For my Dad’s birthday we drive to the city. These trips to the city are marked by the ritual of eating at a specific Vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown followed by the journey to the Times Square TKTS booth to score cheap tickets to a Broadway show. When it’s my Dad’s birthday he continually says things […]
October 11, 2011
I woke up with a runny nose and lack of sleep. The dusty clutter from the hoarding in the house is getting to me. [Paragraph deleted] It has been harder for me to write my blog. My father sees me on the computer and the barrage of questions come. Last week, during Rosh Hashanah, my parents […]
September 30, 2011
When one of my New York City friends told me about a character she was going to play; a curmudgeonly asexual older woman in a moo-moo who went around attacking the rude and thoughtless behaviors of others, I immediately offered up my assistance, one on condition: that this character would act out my personal pet […]
September 23, 2011
So, here it is. Gay-Z, the video. (Remember it’s a spoof). See if you can spot Vito in his scene.
July 8, 2011
When I walk into the kitchen, my mother is anxious, nervous, smiling, energetic. The mail has just come and she is holding an envelope. She wants me to sit down; she has something to tell me. I’m paranoid that she’s found my blog, as she’s been snooping around my room lately, and I’m starting to […]
April 30, 2011
Before I begin, I would like to address the questions posed to me by Kim, the funny, wise, and compassionate writer from FAST APPROACHING MIDDLE AGE http://fastapproachingmiddleage.wordpress.com/. In response to my last post, she turned all of my interview questions on me. So here are the answers: -At 8 years old I was very shy. […]
April 6, 2011
Now that I’m living with my parents, I’m no longer just living for myself. I have my mother’s pride and reputation to think about. So when she volunteer’s my services to her neighbor who needs a babysitter, I try to step forth in the best light possible. I certainly could use the money, but I’ve […]
March 28, 2011
If you’re havin’ canine problems, I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems, but a dog ain’t one… My dog is so gangsta, he wears his pants real low when he’s cruising in an Escalade. Even though he does bad things sometimes – like eat the steak off the counter that’s defrosting for […]
August 14, 2012
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