As anybody not living underneath a rock probably knows, the entire East Coast got raped and pillaged by Hurricane Sandy last night. The record breaking "super storm" left eight million without power, and caused an estimated 20 BILLION dollars in damage. As a dweller of the NYC Metropolitan area, where I live and the surrounding boroughs got it bad (worse than this guy), and are now reeling from the aftermath. --- I normally don't take much stock in the news. In my mind, it's mostly fear … [Read more...]
Man tries to commit suicide by jumping into Bronx Zoo tiger den, epically fails.
September 24, 2012 By 5 Comments
UPDATE: According to this article published yesterday by CNN, the man who jumped into the tiger den didn't do it as an act of suicide, he just "wanted to be one with the tigers." Translation: He's a f*cking idiot. --- In what authorities are calling "an athletic feat that was a first in the history of the monorail," twenty-five-year-old David Villalobos leapt 17 feet off of the Bronx Zoo monorail, clearing a perimeter fence, and landing straight into a tiger den last Friday, losing his foot … [Read more...]
OWS “General Strike” – so why am I still at work?
May 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
So apparently THIS is happening today. --- The convo I had with my boss in regards to the general strike went something like this: Me: Sooo, tomorrow is Occupy Wall Street's general strike. Him: Okay... Me: Apparently people aren't supposed to be going into work. They're going to block off the subways. They're protesting throughout the city! Him: And how does this relate to you coming into work? Me: I'm just saying it might be hard for me to make it in on time... y'know, because they're … [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...]
Angela’s ‘Hurricane Irene’ Preparedness Guide
August 26, 2011 By 9 Comments
While I sit in my New York City office chatting with my coworkers about the weekend's impending hurricane (ie: I'm distractedly yelping to everybody, "I'M GOING TO DIE IN MY BASEMENT APARTMENT!", calling my parents in tears, and frantically checking bus lines), I'm finding myself having a hard time focusing on work and more about what I'll need to prepare myself for the apocalypse. 1. bottle of whiskey This is probably the most essential item for a few reasons. One- it will help calm the … [Read more...]
Holy Sh*t I’m Moving yadda yadda Part 2!
December 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
The second and final installment of Angela's "HSIMTNYC" Video Diary has finally arrived! This video was a definitely more of a challenge to put together than the first. In part 1, the storyline had a clearly defined beginning, middle and end, which made it easier in terms of knowing what to film and how to edit it. Capturing life post-move was a little more difficult because, like, I'm still living it. So I did my best to take about two months worth of footage and make some type of … [Read more...]
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