Portraits at Arm’s Length

Friday, July 31st, 2009

You know how I love taking photos of everything, all the time? Surprisingly, I haven’t snapped many pictures of my first week in Nueva York. I did get a couple, though. I already showed you this one of the view from my room. Here’s the reverse view, with an indication of where to stalk me. [...]

Reflecting on Week 1

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

One of the things that was stressed repeatedly to us in this first week of law school prep is making time to feel like a human being rather than a law processing machine. I suspect that one of those things I will be making time for is Glee. Blogging will probably be part of that [...]

Big City Boy

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Even though I’ve got practically the entire floor of the dorm to myself for now, I decided to wander down to a study lounge for most of today. From there, I could look out the window at the Hudson River during the afternoon storms. Something about New York windows and the rain has always been [...]

Simply Mad

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Apparently everyone is doing it (see also: many of my Twitter friends), so since it doesn’t take too much time or effort, here’s my Mad Men Yourself character: I wish they had a setting between underwear model and fatso in body type, but I guess this is close enough. My throat feels raw today. I [...]

New to New York

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Well, the drive was was mostly uneventful. I did get lost in Akron looking for a gas station (note to self: when exiting the highway at night in a city you’ve never been to before, if you don’t see what you need in the first 5 minutes, turn around and retrace your steps) and I [...]

Ready to Roll

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Well, the car is packed up except for a few odds and ends (like my laptop, obviously). Since I have specific window of time during which I’m able to move-in, I’m trying to time the trip so that I arrive during that window. That means I should leave Cincinnati sometime around midnight. The plan is [...]

Now with 10% less of me

Friday, July 24th, 2009

So I just came back from my last trip to the gym across the street. Final weigh-in is a drop from 217 to 191 pounds in 16 weeks. My main priority has been cardio and aerobic exercise, because I’m more concerned about the health risk associated with carrying belly fat than getting big muscles. I [...]

Math problem

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Dear internet, I am not a prude. Or, at least, I don’t want to be a prude. Nevertheless, I feel like I did the math wrong tonight. Me + 22-year-old who wants to have sex with me + > 48 hours until I leave this city forever + 8-9 rum and Diet Cokes + really [...]

Travelin’ Music

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Building my playlist for the drive this weekend. You might notice a theme. Song Title Artist My Blue Manhattan Ryan Adams Daughters of the Soho Riots The National Hard Times In New York Town (Bob Dylan Cover) Cat Power Famous Flower of Manhattan The Avett Brothers One Day You’ll Dance For Me, New York City [...]

Marry, F*ck or Kill

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Well, depending on what happens next week, my level of internet access, and my schedule, this could be the last one of these for a while. I thought about putting regular commenters into the game this week, but decided that stealing photos off people’s facebook pages seemed a bit invasive. So, instead, the theme is [...]