It happens every morning at 7:30 A.M. I open my eyes, look out the window, glance at the clock, stretch my arms, uproot the cat from her burrow in the blankets on my stomach. And then it hits, like a 4X4 swung by a forklift. Panic, gushing from my stomach into my sternum, spreading through […]

And I thought all those crim law classes would never come in handy.
Breaking: Peter Braunstein Makes First Court Appearance (The Huffington Post)
This may have been my first time in a courtroom not sweating under my wool blend suit and hauling boxes of 3-ring binders while trotting behind a partner barking orders about color coding exhibit […]

Just what the internet is starving for: more hash-outs of Kevin Smith films. But I’m happy to admit it - I worship the man in all his bestiality-loving, Quik Stop-writing, Joel Siegel-offending glory.
Clerks II: Over the Counter, Not the Top (The Huffington Post)

“Mel, I need your help,” R, a law firm veteran and good friend, says in a low voice.
“Really? What’s up?” I half expect him to ask me for help writing his resignation letter. He’s been contemplating an escape from the trenches for months, while I’ve cheered from the sidelines.
“It’s time. I’m buying S […]

We’re out on a steamy Thursday night, blotting our clammy faces with cocktail napkins and craning our necks to catch the breeze surging across the rooftop bar. As Boyfriend heads off to procure a drink, I turn and find myself facing an acquaintaince, E. Her puzzled expression shows that she recalls meeting me but can’t […]

Ah New York Magazine. It holds a unique spot in the hearts and minds of New Yorkers. Picking up the newest issue never fails to produce about thirty minutes of delight followed by three hours of acute acid reflux. In a city polarized by every level of opulence and poverty, here’s an entire publication dedicated […]

“What the hell!!”
I look up from my laptop to see Boyfriend standing in front of the freezer, a spoon in his hand, digging into a pint of Ben & Jerrys like a gopher in a golf course.
“What’s your problem?”
“There are no chunks in this ice cream. Not one chunk!”
“So?”
“So you dug through the […]

We’ve taken refuge for the weekend at a lake house tucked into an untouched oasis that somehow still exists an hour from Manhattan. After 48 hours of swimming, reading, kayaking and eating anything put in front of me, the caffeine flushes from my pores, the city grit lining my nose sheds away and the dull […]