I made a Babka

When I was a rising Junior in College doing a summer term I decided to go off the meal plan and start learning how to cook. When I first got to college the most I could do in the kitchen was make cereal, and toast. While I was on the

Being Bad is Spiritually Good for You?

There's about 7 of us on different instruments violin, clarinet, trumpet, piano, accordion, and melodica. We're in a Klezmer band and trying to learn a song by ear. Something that interestingly enough musicians don't always do. Our teacher Ira tells us being bad is

Disclosure

A few days ago I learned that William Banks is going to jail for 8 months for allegedly stealing 5 Israel flag law signs. I've met William through open jams that he and his friend Tej Khanna host at the Brooklyn Comedy collective. Since I know William from

NYC is poetic, am I?

What's interesting is that a city can be something different to everyone else. Media is so effective at portraying a city. NYC has an almost mythical status with Friends, Seinfeld, Sex in the City, and even more contemporary content creators like Casey Neistat or Kelly Wasaka. I'

Grammar Table

The world is weird. Last Wednesday when I was at the Upper West Side as I usually am for tap dance. I saw a person had set up a booth called the Grammar Table. Often a general principle is to avoid people on the street, avoid people who seem to

House Warming Party?

I moved to Brooklyn from San Francisco about 8 months ago in search of love. Despite having my brother enlisted as a dating coach I wanted to try something new! While the gold rush brought pioneers out west looking to make it big, I was heading east hoping to find

Park Slope Food Coop

Who doesn't love child labor? When I was growing up in the strip malls of Florida there was an amusement park (?) called Wannado City, in an actual mall, that formed a small city where children could role play (cosplay) as adults and pretend to do jobs. I unfortunately

First Love

It's my mom. The end! My mom to this day showers me with "te quiero mucho" poured onto every conversation like it's a part of speech. In the same way someone might say "like" or "uhm" I've received

Chicken Soup For the Soul

When I was in 4th grade our teacher would read us Chicken Soup for the Soul. These were basically accounts of people's hardships, but they had some sort of lesson incorporated and they would make you feel better. From what I remember the table of contents focused on

Annoyances

On September 20th I attended a somatic dating event. The dating event was more guided than speed dating, and the intention was to form stronger connections between people. To do this you would be asked deeper questions, and be guided through a somatic portion such as hugging each other, or