Another Day, Another Subway Drama

As you may have noticed, it’s been a while since I got into it with someone on the subway, so last week I decided to change that. Well, as you will read, I didn’t really have a choice . . . Boyfriend and I were waiting for the subway one morning, per usual, and, per usual, [...]

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New Yorkers I Hate, Volume One

Is it just me, or does it sometimes feel like everyone is just the worst? I mean, the worst! Here are a few types who have been especially high on my radar lately: The Walking Reader Seriously I am going to slap that fucking book/magazine/Kindle/iPad right out of your goddamn hand and stomp on it if you [...]

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Subway Cheese

So yesterday at about 7:30pm I was riding the F train home from work. At one stop, a family got on with about six bags of groceries from Whole Foods. They each got a seat, although not right next to each other. This family was clearly doing pretty well for themselves, what with the bulk of [...]

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Not So Ladylike

You gotta love New York. Bright lights, fame, fashion and jazz hands. The city has it all. And all includes crazy women on the subway. Scary? A little. Amusing? Definitely. So I guess it balances itself out.   Today’s subject: Crazy lady I was squished next to on the V train home this evening.   Let me begin by [...]

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GiTtiN ma eDuMAcaTioN

Has anyone else noticed that kids seem to be getting  a little bit dumber with each passing year? It’s true. Just this morning when I was on the V train heading into work, minding my own business, trying to catch a few extra minutes of unconsciousness before the insanity of the day began, two female [...]

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I Found A Hipster In His Natural Habitat

First and foremost, yes, that is a man. A man with skinny jeans. And a V Neck T. And a beard also. Can you see the beard? I caught a hipster hanging out beyond his natural habitat in the wilds of downtown. At first I thought he might spot me trying to take his photo and [...]

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Worst. Day. Ever.

Yesterday was by far, the worst day ever. Wellllllllll maybe not the worst ever, but pretty damn close. It began like any other day. My alarm went off at 6:15 a.m. and I hopped in the shower, full of hope and promise for the day to come. And then it went downhill from there . [...]

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Getting Political on the MTA

So my posting schedule should return to some semblance of normality after July 15th. Isn’t it destabilizing when you’re forced to put down your laptop and realize you have nothing to say but your life consists solely of work, stress, and whatever coping mechanism you utilize to keep work stress under control? This is when you [...]

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The Pants Party

“Your pants kind of give you a she-nis.” “What? Shenis?” I looked at Will, mystified. Then I glanced down and noticed that the fly of my jeans had created a pretty significant bulge. We’d just sat down on the subway. “Ohhh. You mean my joner?” He let out a perplexed snort. “What did you call it?” “My joner–a [...]

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A Subway Saga

This evening, as I dashed into the subway station just as my R train pulled into the station, I was stopped in my tracks by a herd of children and a couple of adults, obviously from out of town, standing in front of the turnstiles, trying to get everyone through to the other side. And [...]

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