Kazoku ~ Familie ~ Family Today was a glorious day of reunions for me! I got to meet up with some family I haven’t seen in a long time: Teri, Meredith, Joyce, Klara, and Jamie. Teri and Meredith lived with my family in Japan…we played on the shores of Camp Kinser as children with Meri’s … Continue reading
Every Tuesday night, the Amateur Astronomer’s Association hosts a night of stargazing at The High Line. It was an evening filled with big telescopes, fresh air, space experts, and a mile and half park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets of Manhattan’s West Side. (so lovely) Most importantly though, I … Continue reading
‘your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them.’ Obi-Wan Kenobi may have been onto something when he gave those famed words to Luke Skywalker in A New Hope….OK, have I lost all the the non-nerds out there? Well, here is the thing. Recently a good friend gave me some drawings he made of my new … Continue reading
What is that? TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS…at one festival!? YES PLEASE! The New York Academy of Medicine was hosting a fantastic day of free erudition! Between exploring their phenomenal medical library, learning about cranioklepty (famous skull theft!), anthropodermic bibliopegy (book binding in human skin…no not the Necronomicon), and taking a dissection and drawing class…I … Continue reading
…She was very old, though she did not know it, and she was no longer the careless color of sea foam but rather the color of snow falling on a moonlit night. But her eyes were still clear and unwearied, and she still moved like a shadow on the sea.” Peter S. Beagle, the author … Continue reading
Brunch is a big deal in NYC. I quickly learned this when I moved here. Sure, I’ve enjoyed some delicious egg-tastic dishes throughout Brooklyn… However, my FAVORITE kind of brunch involves 3 things: German expressionist epic science fiction films Live Music & Ashi (my sister) Blam! That all happened today at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg. … Continue reading
….well, if your nose is a Norwegian attic. Check it out my friends: there was a new Van Gogh found “Sunset at Montmajour” Well, it wasn’t so much FOUND but identified as authentic. Seems it was considered for decades to be fake and was stored in the attic of a Norwegian home. Can you imagine, … Continue reading
…make sculpture.
I have recently moved to NYC for my second clinical affiliation at Lutheran Hospital in Brooklyn. It has been close to 14 days now (wow time flies!) that I have been in the big apple and the city has taken a couple of big bites out of me. However, I figure it is the optimal … Continue reading
…orchids and my wonderful friend Louisa. Happy Birthday Lovie, you are constantly are inspiring me with your beauty, grace, and strength. I wish I could be up there to celebrate with you but that just means a little extra party next time I come to D.C. Love you.
A Cup A Day 