tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:13:23 +0000random thoughts of a nice jewish girl in the city...http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/singlegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)Blogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-9160592154814052262Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:23:00 +00002009-10-29T19:13:23.444-04:00After our first year at college, my childhood best friend made me a small scrapbook with all sorts of cute cutouts of words & pictures, stickers, glitter and very sweet accompanying text. Reading it, I got nostalgic. It also made me feel good about myself because of the kind (and true?) things she wrote. Here are some excerpts:The point is that we may not remember everything we say, but when Ihttp://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/trip-down-memory-lane.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-1337408543389532766Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:00 +00002009-10-28T02:35:56.438-04:00(cont from 2006)109. My favorite animal is a monkey.110. My latest favorite ice cream flavor is "chocolate whiskey brownie" from Screme. Wow.111. I am a tea girl. Especially with nana.112. I need to find some bars with fireplaces for the winter.113. I need to earn some money so I can go skiing.114. I need to find a new roommate. Ideally someone who is never around.115. I am on an event committee http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/things-about-me-iii.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-8179039519655719873Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-10-23T18:56:14.124-04:00Well, it's the story of my life. It's a broken record. I'm happy, but I'm depressed. I'm "stable," but I'm not functioning. I'm confident, but I'm terrified. I'm outgoing, but I'm hiding. And no one knows.I am now getting more depressed than ever when I realized how much older I'm getting. College is becoming but a distant memory, which is really really really sad. When my parents told me http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-is-song-that-never-ends-it-just.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-1924327871314260990Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:49:00 +00002009-07-16T19:04:15.024-04:00My social life is good, but I can't get my life together otherwise. I have been staying in bed and doing nothing all day for days on end. Yet, when I go out and see friends and take trips, I am pretty much fine. I just have no internal motivation, nothing to drive me to move forward in any respect. I don't even have it in me to clean my room or organize my desk. I feel like I can't get http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-am-in-rutmostly.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-1561866394732423716Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:12:00 +00002009-06-05T13:35:21.513-04:00I am smitten like never before (or that I can recall)!!!I met the most adorable sweet Jewish guy at a party last night. So cute/hot that I almost think he's out of my league, but we had great conversation and flirted very much! At the end of the night he kissed me and it was like the earth stopped. Lightning and thunder. Fireworks. Butterflies. WOW. AMAZING. I was totally lost in the moment and http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/smitten.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-7268660305922860734Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:22:00 +00002008-12-06T22:07:18.224-05:00It's winter. I enjoy walking outside in my cute winter coats, hats and mittens. Breathing in the chilly air. The festive lights lining Broadway are heralding in a new season of love and giving. Perhaps...I am doing better than I have been lately. However, I am really down on myself when I consider where I am nearly six years after graduating college. I compare myself to others to no end. I see http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/12/musings.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-5264970132380680690Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:17:00 +00002008-10-20T13:31:44.147-04:00Apparently, the 92nd Street Y thinks that I am old, desperate and pathetic! I received a bright pink large postcard in the mail from them to "Meet Your Match." All the events are for ages 30s, 40s & 50s (mostly skewed toward older), with titles like "How to Meet More Men After 40" and "Deeper Dating." Thanks a lot, 92Y! I guess it shows that it could be worse... I don't even go to singles http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/10/meet-your-match.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-865692755960157322Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:45:00 +00002008-10-01T21:57:50.754-04:00It's a bit of an outrageous goal, but it's what I'd like to earn in FY2009. If I get the kind of job I am aiming to get and work really hard, it is feasible...How I would spend it:$45,000 taxes?$24,000 living expenses$18,000 savings/investment/RothIRA $5,000 tzedakah (charity)$4,000 travel$2,000 clothes$2,000 pay back debtHow does that sound? I'll let you know if it happens!!!http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/10/100000.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-8993160782728457771Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:44:00 +00002008-09-29T00:06:43.120-04:00I am not a big TV watcher...which is why I love my DVR. I can tape shows and then watch them at my leisure. I have movies saved up in the queue for when I might want 'em, too. (In short, DVR helps accommodate my active social life in Manhattan - yeah right!)However, today, my DVR failed me. I was watching a real-time Law & Order: Criminal Intent and it had me sitting on the edge of my seat andhttp://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/dvr-disrupts-law-order.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-8883658390747523631Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:07:00 +00002008-09-23T20:38:58.085-04:00A friend of mine has described the Upper West Side (Jewish-particularly Orthodox) dating community as dysfunctional. It's very close-knit and people tend to socialize and date within the community, yet are unwilling to settle down. I think that this trend mirrors a larger trend within NYC (and other urban areas), namely that young singles are committment-phobic and insatiable. There's gotta behttp://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/dysfunctional-community.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-8548445471647972707Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:48:00 +00002008-09-19T10:37:17.205-04:00...was the theme of last night's date.We had fun flirting and talking and joking around... but at the end of the night, he was weird. I thought there was chemistry, but when I touched his arm during dinner and his back while we were looking at a map together, he did nothing. When he dropped me off at the subway, he was about to walk away without even giving me a hug (or a handshake or high 5 or http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/help-me-with-my-english-please.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-1317296274857370034Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:26:00 +00002008-09-16T18:16:44.762-04:00Has anyone seen it? I was not able to locate it on YouTube, but it aired on FOX at 12:30pm today (target audience: rich housewives?)I hate to criticize Israel because it is my first love (okay, not counting family + future husband), but I was not a fan of this ad.The commercial starts with a pair of tourists (a couple) who are trying to find their way and two Israeli women walk by quickly, say http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/new-israel-commercial.