Tag Archives: Shopping

Wrong Way

Posted on October 21, 2012 by bearicaquinn

Somedays you wake up in the wrong place at 2:17 pm and then you bluster into the afternoon and buy the wrong bagel and get on the subway and walk the wrong way through the park and get nasty oozing … Continue reading →

Posted in Charming Anecdote, The Cats of Others | Tagged bagel, Body modification, Harvard Medical School, Health, Japan, Maine Coon, National Geographic Channel, Saline (medicine), Shopping | Leave a comment

Under Clouds

Posted on August 16, 2012 by bearicaquinn

I am wondering, wondering, looking out at the sky, tired from 6 am bedtime and too much coffee and being so far removed from the life I want. I remember living in the under-renovation house on Washington Street and our … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Kitsch, Mixed Bag O'Cats | Tagged cat, Maine Coon, Mike Shea, Outer Banks, Rothrock Outfitters, Shopping | Leave a comment

We Have Fun

Posted on July 15, 2012 by bearicaquinn

We scramble over mountains in search of mysterious crosses, we wheel the broken of us through narrow streets and amongst display racks of fabrics and beads, we sip wine and watch crime shows, we welcome our neighbors, we dine late … Continue reading →

Posted in The Cats of Summer | Tagged Bead, Beverages, cat, cat lover's camera, Food, Maine Coon, Pet, Poochcat, Recreation, santa fe, Shopping, vacation | 5 Comments

Birth Presents Round-Up

Posted on June 6, 2012 by bearicaquinn

Recently, I turned 24. This sad cat girl’s coming of age tale is resplendent with friends, food, and cats. Here is a second installment of cat-ifacts that have trickled in from dear, dear well wishers. I LOVE YOU ALL. Seriously, come over … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Kitsch, Charming Anecdote | Tagged 24, birthday presents, cat, Catgirl, family, Humor, Image Galleries, Maine Coon, Pets, Recreation, Shopping | Leave a comment

One More Day

Posted on May 7, 2012 by bearicaquinn

Sometimes, you are struggling to finish writing a paper for the most puzzling class you are currently taking and also finishing all the grading for two sections of undergraduate art history while simultaneously falling ill and working from bed with … Continue reading →

Posted in Sightings! | Tagged Art history, cat, fairleigh dickinson, Humor, Image Galleries, Maine Coon, Multi-Cat Homes, Pet, Recreation, Shopping, sister | Leave a comment

When I Should be Working

Posted on April 23, 2012 by bearicaquinn

I am instead munching peanut butter toast, listening to Law & Order, walking south with Pulp in my ears, watching my rainy reflection pass in the windows of hair salons and green grocers, chopping vegetables for elaborate omelettes, guessing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charming Anecdote | Tagged Bell Jar, Business, cat, Home, Law & Order, Maine Coon, New York Times, NYC, poetry, Shopping, Sylvia Plath | Leave a comment

Scenes from a Courtship

Posted on April 14, 2012 by bearicaquinn

In October of 2009, I read an original poem called “On Commuting by Bicycle” at an open mic in Huntingdon. A young Jake Weller approached me during the intermission, and told me it was the best bicycle-related poem he … Continue reading →

Posted in Charming Anecdote, Florida Cat Report | Tagged Maine Coon, travel, Huntingdon, Shopping, Florida, Jake Weller, Molly, Open mike, Courtship, standing stone coffee | Leave a comment

Auntie Lauri, Reporting from the West Coast

Posted on March 21, 2012 by bearicaquinn

Last summer, my Bearded Companion and I took flight with his family to most glorious points west. How do you condense this two-week experience of extreme pleasantness into words? I will try. Squashy beds in a crowded bunkhouse, large pastries … Continue reading →

Posted in Charming Anecdote, The Cats of Others, Cat Kitsch | Tagged Maine Coon, cat, Recreation, Humor, Shopping, Jake Weller, James Brown, London, Bollywood, Emma Thompson, West Coast, roommates, new cat owner | 1 Comment

Three Pictures for You.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by bearicaquinn

It’s Sunday! And cats abound. This will be quick and dirty because, though I feel like a freewheeling girl in the city, just jamming around in my house-clothes, listening to L&O, and gazing out the window across rooftops, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Charming Anecdote, The Cats of Others | Tagged Google, ITunes, Judith Shimer, Juniata College, Maine Coon, Mark Cuban, Mignon Fogarty, Mike Shea, Quick-and-dirty, Recreation, Shark Tank, Shopping | 1 Comment

Goodnight to Thursday

Posted on February 3, 2012 by bearicaquinn

Here’s a little dayender for you. It is Thursday; it is nearly Friday. It is one more big push and then eight more big pushes followed by a series of pushes and then someday I’ll die but in the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in Charming Anecdote, Mixed Bag O'Cats | Tagged Quinn Daly, Television, Arts, Shopping, Jake Weller, Programs, Hair, Jane Austen, Tim Brunero, Christian Oliver, Rikers, John O'Donnell | 3 Comments