Local Philly Artist shares All about His City
This past weekend I went down to Philadelphia not for the World Series, but to visit with some very good friends of mine…and to figure out what’s up with Philly! Over the past year and a half, Philly has kept cropping up in conversations whether it’s about the art scene or friends moving there. My curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to see for myself why I kept hearing about Philly and I was pleasantly surprised with, well everything! But to get a true insider’s look, here’s an interview with Michael Hunt, a 6 month old Philly resident who just opened up a studio for repurposed furniture. Check out what he has to say about the City of Brotherly Love, you may

The Trip Slideshow
A friend of mine recently got back from Europe. He sent out a tantalizing email summing up his trip and included links to photos with mini descriptions for each album. As I was reading the descriptions, I realized that I really would rather hear the stories about each photo in person. Then I realized that I couldn’t really remember the last time any of my friends or family sat down to really listen to ALL the stories that went with

Could be Anywhere…
Tonight I’m hosting a friend from China who’s surfing my couch. We played cards, drank wine and listened to music. It’s been over a year since we last said goodbye in the Far East so we’ve been catching up on everything from what’s happened in Beijing since the Olympics to what other board games we like (I definitely kicked butt in Scrabble earlier 356 to 256 ;). But what struck me is that we could be anywhere in the world doing this same thing. Literally anywhere. It’s a little surreal. As cliché as it sounds, sometimes it’s nice to have the gentle reminder that it’s not actually the place that you’re at that’s important, but the people that you surrou

Whirlwind: A New Chapter has Started
Life has launched me into full throttle more than ever this fall (and also is the disclaimer that goes with my disperse blog posts!). On August 30, I was behind the wheel of a massive UHaul truck with all of my worldly belongings packed behind me as I made the leap from Boston to New York City. The company that I started with back in February is based out of Queens and they left it up to me to decide if I wanted to make the move. My lease was up in Boston and I figured I’d see what all the NYC hype is about for myself. Fast-forward six weeks later and my life feels like it is in permanent go-mode. Maybe this is more reflective of my current residence than I would have ever guesse

untainted trails: a journey to where the sidewalk ends
I’m in San Fancisco right now on vacation and this is a guest blog post from my old roommate and good friend Lily about our hiking adventure yesterday. sometimes you just have to make your own adventure. after a mellow week at burning man (no really, I was so burnt out from working this year, burning man was the first chance i had to really relax…and i did. i came home well rested and ready for some vacation time), my former room(soul)mate Helen came to visit, whom I haven’t seen in about 3 years. At her heels was Johan, our Belgian little brother, who lived with us for about a month, couchsurfing in our living room when we lived in Boston. We