I can count on one hand all the times I've been to Brooklyn and each of those times was with a plan in motion. I've never had the time--or a tour guide--to show me Biggie's borough. That all changed Sunday afternoon when I accepted an invitation...
Before I moved to New York, but after I started Channing in the City, whenever Jay Z's (who recently dropped the hyphen from his name) "Empire State of Mind" came on, I would turn it up. Like, to ignant (yes, ignant) levels. I would purposely...
"Thank you for calling the New York Times, please say the name of the person you are calling," a deep voice said on the other end of the phone. I said the name before realizing that I wasn't taking to a real person but a...
Y'all. This heat is no joke. It's bringing out the worst in people. But also the very best. And just when I fix my mouth to complain, God tells me several different times to shut the eff up. I had a pretty long day yesterday. Long...
I love New York and all it's randomness, especially on days like this. A little after 11:30 yesterday morning, my co-worker marches back to my desk and says she has an adventure to present to me. "'Kay, I'm listening," I tell her. She says that her line-sister sent...
People always talk about branding yourself. Branding this, branding that. The other day one of my co-workers noticed that I may or may not smile every time a certain someone's name pops up in my phone. "He can't be busted," he told me. "Think of the...
Let me tell you, I've been getting on my own nerves lately. I've been doing a bad job of taking time for myself. I collapse in bed at night and literally spring myself from the bed in the mornings without doing my devotions or gratitude...
Remember that yellow dress from the beach trip that never was? I wore it over the weekend. One of my college girlfriends is pregnant (flicks tear) and Saturday was her shower. I thought that Missguided yellow dress was perfect for the occasion and I was...
It's time to have a chat with Mother Nature. I have been trying to get to the beach for a while now to no avail. What gives Mother Nature? Why don't you want me to let my hair down--literally--and have some fun in the sun and...
Last Wednesday starting with Heidi Klum shooting down a question I asked her and ended with Kate Spade lip-shaped sunglasses. I was so proud of myself, I rehearsed my question so many times while I waiting to speak with the Project Runway judge so that it...