I had a crummy day at the office, so I was drained and irritable when I left to get my hair cut and colored. But now it looks great, and I feel fine! It's amazing how much good hair can boost your mood.

I found this week's Time Out New York in my mailbox, with a cover that promises to give the skinny on the city's psychics, astrologers, and Tarot ( Read more... )

Have you ever met with serious rudeness and been unsure what to do ( Read more... )

The New York Public Library is hosting a bizarre (but strangely cool) event in its main branch on 42nd Street: a musical performance of Strunk and White's Elements of Style! The artist of the forthcoming illustrated version of the book got the idea for the show when she found herself singing the text as she worked. (And people say Harry Potter fans ( Read more... )

I just passed a guy whose friends were heckling him about his Yale T-shirt. I happened to be wearing mine too, and we exchanged a conspiratorial smile.

Good thing he doesn't know I went to BC. ;)

I woke up late last night to soft sounds, as if something were moving in my apartment. I was unnerved, and lay in the dark listening. It was hard to hear anything because of my fan. Then I saw a catlke shape jump from window into the room. I immediately turned on the light and looked around, but I couldn't find anything, so I thought I must have ( Read more... )

I had a very strange phone experience today. Someone called three times, and hung up everytime my machine came on. So the fourth time, I was pretty annoyed, and picked up the phone. That was my first mistake. The conversation went as follows ( Read more... )

I was on my way home when I was nearly run down by a lunatic in a minivan ( Read more... )