January 2011
16 posts
how to date me
Try not to have a history. No past whatsoever. But have the knowledge of someone who does, someone who has. Make sure you’ve never loved before me, will never love again. But understand what it is to love, what love is not, and don’t tell me I’m the one and only—be realistic. Behave cynically but think hopefully. Wink quickly and casually. Complain about your family but don’t complain about mine....
We Love You, Be Careful →
Article I wrote about my grandma for This Recording with pictures by my best bud Ren Rossini!
my mother sent me a box of some of my grandmother’s stuff she thought i’d want. there were some photographs, a scarf, a stuffed animal, and two russell stover milk chocolate caramel-filled santas. the santas that, on her deathbed (this is really 100% true, i promise) she asked my mother not to throw away because they were “a bargain.” (of COURSE they were a bargain,...
For My Future Children: If You’re Anything Like... →
wrote it for the hairpin!
thanks for the material, mom & dad!
I want to talk to/meet as many people in the universe as possible without getting myself into trouble. I want to hear your stories. The interesting/most embarrassing/unforgettable/time I got my heart broken/got a tattoo/snuck into a swimming pool/fell off a train/dropped out of college/told someone I loved them/made art/knew someone who died/fell into a giant hole/lied about something/realized my...
Overheard in NYC
Sometimes I overhear parents say goofy/totally normal things to their children, and I imagine how funny it would be if these were things I said to my twenty-something friends instead.
1. “Do you need me to hold your snack for you?”
2. “I will sing the song with you only one more time, and then I need to have a grown-up conversation.”
3. “Just stay awake a few more...
“Have a nice night” takes on a whole new meaning when it’s said to you by the cashier at CVS where you’ve just purchased a six-pack of Sierra Nevada and a single serving of Top Ramen.
how did i get signed up for this church’s mailing list? totally excited to participate in their next event. smashed eggs!
Ways to be Successfully Unemployed →
i wrote this thing for the hairpin!
this is a real problem i'm having
I’ve been listening to a lot of This American Life lately, mainly to work on my auditory processing disorder, to learn more random facts, and also because it’s a fun thing to do on the subway or while your boyfriend is doing work and you have no work to do. I came across this episode called House on Loon Lake, which, if you haven’t listened to, I would HIGHLY recommend....
Hannahmight: Insomnia Log: 1/3/11 →
hannahmight:
1:00 am - Time for bed! I am going to get so much sleep and I’ll be so well-rested and bright-eyed tomorrow.
1:30 am - Still awake.
1:33 am - Still awake. I’m not really tired yet. Maybe an episode of “Friends” will calm me down.
1:55 am - Man, season six is the best. It’s like every episode…
hannah may, ladies and gentlemen.
ps. how good is the UNAGI episode?!