What is jet lag if not the reluctance to let go of a time and place?

Gods don't die and yet, at times, when I've sat next to you I thought I'd die, this pain in my chest that I can hardly understand except it's you, caught there.

-Gods of Jade and Stone, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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In about two hours, Ramon will arrive at LaGuardia airport with his life packed into two bags.

I am excited, scared, giddy, nervous, worried, and so so so happy that I'm almost bursting at the seams.

Ten years, three months and twenty-two days. And now we have the rest of our lives together.

Would it be inappropriate to buy the entire Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy ($20!!) for Ramon's mom?

It's done. I called Sam the landlord this morning and told him we'll take the house. We're meeting tomorrow to sign the lease.

OMGOMGOMG.

(He told me that five other people/families had called him yesterday about taking the house, but he was waiting for me to get back to him before making a decision!)

Three continents, seven countries, and thirteen cities in two months. While it's been fun traipsing all over for work, I'm pretty happy to be back in NYC now, sitting in my room unpacking the three bottles of rum and countless bags of Dominican coffee beans (soooo good!). There are concerts to go to, friends to see, parties to attend,books to read ( Read more... )

Next up on the travel schedule: Bangladesh and Pakistan in May, followed by the Netherlands and Sweden in June.

This job is literally sending me around the world!

Yes, TV. I haz one! And what did I do last night but got myself addicted to Game of Thrones. Uh oh.

Yes, I would like to mark this as the day I regain control of my physical well-being. I finally joined the neighborhood gym!*

It's small but it's a five minute walk away, stays open 24 hours, has yoga and pilates classes, and the treadmills face Delancey Street.

Best of all, it's only $449/year. And the friendly owner gave me an additional month on ( Read more... )