January 2012
1 post
Keystoned.
As we trudge on through the cutthroat dating life of our twenty something’s, many people acquire distaste for certain names, ones that come with foreboding memories of lovers past. I on the other hand play no such name game, for as my favorite playwright famously questioned, what’s in a name?
I do see some reason in the concept however; my distaste comes not in the form of a name but via the...
December 2011
2 posts
Liquid Dreams.
Have you ever had a guy tell you he had a “funny” dream about you? Or how about an “odd” or a “weird” dream? Something they just had to tell you about, even though strangely enough they had never shared their inner thoughts with you before now. And how many times have those quirky little dreams actually translated to mean a sex dream? Let’s be real, the answer is every time ladies.
The worst part...
I Don't Care About Your Book
“I Don’t Care About Your Band” is a boring book, with a great title. I read this mockery of a memoir with the same intentions I have when reading every memoir. Which is to learn from other examples of my craft, also to relate and find entertainment in the narrative.
I assumed I would be especially charmed by this one, as it poised itself as a tell-all of groupie dating life of which I have often...
November 2011
6 posts
What's Your Number?
Say you meet a guy at a bar right? He’s attractive, says the right things, you’ve both been drinking on his dime, and at the end of the night he may ask you for your phone number.
Many sexting sessions later you meet up again, spend the night and by the next morning he is asking you for a very different type of number, the number that just increased by one. The current average amount of sexual...
Anonymous asked: you are this generations carrie bradshaw, keep it up!
The Hardest Part of Hooking Up (Is Getting Back...
There are many perils in the life of a single lady today, don’t think for a moment I am preaching against the choice though, because let’s face it girls it’s the way to be. But truth be told us fine, independent, female specimens must overcome certain hurdles to continue our carefree promiscuous way of life.
When everything is casual, and it’s never certain if you’ll see a guy again after a night...
Anonymous asked: I THINK YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL AND SOMETIMES WONDERFUL. - A VERY SHY SECRET ADMIRER
musicallythinking asked: Hey! I just want to say I absolutely love your blog. I have been reading it all morning and cannot get enough. You inspire me to become a better writer.
September 2011
1 post
Girl On Girl Scout.
As many of you know I have worked at a Girl-Scout camp for some time, meaning it’s all girls except for a handful of men who are absolutely repulsive. These men I speak of have a well-known nickname, they are purple popsicles.
The reasoning behind the name is this: imagine it is a terribly hot day, the sun is beating down and you are in need of some refreshment. However much to your dismay the...
July 2011
2 posts
Press!
This is a review I did which is currently being syndicated on http://www.metronomereview.com/
It’s the middle of another red-hot summer, and how has Anthony Raneri chosen to spend some of his precious days off from the majorly successful band Bayside? By doing a weekend full of dates on his own, with nothing but an acoustic guitar and crowds of fans eager for the opportunity to be in a more...
The BandAid Secret.
In our lives we compile a collection of relationships with other people, I don’t necessarily mean “Facebook official” ones, but moments in time where we are close with other human beings. I’ve come to think of some of these relationships I’ve had with others as separate lives, catlike I imagine my existence with these people to be completely secluded and separate from what I am now. When I look...
June 2011
2 posts
The Awkward Moment When...
New York is always thought to be a pretty big city right? The tallest sky scrapers, the best public transportation, infinite landmarks, the greatest baseball team, and oh yeah billions of people. There are more people in this city alone than in some entire states in America. You would think with all the hustle and bustle of the city day in and day out the odds of running into someone you know...
Anonymous asked: why are you so freaking fabulous and awesome?
May 2011
6 posts
Goonies Never Say Die
It’s been two years to the day since it happened, the day that will live in infamy through my thoughts, like my own personal 9/11 or Pearl Harbor. It was an event of such crashing reality, I shudder to think of it, but still can never fully shake the heart-wrenching memories, the questions, and regrets. I’d never known someone to die, not really. Only old decrepit grandparents, or distant...
darrahc asked: I would have responded to your anonymous by saying "Take a close look at your grammar & make some changes. You're a fucking mess."
Anonymous asked: you need to take a close look at your life and make some changes. your a fucking mess.
“I like being on my own. I think relationships are messy and people’s feelings...”
– 500 Days Of Summer (via method-acting)
Writing is rewriting.
This is a completed essay I have rewritten and taken from parts of past blogs about my grandmother.
