So, London. My mom and I had decided that it was high time that my brother, Justin, join us on one of our England adventures. The past few times she and I had been to England, we'd spent two days in London max and the rest of the time in the Lake District or... Continue Reading →
I'm back from England. The trip was interesting and hysterical and eye-opening and even entailed some serious drama. That's all for another post. Just wanted to check in and say that I was incommunicado for the entire week I was away and loved every minute of it. I didn't bother to upgrade my dumbphone... Continue Reading →
My attendance at a Holi festival might win "most interesting birthday list item" for 2014. Holi is a Hindu tradition in which people gather to celebrate the coming of spring and throw colored power all over each other. Last weekend, Abby and I walked into a dive-y Fenway bar and were handed a pink... Continue Reading →
Italy is in my blood—between 10 and 25 percent of my blood, according to ancestry.com's DNA test. My mother's maternal grandparents were Italian. They are my daunting "brick wall" as genealogists like to call situations that are a mystery. I have their birth and death dates but are not sure where they grew up.... Continue Reading →
I'm still getting over the news about Philip Seymour Hoffman's death. I did a triple-take when I saw it on the news on Sunday. He was such a brilliant actor, one of my favorites. He was so talented and seemed to be a humble and unpretentious person. Also, whenever I read or heard something... Continue Reading →
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