April 2012
20 posts
10 Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You →
Things I’m certain of this Saturday afternoon (hey...
The neon French manicure is my new summer staple. Consider it the next step in my inevitable transition into being French
There is no work week so brutal that a drink (or two) with old friends can’t solve
Tightrope by Walk the Moon is the most perfect song I’ve ever heard
I’m in need of a destination boyfriend: someone that I love and adore but preferably comes with his own island paradise
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I can think of nothing nicer than lounging in a... →
Well played, bear. Well played.
“Procrastination is an alluring siren taunting you to Google the country where...”
– McSweeny’s Internet Tendency: The ultimate guide to writing better than you normally do
Some nights
I am aware that I may never find someone. I mean this in the most matter-of-fact non-dramatic way - simply that I may never find that person who I want to spend my life with. My awareness of this fact will make what I’m about to say seemingly contradictory, but sometimes when I’m lying in bed late at night and the wind is softly blowing in off 5th street and I’m completely alone, my heart skips a...
“All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike and yet it...”
– Albert Einstein (via scinerds)
There comes a time in every young copywriters life where you must work all hours of the night to complete a project that your client will merely glance at applaud you for your brilliance. This month week was mine. The great thing about working at my agency (other than the fact that I work with one of my besties) is that they supply the tired, late-night workers with dinner, snacks, and drinks in...
“Funny how we think of romance as always involving two, when the romance of...”
– Tom Robbins - Still Life With Woodpecker (via brooklyn-forester)
I spent the weekend with some of the most brilliant minds in oncology research. I mean we’re talking I-discovered-a-therapy-that-saved-countless-lives kind of brilliant. And while I dabble in the sciences (BA in molecular biology what, what?), my brain hit its maximum comprehension level mid-day on Tuesday and I’ve been borderline non-functional ever since.
While it’s clear that...
In memory of a friend →
The world lost someone amazing on Friday. Jeff, you were a wonderful, inspiring man and my first crush in 4th grade. My thoughts are with the Ipsen family now and forever.