Towards the end of last semester, I was given an all-expenses-paid trip to Florida. It was not some last minute “the semester is done I need to escape my life” whim or even an excuse to get away from the impending snowfall. I had been thinking lately I would like to take a vacation...
I'm not an American, I'm a New Yorker.
When it comes to controversial topics, I more often than not find myself in opposition to the popular opinion. This post will follow that trend, and before you write me off as an unpatriotic cynic, at least read the argument and standpoints you may not have thought of. I think it is safe to say we all remember where we were on that fateful day the twin towers fell, the world stopped in it’s tracks...
April 2011
2 posts
National Sheep Day
The world has found a way to create many pointless holidays out there but none so futile as 4/20. It is cleverly disguised as the simply the date because of course it’s means to celebrate ia still actually illegal, but any youth knows this day is for smoking marijuana. Many other seemingly superfluous holidays at least have some basis of reason to them, days meant for excessive drinking like St....
“Without music, life would be an error.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche (via jumbleofnotes)
March 2011
9 posts
Anonymous asked: this might be a dumb question, but why do you go to a different doctor each time? especially if you found one you liked in the middle? sticking with one doctor i trust and who makes me feel comfortable considerably lessens gyno woes.
Gyno Woes.
DISCLAIMER: I realize I had acquired a number of younger followers lately, I am glad you may have read my article concerning School Boy Humor. However most of my writing is of a more adult nature, I will not be offended if you choose to unfollow me. But if you are up for the challenge read away, it is always appreciated!
I’m sure many will agree with me on the fact that going to the gynecologist...
Anonymous asked: Honestly you are getting too much shit over your article. I dont know why people are saying shit over your grammer or whatever. its "YOUR" article and you can write however you want to. and no one is perfect. Personally i loved it and im glad you wrote it! <3 much love
glkhv asked: Whoever tried invalidating your writing because of grammatical shortcomings REALLY doesn't know what a book looks like when it leaves the authors hands and before it goes through the editorial process.
mmlives asked: there are two sides to every story, and you are obviously biased towards the school boy humor side. you can not call it fact if there is bias which there obviously is in your post. since I was not there I can't really judge. I do think it is important though to keep in mind that the tour was all ages and artists shouldn't be using inappropriate language on an all ages tour (I am not...
alwyzaprill asked: Thank you for sharing this. I trust you word and I know the boys personally and believe the accusations are completely false. It's a load of crap that this is happening to them and Chase Coy needs to grow some balls and get his own act together. Just thought I'd let you know.
Anonymous asked: that post is such bullshit. maybe if sbh didn't fuck up and hot box their van with all those girls, maybe they'd still be on the tour. and not to mention they were outside performing acoustically during chase's set..... not cool.
Chase Coy Unlawfully Kicks School Boy Humor Off...
Chase Coy touring in support of his new album out this April, brought on the band School Boy Humor for a short stint which kicked off in Long Island last Wednesday. The band was put on a considerably early slot, though their draw was large and a big name on the bill. Difficulties escalated from day one when SBH played a cover of “California Love” which was a song they collaborated with...
February 2011
8 posts
What's Your Age Again?
You can never be too careful these days, appearances are deceiving as we learned in my last post concerning whether a guy is straight or not. Now we also have to be concerned with whether he is legal too, as I learned in this week’s edition of “what will Riana get into next?”
I have usually always avoided this problem in the past, I’ve never been a stickler for age, younger is fine within a year...
White Girl Problems.
Well actually it affects much more than just the female Caucasian population, but I’m almost positive it happens to us most often. Lets call it the Cher complex. Of course you all know the 90’s classic I’m referring to, and later cheesy television show. Alicia Silverstone really embodied the popular Beverly Hills blonde in Clueless. She also experienced the confusion of realizing the...
The Naked Truth.
Schadenfreude, in German it means happiness at the misfortune of others. We don’t have a word for this in English, but if we did it would be www.isanyoneup.com
If anyone is still somehow oblivious to uproar this website has caused, let me enlighten you. Remember those naked pictures you took for your boyfriend when he went away last summer? Remember the other dozen pictures you sent to...
Happy Singles Awareness Day
Here lies the obligatory Valentines day post, I will make it short and as usual unsweet. If you haven’t noticed I tend to complain about monogamy on a daily basis, mostly my frustrations with its limitations and false comforts. However on the day where most singles temporarily embrace the bitter and cynical sentiment of my thought, I am slightly less abrasive.
