Phew! I just hopped off the hamster wheel that is my life to do a quick check-in. Last weekend, I visited the Ayer Mansion. Its claim to fame is that it's the sole surviving residence that was originally designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Yes, famed stained glass... Continue Reading →
That's my takeaway from F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night (#28 on Modern Library's Top 100 Novels List) and Wuthering Heights (#73 on AFI's Top 100 Movies List). Tender Is the Night focuses on a husband and wife who seems like a dazzling duo at the outset. They're wealthy, flit between European countries, and... Continue Reading →
Backstory I worked in a Wegmans bakery department throughout high school and college. One day, a coworker proclaimed that I laughed like a hamster. And a nickname was born. I don't remember the details, but my coworkers gifted me with an actual hamster after I had given notice. I couldn't care for the hamster for... Continue Reading →
I'm closing the book on another decade in fewer than two months!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! I'm taking solace in my new Peeps socks. I have 20 things left to do on my list and am trying to talk myself into staying calm. I'm planning to finish Tender Is the Night... Continue Reading →
Earth Hour is at 8:30 pm (local time) tonight! The World Wildlife Fund has sponsored this global initiative since 2008. Hundreds of towns and cities in hundreds of countries participate to bring awareness to the issue of climate change. If you haven't participated before, it's easy! Just turn off your lights for an hour tonight.... Continue Reading →
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