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-8292840657991469031Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:01:00 +00002008-09-16T11:12:56.019-04:00So life is up! And so is my luck!I met a gorgeous guy this weekend. He is very tall, about 6'3. He is suave and sexy and has a British accent. Plus he's a doctor. And he's Jewish. And he's Israeli. Yet, he's also very kind, sincere, funny and has good taste in music! I don't have a picture of him to share with you, but imagine a cross between McDreamy (from Grey's Anatomy) and Mr. Big (from Sex http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/dr-gorgeous.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-5930508483697704786Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:23:00 +00002008-09-13T18:25:39.143-04:00If you are reading this, please take a moment to comment & say hello!I am doing better. Doctor upped my anti-depressant a few days ago and it really makes a difference. Hopefully, I'll be able to focus better to apply for and maybe even get a job!Don't be shy -- Say hi!!http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/is-anyone-there.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-8934286909123505594Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:53:00 +00002008-09-12T16:59:57.673-04:00Things Could Be Worse1) I could be an orphan.2) I could be deaf.3) I could be blind.4) I could be paralyzed.5) I could be homeless.6) I could have a fatal disease.7) I could be living in a dictatorship.8) I could be persecuted because I'm Jewish.9) I could be lost in the middle of nowhere for eternity.10) I could be immortal.11) I could have no faith (which I sometimes don't).12) I could be http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/from-archives-list-from-2004.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-6791336556310255750Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:21:00 +00002008-09-18T10:53:47.361-04:00The first list I made was in 2006. Here's some more (another triple chai=54):55. I started running in the parks near me. It feels good.56. I have never used a vibrator.57. I have thought about it and would buy it in cash.58. I am completely heterosexual, but am curious about lesbians. I wonder what it would feel like.59. I wish I could [redacted]60. I wonder if I'll ever have as good sex as I http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/things-about-me-ii.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-7480342409689114189Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:35:00 +00002008-09-09T19:01:48.388-04:00So here I am...more than 4 years after I started this blog. It's interesting to read back about the roller-coaster that has been my life.Right now, I am stuck in a rut...though I always have been in some way or another. I have barely been supporting myself, have absolutely no motivation and have a complete and utter lack of self-esteem, such that I am paralyzed to even sit down and revise my http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2008/09/slip-sliding-away.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-5839919332164219709Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:11:00 +00002008-09-15T20:43:43.050-04:00I acknowledge that miserable is a strong word, but I am struggling financially, career-wise and relationship-wise. Here's a brief introduction to the status quo of my life at the present moment. You will have the joy of reading specific humorous anecdotes at a later date.FinancesMoney is a problem. I am very fortunate to be living in a rent-stabilized apartment, but I am still taking in very http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2007/12/vacation-is-miserable.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-8923754440221652962Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:30:00 +00002007-12-18T14:32:38.493-05:00I have had no posts for 2007 and the year is virtually over!I will do my best to write some interesting and entertaining content for my readers soon. Happy holidays!:)http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2007/12/resuming-blog.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-116381173929659819Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:01:00 +00002006-11-17T20:02:19.306-05:00I received the following notice from them:Sender: Commerce BankSubject: Refunded Payment - Verizon WirelessMessage: The check issued to this payee has not been presented for payment. A refund will be issued to your account within 2-3 business days. If you need further assistance, please contact customer service.Payee Name: VERIZON WIRELESSPayment Amount: $103.27Payment Date: April 10 2006 I http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2006/11/i-love-my-bank.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-115952084704612671Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:27:00 +00002006-09-29T05:07:27.216-04:00(part I in previous post)So I was stood up on Tuesday night, but thoroughly confused as to why because we had a great email/phone rapport and he did not seem like the type of guy to do such a rude thing.On Wednesday night, I considered going to a class that he said he was going to, just to meet him face-to-face to find out what happened. A friend advised me not to (she actually said it would be http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2006/09/stood-up-date.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-115932866934119998Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:32:00 +00002006-09-27T10:28:22.503-04:00Yep. I was stood up this evening. For the very first time. Ordinarily (were such a situation to occur), I would have been annoyed and a little disappointed, but tonight, I was bewildered and a lot disappointed. It's wrong to set your expectations too high, but I was really into this guy (I met him online.) He seems very genuine. Down-to-earth. Funny. Sentimental. Self-aware. Connected to http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2006/09/stood-up.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-115810816375284087Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:40:00 +00002006-09-12T20:42:43.766-04:00Read the below quote from an ad for an event at the JCC."Applying to school can be an overwhelming and anxiety-producing process. Join our distinguished panel to get some of your questions answered: when to apply... how to choose the right school for your child, interviews, first choice letters, and how to survive the process."Sounds just like applying to college, right? Well, I left out the http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2006/09/new-york-city-and-education.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-115741443460637401Mon, 04 Sep 2006 23:58:00 +00002006-09-05T16:53:34.446-04:00Haha. An Israeli friend of mine asked me if "Labor Day" referred to giving birth or to work. I replied "giving birth" with a straight face and looked him right in the eye for about 5 seconds before cracking up. On that note, it would most certainly be disrespectful were I to work today. "Work" as in looking for work! Instead I will probably go hang out in Central Park. There is a frum http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2006/09/labor-day-other-musings_04.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195610.post-115060934520219244Sun, 20 Aug 2006 05:29:00 +00002006-09-08T02:08:30.736-04:00(in no particular order)(this has been a work in progress)1. My favorite color is turquoise.2. I am a nice Jewish girl in New York, but I am not a JAP.3. I am bipolar.4. I am grossly underpaid. 5. I graduated college with highest honors.6. I drink lots of water.7. I recently got addicted to Sudoku.8. My little sister is getting married. 9. It takes me 10 minutes to choose an ice cream flavor.10. http://singlegalnyc.blogspot.com/2006/08/things-about-me.htmlsinglegalnyc@hotmail.com (*singlegalnyc*)0