So as you may or may not know, I started out as an intern at Ani DiFranco's record label three years ago and have continued to freelance for them today. In an effort to promote one of our artist's newest CD/DVD release, I came up with a contest idea. What's more ridiculous than people listening to me? People SHAVING THEIR HEADS because I suggested it and offered them a free t-shirt to do it. I love...

I described at length how crazypants it would be to live with my college hippie friend Abi in previous posts. We would have been (and still are, in fact) a modern version of the old couple. She is a free spirit, while I prefer to keep my soul shackled to my paycheck as I continue my quest in pursuit of the almighty dollar. (For example, today, my boss told me never to volunteer to do charity work b...

In speaking with everyone at work, it seems that everyone has come to the consensus that this past week was the LONGEST WEEK EVER. Usually, for me, anyway, the weeks go by really fast. For instance- omg it's already July? But this week has seemed particularly long. Perhaps it's that I went to three concerts this week. Let's recap: 1. Tuesday Night- Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden: Yes, you heard...

In honor of NYC Pride weekend, I thought I'd write a little post about a big subway advertisement I pass every morning in Penn Station on my way to work. It's an ad for Here! TV, a gay cable TV station. It features two buff gentlemen without their shirts on. I walked by this ad every day for about a week until some brilliant person decided to make an alteration to it. "FAGIT" was written across one...

Friday afternoon ended with my boss coming over to my desk and saying, "Hey Amanda, do you want a bottle of wine?" Have I mentioned in the last five minutes that I love her? Yes? Okay. So, bottle of wine in tow, it was a great way to start the weekend. Kari is visiting for the weekend and the plan was for her to meet me outside of my office after work. Now, let's just say that although I work in Ma...