Last week I attended the GLASA ice cream social. While it was a nice feeling to see all my classmates again, for the first few minutes I felt like a fish out of water. An outcast. Probably because the majority of people that I met last year had recently graduated. Thinking back, I had attended […]
Month: September 2011
Lasting Impressions
There are certain things that you never forget. Like the time the kid peed on the tree in third grade, and then moved to Israel. Or in Ms.Larson’s second grade class, when the girl threw up on the alphabet carpet when the class was learning about Jupiter. Stuff like that. This past summer, I ran […]
A Prayer
-A short insert of what’s on my mind- Orientation is tomorrow. I am quite conflicted about my feelings of how it will go. This will be the official start of my school semester in Tokyo, Japan. I am enthralled, yet frightened, of what may, or may not, come out of this experience. My five years […]
To Look Good is To Eat Well.
I’ll admit, I’m a pig when it comes to junk food… and my recent scare at the doctor’s office set me straight (sorta). Although I’m not model- thin, I always thought I was somewhat normal in statue. (Looks can be so deceiving). After hearing about my high cholesterol and high blood pressure, I vowed to […]
Fashion Illustration Humor.
Reflections
It might have been most fitting to post an entry 2 days ago, seeing as though I’m a member of the (8?) million strong community that is NYC. Honestly though, my reflections were far from pious, and so I decided to keep my words to myself. The solemn atmosphere spread into our far away borough […]
Kicking in
Here we go. Kicking into the semester. I woke up with tousled hair.I turned on GoodDay New York. Somehow Greg and Susanna always make me feel a little bit better about having to have to wake up. Yesterday I sang … Continue reading →
“Scratch”
Last night I took my fiancé to a reggae concert in the city. I got paid last week, and subsequently decided that eating three meals a day wasn’t worth the pain of missing this gig, so I sucked it up and bought the tickets (and paid Ticketmaster a lot of money in the process). The […]
warning: potential cheesiness ahead
Every once in a while, you realize how very lucky you are. Today is one of those days. On a day such as today, you learn to count your blessings. I am so lucky to be surrounded by loving, amazing people. I am fortunate to have all of the opportunities that I do– regrettably, there […]
A Gift
Last weekend, after I finished singing one of my masses (I’m a cantor at a church in Sunnyside), two sisters of mercy from Ireland came up to me and asked, “Do you know you have a gift?” No one had ever asked me such a question before. I was rendered speechless for about ten seconds […]
