Second Full Week, Unemployed I warmed up the car this morning at 8:45, drove Rochelle to work, stopped into Wal-Mart for squirrel food, then straight back to my PC to file for unemployment claims, work on some writing, try and figure out how the hell to get a job, and see if Willie Raylan will mosey on downstairs to have another conversation with me. I’m listening to the Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show on Sirius/XM on my computer while I put effort into being without a job and looking for … [Read more...]
Reflection on one’s self at a Whole Foods Market
May 9, 2011 By 11 Comments
I feel like a horrible human being. When people finish reading this article they will think, "Wow, Jackie is a huge bitch," and they are probably right. I won't lie, sometimes I can be kind of.. well.. bitchy. I don't want to be this way, but it just happens. Every now and then while out in public I tend to overreact and take my frustrations or annoyances out on the people around me. Sometimes these reactions are justified, but other times- like last night- I know I was … [Read more...]
The Unemployment Diary – Part 3 – Insanity takes hold
May 3, 2011 By 10 Comments
Day-O Day, me say day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day…Daylight come and me wan' go home. Had big plans yesterday. Go to the gym, some chores around the house, then several productive office hours mining unemployment sites, writing and looking for ways/places to submit my material. But I just wanted to spend a moment researching our subscription to Netflix, and adding some interesting indie foreign movies with subtitles (translation: … [Read more...]
It ain’t easy for a playa’ – Single & the city edition #1
April 30, 2011 By 16 Comments
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only single gal I know. In my family, group of friends, and even at my place of business, it often seems that I'm the only Single White Female within the 5-mile radius. For the most part, I have no problem with this. I think singledom suits me. I travel a lot, try to stay career-focused, and happen to live in a city crawling with hot men. But sometimes it'd be nice to trade my nights out at fratty bars on the Upper East Side for a night in cuddling up on the … [Read more...]
Village Craphouse – a restaurant review by Colin & Ange
April 13, 2011 By 5 Comments
Who: Angela Bunt & Colin Drucker What: Village Lobster and Crabhouse Where: 225 Varick St., Manhattan, N.Y. ---------------------------------------------- ANGELA: "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine." Or, if you're Colin and me, of all the delicious restaurants in all of New York City, we walked into the Village Crabhouse. COLIN: I just want to say, there are so many restaurants in New York—good restaurants! … [Read more...]
The Unemployment Diary – Part 2 – Now what?
April 11, 2011 By 5 Comments
...As you already know, Dear Reader, I’ve been canned, sacked, terminated, booted, let go, boned in the ass, as they say. My former employer, the mayor, was decent enough to let me save face by submitting a letter of resignation in which I stated that I was going on to bigger, better things, like dumpster diving and geriatric male prostitution. I’m trying not to wish the worst for him. It’s easy at this time. I supported his candidacy and I feel that he has the city’s best interests … [Read more...]
The Unemployment Diary – Part 1 – The Aftermath
March 21, 2011 By 13 Comments
Recently (so recently, most of my co-workers are blissfully unaware) I have been let go, terminated, been hit by the Big Ugly Axe, sacked. Dear Reader, for your amusement, while I am still giddy over the prospect of getting to stay home and confident about my ability to land another situation making more money and with more prestige and better benefits, I’ve elected to journal my experiences. I think it will be a fun experience and educational for other middle-aged men who will then … [Read more...]
‘Murray Hell: Welcome to the Hill, Bitch’ – toonyc.com
January 18, 2011 By 5 Comments
Article syndicated from popular NYC blog, "Too New York" by Colin Drucker This past Sunday, Angela and I finally ventured to Murray Hill for the first installment of “Murray Hell,” which aims to answer the question, “What is it I hate about this neighborhood so much?” but ultimately is just an opportunity for me to get drunk and criticize it openly for an afternoon. In this first installment, we went straight to the beating heart of the Hill: Joshua Tree. Luckily for us, we came on … [Read more...]
Take it or leave it- Confessions of a senile man
January 14, 2011 By 13 Comments
Prostate Rape I’ve been silent for over a day about this. I know this isn’t necessarily a forum for such a horrid, sad topic. I don’t mean to bring you all down. But I feel that my soul has been crushed and I’ve been a victim of a brutal crime. It happened right in one of the so-called “nice neighborhoods” in town. I was the victim of someone that I considered a friend. A caring, decent woman that I trusted. A Physician’s Assistant at Williamstown Medical and I were in the … [Read more...]
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