Is New York City Trying to Kill Me?

09 Sunday Dec 2012

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being sick, cold, flu, food trucks, new york sick, public bathrooms, sick, sick in the city, subway

I’m sick for the second time since July this year. It started with a sore throat, moved into the sniffles, and is now a nice, chest-y cough. Sick is sick. It’s all-consuming and yet boring. It’s blah blah blah just let me be back to normal soon, please. It’s STOP IT, BOOGERS. As we’ve already discussed, I’m a terrible sick person.

There was a time in my life when I never got sick. I once went two years without getting sick – not even a cold. I’ve never had a flu shot, and I’ve never had the flu. I used to strut about with this information as though I knew some great secret of good health. I didn’t.

Then I moved to New York City. Continue reading »

Huge Tracts of Land

02 Sunday Dec 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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big boobs, boobs, bra fitting, breasts, F cup, Linda the Bra Lady, Linda's, small boobs, tits

In the spirit of full disclosure going on around these parts lately, I’d like to tread into familiar-yet-not territory. I’d like to climb the mountains of womanhood. I’d like to bury my face into the soft pillows of femininity. I’d like to pinch at the nipples of formality.

You guys, I want to talk about boobs – specifically, big ones.

No, Thank YOU

18 Sunday Nov 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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enough already, just stop it, reciprocity, saying thank you, thank you, thanks, Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is, I’m sorry to say, my least favorite holiday. I don’t eat turkey, dislike mashed potatoes, choke on stuffing, and think cranberry “sauce” is nothing more than tart, gelatinous, can-shaped caca. Add in the fun of arguing with a few libertarian relatives, and… well, it’s hard to remember what the holiday is about in the first place: pilgrims playing nice with Native Americans before they gave them all manner of diseases. Yay America!

But the thanks! It’s really all about expressing gratitude, I hear people say. Continue reading »

A Song for Every Situation

11 Sunday Nov 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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baby monkey, beatles, chemical brothers, depeche mode, duran duran, ebn/ozn, eddie money, erik satie, every day situations, fleetwood mac, flight of the conchords, heart, johnny cash, lionel richie, Music, nina simone, paul mccartney, rob base, simon and garfunkel, songs, the supremes, the who, washed out

Music has been the background of our lives since the caveman first stretched a piece of Brontosaurus skin between two stones and thwacked it with a stick. (My grasp of music history is fuzzy and approximate.) Think about all the ways in which music pervades our lives: Continue reading »

Things to Do Post-Hurricane

04 Sunday Nov 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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Hurricane Relief, Hurricane Resources, hurricane sandy, Hurricane Volunteer, New Jersey, New York, Volunteer

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I’m ok. My loved ones are ok. Their loved ones are ok. Some of us lost power, the internet, a tree. But we have food and water, can stay warm, and – perhaps most importantly – are alive. Our inconveniences are just that, minor. Many others were not so lucky.

Things To Do During a Hurricane

28 Sunday Oct 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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1. Make a fort out of all the toilet paper you hoarded.

2. Drink every time someone says “Crazy weather, huh?” to you.

3. Related: drink an actual Hurricane.

4. Donate to a charity that helps find missing pink lawn flamingos.

This Aggression Will Not Stand, Man

21 Sunday Oct 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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rape, rape in movies, flowers of war, rape of nanking, boys don't cry, monster, deliverance, cape fear, saturday night fever, prince of tides, it's a wonderful life, gone with the wind, violence, RAINN, Pandora's Project, Voices and Faces Project

I’m very sorry to do this to your Sunday, but I would like to talk about rape. Specifically, rape in movies. I know – unpleasant. I can see you pointing your mouse toward the Back button.

But I think of this blog as a space where we can discuss issues that affect women, without judgment or cruelty or the concerned glances of people who only want to think in terms of butterflies and sunshine. If you agree, please proceed with me. I hope not to write anything triggering; I can’t know everything that may trigger a victim, however, so please proceed with caution.

The Friendship Breakup

07 Sunday Oct 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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figure skating, friends, friendship, friendship breakup, getting dumped, ice skating

I recently went through a period where I thought a friendship of mine was dying. It didn’t, thankfully, and much of the anxiety I had about it was in my own head. I had never experienced an adult friendship breakup, and I had no idea how to handle it. Did I need to put a fine point on it, to pronounce it as dead? Did we need to have a talk, or could we let it die with the dignity of cowardly silence?

The Most Dangerous Animal

30 Sunday Sep 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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bears, birds, bronx zoo, butterflies, downton abbey, lions, oh my, tigers, zoo, zoos

I went to the Bronx Zoo yesterday, which means you get photos today. Photos of animals! And not the kind that invented wars, the Kardashians, and Scientology.

These kinds:

This little guy was born in 2012. By 2013, he will be able to eat your face.

My Bucket List

23 Sunday Sep 2012

Posted by Erin KLG in New York City

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bucket list, death, getting old, life, that terrible movie

I should start this by saying that I’m not dying. I mean, we’re all dying, in a sense, every day. But I don’t think I’m right on the verge of death. Unless you know something I don’t? However, I’ve been thinking about those things I’d like to accomplish before I pass on to the great Writer’s Workshop in the sky.

Here’s what I have so far.

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Category Archives: New York City

Is New York City Trying to Kill Me?

Huge Tracts of Land

No, Thank YOU

A Song for Every Situation

Things to Do Post-Hurricane

Things To Do During a Hurricane

This Aggression Will Not Stand, Man

The Friendship Breakup

The Most Dangerous Animal

My Bucket List

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