who likes to eat toothpaste?

an old friend of mine used to hate on my love of all things mint. "tastes like toothpaste, why the hell would you like that?" while i do enjoy the refreshing feeling of minty toothpaste i prefer a more edible version. i adore mint chocolate chip ice cream! i am very picky about it though. don't get me wrong, i'll eat almost any kind of ice cream placed in front of me. but my number one all time fav is from Friendly's. it has to be green and have big chips of chocolate. i've been eating this brand since childhood and they always deliver. i think this is a strictly a north east brand cause no one had heard of it while i was living in LA. (another reason to not like LA)

i digress...MINT! I'm also obsessed with wintergreen chocolates. they're pink inside and heaven in your mouth. they're pretty hard to come by...at least in my neighborhood. people make them a winter seasonal item which blows cause i want them now! i might try my hand at making some. ambitious...yes...but i need some practice in the kitchen. im a little epicuriously challenged.

ok, lastly i love birch beer. another very new england item. the best brand come from the very town where my mom lives, east haven connecticut. foxon park. it has to be white birch...not sure why. god it s sooo good and crisp. my husband says it tastes like pepto. hmmm, well i cant really disagree but i love it all the same.

so it goes...

it's 91 degrees here in brooklyn ny. ive been inside all day for fear of melting outside. so...ive started a blog. never in a million years would i have thought it would come to this. im not one for self expression, especially on the internet. but here i am. its cheaper than therapy.

im not exactly sure what will become of all of this. i guess it will just be a place for me to talk about whats going on in my life. books, music, movies, my cat.

dear void,
lately ive been feeling quite frustrated with my living situation. im trapped between a rock and a hard place. that is, being a descent human being and living in New York City. im finding that the two might be able to co exit. im definitely up for the challenge if everyone one else will join the fight for humanity. that sounds dramatic. here's my problem. i follow the basic rule of thumb of 'do unto others...' that does not fly for everyone. im just tired of sharing a sidewalk with people who walk 3 people wide and refuse to fall back into single file to let others (me) pass by. ive lately stopped pausing to let these so called "people" walk. ive got into the habit of walking straight into them Red Rover style. Body checking people left and right on my way to work.




now this is not nice and not who i am. but im tired of being a pushover for all of those hardened people who do not give a shit anymore. i still give a shit. and there is my dilemma. how do i live in a city of over 8 million people who seemingly do not have manners? dont get me wrong, i adore new york. every woody allen movie, every salinger book has led me to live here. and im happy. i just dont know how to let go. and do i want to? do i want to do whatever works for me and not worry about my fellow neighbors or strangers on the trains.

this is an ongoing theme for me...im sure ill revisit it again.