Yesterday, I saw a discount Harry Potter posing for photos in the dark and another full grown man in his mid-thirties in a Spiderman suit. An elderly man wearing black rollerbladed across the West Side Highway in the dark with his arms up. A dog skateboarded in Union Square. The Brooklyn Bridge was shut downContinue reading “October 2023 Favorites”
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Some Chandler Nostalgia
Rest in peace, Matthew Perry. Friends was a big part of my childhood (and I think any 90s kid’s memories). Yesterday’s news made us all feel a pang in the chest and knot in our throat. It feels too soon. Thank you, Matthew, for all the laughs. Chandler and Monica were my favorite couple. IContinue reading “Some Chandler Nostalgia”
September 2023 Favorites
Happy October! I ended September dressed like a storm chaser. I wore a poncho last weekend (bright blue, for those interested in fashion), and this Friday, I was one of the unfortunate souls to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge back home when the city canceled all train service due to flooding. I am grateful forContinue reading “September 2023 Favorites”
Thoughts on the First Day of Autumn
By: Gabriela Yareliz -The Strongest Virtue: Resilience- There’s a Russian saying that says something like, even the strongest piece of metal will break if it takes enough hits. Something like that. Do not quote me. I am not a Russian philosopher. This has had me thinking. The true virtue is not in being strong, butContinue reading “Thoughts on the First Day of Autumn”
Autumn Essentials
By: Gabriela Yareliz It’s the autumn essentials, and by essentials, I of course mean books. It’s the season for cozy evenings and candle light. What will you be reading? What books are hitting my shelf this autumn? You don’t have to ask me twice… Evergreen: Discover the Joy in Every Season Lydia Millen’s favorite chapterContinue reading “Autumn Essentials”
Cinnamon Brooms
By: Gabriela Yareliz Somehow, in a desert of Vogue magazines, my fiancé found me the iconic September cover. I swear, it’s like impossible to find a magazine in Brooklyn. Do we not love fashion as much as Manhattan? Sigh. He also got me two of my favorite things, those little cinnamon brooms from Trader Joe’s.Continue reading “Cinnamon Brooms”
Forcing the Season
By: Gabriela Yareliz It’s fall. I’ve always been that person who forces fall (and spring, to be fair). I remember wearing my corduroy pants once school started. I distinctly remember melting at a UF bus stop in the hot August sun with a shoulder bag that is probably part of the reason why my shouldersContinue reading “Forcing the Season”
August 2023 Favorites
By: Gabriela Yareliz I am pretty sure someone got shot at the train station. They had it blocked off with caution tape, Citizen App is being cagey and there were bottles and bottles of purple cleaner and strawberry deodorizer. I have never been in a train or at a train station for that matter thatContinue reading “August 2023 Favorites”
July 2023 Favorites
This July was a busy one, but the summer is flying by. I explored country stores, ate peaches and met a Teddy Roosevelt impersonator. I drank a peach apple slushie that was to die for. I explored a new city park, and then, a neat city pier. I walked through the Greenwich Village, which isContinue reading “July 2023 Favorites”
Icono Series: Frasier Crane (Frasier)
Frasier Crane is wild. He is demanding, excelling and sometimes annoying, but the man has taste and class. When Daphne was getting married, he called his taste and contribution, “the gift of Frasier.” He has an incredible vocabulary, voice and mind. Frasier is the epitome of a power intellect and a lover of beauty. HereContinue reading “Icono Series: Frasier Crane (Frasier)”
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