At the moment, I’m fretting over which pair of shoes won’t make the cut for my trip to New York this weekend. But by the time you read this, I’ll already be there–possibly regretting my choice! I’m visiting my old college roommate/best friend/Cool Ranch Dorito partner-in-crime, and we’re going to spend some time in the city (which we’ve NEVER done together), as well as hang out in her hometown of Bay Shore on Long Island. I’m psyched to make the trip up there via Megabus. Only $26 round-trip. I don’t know why I don’t do this more often. Last time I visited Justine (the Dorito-hoarding friend in question), I drove there. Which was fun and all–driving over the Verrazano was the coolest/scariest part–but it cost around $60 one way in tolls, not including gas. So this is a no-brainer.
Anyway! I leave you with this week’s interwebz delights for now, and I’ll be back in a couple of days with updates from New York.
Vintage Everyday is an awesome blog featuring nothing but photos from the past. Sometimes it’s dogs. Sometimes it’s old NYC coffee shops. But it’s always fascinating.
You know how a lot of universities have started to offer free courses online, for anyone to take? Check out this philosophy class from Yale: Death. I’m intrigued.
I recently got into writer Jeff Goins’ blog and newsletter. Check out his Writer’s Manifesto, which is a good way to get motivated about your own writing–and for the right reasons.
The overnight bag I take to John’s (and on weekend trips to New York) also doubles as my gym bag. I usually just try not to think about the fact that my sweaty stuff and clean stuff all co-habitate together. Or I could just get this genius thing.
We all know that famous photo from the end of WWII of the “kissing sailor” and nurse. The couple’s identities have been revealed, and it’s an inconvenient truth for those who view the photo as a treasured American symbol. Why? That kiss was one-sided.
I’ve mentioned before how I’m an introvert. Susan Cain, the author of Quiet, wrote this article on how introverts make great leaders, too. A timely read with this upcoming election.
Finally, for laughs: honest Facebook photo captions. The fact that they’re all pretty accurate makes it that much funnier.
I love Jeff Goins blog, and his newsletters are always so inspiring. Another great writing website is Writing Forward. She has a lot of good posts and newsletters as well. I hope you’re having fun in New York! Can’t wait to hear all about it, er, read!
Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll have to check it out. I’ve added a few new blogs to my reader the past couple of weeks.
Jealous, jealous and more jealous. Have a fabulous time in NYC.
And I had read about the WWII photo and was glad that Greta got to tell her story (no matter how many people would have preferred the romanticised version.)
Yeah, and now that I look closer at the photo, it’s actually rather easy to tell it wasn’t consensual. But people see what they want to see.
I love the Vintage Every blog. There’s something about old (and new) photographs that I love. Thanks for sharing!
Love these links…particularly the Writer’s Manifesto! Thank you.