February 2009
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First Date Reenactment
Success! We have 9pm reservations at The Beehive, the restaurant Patrick took me to for our first date.
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A year ago, tonight ...
Patrick sent me an email that led to a first date that led to immediate cohabitation that led to mutual future planning. I just bought birthday candles in anticipation of the cupcake I may bake to celebrate our unholy union.
Also? Monogamy is totally worth it. You roll out of bed looking like a zombie and STILL someone will fuck you. More importantly, they remember your name. Oh, love.
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totalmentalbreakdown
Q: What happens when you spend five deliriously sick days within the same three-block radius with interpersonal interaction limited to your boyfriend and your dog?
A: You ponder the meaninglessness of your life, pick fights out of the misguided notion that there is something wrong with the domesticity that has overrun your existence, pseudo-break-up with the boyfriend while in existential crisis...
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The Achilles Project
Persephone, which is the restaurant portion of The Achilles Project, shares a loft with a retail store and the lounge that splits them. Contemporary art (or paint splatters, depending on how you look at it) is prominently mounted on the brick surfaces and a DJ plays acceptable music throughout dinner. I’d tell you what the ambience was like but we were 1/3rd of the patrons there, so...
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116.5
The number of pounds I weigh while holding my MacBook.
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Rock Bottom
There’s something ironic about a writer desperately Googling quotes to find one that encompasses her despair.
When we come back to Harvard
Kennedy and I are going to start a sex-positive, atheistic organization. BE FOREWARNED.
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The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Imperialism in... →
For 58 years, the Communist regime in Beijing has waged a quiet war against the Tibetan people and their unique culture … The UN, NATO, the United States—any organization or nation with significant international sway—need to put pressure on the Chinese government to cease its suppression of the Tibetan people. The world learned the terrible consequences of imperialism long ago, and we must...
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Have you failed to notice that your sickly...
Me: SHIT. I forgot that I have a photo shoot tomorrow!
Patrick: So?
Me (mid-afternoon in bed with pajamas on): LOOK AT ME.
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I'm beginning to be concerned ...
… that my growing disdain for this country is not as transient as I once thought. There are those who snark endlessly at America’s hypocritical political and economic decisions in hopes that things will someday change, those who eventually become so disillusioned that they become a part of the machine they once criticized, and then there are those who are happy to jump off the sinking...
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Sweet Cupcakes
My obsession with Sweet Cupcakes is over. Maybe it’s because I’ve recently rediscovered baking (and everything’s better homemade) or maybe the novelty’s faded, but for whatever reason, the charm of Sweet is gone. Despite weekly visits all fall, I haven’t managed to visit since before the holidays. Last week, I went to Sweet with Christine and tried the Mango cupcake,...
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Lent is a cruel joke
Is it really necessary to tack on an annual 40 days of abstinence when being Catholic already necessitates abstaining from pre-marital sex/contraception/homosexual acts/etc.?
The worst part of being sick
is not being able to enjoy food.
I don’t want to eat anything, and yet, I’m hungry ALL THE TIME.
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“There were three stages of Cambodia’s holocaust. Pol Pot’s genocide...”
– John Pilger
National Pancake Day
Free short stack of pancakes at IHOP all day until 10 p.m.
IHOP Harvard Square 16 Eliot Street Cambridge, MA (617) 354-0999
Me: Do you know anything about positivism?
Patrick: You mean, as founded by August Comte?
Me: Comte like the cheese?
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I completely forgot about that time I dated a...
Needless to say, it didn’t work out.
I must have completely repressed the memory of our short-lived relationship, because when I started seeing Patrick, I definitely thought, “Wow, this is the first blonde I’ve dated.”
He was not the first.
Almost exactly two years before Patrick was this mildy angsty, self-important Francophile who also lived in Beacon Hill. He was, um,...
I am so glad I don't live alone.
That freshman year mono incident notwithstanding, this may be the sickest I’ve ever gotten since leaving home at 18.
Did I mention that I am simultaneously on my period? Oh, I am.
Not Tonight, Michel. I Have A Headache.
Instead of watching the Oscars, I finished half of the first volume of The History of Sexuality last night while bedridden from cold-induced fatigue. By “bedridden”, I mean “literally unable to leave the bed”. I came to the conclusion that one should not attempt to read Foucault for the first time when one is:
Suffering from a sinus headache several hours in the making.
...
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I was just invited to a speed dating event.
It takes place on my one year anniversary with Patrick.
Do I seem like I'm in a bad mood?
Because I’m not. Really!
Cheer the fuck up, Lena Chen. Your life is fab and only getting fabber. This week has been awesome for the following reasons:
Affirmation of my baking abilities, which I have not put to the test since the last time I lived in a building with a readily available kitchen (freshman year)
Finally catching up with my social obligations by seeing all the friends I...
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PetsiPies →
Harvard kids, if you haven’t been here yet, try it. The food is great, the wifi is free, and the cafe is cozy. It’s been open less than a year. The Square needs more places like this!
