Monthly Archives: June 2009

This Is Why I’m Hungry

Like the moderate peoples of Iran, my lunch habits have lately devolved into a state of upheaval that has only been contained by my iron autocratic will. I didn’t even really eat lunch yesterday, though I certainly tried. Eating fast … Continue reading

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Twerpishness

My appetite, and with it my blogging, has contracted the last week or so. Perhaps I miss the regular schedule that an internship provides my stomach. I slept until 1:30 yesterday, well past lunch time in most circles, and breakfasted … Continue reading

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Bleeeech!

Having spent nearly 22 years pottering around the planet, I’ve decided that embarrassment is the most powerful sentiment available to humankind. Grief and love diminish with time, but remembering stupid stuff I said in sixth grade still makes me cringe. … Continue reading

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Eating In Houses

The internship over, I’ve gone home for two weeks, and I feel a bit like a submarine just pulled into port. I’ve spent months on strict rationing, keeping a constant agonized watch on my dwindling supplies of apples and milk, … Continue reading

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I Am A Monster

I was in the kitchen just now thinking about the coffeemaker, when my mind wandered to the question of yesterday’s lunch, to the roast beef sandwich I ate, but did not finish, leaving the second half of in the fridge. … Continue reading

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Chipotle is Dumb

I was going to start this post with a metaphor, but I am much too full. This is a good thing, as an excess of posts on this blog have been about managing hunger. I am now typing only because … Continue reading

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Wild Man of Seventh Avenue

I darted out just now to stretch my legs and grab a bag of M&Ms to see me through the afternoon. (Also picked up a great big roast beef/turkey sandwich to see me through tonight’s ninth inning, whenever it arrives.) … Continue reading

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Threatening Skies

Today’s lunch went swimmingly. It’s my last week in this internship, and I seem to finally be getting it down. I brought in some pasta I’d cooked at home last week and reheated it happily. I needed something besides a … Continue reading

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For Some Reason It Is Raining

I’m meeting a buddy at MoMA to watch an Andy Warhol movie. I’d be wary, because this is the guy who made Empire, but it’s only 66 minutes and in between here and there is one giant sandwich. I’m thinking … Continue reading

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Why Am I Here?

Pretty heavy question for a lunch blog, I know, but the fact is that I left this update rather late today. So late, in fact, that I could leave the office right now if I wanted to. But I don’t. … Continue reading

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