Posts under ‘Travel’

Westward bound

A quick, sleep-deprived update: Today, ladies and gents, I head west. I was (miraculously) able to fit everything of mine in a sweet rental Dodge Caravan. My friend Lindsey and I will be road tripping soccer-mom style, cooler full of snacks included. I apologize (as always) for the lack of regular blogging–my laptop won’t turn [...]

Jill goes to Denver–Part 3

It feels weird to start a blog without making some comment about the delay in writing it. BECAUSE THERE IS NONE. Get used to it, peeps. Oh, before I get going, I wanted to share an idea I had for a blog series. Boston Magazine does an annual “Best of Boston” feature where they list [...]

Jill goes to Denver, part 2

I realized it’s been almost A MONTH since I blogged last. That is so pathetic. I could give all sorts of excuses, like how the internet hasn’t been working at my apartment (which is true), or how 90-degree days in an apartment without any fans or air conditioning really saps your will to write and [...]

Jill goes to Denver–Part 1

This post is now long, LONG overdue, but in my defense, I have been doing many other things. For example, today I watched two discs of Friends and did not leave the house all day. Very busy. But for real, last week I was traveling back to Michigan to see Spring Awakening for the fourth [...]

Here Comes the Sun

After what feels like an endless and bizarrely rainy winter, it has been 75 degrees in Boston this weekend. The city changes completely when everyone isn’t trying to keep from blowing away, or keep their umbrellas from breaking into a million pieces and mauling some unsuspecting passers-by, or pumping out their flooded basements. (Seriously, I [...]

It Sucks to be Me

Okay, it doesn’t REALLY suck to be me, but I promised that would be the title of my blog and I don’t like breaking promises: If you haven’t seen Avenue Q, you should. Right now. Be prepared for R-rated puppets. And I’m totally serious. — Overheard on the T: “It’s like, I’m sorry you’re not [...]