Tag: Travel
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are you ready to WALK?
Day four. I had to go back and change yesterday’s entry, where I thought I’d been here for four days. I hadn’t. Now I have. It feels like I’ve been here for a long time. I am now wearing the long underwear. And there’s a transit strike. Everybody seems to be in a good mood,…
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Meet New York Pam.
Leaving Los Angeles, I got a few tips on surviving New York during the holidays. I was told: 1. I’d need heavy clothes. An enormous coat I didn’t own. Lots and lots of layers and sweaters and basically I’d need to go buy a new wardrobe and a huge suitcase to put it all in.…
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shh. new york. please. ow.
dear new york. i know. i know. it’s almost six in the morning. what am i doing up? well, it’s not because i just woke up. it’s because i just got home. you see, new york, i think if i lived here, i’d look much older. i think i’d have amazing friendships, but i’d have…
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something i will never forget
I spent almost twenty-four hours with my sister this weekend. We never do this. We’ve never done anything like this. My sister has lived up north for almost a year, a two hour train ride to Grand Central. She’s never been to New York before. This time I was making sure she got to see…
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I Love Tele… Jet Blue
Jet Blue. I am the last person, I’m sure, to say this, but it’s true. Jet Blue. It’s the only way to fly. This is because it picks me up in practically my backyard and drops me off in New York City and the five hours between that time it spends distracting me so much…
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carma (cliche entry heading #327)
Q: What happens when I purchase plane tickets the week after I lose my job? A: My car immediately breaks down. Yes, you’re understanding that correctly. We have exactly one car in the house again, and it’s a rental because our other car has been stolen. Happy holidays!
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“and some days they last longer than others.”
Friday morning. No sleep. Have to get to the airport. My bones ache and I’m sure I haven’t packed everything I need. I don’t have the strength to think. I make it to the shuttle. I turn on the iPod, loud. Shuffle plays cruel tricks.
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Andi and Hamish’s Wedding (apology)
In college Amy was a double major in HELL and CRAZY. This meant she never slept and was always on top of things. She is now about to be a doctor. Her husband, Kevin, is about to be a lawyer. And together they will own Texas in about seven years.