March 2010
1 post
Gutter Lane Style: How to Look Feminine While... →
Happy Birthday to ME!
The birthday deal: Yesterday, March 16th - my 24th birthday - my roommate Jesse, the talent behind Stage Rush, surprised me with dinner, bowling, and cupcakes! at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl. I’d been wanting to go for-ev-er, and after mentioning it to him, he made…
November 2009
5 posts
Why Watching Tool Academy [Vol. 1- whatever] ......
Despite being an intelligent and well-adjusted young adult, I join the millions of viewers who are fans of reality TV. And nothing quasi-educational or inspirational, either; I admit, the trashier, the better. I happily chronicle the latest exploits of the Kardashian sisters, watch former (and presumably chronically unemployed) cast mates compete on the Real World/Road Rules challenges, and view...
I'm really hot ... when I don't have a boyfriend....
I have a general concern for those of us who end up being separated from our significant other for a period of time: people will flock to you like vultures around chum. In the past year and a half I realized that I only had a few men in my life: my dad, brother, boyfriend, and friend from my childhood. As soon as my boyfriend went to Europe, of course I gushed on Facebook so that my friends could...
Can't knock the Anna Sui for Target top.
A good part of my job at a non-profit arts education organization consists of online and phone correspondence with the many individuals with whom we work in conjunction to our programming. I look forward to meeting them when they come to our office for events – you know – the whole put-a-face-to-the-name thing. Anyway, last week we had just this kind of event. As I was setting up the room and...
Grow old along with me
I really hope the best is yet to be.
“If you lose your way
I will be the brightest lights
guiding you back home.”
– Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott) (via roguetink)
October 2009
1 post
Sometimes...
I feel happy and content. Warm and loved. Full and happy.
But then doubt creeps in. I feel suffocated and panicked. This is not my life. I’m not here. You’ve mistaken me for someone else.
I hope this passes.
September 2009
1 post
How to look gorgeous
Ha. Everyone at the office thinks I have a hot event tonight. I apparently look too fabulous. This is what happens when you stay up way too late, get up way too early to sprint, find pants in the bottom of your drawer you haven’t worn in years, don’t even take your hair (4 days unwashed?) out of the ponytail you ran in, and somehow make it through the day. But somewhat relaxed, bc...
August 2009
22 posts
My Little Brother is Going into Day Trading
Kyle: Sizzzz. Made $2800 today trading. Easy shit. Are you excited to make untold riches?
Erin: HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
Kyle: All your wildest dreams will come true? :)
Erin: Point Dexter. You're funny.
Kyle: Just prepare yourself
Erin: Oh, I'm ready. I'll give you 3k, k?
Kyle: Nice. Humble beginnings. Have fun @ work
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young spoke to my heart on...
In the Morning when you rise Do you think of me and how you left me crying Are you thinking of telephones and managers And where you got to be at noon You are living a reality I left years ago It quite nearly killed me In the long run it will make you cry Make you crazy and old before your time And the difference between me and you I won’t argue right or wrong But I have time to...
Live and Let Hive
Woke up today with hives. Wandered into the bathroom, and saw my roomate DanJack there. I then proceeded to lift up my shirt, and show him the blotches covering my belly and back.
Instead of acting terrified, he took the scientific approach—asking me if I ate anything odd, wore a new shirt, or used new laundry detergent.
(If you’re wondering, the answer is no, no, and no).
Later at...
What’s missing from my digital resume is my 6+...
You’ll need to know that I spent most of my young professional life wiping high chairs free of Mac N’ Cheese residue at Friendly’s. I once worked underage in a farmer’s market coffee shop for $4.75 an hour. (Guess the free coolatas were a big selling point in my 14 year old head). I have expertise in lifting trays the size of kitchen tables and providing crayons as peace offerings for...
Saying "Hello" to My Shadow
Woke up blurry eyed at 5:00 am with a strong urge to pee. Having moved in with my boyfriend and is 3 male roommates less than a month ago (actually, today marks my 1 month anniversary), I’m still not used to living with 3 guys and 2 cats. Without glasses or contacts, I also can’t see anything, which might explain why I said “hey dude” to my shadow, and then proceeded to...
Morning Run Missed for a Morning E-mail. The Gain?...
——-Original Message——-
From: Mount, Rachel
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 10:14 AM
To: Davis, Samantha M
Subject: Ahhh so sorry!
Couldn’t sleep last night (for some reason, a little nervous about
this whole wedding thing!) and took an ambien WAY too late… Aka
this morning I was 100% a zombie, fell asleep putting my shoes on.
So sorry!
On...
