The Vegas shootings didn’t surprise me. These mass shooting occur frequently in America. I’ve been fortunate in that I haven’t been in the middle of one of these mass shootings, and neither have any of my close friends or family…
Author: Writer Sarah
Eating at Broadway Shows: Can You Fucking Not?
When my friend was in town a couple weeks ago, we went to see 1984 on Broadway. She’d heard about the torture scenes making people faint and throw up, so naturally, she wanted to go see it. We had decent…
Why I Moved to NYC
Now that I’m in NYC, everyone asks me why I moved here. Well, I’ve always wanted to. Ever since I was a teenager I thought about living in the big city. In NYC I could stay up late and have…
The Stages of Putting Together Furniture
This weekend, rather than go outside in the 90 degree heat, I decided to finally put together my kitchen table and stools. I’m still recovering from going through the stages of putting together furniture. Stage 1: Feeling overconfident. Toolbox? Check.…
Things I’ve Seen in NYC so Far
Between work during the week and visitors on the weekends, I haven’t had a chance to write. So with that shitty excuse, I give you a list instead. A man screaming in the street in broad daylight, butt naked. A…
I Ate My Way Through New York; Someone Get Me a Vegetable
My boyfriend flew out to NYC from Michigan last Thursday to visit me for 5 days. He’s not a big fan of NYC. We took a trip to NYC about a year and half ago and stayed in a hotel…
When My Time is Up, Have I Done Enough?
More Hamilton titles. I can’t help it. I almost had a panic attack and Hamilton brings me back to a happy place. The reason for my near panic attack was an article in Lifehacker titled “What It Feels Like to…
I Got a Little Place in Harlem and I’m Gonna Figure It Out
Yeah, that’s a Hamilton reference in the title. But no, I didn’t not choose an apartment in Harlem because of the Hamilton reference. Out of all the neighborhoods I looked at, it was the only one that made me feel…
Playing the World’s Smallest Violin for White Supremicists
I check the news to see a white supremacists rally where a person was murdered. Seriously, white dudes in America? Do you really have it that hard? Looking at this picture of all the US presidents, I’d say, no. It seems…
3 Trains, 2 Taxis, 20,000 Steps Later, and Still No Apartment
On Saturday, I went all over upper Manhattan looking for apartments and didn’t find a thing. But along the way, I did see beautiful parks in Inwood, old school brownstones in the Upper East Side, and a naked man in…