Posted by liquidjill on November 27th 2008
I just had the most “right out of a movie” experience ever leading up to the holiday. More so even than the year I hitchhiked in from Colorado, arriving just in time for dinner, with nothing to keep me warm save a Marlboro jacket (the kind you buy with the miles out of the packs) [...]
Posted by liquidjill on November 19th 2008
Wow. Make no mistake – it is a whole lot colder in New York than I expected. This morning I was uncomfortable by the time I got to the office. And by uncomfortable I mean I was shifting my coffee from hand to hand while I plunged the other into its respective pocket long enough [...]
Posted by liquidjill on November 16th 2008
Changing the way I look at things…
Yesterday evening I went to the upper east side to check out an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The artist was Giorgio Morandi – a collection of what I think was most of his work. It was really interesting to me that much of his theme throughout his [...]
Posted by liquidjill on November 11th 2008
This past Sunday I decided to hop on the metro north railroad and meet my cousin Jessica for lunch in New Haven Connecticut. I knew I was going to love the ride and it didn’t let me down. In fact, I dare say it was even cooler than I had expected. Getting out of New [...]
Posted by liquidjill on November 10th 2008
Except for my very dear friends there is really very little that I miss about ol’ RVA.
However, once every so often I do see something that makes me twinge with nostalgia just a little bit. An unfamiliar longing for the simpler times threatens to emerge and my mind wanders to thoughts of a BBQ turkey [...]
Posted by liquidjill on November 06th 2008
I’m busy and I love it and I can’t get over how wonderful and rewarding it is to be employed!
With the financial situation and the spectacular changes going on here in NY and in the country in general I was, I’ll admit, a little worried about getting a job. It really seems that the wait [...]
Posted by liquidjill on November 02nd 2008
You know, I always figured that the best holiday season in the world to live in New York and experience would be Christmas. The lights, the launch of it all with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Rockefeller center, window shopping on 5th ave, the list is pretty extensive in my mind.
This weekend has me thinking [...]
