May 2008
53 posts
New Fitness Obsession
For all my New Yorker readers, I just have one thing to say: Take a Physique 57 class asap. It is quite possibly the hardest fitness class I’ve ever taken (and I’ve taken a lot), but the most rewarding. All the women in that room were totally ripped—toned, thin, long, lean pillars of muscle. And apparently, you’re supposed to see results in as little as four or five...
Physique 57
I’m always looking for interesting, effective new ways to stay in shape. I love the spin classes at Soul Cycle—they turn off all the lights, light a ton of candles, and turn up the best music, making for a truly atypical, emotionally cathartic, and challenging spin experience.
I also like to take dance classes at Broadway Dance Center. After a jazz or hip-hop class with any one of...
I can’t stop listening to Poison Cup by M....
"Reality Bites" Addict
Reality Bites is one movie that I can watch over and over and over again without once getting bored. The dialogue (especially Troy’s lines) are so spot-on, true to life, and sharp, that I find myself laughing almost nonstop throughout the film. I rented it for about the 8th time a couple of nights ago and have watched it twice since then. That’s the life of the unemployed for ya :)
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Letters from Across the Pond
From: reader Bianca Date: May 18, 3008 5:36 PM EDT To: Carol Han Subject: your blogs xx
I just wanted to let you know that I stumbled across your blogs and they really put a smile on my face…I’m from England and planning a trip to New York this summer and was wondering if you could blog a little about places to shop that are a bit off the beaten path.
Dear Bianca,
Thank you for...
Questions for 3 a.m.
I have a question:
Is it possible to stop loving someone once you officially realize that it’s useless to love said person?
This uselessness can come in one of many forms. Some examples are:
a. He/she will never love you back the same way.
b. He/she is not right for you for some practical (and therefore, infuriating) reason.
c. You acknowledge (most likely after an extended period of...
Getting Healthy
Now that I suddenly have massive amounts of free time, I’m determined to invest some energy into getting very healthy again. Good food is so important to me, that it’s difficult for me to eat right sometimes. My mom was a chef while I was growing up, so the love of food was instilled in me from an early age—taste always trumps nutrition. So that means I have to be extra diligent...
Monday Funday
Schedule for Monday, 5/12/08
9 a.m.: new office walk-through
10:30 a.m.: spin class at Soul Cycle
7:30 p.m.: dinner with Miss Sixty PR
Sidenote: I haven’t had a Monday look like this in about four years. I’m kind of freaking out/totally elated.
“Oh my god, she’s a total sadist! And this is NOT the kind of masochism...”
– Thoughts from the dentist’s chair today
