summer

ain’t that S’well!

What’s the best way to prep for your First Week of Classes? Hydrating. With water. Especially in the Durham heat–that peculiar mixture of painful mugginess and beautiful sun– you are […]

Stylin'

Park City Traveler’s Guide III

I take my shopping seriously– especially when it’s out of town. It’s a big commitment to lug a whole bunch of extra wares through Security, and, if you’re shipping items, that […]

Travelin' Thru

Park City Traveler’s Guide II

Restaurants: Café Terigo: With a fabulous gilded private dining room, as well as a lovely outdoor seating area, Café Terigo’s contemporary Italian faire is perfect for an intimate date night. My […]

Stylin'

The Weekender and What I Really Need

I am a seriously inefficient packer. Whether I’m overpacking big- time, or under-packing on a major level, I’m usually forgetting a bunch of Weekend Essentials. One would think that after […]

Wild Stories

Jason Bourne & My First Date

Your first date. Do you remember it? All those feelings of giddiness and excitement. Getting dressed up, but not too dressed up. Trying to play it cool, but totally epitomizing […]

Rantin'

Creepy Campfire Songs

During my brief tenure at Shmernwood Shmove, I noticed something fairly strange: a whole bunch of campfire songs are pretty dang morbid. Whether they’re explicitly recalling the death of a […]

Around Town

Yoga with Kate Novack

This past weekend, I finally found my ideal yoga class. Equal parts instructor, setting and community contributed to this revelation, and I couldn’t be more pleased. (As someone who definitely […]

Stylin'

Reflections on Ruffles

What do you know about ruffles? That they’re totally froo-froo and frilly? That they’re relics from a time gone by– i.e. the 17th Century? (Can you imagine wearing such a […]

Stylin'

We are in the midst of a serious heat wave, people! The Times released a whole article honing in on comparable heat waves in New York History: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/nyregion/new-york-today-the-heat-is-here-heat-wave.html?_r=0. But before you head to […]

Stylin'

The Pool Float Revolution

I am giving Taylor Swift credit for bringing back the pool float in all its glory. Not to say that it ever went away, (not trying to start some sort […]