May 2013
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And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To...
December 2012
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Conversations with My 5 Year Old Brother
(I was showing Ethan my pictures from Disney World. We came across a picture of my friend and I on the Teacup ride at night)
Ethan: It's dark, when do you go to sleep?
Alex: There aren't any pictures of me sleeping.
Ethan: When I go to sleep you go bye-bye for a long time and you need to stay here, all day, so when I go to sleep, I get to see you. Don't go bye-bye for a long time anymore.
If there was any moment I wanted to break down and cry, that was it. The truth is, in a month, I will be going bye-bye for a long time when I leave for grad school. Until then, yes, I will walk you over to the bus tomorrow. Allie loves you more than you'll ever know. One day, you'll understand.
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The Misconception About Philosophy Graduates: We...
It’s articles like these that drive me absolutely batty:
Source: Yahoo Education- Don’t Bother Earning These Five Degrees
I like to think of myself as a really nice, happy, and optimistic person, but hell hath no fury if I hear someone say in my presence that philosophy graduates are destined to live in cardboard boxes or something to that effect. I will call you out on it because...
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Conversations with My 3 Year Old Brother
Alex: (cracks knuckles)
Luke: What's that noise?
Alex: I cracked my knuckles.
Luke: Why would you do that?
(Just stay little forever. And ever)
November 2012
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Remember the time my car was stolen and later...
Oh snap! The blog is back and boy, do I have a story to tell. I figured this would be a better way to address the situation because it will have all the details in one place.
If there is anything anyone knows about me, it’s that my 2006 Toyota Rav4 is the apple of my eye. I received her after my 2005 Toyota Matrix, which my grandparents gave me after my high school graduation, was totaled...
July 2012
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The problem with having the best commuter bike...
Isn’t it always the case? That we always want whatever we buy to be the best? Whether it’s a TV, a house, or in my case, a bicycle, we always want our investments to be worth it.
Slowly but surely, I am outfitting my bicycle to be the best commuter bike you’ve ever seen. Fenders? Check. Rack? Yep! Bell? Of course! Phone holder? Well, originally, I always clipped my iPod case to...
June 2012
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I played this song and next thing I knew, after...
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the ice cream stands are in business all year here
One of the defining moments of my life was when I was watching The Little Rascals and I was introduced to Randy Newman’s song, Short People. The opening line goes “short people don’t got no reason to live.”
As I’ve mentioned before, bike sizing is always a challenge with me because of my height. Even though I have the smallest bike frame you can get (49cm) for a...
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moving to Montreal
No. I’m not doing it. Although something tells me it wouldn’t surprise anyone if I said “Hey, guess what I’m doing now?”
I just hate how as much as I love the city and would love to settle my roots there, it is something that will never happen because of visas, dealing with immigration, and all that jazz. But I guess, where there is a will, there is a way. I really...
a haiku
onandofftheroad2012:
Sigur Rós is a symphony of orgasmic notes and harmonies
We’re blasting Sigur Rós on the dark, peaceful patch of 90 to the badlands. I might’ve cried a few times.
-eian
I’m so glad I can call this kid a friend of mine.
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life on the new wheels and some things I'd like to...
World, meet Pie-O-My, my new Raleigh Alysa FT2. The Alysa is the female version of the Cadent and oh boy, if there’s anything I’m looking forward to, it’s taking this to the Northeast. I named it Pie-O-My after Tony Soprano’s horse…yes, I know the horse dies in the stable fire that Ralphie set up but whatever, it’s one of my favorite storylines in the series...
May 2012
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Morning Wake Up Song: Talking Heads- This Must Be...
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...and just go.
A good friend and I were talking on my day off. Although we see each other every day, we rarely get the time to really chat but when we do get to talk, I always feel so inspired by her. If there’s anything I love about these experiences I’ve had these last couple of years, it’s learning about how caring people can be and she truly epitomizes that.
We were sitting down and...
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veg out.
On any given day, whenever I’m on a work assignment you will hear me say one of three things:
1. I need to eat better
2. I need to exercise more
3. I should get out and see more of this area
This was my first day off in a couple of weeks and I’m actually happy to report that I did none of those things. It was a glorious day of camping out on the couch, watching TV, eating more...
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I bought a bike.
One of the things that I have been meaning to do is to buy a brand new bicycle and I’m happy to say that the day finally came. For a year, I’ve been saving to buy a performance hybrid.
When I was growing up, I was always accustomed to riding mountain bikes because my family lives on a dirt road with hills all around. It wasn’t until I moved to Albany that I realized that a...
March 2012
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“And if I made a fool, if I made a fool, if I made a fool
on the road,...”
– LCD Soundsystem
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“Have you met my bride of 61 years?”
– The mechanic who inspected my car. His wife was sitting in the office and we were talking about her grandchildren. It was so charming.
