This has been bothering me for awhile – since I moved to the city a year ago, actually. New Yorkers push their kids around in strollers with plastic coverings.
I noticed it more in Queens than in the city, which confuses me even more. All packages that come with plastic bags clearly indicate not to let children play with them. It’s a pretty well-known fact that plastic bags + kids do not mix. So why then are parents enclosing their kids in plastic as they walk down the street? I don’t even like kids and it bothers me. What’s the deal?
I found the above picture on isawyournanny.blogspot.com. It’s actually a pretty cool website – people (usually remaining anonymous) recount stories (rat out) nannies. There’s some entertaining and scandalous stories – one tipster reported seeing a nanny binge drink while with her charges in a park in Arizona. Click here to read what one Jane Doe saw a nanny do with a plastic stroller cover. Also, while I was perusing the sight I stumbled upon this post, which bears a striking resemblance to one of my posts!
I haven’t written in awhile because I’ve become addicted to Guitar Hero. Ok, part of that’s a lie…I haven’t written because I’m lazy and I’ve been bogged down with this whole apartment-hunting-moving-process. But I am currently addicted to Guitar Hero. It’s only been in my life for a week now, but I now understand what the fuss is all about. After playing some easy songs and clearly mastering them, I discovered the “career” function. I created my own band and properly named it “HotCher.” Unfortunately, something went amiss and now whenever I log in to play, it comes up as “HotChe.” Not exactly what I was going for.
I’m excited that tonight I moved on to the medium level and managed to rock on both songs I played and even incorporated the fourth fret. I was feeling pretty good about myself until my neighbor came over and told me about this kid on YouTube who made his way to the most difficult song – Dragonslayer. I watched the video and immediately felt pretty shitty about my guitar hero ability. Watch for yourself and see how crappy he makes you feel.
After I watched it, I tried boxing on the Wii for the first time and felt much better about myself after two knockouts. Hey, you do whatever you have to for a little self-esteem.
I've only been in NYC for three years but it feels like home. Most of the time I love the chaos it offers but when the 8 million people start to get on my nerves, you better believe I'm on the next train out for the weekend. I'm afraid having three cats makes me a crazy cat lady at the age of 25. Nothing is better than spending time with my family and friends. I dream about football season all summer but my fantasy team gives me anxiety. I love getting compliments on shoes but totally keeping it a secret that I only paid $19.99 for them. I hate living with people so I spend over 50% of my income on my one bedroom apartment. I secretly wish I was more literary, but can only seem to buy books with pink covers. Welcome to my world.