The Truth About Limerance
I just got another random email from a reader about limerance today. I don’t know where people are finding the two articles I wrote about it—I guess largely from this blog (which has gone neglected—I’m sorry) and from my electronic archives from my Universities’ paper, which are hard to find (again, I’m sorry).
Point is, people from around the world have...
“Life is nothing more than a pro/con list. It’s the most underrated life...”
– Erin E to Sammy D walking down 14th between 1st Ave & 2nd Ave, after eating delicious sushi and $3 beer/$5 wine at a restaurant with “friends” in the name.
The best part? We didn’t even know it until we saw it on the business card when we left.
Friends= Always pros on your...
Go Sammy, Go!
Woot!!!
whatiwore:
Jacket from the Sammy Davis Vintage booth at the Brooklyn Flea
WhatIWore: So far so good in terms of the weekend… its been really nice. On Saturday I checked out the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene and saw this great denim jacket. If I didn’t already have three in my closet, it would have come home with me.
Later on Saturday Adam and I went kayaking in the East River (its...
“Married women have the lowest rates of heavy drinking”
– from this article in the NY Times. Is this a fact?
Why Women Date Lazy Men →
And I’m sorry to say, it’s not because the sex is good. In fact, the article gives no explanation. Ladies?
“Yes, I need a haircut, too! Would love to get one with you and help you funk it...”
– Erin E and Sammy D talking about haircuts. And how it all links back to their relationship.
[Erin hit on Sammy by telling her in amazement, “I looove your hair! What do you do with it?” to which I believe I replied, “Um, I don’t dry it and throw it up with bobby...
“I’m done with media. It pays me nothing. I just want to make a lot of...”
– Erin E to a wedding party in Rhode Island this past weekend. Not sure if this is her quote verbatim, but it’s what she told me over the phone.
Girls buying boys pretty things = the new age of dating.
Another Reason I'm Scared to Possess an XX... →
George Sodini couldn’t get laid.
So he decided to open fire on an aerobics class full of women to get his sexual fix.
He killed three of them. Wounded a handful of others, including the pregnant instructor.
He wrote in his online diary that he was frustrated by his “lonely” life. He wrote that, “It seems many teenage girls have sex frequently. One 16 year old does it usually...
AWKWARD Boners →
This was supposed to wait for our R-rated site release, but we said screw it. Boners are AWKWARD. Even in the sack. [we’ll be the first to admit it]
July 2009
16 posts
Worst. Birthday message. Ever.
Yesterday was my 23rd birthday. (Thank you!) I was at work, plugging along with my tasks and feverishly switching back to my Gmail screen where friendly Facebook alerts were popping up, congratulating me on the anniversary of my nascence. And suddenly, I get an email from OkCupid!, my seldomly-used online dating site on which I have a free account. What could this be? “Happy Birthday,...
“Thanks Sam- But I think you are really stronger than me. You have accomplished...”
– Postcards from Yo Momma would be proud.
But I’m more proud of my mom for being there for me — no ifs, ands, or buts.
Love my mom.
Illustrated Missed Connections. Like a chapter... →
Ever have those days where you just want to fall in love? Today is one of those days.
Special thanks to @seanblanda for passing this along.
Oops. I didn't brag about being in Time Out New... →
An Unsolicited Joke from a Coworker at 8:35 am...
Q: What’s the difference between bird flu and swine flu? A: For bird flu you need tweetment, for swine flu you need oinkment.
I'm moving (back) to NYC
…And my car got broken into last night in Brooklyn. Not a good sign. Good thing I don’t believe in that hooey (I do).
Cardboard Love →
He loves her. Maria. And he tells her everyday, in a unique way, on a piece of cardboard. [or rather, photoshopped onto a piece of cardboard]
love or loathe? I can’t decide.
We've all got it
Ying: I'm frustrated at work. I think I just have to work harder instead of fucking around at work all day.
Ying: I think I have ADD
Erin: I think we all do. I've been at work since 8:30 am and haven't done anything but look up the movie "50 Days of Summer"and read GQ.
Ying: Maybe, but it doesn’t work in my job. Everyone else can pay attention very well and I zone out even when I'm trying not to. That movie looks really good.
20 Things Every Woman Should Do Before Getting... →
—from www.thefrisky.com. I’ve acomplished almost all of these. Except #20, which is a valid point.
“There are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you...”
– Chuck Klosterman, ‘Killing Yourself to Live’
My high school alma mater has a drug/alcohol... →
June 2009
19 posts
Good call, Gawker
This wedding announcement from the NY Times really is a tear jerker.
Even Better Than Missed Connections →
—I could get lost reading these personal and sometimes troubling confessions of love lost, mistakes made, and “I’m sorry’s.”