On Daydream Believers

A (Half) Waking Life.

Through the unscripted haze of a daydreamed reality, insignificant strangers become long lost soulmates as brightly-colored snowflakes fall from crisp blue skies, and limitless courage, world peace, and heart-healthy bacon are granted by Wizards of emerald Ozes. First kisses are rewritten one hundred and one different ways, last words are rehashed, and ghosts from holidays past are willingly revisited. Enjoy!

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On Other People's Babies

Nieces & Nephews.

As I countdown the days until my very first nephew is born (January 7th, 2012, according to the medical experts), I peruse facebook posts of fellow first-timer aunts and uncles, whose praiseworthy delight is claimed to be matched by no other. Gifts already wrapped and airfare options calculated, my aunt-hood duties are ready for (the little guy's) blastoff. Enjoy!

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On Remote Control

e-vasion.

Our accessibility to the rest of the world has invaded every aspect of our lives, from once-leisurely dinner conversations to effortless walks to the subway station, during which we tend to indulge our nagging itch to be both constantly needed (by others) and aware of mundane details (of long-ago acquaintances). Yet life without this unyielding destruction of privacy seems wildly inconceivable in spite the woes and heartache associated with forgetting to smell the coffee and roses, each morning and afternoon. And so e-goes... Enjoy!

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On the 500 Days of Summer

Autumn Red, Yellow, Orange ... and Blue(s).

As summer comes to its usual melancholic close, many of us ponder workable calendar dates around annual pumpkin patch road trips to ensure we don't miss the changing-of-the-leaves, as we did (the) last (few) year(s) when hand-me-down pickings from more ambitious friends, colleagues, and classmates inspired false promises that next year would be different. Enjoy!

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On Thirty-Plus Singledom

Hard, Fast Rules.

During happy hour dates, text messages, and (most recently) skype conversations with my 30-something single friends -- many of whom are diligently dedicated to life, liberty, and the pursuit of lasting romance -- I am semi-fondly reminded that there are no hard, fast rules to this ever-tireless dating game. While a far from comforting notion to the school of eligible women and men looking for love, when Mr. or Ms. Right do eventually come along, the seemingly endless hours devoted to everyone else will become foggy memories of (dinner conversations) past. Enjoy!

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On Transplant-ation

Not-So-Great Expectations.

You can take the girl out of Brooklyn but you can't take her persistent insistence that public transportation in cities other than the Big Apple is anything but reliable. And yet ... her first clue came in the form of a 2-hour wait in the middle of a deserted parking lot, miles from any walkable road and amidst the midst of unexpected watering sprinklers around midnight. Her second clue consisted of an hour-long wait on a stranded street corner near a semi-frequently visited intersection (by non-yellow cars, that is, and hardly any people) resulting in an unaffordable final fee sans tip for the cab driver who willingly forked over his favorite 'cab jokes of the week.' Her final clue came during a 4-mile walk home, which she equated with a hop and a skip over the Brooklyn Bridge, without a single opportunity to wave her arm in the air for a life-saver when her foot started to cramp at the mile two mark. Car mix suggestions, anyone? Enjoy!

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On e-Coordination

Lost in the Text(s).

Juggling the myriad of electronic communication devices, it's easy to forget to press SEND on that response to so-so about this and that. Pretty soon unreciprocated flirty texts, inter-office meeting requests, e-vites to cousins' brothers' sons' first birthdays, and rambling requests for forgiveness from [insert most memorable blow-out], result in moral dilemmas over relationship-ending (e-)follow-ups. Enjoy!

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