Wow, life just gets so ahead of me sometimes. To recap: my last week at Men's Health was great, my ASME "graduation" lunch in NYC was great, moving out of the Allentown apartment/into the Ithaca house was, well, moving. But being in Ithaca was great. If my 24 hours there is an accurate preview of the year to come, bring it on. And hurry! My trip ( Read more... )

The Last Week has arrived.  Yes, I’m a little pissed about it, but I was at lunch today with the new interns and realized I’m the old bird who’s gotta go. It’s going to be such a different feel, I think, because now “the intern posse” is all girls. Three from Men’s Health, one in international editorial and one at Prevention. Maybe this means I had ( Read more... )

So I went to Ithaca this weekend after a seven-month hiatus and found a Starbucks, a Subway and a Quiznos, which semi-crushed my half-hippie soul, but everything else is the same. And that makes me happy.

I moved most of my stuff into The HOs & BROs House, which is bigger/nicer than I remembered and stocked with more shot glasses than all of ( Read more... )

Last week was no good, but I'm really trying harder this one, I swear. With mixed success, but still.

OK, I am officially sick of weight-loss supplements, male pattern baldness (and ways to cover it up) and sexual-enhancement pills and devices...and I at least need a break from immune system strengtheners. At the risk of being ridiculed, most of the ( Read more... )

change of plans. i'm staying in allentown for the weekend. after a lot of nerf machine fun fights and sex brainstorming sessions and excitement over getting bylines at work this week, it's probably good for me to relax. i didn't do much of anything last night--just went for a run and a wegmans spree and talked on the phone a lot. this morning i had ( Read more... )

Today is officially the day when every ounce of glamor that came with my job--and there actually was a little--went down the drain. I've been staring at a screenful of penis pumps, stretchers, "traction devices," etc. all day (and yes, after watching how-to videos, I'm pretty sure they're as bad as they sound). I feel as if my body is falling apart ( Read more... )

Before this weekend, I was pretty sure Allentown is crazy. Now, on Monday, I’m positive it’s completely insane.

I consider myself a halfway decent storyteller, but I know I will never be able to recreate this one. I’ll do my best, but MTV’s “Diary” tagline is still going to resonate: You think you know, but you have no idea. Until it happens in ( Read more... )

Woo “Mondays” that are really Wednesdays! I slept through my alarm (twice) this morning, there was yet another monsoon outside my window and I ran out of milk halfway through my bran flakes. Yes, work is crazy busy and yes, I still have to drag my (sunburned) ass through three whole days before I get another weekend, but hey, at least it’s not five ( Read more... )

"Wow. You have the easiest eyes to look into ( Read more... )

I think I need a sunshine lamp. You know, one of those artificial lights that’s supposed to make you feel like you’re in Tahiti and thrilled to be alive. I really didn’t think I was one of those people who’s super-affected by the weather, but when I looked at the weather.com 10-day forecast (thunderstorms, thunderstorms, rain and thunder, ( Read more... )