May 2, 2008 by Imadge Mekker
My mother was right. I have gotten so involved in my new life here in New York that I barely have time to call or email them as I promised. Thank goodness for the time difference, I actually can send them something before I go to bed. And, thanks to this blog, they can actua...
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May 1, 2008 by Napster
It’s the witching hour and I still can’t sleep. The 20-hour flight from Sydney to New York is a killer but it was worth it. It’s nice to see my parents again. It had been a year since I saw them last, before they left for Australia to begin that dig. They are real ...
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April 24, 2008 by Napster
Sheridan and James Wozniak, respected archeologists, but if you see meet them, you would think that his wife is his assistant and not his peer. You see, my parents met in college – she was a student, he was a professor.
A schoolgirl’s crush that turned into love and t...
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April 15, 2008 by Napster
I feel like Penny in the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory, starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco as Penny. The series is about two socially inept prodigies, theoretical physicists at Caltech, in their 20s who are living across the hall from a beautiful, socially ...
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April 11, 2008 by Milan Westin
Finally, moving-in day! With my bed and my desk (the only two pieces of furniture I could really put in my room) was scheduled to be delivered before lunch today, my mother and I took the cab to my new apartment in Brooklyn.
I was so excited, I almost did not notice that ...
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April 10, 2008 by Napster
On impulse, I decided to drive down to Austin with Charles with plans of flying from the state capital to New York. Spending a few days with my cousin made me realize how surrealistic the photography world I live in. Charles was so down to earth and normal that I felt I actu...
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April 8, 2008 by Milan Westin
I liked Imadge the moment I saw her. She had a no-nonsense air about her, as if she was used to ordering people around, though I figured that she must be no more than 18. And, my mother liked her, too. So, it was decided that I can move in as soon as possible and since I...
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April 7, 2008 by Imadge Mekker
The 331 miles separating Dallas and Midland translated into a 5-hour drive of male bonding between Charles and I though we had to scream once in a while to be heard over the thunderstorm and pouring rain. Springtime in Texas usually mean those two, plus the real threat o...
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April 5, 2008 by Milan Westin
The moment my parents agreed that I could go and live in New York, they did not waste anytime. Lecturing me about money and how much I actually make every month from the royalties of the software I had written, I was put on a very tight budget.
And I have to show myself p...
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April 4, 2008 by Imadge Mekker
It’s always great visiting Grandma; she always make me feel I belong. With Charles here, it made the visit more enjoyable. But, there was something in the air that I could not place; a feeling that a storm was coming and when it comes, we would not be able to stop the havo...
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