A throwback to the industrial past of the Brooklyn waterfront, the neighborhood of Red Hook is one of the most unique places to explore in New York City. Not accessible by subway (only bus or ferry), Red Hook offers a plethora of delicious places to eat and drink. On beautiful Saturday, I gathered a group … Continue reading Adventures in New York: Red Hook Day
This past winter, when NYC was in a state of perma-sludge, I was lucky enough to attend a very secret art show. 43 street artists, lead by Hanksy, turned a condemned building in Alphabet City into a giant and totally illegal art gallery. The girls with the weapons in these alcoves (one of them above) … Continue reading Adventures in New York: Surplus Candy
Black Rabbit Coaster The Black Rabbit is one of my all-time favorite bars in Greenpoint (actually maybe even in Brooklyn, which basically means favorite in New York City). Its decor draws very much on the ambiance of an old Irish pub without being kitschy or feeling out of place in the neighborhood. One of my … Continue reading Beer Book: Black Rabbit
After a slightly longer than intended hiatus from blogging, I am back! While I will continue to write about poetry and the occasional culinary endeavor, my latest project is blogging about my adventure with the Beer Book! It is a coupon book of 30 free beers at 30 different bars around Brooklyn created by the … Continue reading Adventures in New York: The Beer Book
In honor of Pi day (which was yesterday...think about it 3/14...) the Sweetery Truck in front of my building was offering free pies! Yes, that is right, free pies. I got blue berry. I don't know that I would call it a pie exactly, it really seemed more like a gourmet pop-tart (or is a … Continue reading Pi/Pie Day
Last night, I had the very exciting privileged of being in the Daily Show's live studio audience. I have already been in the audience for the Colbert Report, and this was a very different experience. Sarah and I arrived just before 2:30pm so that we could grab our tickets. One perk the Daily Show has … Continue reading The Daily Show
As the second part of being a Bumble and Bumble Hair U model, I also receive a free color. I am going in the morning to have my hair dyed for the first time, a single process. Above is a pretty good representation of the color my hair is now, styled by Sarah Grubb for … Continue reading Free Hair Styling: Part II
Today is a hodgepodge of adventure writing. Above is the youtube video for my first Vlog entry. I have joined the Vlog Poets, a group of poets posting youtube videos for an entire year speaking on different poetry topics. More info found here: http://projectvideobard.com/ So check it out! Poetry is still living and breathing. On … Continue reading Midweek Adventures
The Before Last week I posted that I was chosen to be a hair model for Bumble & Bumble U. Today was my first free haircut as a hair model. While the cut lasted about two hours, it was overall a positive experience. I was selected to receive the "razor bob" cut. Instead of using … Continue reading Free Adventures: The Haircut
Turkey, May 2011 I will admit the picture does not actually have anything to do with this post. I just thought a theater atop a mountain is pretty epic. On Tuesday, I had another great and awesome privileged of being in the studio audience for the taping of the Colbert Report. If you have never … Continue reading More (free and cheap) Adventures in New York City
Athena Pappas 