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Sex and Curry

Would be an exaggeration to say that I love Indian food? That if I weren’t already in a serious (though not exclusive!) relationship with sandwiches I would work as hard as I could to talk Indian food into seeing me … Continue reading

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Beverage Shock

This weekend I made iced tea and almost got arrested. Apparently the last few weeks spent in the south did a rotten job of preparing me for life back in New York. For one thing, although hundreds of romantic comedies … Continue reading

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This Time, I Am The Broken Flower

I managed to shatter a cup today. Prepping tea, I was carrying the mugs to the pot—as yet empty, thank goodness—and, operating under the common delusion that I am Wilt Chamberlain, decided to palm them both in one hand. One … Continue reading

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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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Rain Delay

A packed lunch does not necessarily deny one from going outside to eat. The park is for everybody, not just those who blew $9 on a bag of nonsense from Au Bon Pain, and just because my desk is at … Continue reading

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A Terrible Adventure

Lunch was swell. Indeed, there’s no other word to describe it. For once the food was not the focus. Some of the cube-dwellers in the office where I’m working have started a book club, and since I was by the … Continue reading

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