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About dailyangst

I write.

Love is All Around

I am becoming a Single Girl Stereotype, like something out of Central Casting.  If we’re being generous, maybe I am Mary Richards for the New Millennium. I made the Mary joke once at a party, and someone said: Mary Richards, … Continue reading

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The Ministry of Questionable Advice, First Dispatch

I read a lot of parenting books (and business books, and dog training books — but I’ll get to that in a second).  The parenting books thing is a weird one since I am a childless divorcee.  BUT, I am … Continue reading

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Keel

I had brunch on Saturday in Soho with eee, Katarina, and Rebecca.  Katarina is a very tall, gorgeous Croatian friend of eee’s, and Rebecca is a medium tall, gorgeous fellow UCLA alum.  As you all know, eee is quite tall, … Continue reading

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Trying to Get the Feeling

During my Epiphanies of November Through March, I swore up and down I would stop being so hard on myself for running shitty races.  But fast forward to the present day, here I am, judging myself for not being a … Continue reading

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Pinned

I was coming home from the gym the other night and I saw a guy decked out — head to toe — in fraternity gear.  Now, this guy was either a) an extremely old-looking student; b) coming from an alumni … Continue reading

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Suspended Disbelief

One thing I love/hate about living in Manhattan, and New York generally, is that one begins to forget how often she must suspend her disbelief in order to survive. For instance: I was on the 5 train when it turned … Continue reading

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Gift of Finest…Rice?

This is my last morning in Asia, and over breakfast, I texted Strand (paraphrased): Have I mentioned that I don’t feel nearly as crap as I thought I would after this kind of travel, plus having been in Europe the … Continue reading

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Flight Attendant

I left for Shanghai on Saturday morning, after a fitful, feverish Friday sleep. I am a notorious non-sleeper — my body does not require a ton of it.  If I go to bed too early, nine times out of ten … Continue reading

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Photo Opportunity

“A man walks down the street He says why am I soft in the middle now Why am I soft in the middle The rest of my life is so hard I need a photo-opportunity I want a shot at … Continue reading

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Adaptation

What do you do when you travel? Well, Sport, I do what everyone else does.  I pack a bag, and I go to the airport or train station, and I move between point A and point B. No, no.  I … Continue reading

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