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November 6, 2010

Damy Ephron: My Aspirational Future Self

In coming up with a tweet about my excitement over new books from Amy Sedaris, David Sedaris and Nora Ephron, I realized something about myself: I want to be them. As in, all three in one writer. A Damy Ephron, … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Amy Sedaris, books, cats, crafting, crafty, Damy Ephron, David Sedaris, Dopey Sidekick, Evil Genius, HARO, Jobless and Hopeless, journalism, Keith Olbermann, late-night TV shows, mentor, MSNBC, Nora Ephron, Photoshop, pretend boyfriend, rabbits, screenplay, Sedaris, short story collection, stage costumes, storyteller, storytelling, Sweet Valley High, youthful exuberance

July 16, 2010

My Journalism Career, Which Never Properly Got Off the Ground and Could Not Provide Health Insurance, Dies at 8

I am feeling particularly dramatic. So it’s time for an obit: I’ve never been in a situation like this before — I’ve never encountered a problem I could not tackle with enough elbow grease. No matter what challenge I’ve faced … Continue reading →

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Filed under blogs, Food Network, Martha, Mississippi

Tagged as AP Calculus, Bachelorette, basketball, career, elbow grease, England, failure, Good Housekeeping, high school, Huffington Post, internships, J-school, journalism, Martha Stewart Living, Mississippi School for the Deaf, Next Food Network Star, obituary, Plan B, rejection, Stieg Larsson, success, sweater-knitting

August 30, 2009

An Old Bar, A Misinterpreted Sign & Food That Makes Me Verklempt

I met The Bartender at the beginning of the year. And he was funny. And sweet. And he worked around the corner from my apartment — at the oldest bar in Brooklyn! — and so I started spending a lot … Continue reading →

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Filed under baseball, birthdays, Brooklyn, cheesecake, football, hot dogs, ice cream, Mississippi, Palin, UCLA

Tagged as 30th birthday, A Time to Kill, Asian-style flank steak, baccarat, bar, barbecue, bartender, baseball, BBQ, beer, Big Fan, birthdays, Brooklyn, cheesecake, childhood, Coffee Talk, Conan O'Brien, Conan O'Brien's Irish Beef Stew, cucumbers with wasabi and rice vinegar, dreams, El Diario, England, flank steak, football, Giants, Good Housekeeping, grocery shopping, grocery store, hockey, hot dogs, Jersey Shore, Jets, John McCain, journalism, key lime cheesecake, lamb chops, Linda Richman, marinate, Mark Sanchez, marriage, meat, meat and potatoes, Mike Meyers, Miranda Hobbs, Mississippi, Mother Hen, Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul, Rangers, recipe scandal, rice and beans, SeamlessWeb, Sex & the City, sherbet, sorbet, Steve Brady, sushi, Thai food, Trader Joe's, USC, verklempt, wasabi powder

August 28, 2009

What do Hawaiian Tropic Zone and Switzerland Have in Common?

I’ve always associated Hawaiian Tropic Zone with bikinis and sexual harassment. (I was hoping to find a good story in the Post to prove my point, but instead of harassment per se, I pulled up this gem [still good, I … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Alaska, beer, bikini, food on sticks, Hawaiian Tropic Zone, journalism, mojito, NY Post, pageant, rum, sexual harassment, tequila, Times Square

March 25, 2009

Pie News: Happy Birthday Gloria, God Save the Papers, Boom Goes the Mountain, Hello Space People & Bye Bye Denise.

In Pie News today… Happy birthday, Gloria Steinem! I wish there was some sort of fish- or bicycle-themed pie…but, sadly a search for “bicycle pie” turns up this. “Fish pie” is a little more helpful: We get Jamie Oliver‘s Fantastic … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Alaska, Apple and Dried Apricot Pie, Apricot-Blueberry Pie, astronauts, baking, Baltimore Sun, Charlie Sheen, chocolate, Dancing with the Stars, Denise Richards, Fantastic Fish Pie, Gloria Steinem, Jamie Oliver, journalism, Ken Haedrich, Maryland, meringue, Mount Redoubt, newspapers, nonprofits, Obama, orchards, pie, Rice Krispies Marshmallow Mud Meringue Pies, Senator Benjamin Cardin, Tang, Turtle Club, twins, Woz

February 22, 2009

Meat Blogging, Mickey Rourke & a Journalism-Teaching Doppelganger

So…as I’m sure my faithful readers are aware, I’m still a freelancer…which is really just a fancy way of saying I’m a deadbeat who is not sure how I’ll pay my rent each month. So far, I’ve gotten lucky…but I … Continue reading →

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Tagged as journalism, meat, Mickey Rourke, Oscars, vegan

January 18, 2009

Lessons From Julia

Sometimes I have ADD with books and I start them, but if they don’t suck me in wholly and completely right away, I get about halfway through and never finish. I have a number of these books lying around my … Continue reading →

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Tagged as books, cat, Destinos, France, journalism, Julia Child, National Pie Day, Spanish

Tag Archives: journalism

Damy Ephron: My Aspirational Future Self

My Journalism Career, Which Never Properly Got Off the Ground and Could Not Provide Health Insurance, Dies at 8

An Old Bar, A Misinterpreted Sign & Food That Makes Me Verklempt

What do Hawaiian Tropic Zone and Switzerland Have in Common?

Pie News: Happy Birthday Gloria, God Save the Papers, Boom Goes the Mountain, Hello Space People & Bye Bye Denise.

Meat Blogging, Mickey Rourke & a Journalism-Teaching Doppelganger

Lessons From Julia

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