17
Mar
Posted in From the Trenches | No Comments »
photo credit: zenobia_joy
I am one of those contrarian peoples (or maybe just highly self-aware) who gets up in the morning and thinks, Oh, heavens to bejeezus no, it’s St. Patrick’s Day! That green dress I was planning on wearing must not touch my body, else people think I actually coordinated my outfit to the stinkin’ day!
See, technically, even though the YUDs think we’re part Irish (there’s an O’Connor in the family, going a fair ways back), there’s also that rumor that Mr. O’Connor was impotent. So we’re not really sure, we might be full-blown I-talians on that side of the family. Or anything else for that matter. I, for one, would prefer this mystery to remain a mystery…
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Tags: artic monkeys, being green, dressing for the holidays, ireland, midtown, parades, shamrocks, st. patrick's day, the o'connors, yud family tree
11
Nov
Posted in Lifestyles of the Unemployed | No Comments »
photo credit: 77krc
Today I continue my experimental work week by venturing into the copy division of a food magazine—one that houses actual water-bubbler-encased water, gratis coffee and tea, and a variety of kinda-sorta fancy lotions in the bathroom.
Ah, the signs of profit! Indeed, there’s even a coconut cake here, free for the nibbling, which i hear is worth the calories (though I’m still mortified enough by Nacho Cheesegate 09 to abstain).
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Tags: charmed, free food, gay pride parade, nacho cheesgate 09, new york veteran's day parade, parade mentality, parades, perks, st. patrick's day parade, the earnest, village people
