Test Your Blood For Irish, Part I

Do you have Irish Blood? Here's one way to find out...

Watch the movie "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (available on Netflix streaming, if you're down).



If you're blood starts to rise at the 6m 04s mark, you've probably got Irish blood.

Tiocfaidh ár lá.

The Cup & Saucer

On the corner of Eldridge and Canal Street, you will find the Cup & Saucer... an old school diner that feels like it was timeported from Albany circa 1959.



Here's my rec:

Corned Beef on Rye, Swiss Cheese, Russian Dressing, Cole Slaw.

It's pretty close to a Reuben, but if you ask for a Reuben they'll say they dont have that ;)

Home Is Where You

I am just one of those people that will never be able to do things like this, and for that reason, I am thankful for all good artists.

[ Source: Phillennium ]

They Glide

This is an indication of how much I have been working recently. I dont know if it will make sense to you, but it was a big deal to me.

I was in Williamsburg, walking up Driggs to the L train, and I looked up into the blue clouded sky. And I was surprised that the clouds were moving.

I had forgotten that clouds moved.

November 5th, not so long ago...

"Like anyone who comes into contact with Liza, I do all I can to hurtle about her manic orbit. To be near her is to hold on like hell. Cuz to fall away for a moment would be like to oversleep summer. But for a few moments each morning when she awakes, I let go. And I stare. At blue eyes filled with goodness and found grace. At hair spilled in an improbably warm and sexy tangle. And, best of all, at a smile. Knock-kneed and new, but suggestive always of bounding across a city street. Every morning I smile back. Always bigger than the day before."

+ Matthew Opalack