Archive for September, 2007
Monday, September 17th, 2007
overheard in the east village
I am walking down Avenue B in the East Village on Saturday night with some friends. I am wearing a mini dress and black boots because it is fall and I don’t want to be cold. Two guys walk past me and one of them says, “…boots like a whore.” Was he talking […]
2 Comments » - Posted in life in new york by thejinius
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
cultivating the domestic goddess: part one of ten
My mother worked 6 days a week, nine to five, drove me and my brothers to and from school, transported us to piano lessons and baseball practice and even Korean language school on Saturdays. She always managed to have dinner on the table. A Korean dinner no less. And for those of you who have […]
5 Comments » - Posted in eating and drinking, growing up by thejinius
Friday, September 7th, 2007
of mousse and men
I don’t trust a man who eats less than me.I may be all of 5′1 but I can eat like a football player the night before a big game. (Hello, I can finish a whole Asian burrito at Momofuku Ssam bar and those things are the size of a quarterback’s thigh.) And aside from […]
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Thursday, September 6th, 2007
friends, food, and fine wine
You know you have good friends when they are willing to sabotage someone’s career for you.When I told Meredith that I received the “lets just be friends” talk from a musician boy she said, “I’ll make sure he never plays in this town again. Mercury Lounge? Forget it. Bowery Ballroom? It’s over.” (Of […]
5 Comments » - Posted in dating, eating and drinking, growing up, life in new york by thejinius
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
comforting words from a player
From my friend “Dan”…
Hey Ji, Sorry to hear that. His loss. Exes are definitely complicated. Sounds like it had less to do with him turning you down and more to do with an unresolved prior relationship. That’s no blow to your ego; it just is what it is. Don’t let […]
1 Comment » - Posted in dating, life in new york by thejinius
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
life lessons from top chef. (yes, top chef)
It would be an understatement to say that I’m obsessed with Top Chef. I screen my phone calls when it airs on Wednesday nights. I’m careful not to schedule any plans during those nights too (although some dates have had to endure watching the 11 p.m. repeat with me). I read the blogs on bravotv.com. […]