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The Southern Bucket List
Man, I can’t even tell you how excited I am to find out what life down south is like. With the way life has been, I haven’t really had the chance to go out and travel. Not because I don’t want to- anyone who has taken a trip with me can tell you that I don’t mess around- but since money was a little tight these last couple of years after graduation, I mostly stayed in my...
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Scoring the Dream Job
I absolutely refuse to believe that my generation is the “lost generation.” In fact, I think that we have what it takes to be the greatest generation because things haven’t come easy to us, which has forced us to work harder and be more creative to get where we need to be.
Trust me, I get how easy it is to be disillusioned by it all. It took me two years of being unemployed,...
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“I got dosed by you and
Closer than most to you and
What am I supposed to do...”
– -Red Hot Chili Peppers
Every there’s a road trip coming up…this song will come on. I can’t tell you how much this grounds me.
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of all of the last weeks in Albany
As I drove to Albany this morning, it hit me that this was my last week here. Unlike all of the other “last weeks” in Albany I’ve had…well, they were never the “last week.” I came back. I don’t know if I’m coming back after my business in Florida is done. So this could very well be the “last week.”
But I’m not sad about it. I was...
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“Road trippin’ with my two favorite allies
Fully loaded we got snacks and...”
– -Red Hot Chili Peppers
T- Minus Two Weeks…no pun intended =D This song will ring very true soon.
February 2012
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sunshine in the sunshine state
Well, it looks like I’m still making good on the whole “I haven’t lived in the same zip code for more than 6 months since May 2009” thing I have going on. I’m off to Florida for a little while and I am absolutely clueless as to what to wear.
You see, any normal person would probably be very excited to spend every day in warm weather- and don’t get me wrong, I...
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Yes, there are things that I'm still so afraid of...
Phish- Meatstick MSG New Year's Eve 2010 is on. I...
Bliss.
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ultraviolet.
Life Lesson #343803483: If someone has enriched your life and worked hard to help you discover your potential- thank them. I’m the biggest believer in this.
I’ve posted this song here before but it’s one of my favorites. Do you have a song that you play when you’re confronted with a major life change? Well, that’s what U2- Ultraviolet (Light My Way) does for me....
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Cooking
So- I’ve made it almost three months where I’ve only cooked pescatarian meals. I’ve never felt better and cooking has become my biggest passion. I still eat meat when I eat out because there are very few restaurants that make outstanding vegetarian meals but it’s very rare when I eat out now because I’ve become so conscious about what goes in my body. I really...
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Swamp is one of my favorite Talking Heads songs....
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...vignettes from a winter that never was.
It has been a week full of adventures.
I went to Brooklyn to visit my old roommate (hereby referenced to as Sprite) and check out Rutgers-Newark, but most importantly, to visit my Sprite! ;D I haven’t seen her in two years! I guess the Megabus gods were also on my side because round trip from Albany to NY was $20.
As I was waiting for her, I was ogling at the bikes. It was killing me...
January 2012
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You looked like a swimmer.
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the best lunch ever: mushroom sandwich
I found myself running late to work this morning- I had 45 minutes to get dressed, make coffee and lunch, and walk to work. It would have been easy to decide to buy lunch, but that would have been an insult to the beautiful portabella mushrooms and red pepper I bought this week. Good produce is hard to find at the Delaware Avenue Price Chopper and I wasn’t going to waste any of it.
If you...
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...I honestly think Radiohead's Let Down is like...
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“New York
November 10, 1958
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I...”
– John Steinbeck, writing a letter to his son about love
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I made my first political contribution today.
‘bout time.
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the worst food blogger ever: Chapter 2- Spiced...
One quirk about me is that I love cooking but it takes forever for me to settle on a recipe. I decided to be adventurous this week and wanted to see if I could pull off Spiced Chickpeas with Avocado over Rice. I’ve never cooked with avocado before; I’ve only used it in sandwiches or in guacamole. This was going to be interesting.
Here is the recipe, and you can find more like it on...
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...and we're back!
After the demise of my computer on Friday (RIP Toshiba. We had a good 4 years together. I’m really going to miss your stickers), the only “computers” I’ve had access to were my:
1. Work computer and I’m pretty limited as to what I can do on that.
2. My Droid Razr. That poor thing. It’s been running so slow since I’ve been using it as a computer when...
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Do It Yourself: String Art
Well, I may be sick for New Year’s but I could care less. I haven’t been sick since April and I was so fortunate not be sick for my job assignments and the GRE, so I’ll take it!
I decided to make the majority of the Christmas presents I gave this year. Yes, I know. The girl who, in the last three months, took a temporary job assignment in Virginia, moved back to NY, and took...
December 2011
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Resolutions? I have a few.
1. Re-learn Italian and French. I was getting good at Italian but then the real world came my way and it was easier to speak English to my father than in Italian. The truth is my grandparents aren’t getting younger and I will be damned if I am not able to have a full conversation with them in their native language. As for French, I learned it in high school and I loved it, but it is also...
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