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Post archive for ‘New York, New York’

whirlie girl

I’m sneaking in one more entry before October.  Under the gun, that’s me!
Work has gotten better. I spoke with my manager about not being used as a resource and not being involved in things…so that’s undergone a dramatic reversal. Be careful of what you wish for, though, ’cause I’m now in a TON [...]


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year seven

It’s been seven years now since the Towers came down. I’ve gotten used to not seeing the Towers when I come down Fifth Avenue, hearing “if you see something, say something” chanted as a mantra on the subway, and accepting long security lines at the airport. I still don’t feel secure.
Today’s weather is [...]


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weekend, chrome, more

R and I had a most bodacious weekend. :)
Friends:
We hung out with friends on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, F and K came over (let me know if you want linkage, guys) and we totally GEEKED OUT. =D
We played a board game called Arkham Horror that lasted [...]


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the disco balls, where were they?

Last night, I was in Whole Foods in Chelsea, a very gay-friendly neighborhood in New York. As I was strolling around the store, the Village People’s “In the Navy” came on. At first I was all, “No way. They’re playing the Village People. In Whole Foods. In CHELSEA. How [...]


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…so it wasn’t porn after all!

We’ve been experiencing major, major, MAJOR lag while playing Warcraft in our apartment. This started a few weeks ago. Since we’re on a cable connection, I’d figured that some young’un was home from school and had just learned how to download porn.
But no — no, it’s not just our apartment, nor [...]


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