Archive for July, 2010

Thé à la Menthe

Tea + mint. For this alone, I might consider buying my own mint plant. I’m willing to overlook my fear of caring for anything green and leafy. If there was such thing as plant negligence, I would so be busted. Just ask my money tree, which is now living a happy, [...]

Summer Checklist: Explore NYC – The High Line

Yet another slap on the wrist to me for not taking full advantage of the sights of NYC. This is the plague of the Native New Yorker. Or rather, the Lazy New Yorker.

This time, I take no blame for never having been to the High Line. Not only have I [...]

Summer Checklist: Manhattanhenge

Manhattanhenge: the excuse I was looking for to indulge in sunsets (like I needed an excuse, ha).

I missed it in May, and I was determined not to miss it again. The sun wasn’t set to be in position until 8:24pm, so I had to linger around creepily at the street corner for ten minutes [...]

Summer Checklist: Go to a Concert

Can you believe that in all the years I’ve lived in the area, I’ve never once been to the Jones Beach theater? Shame, shame. So of course I jumped on the chance to go to a concert there with Tim.

These guys opened (Pepper):

And The Offspring too!

Then there was waiting…

For 311! My inner [...]

On Perspective

So it’s been really hot lately? There’s this little heat wave thing happening? It’s funny how we freak out about it every year, because it happens every year. C’mon, people!
I’m not here to complain about the weather. With summer comes heat, but it also brings sun! And longer [...]