I rushed my set again last night.  I keep doing this.  It used to be about not having the set get cut, fitting as many songs as possible, filling up the “alotted time.”  I practically made my songs go from languid love ballad to Ramones short and punk.
I still had that mentality at the benefit [...]

Continued fixation on the state of some of my single friends trying to find somone.  I read this piece on the Paradox of Choice as relates to the music industry, and it could easily be applied to the dating scene in New York.

It’s been all about high school the past few weeks.  Gi sent me a book written by someone who went to our school. I am shopping my book–largely centered on high school, and I read the YA phenomenon which shall remain nameless but has gotten me thinking all about that time.  And the few landmark [...]

Being a country mouse for almost four years, I did a lot of exploring.  Despite the adventures far and wide,  getting over to Delaware County in the far western Catskills was a bit of a stretch. We finally headed that way this weekend to visit the magical and utterly surprising area near Delhi where my [...]

The girls have to draw the line on texting with the potential dates.  It seems to confuse and mislead and easy-way-out communication. The internet has created more choice too.  A few years ago, I lamented that too much choice made me choiceless.  It was in response to trying to find a yoga class as they [...]

The move and all that existential pondering of belongings and overwhelm at more stuff in small apartment again lead me to attempt an acquisition diet.  I promised myself not to buy anything. Anything.  Not the impulse cute cheap necklace at say TopShop or tunicy thing at H & M.  I allowed for sneakers because the [...]

I had a dream the other night that my old neighborhood–the one of my childhood–was all dilapidated.  The house across the street from ours which was particularly stately was patched in the middle with mismatched Tom Sawyerish shingles and the roof was buckling.  I’m sure it looks as nice and pristine as ever, but as [...]

Brazilian artist Ethos’ meticulous and beautiful work is on display at the impressive new Ogilvy offices, alongside other great works from others as curated by the Carmichael Gallery.  The piece at Ogilvy is childlike, Tim Burtonesque, birds and old ladies, haunting, stunning, evocative, cartoonish. Seeing his work, like other great street artists–spray painted on to [...]

Last year, with an Oscar dinner party on the horizon, I crammed in a few last minute screenings and came up with clever and witty menu ideas to pun off some of the nominees. The move, and work and various other factors this year means I am totally clueless about this year’s lineup and I [...]

Moving is stressful. Everyone says it.  I lined up a few weeks to do the move out of the house/studio upstate at a leisurely pace.  But the last week was a s—show for sure.  Mess and mess.  And rain delays. I was stressed about the storage place and its ability to keep precious items dry [...]