parsley, lemon, evoo, salt, and pepper. Whipped together in immersion blender. It was a divine.
I also did a batch freezer martini and that was awesome. I did like 12oz dry vermouth, 12oz gin, and generous dashes of a couple quirky bitters I have in my liquor cabinet. Made this the night before, kept it in the freezer to get nice and cold. Friday night all I had to do was just put a lemon twist in each glass and pour up. Love.
Just reiterating here that my absolute all consuming obsession right now is the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series. I’m on book three right now and it just keeps getting better and better. It is so scary and gripping, yet makes me feel smart reading about computer hacking and crime. It is so GOOD. I also watched the movie based on the first book with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara and it is the perfect dark, gray, Stockholm, moody, noteworthy flick. Really exceptional. Where the hell was I when all of this came out?
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I love people with brains that work like this. Obsessed with the people who think about maximizing their PTO every year. It’s not too late to be like this, in fact I’m going to try to be this way. I hope I randomly, but legally, get like 100 days of vacation this year! :-*
I loved cat sitting for my friend last week.
We’re all loving this album. It’s made for everything. You can do literally anything while listening to it. It is the perfect crossover of influences from AG Cook to ML Buch (these do in fact rhyme if you pronounce correctly - something in the stars there). So harmonious, beautiful, interesting. Something familiar and pop about it, but the songs bleed together in a nice sort of, soundscape? I have no fucking clue how you’re supposed to write about music. But I LOVE MUSIC.
I love Poshmark. Truly the rummage bin of resale apps. Not very good and ugly, but there are gems to be found always. I should never be allowed to shop again, but I found this Comme des Garcons dress for cheap, so whatever.
10. I love Isabelle Huppert. I’m sorry, I won’t shut up about her. I love seeing new pics of her and freaking out over her. So fabulous, serious, ridiculous, rigid, and chic. What more can I say.
Something I really need to figure out in life is that work feels really….. intense. I am learning so much and feel excited by a lot that I’m doing, but I’m concerned about how quickly I’m barreling through life by just being at work all the time?? Like I’m just always at the office. Not in a crazy way, truly just like 9-5 lol. But that feels like a lot?? God I’m so juvenile, but sorry I only have one life, being at work is a lot. I wake up, get to the office, blink for a second, I’m swept into a tornado for the day, I come out and I don’t know what’s just happened. It’s so much and crazy. Any tips? :)
But God, at least we have art! And good friends, rock n roll, dining out, Bravo network, and a stiff cocktail on Fridays to shake it all up.
It’s about
Balance….
Deep Breaths…..
Moderation….
Setting goals….
Staying curious….
Moving the body….
Namaste…..
At least I think? Idk.
Anyway, catch you next time.
Bye.
Just what the doctor ordered
still thinking about those dumplings..