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by | September 7, 2010 · 7:49 am

Ugh. Summer’s Over.

Just in time for summer to end, my mom, my aunts and I found the most awesome secret beach on a walk Monday. Words cannot describe how beautiful it is, or how mad my aunts were that they didn’t find it 20 years ago – because when you have 10 children under the age of 10 crying and spilling juice all over the place, you want a place where they can play without killing anyone and/or decreasing the value of your home.

I take this as a sign that summer’s not ready to be over. It’s not time yet! But I am excited for the fall. Bring on September.

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by | August 31, 2010 · 8:30 pm

All Movie Theaters Should Sell Beer and Wine

Eight years in Boston and I’ve never stepped foot inside the Coolidge Corner Theatre. On Saturday, I decided I needed to see The Kids are All Right before it left theaters, and the CCT was still playing it, so I made it a date. I had no idea what I was missing.

The CCT was built in 1906, and became a theater in 1933. It’s art deco all over the place, snd still runs in the vein of the old movie houses, with curtains opening right before the film starts, and movie shorts playing before the feature film.

On top of that, the CCT is clean, and less expensive than the other theaters in Boston. Lately, the disgustingness of the city’s movie theaters has really been getting on my nerves. It’s called a vacuum people! They play old films, cult films and indy films. They sell beer and wine, and just happen to be located next to Upper Crust and across the street from Brookline Booksmith.

If you haven’t been, visit. It’s awesome, I promise!

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by | August 31, 2010 · 8:09 pm

Scenes from the Green Line

What am I supposed to do with this?

First of all, yes, I worry about all of these things. Probably unnecessarily, but I’m a worrier. Secondly, I don’t like the thought that my only hope is winning the lottery or moving back in with my parents (I already have like 50 jobs). These are terrible options, although I do daydream about winning the lottery and never having to work again. I’m aware this is a long shot. And, third, isn’t Plan B the name of the morning-after pill? Does this company really want to be associated with preventing unwanted pregnancies? Could you imagine if the Plan B morning after pill didn’t work, you got pregnant, lost your job, didn’t win the lottery and had to move back in with your parents. Why would you depend on another Plan B to do it’s job?

This is poor advertising. Why does the T torture me like this?

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