Perhaps the reason for this is...
Responsibility, What's That?
I wanted to dedicate this post to the notion of responsibility. In regards to my last text post I have noticed my own responsibility has been questioned, I have been deemed irresponsible. I found this accusation fascinating and wanted to explore it further. I have always been a slight hypocrite of responsibility as most individuals I’ve come into contact with are.
In the work place I am...
Bad People Make Bad Music.
Usually in my rants I endeavor to be ambiguous, to refrain from the use of names involved in my personal life which could be directly attributed to the source, however this time I aim to be specific. I have briefly mentioned my distaste for the band Stereo Skyline before, but never the given the full reason for such conviction.
If you are aware of this current mockery to the music industry you...
January 2011
7 posts
“I only had good intentions for my bad decisions.”
– Unknown (via fashionchief)
Dear ####
I have always wondered what it must be like to write a song. Of course when I was little I told myself I would have an all girl band and penned incredibly amateur little rhymes. However since I have no talent with any kind of musical instrument, or a pleasant singing voice my ambitions stopped there. That is not to say I ever stopped experiencing situations I wanted to write about. I had always...
The Invention of Truth.
There is a common hypocrisy that plagues the earth, in our every encounters and conversations. It is the pretense that we value truth and rebuke lies. When actually it is much the opposite, we comfort ourselves with daily lies, shunning harmful truths from our ears. We are only semi conscious of these lies, some we have even convinced ourselves are truths because they are more appealing that way....
Just Another Boring Friday Night...
As a known elitist, convinced I lived in the greatest city in the world, I often have to wonder, is what I would consider an average night of ridiculousness what others would consider the most utterly bizarre night of their life? The simple oddities I take for granted on the streets of New York would most likely bewilder and and frighten the greater population of Kansas. In a day’s commute...
The Dangers of Being Under the Influence
I have always been an opinionated person, we all are to some degree, some just choose to voice opinions more than others. I however have never been too shy about them, this can be both an asset and a detriment, while I do possess tact and know boundaries, there are certainly those not appreciative of my opinions, which is perfectly natural. Although what I fear more is those who do appreciate my...
The Impossibility of Male and Female Friendship.
I have this theory, well I don’t take full credit for it really, it was brought to my attention by Billy Crystal. In his role during “When Harry met Sally” he stated that men and women could never really be friends, the sex part always gets in the way, and I believe it to be true. Now before you rush to disagree to insisting you have a ton of opposite sex friends, hear me out. I...
Brunettes Have More Fun.
It has come to my attention that my blog is a bit of a cynical rant, but also a humorous and an entertaining one. In that same progression I shall continue with my latest tirade on my distaste for blondes. This is not just a preference, I do not see blonde as a hair color, to me blonde represents the vapid false perfection, the unoriginality of culture. This was not always the case, it started...
December 2010
16 posts
The New Year, is the Old Year.
If you haven’t noticed yet, I’m a bit of a lush. But one night which you might expect me to party harder than no other, I choose to abstain, and that is new years eve. I have even been known to spend the new year fast asleep before midnight, it is perhaps the most single overrated night of the year.
What does this night signify to the world that every single douche bag wants to pay an...
thevoicebeneath asked: I don't really have a question to ask so much as a statement to make...
In an effort to network for the sake of beginning my writing career in a realm other than songwriting, I started exploring friends of friends' blogs to try and point some people in the direction of what I was doing, not really expecting to find much by way of actual literary composition as opposed to a...
In an effort to network for the sake of beginning my writing career in a realm other than songwriting, I started exploring friends of friends' blogs to try and point some people in the direction of what I was doing, not really expecting to find much by way of actual literary composition as opposed to a...
Love Story Gone Wrong.
Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly one of the greatest romances of all time, the play crafted with such genius that the authorship has been doubted even till this day. It is a work of the English language that transcends time, and is constantly used as a trope of current pop culture. Here is where I object however, this masterpiece of tragic love has been misconstrued to the masses as nothing more...
Christmas and the Atheist.
As it is December 25th, I have decided to write a blog about Christmas. Several people recently have attacked my mentioning of this holiday as I am a pronounced atheist, here is my official addressing of it.
First of all, you are incredibly rude and expressing prejudice against someone because of their non belief, the very problem with this “Christian nation.” Second of all, it is...