prettypithy

Darn it, I went and got married without reading my 43 things! :-P

Though the gentleman I have chosen to settle down with is neither Irish nor tough, he is hilarious, big-hearted and quite the looker. Now, if he could just perfect the accent!

Either Manhattan is not the city I thought it was or I’m not the girl I thought I was. Either way, I give up. As much as I have projected onto the tiny island as a city of romance, dreams and glamour, whenever I am actually there I find it cramped, dirty and inorganic. Everyone is a transplant and though beautiful things such as art, fashion and cuisine do thrive there, the pursuit of them seems more like a celebration of the next big thing than a true celebration of hedonism. I realize now that the things I wanted from my dream life in New York are all things I can provide for myself: art, beauty, glamour, pleasure and success.

Goodbye, NYC. I hardly knew ye.

This website is awesome. I didn’t even realize I had added this to my 43 things but it has really been a life-long dream. I will be a 1L at UC Hastings in August. There really is something about writing things down that etches them in your internal to-do list. I had a lot of fears and a lot of ambitions but after a grueling admissions season, I am ready to test my smarts, character and commitment. Wish me luck!