Archive | January, 2006

the man who ate his hat

January 31, 2006

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I love this life, the one I live here, living so close to Artisinal.  You would have liked it but mostly because it would mean me and cheese and cabernet francs just down the street.  180 wines by the glass,…

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sexomfortable

January 28, 2006

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"[Stephanie] please arrive hair and make up ready as there will be no hair and makeup artist on the shoot. Please wear something you feel sexy and comfortable in." –New York Magazine
Fuckity fuck!
Sexy and comfortable?  Is there such…

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fantastic four

January 26, 2006

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I’m watching The Fantastic Four right now.  I’m lying on the floor, on my stomach, typing this.  The Suitor is on the sofa, watching me and the movie.  We’re at the scene where Plastic Man says to the sometimes-invisible Jessica…

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finding peace in the cookbook section

January 26, 2006

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Sitting on the floor in the PSYCHOLOGY section at Borders probably wasn’t the best idea.  I had a heavy stack of glossy travel magazines to manage, so when I glanced down the aisle and saw an available footstool, I made…

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combined effort

January 25, 2006

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A few nights ago I suggested to The Suitor that we play a board game.  After searching under the bed and various closets for Monopoly to no avail, we agreed to collaborate on a writing excercise for the blog.  He…

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decision

January 24, 2006

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I decided today not to be jealous anymore.  Just like that.  I’m not doing myself any favors walking around, talking of childhood wounds or my scary past.  I’ve carried out this me I no longer want to be, this woman…

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what lies beneath

January 23, 2006

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I didn’t know people still came here, to Pravda.  The last time I was here, I was married and drunk on dirty martinis.  Except I don’t know if they were martinis at all.  I don’t think I’d go to a…

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brooklyn

January 21, 2006

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brooklyn

Okay, I wouldn’t use the word afraid because it’s the wrong word.  I just don’t visit Brooklyn very often.  I could say it’s a convenience thing because that’s what most Manhattan-dwelling women who never visit Brooklyn would say.  But it’s…

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