I Hate/Love/Hate/Love My Life
This past month has been a rollercoaster of emotion, where I’ve teared up out of happiness and out of frustration, numerous times… Where’s My Power Suit? After seeing an interview Read more…
Calvin Klein, Axe, and me!
I remember sitting in Lower Dining Hall in college and a friend pointed to a guy in line with a backwards baseball hat [a requirement to get into Boston College Read more…
Saya? Saya??? Saya????
I’ve always prided myself on leading an active life, filled with classes [improv, guitar, salsa, yoga, writing] and activities [Pecha Kucha, Second Story, Clandestino, Second Friday Art Walks, Chicago Cares, Read more…
Would I be president by now if my name was Alexis?
I love names. When I worked at Crown Books the summer before sophomore year of college, we were told to choose three sections for which we’d be responsible – straightening, Read more…
40 strangers + adorable kids and giving adults + 37 strangers = ahhhh.
What a weekend! Friday night I had the biggest Mingler to date, with forty guests. Some newbies, some repeaters, all interesting and with such different backgrounds! They heard about the Read more…
Eating a Jerry sandwich while kissing a Brit while writing a novel while doing the Ironman
Life’s To Do List (a work in progress): Go far away to college (Boston College, 1996-2000) Play “Mimi” in a production of RENT Perform a hip-hop dance routine with a Read more…