Petsi Pies 31 Putnam Ave Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 499-0801
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An Open Letter To The Human Rights Campaign
Dear Human Rights Campaign,
I’m sure that y’all have plenty to worry about given the economic climate and a slowing stream of donations, but can’t you take like 90 seconds to write out a spiel for every volunteer to memorize and repeat when asked about the Human Rights Campaign’s stance on transgender rights? I mean, anything remotely convincing will do.
Because based off...
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Tumblr is a business.
And I use it for free. I’m honestly not surprised that the guys at the top are putting their shareholders before their stakeholders. My lack of outrage is the result of years of disillusionment and mistrust. You should try it sometime. It makes it much easier to deal when corporate interests win over your vague, but much-cherished values.
If you’re worried about getting censored,...
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When I lived in the East Village, I bought my...
Because it was cheaper and worth the hour round-trip on the train. Occasionally, I would also venture into the meat markets in Chinatown. I think that it’s going to take similarly creative solutions to stay within my grocery budget in Boston. I didn’t start paying for groceries regularly until Patrick and I “officially” moved in together last October. Because of laziness, a...
Did you know that a box of Kellogg's Start Smart...
It does! I cannot afford this neighborhood, and I’m living here for another year and a half. Here is a sample of my grocery costs from the past week:
10-person dinner party (last Thursday) $88 at Whole Foods and Deluca’s to make:
Curried avocado and mango salad
Quesadillas with sundried tomatoes
Chili with cornbread
Organic, low-fat cupcakes (Saturday) $73* at Whole Foods to...
Breakfast of Champions
Corn salad with vinaigrette, sundried tomatoes, and parmesan chunks
Slices of Comté cheese with truffled honey
At 2 p.m. in the afternoon
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What Happens When You Give A Blowjob Immediately...
“My penis tingles,” he said.
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Is it too late to make going out plans?
Patrick and I decided to go out after we consume our sushi and cupcakes. Boston shuts down in four hours. Suggestions?
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Valentine's Day Dinner -- THE LIVEBLOG
To be updated throughout the evening as my cooking/dining experience unravels:
5:30pm I’m back from Whole Foods with $73 worth of ingredients. These are going to be the most expensive cupcakes ever baked.
5:31pm Then again, these babies are $3 a pop at Sweet in Boston. So maybe not.
6:05pm Pulling out the recipes. These are going to be low-fat cupcakes, so I’m substituting...
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A Valentine's Day Gift For Friends & Readers
A dinner party was had, sex toys were examined, and winners were chosen, hurrah! Thanks to my lovely and diverse judging panel of boyfriend, bulldog, and friends (gay, straight, taken, single, and perpetually bitter), I’ve selected the recipients of my Valentine’s Day giveaway.
As promised, one of the two grand prize winners is a singleton. She didn’t really answer either...
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"He said he thought she was on the Pill but...
I’m in my third year of college. When I went home for winter break this past December, I expected to just sit on my ass all day, watch seasons 1-4 of House, stuff my face, and basically just live the life of a glutton. Luckily, a few close friends from high school took pity on my miserable existence and dragged me out to their mini elementary-school-friends dinner reunion, which consisted of...
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"Where are we?" "This is my little underground...
In an attempt to put myself out there after a particularly emotional breakup, I stooped so low as to post an ad on Craigslist. I assumed it would be mostly for entertainment value, but one of the responses I got actually seemed like a cool guy. We talked online for a few days and he was funny and interesting and so I decided to just go for it and asked if he’d like to meet for coffee. The...
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"I strongly implied that I was the mistress of a...
I also used to have a hard time believing in love. My first “serious” high school boyfriend (of all of ten weeks) dumped me because I outscored him in AP Chemistry. Things didn’t get much better in college: I dated a guy who believed he was Nietzsche’s intellectual heir and had to place one fuck buddy on suicide watch. So, I wasn’t expecting much in the way of...
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"I look around and think, 'Okay, you can totally...
Okay, so I can’t EXACTLY answer either of the questions for various reasons, but my answer is somewhat more relevant to question A. Now, I’m a lesbian who hasn’t dated, fucked, or even had a make out session in over FOUR YEARS. This is both sad and disturbing, I know. I mean I’m in college, if I can’t fuck a college chick then something is off. But, that is neither...
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The Daily Free Press - Breakfast, lunch and dinner... →
My aphrodisiac-tasting date with Boston University’s food columnist, Tiffany Ledner.
On Valentine's Day, I will be ...
Working (from home, as always)
Running at least an hour in attempts to get back into some semblance of a workout routine
Making red velvet cupcakes (since my cornbread experiment went surprisingly well!)
Announcing the winners of my giveaway
NOT braving the Boston dinner crowds
In all likelihood, getting laid
The Harvard Crimson :: Magazine :: The 15... →
I am the least suitable person to babysit ever. Peter’s position is much more fitting for him.