It's been over six months since my very public foray into online dating.---- As much as I'd like to report that it was a wildly successful endeavor, it seems that with online dating sites- as in life- you only get what you give, and waiting for your future boyfriend to message you while you put little to no effort in gets you basically nowhere. ---- That's not to say I didn't have any success. I actually hung out with one guy a couple times, but he stopped texting me when I didn't jump … [Read more...]
How to lose the last 5 pounds
January 11, 2012 By 7 Comments
Throughout my adolescence and early teen years, I was overweight. Not morbidly obese, but definitely not skinny like all the kids my age. My mother insisted that I wasn't fat, I was just "built differently" than those around me. -------- That worked for a while, but young kids can be cruel, and I was teased for my appearance throughout elementary and middle school- even being coined the undeniably clever nickname "Angelard" (you can laugh, I know, it's funny) by some of my classmates. It also … [Read more...]
No matter how old you are, free toilet paper will always come in handy
November 14, 2011 By 5 Comments
Today I got a care-package in the mail from my mom. Contents are as follows... … [Read more...]
Fear & loathing on a Megabus
November 3, 2011 By 6 Comments
It was already getting dark out when I boarded the Megabus, leaving the comfort of my parents' home in the Berkshires and stepping into the harsh reality that is the Albany to NYC bus route. … [Read more...]
Angie vacations in a onesie
October 9, 2011 By 9 Comments
I recently took a much-needed vacation. Despite my frequent cracks about sitting on my couch alone, crying, watching Food Network, eating, smoking pot, etc., I'm actually actually a pretty busy person, so I planned on relaxing as much as possible during my 10 days off. People asked me where I was going - "Somewhere tropical?" "Vegas?" "The beach? You could really use some color." But where I was going was far more wild and exotic than an island getaway. I was going back to North Adams, … [Read more...]
Summer Music highlights: The Stuff That You Didn’t See
September 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
What an amazing summer I've had, filled with live music, festivals and 100 percent humidity. And while it may be coming to an end (the season, not the music!), it doesn't mean we can't look back on some highlights that you- our dear readers- didn't get to see... Phish @ Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. - 9/4 OK, so I didn't really go to the show, but my friend and I attended a live stream of the webcast at the Roy Arias Theater in Times Square and it was AWESOME. Every … [Read more...]
Live-blogging Hurricane Irene in NYC
August 27, 2011 By 18 Comments
Whaddya do when you're stuck inside with nothing to do but ride out a hurricane? You write about it, obviiii. Saturday, 11 a.m. Head to the store before noon (that's when stuff started closing) to get "supplies." Holy sh*t you would think the apocalypse struck NYC. Part of me thinks that people are just using this storm as an excuse to buy as much unhealthy food as possible and completely pig out for the weekend. Even if the storm was at its worst and lasted two full days with no water or … [Read more...]
Bella Terra ’11 gets all the important stuff right
August 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
What makes a festival awesome? Yes, Sherwood forests, silent discos, karma car-washes and 5k races are fun- but for most, the heart and soul of a festy lies in the music. That's why - despite a couple snafus - Bella Terra Festival, held last weekend in Stephentown, N.Y., got it right. The biggest draw of this festival, now with three years under its belt, was the line-up. Packed into three days were over 50 acts, with some [personal] highlights including Buckethead, Fear Nuttin Band, … [Read more...]
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