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solo jogger

during my summer in new york i went jogging along the east river most evenings.

July 12, 2007 in h) new york, new york | Permalink | Comments (0)

sleeping on the floor

when i interned in new york city for a summer, i lived at 88th and york  with my older sister stephanie. we shared a tiny studio apartment and i slept on a fold out chair on the floor. most times steph's then-boyfriend-now-husband david stayed there too. stephanie had two cats, and one, a kitten named shadow, went crazy every night and ran across my face as i tried to sleep.

July 12, 2007 in h) new york, new york | Permalink | Comments (0)

christening

when i was an intern for travel & leisure magazine, i attended a christening for a cruise ship. liza minnelli was asked to break a bottle of champagne over the bow, in ceremonial fashion, but instead of breaking the bottle bounced off three times before it finally shattered into the sea.

May 27, 2007 in h) new york, new york | Permalink | Comments (0)

lost and found

i left my purse on a bench in manhattan, and an amazing lesbian couple sought me out and returned it to me before i even realized it was missing.

May 27, 2007 in h) new york, new york | Permalink | Comments (0)

ah, same o' same

i bought a bagel and coffee every day from a portable stand on the way to work. the man who ran the stand waved when i approached and knew my order. it was a comforting feeling to have a friend in the heart of the city. each day, i asked him how he was doing and he responded, "ah, same o' same."

March 30, 2004 in h) new york, new york | Permalink | Comments (0)

stranger

one sunny saturday i was supposed to meet some friends from my internship program in central park for a concert, and was running late. when i got to the meeting place, my friends were gone. i went on to the concert and met a guy who i ended up being friends with the rest of the summer. i wonder what happened to him. i wonder what his name was.

March 25, 2004 in h) new york, new york | Permalink | Comments (0)

21 in the big apple

i lived for a summer in new york city, where i was an intern at travel & leisure magazine. since Stephanie was living there, and i was earning very little money, i lived with her, and sometimes david, in her small studio apartment on the upper east side, at 88th and york. i ran a lot that summer, three miles along the east river, starting near gracie mansion and running south. i celebrated my 21st birthday in new york that summer. i told jan castro, a friend i had met in russia earlier that year, that there was nothing i would change about my life to that point.

i meant it.

March 25, 2004 in h) new york, new york | Permalink | Comments (0)