Week in Review

Stealing the title of my favorite section of the Sunday Times (that’s not really true, I prefer Travel), here’s my week in review - because I haven’t written much this week.
BTW - The buy furniture in the LES rule was not unknown before the dresser incident, but maybe it was less solid than before [...]

Bizarro Encounter with Craigslist Seller

In a city infamous for its weird and crazy people, it was inevitable that we would run into one of them during our first few weeks here. And this encounter came courtesy of Craigslist.
In my on-going search for the cheap, I asked Diesel to come with me and fetch a bookcase somewhere on [...]

Only in NY

During our book club meeting there was some discussion about some weird things happening on the subway; more specifically, girls pole dancing to get 10 grand.

On a darker note, a guy got beat up by a group of belligerent girls on the subway. Watch the disturbing footage and read about it here.

Book Club

Back in Seattle, I was part of a 3.5 year-old book club. When I said my goodbyes to the girls, I only left one edict: that they never replace me with another look-alike Asian called Kelsey or any other permutation of my name.
My friend Molly whom I met in Seattle, aka the [...]

Churros and Hot Chocolate

We woke up late on Sunday after partying with one of Tarah’s friend. Tarah is my friend from Seattle of Urban Fashion Network fame, and she hooked us up with her friend Kenn, who was nice enough to invite us orphans to his birthday party. He and his friends met at a swanky [...]

BEST Dumplings EVER

in Chinatown, at a place called Joe’s Shanghai restaurant.
I don’t usually eat red meat or pork, but this dish is worth breaking all dietary restrictions and abandoning any moral stands for. The specialty is the soup dumplings, which are by far, the best I have EVER had. The dough is perfectly steam [...]

A Manhattan Kind of Party

Last night we were invited to go to one of Diesel’s friend’s work party. This said friend shall remain unidentified for reasons that will become quite obvious once you read this post.
Let’s just say that this guy is European and does not believe in this “American bullshit of being polite “(his quote). From my [...]

On Uggly Boots

It seems like every other woman in NY wears Ugg boots. They are hella ugly. I might have to get me a pair. Ugh.

On Being Asked for Directions

Pretty much every day I get asked for directions.
And pretty much every day my answer is “I just moved here, I don’t know…sorry.”
Wonder how long I can use this excuse for.

NYC Subway System 1 x Kelly 0 or “D” is for Defeat

So earlier this week I ended up in the Gramercy area a couple of times, once to get my microwave and once for an interview. The first time I took the subway there I had to switch at the Lafayette station and hop on the 4 train to get uptown. This ensured minimum walking in [...]