Words by: Jon Collins
Image by: e (special thanks to Mikleman & tienvijftien)
Letter from the Editor: Lazy Days
Welcome to August, arguably my favorite month of the year. I find August to be the perfect way to wind down your summer. There are those however, who find August to be a bit of a drag. The heat [...]
Archives: July 2009
Letter from the Editor: Lazy Days
An Ode to Long Weekends
Words by: Jamie Phillips
Image by: grenade
Long weekends are made for camping. Something about getting an extra day off of work provides the impetus for perfectly civilized people to go feral, escaping the confines of the cubicle in favor of experimenting with the relationship between fire and alcohol. Seasoned sources tell me that this does not [...]
If You Don’t Ask, You’ll Never Know
Words by: Samantha Finigan
Image by: CarbonNYC
After a year-and-a-half of researching, planning and grassroots development (including an obscene amount of feverish pro/con, risk/reward, crazy/sane list-writing), my now business partner, Whitney, and I jumped ship at the advertising agency we were working for and started our own business – a small high-end custom stationery boutique called Gus [...]
You Say Recession, I Say Adventure
Words by: Dallas Brown
Image by: Jessica Chan
As I write this article to you all, I’m sitting in a budget hotel in Nice, France, looking out at charming hillside villas. There’s a warm breeze reaching me from the Mediterranean Sea. I am not telling you this to gloat. I am not exceptional. But I may have [...]
Pink Slip Panic. Blessing in Disguise?
Words by: Virginia Manning
Image by: Megan Verhey
“I hope you understand how serious this is”, my director said to me during a meeting. “You have three weeks to prove to this company that you belong here.” Nearly paralyzed with fear, I nodded my head, and felt a bead of sweat roll down the side of my [...]
Listen Up: July Playlist
Mark Sandford’s Lemon Life music picks of no particular order or relevance other than being really good songs.
Sia - Breathe Me (Four Tet Remix) click to listen
- You may recognize Sia’s voice from her work with trip-hoppers Zero7; soft yet evocative. On this track, the always wonderful/quirky producer, Four Tet, manages to throw in drunken-stumble-like [...]
A Day in the Lemon Life: Toronto
Words by: Sam Clemens
Image by: Duchamp
My task is to explore and document a day in Toronto without spending more than $20.
Important Note:
Toronto is currently in the midst of a garbage strike, thus an unholy union holds the city hostage in its own filth. As a result, several city run events and attractions are closed but [...]
A Day in the Lemon Life: Boston
Words by: Sarah Stanley
Image by: e (thanks to randy son of robert)
An able-bodied young female professional with, let’s say, no more than twenty dollars in her hand, has ahead of her a lovely day out in Boston. Will she have fun?? Will she end the day feeling satisfied?? Is happiness in a city truly attainable [...]
A Day in the Lemon Life: London
Words by: Mark Hunter
Image by: Michael Tunney
Mission: Experience as much of London as possible in one day without spending more than £20.
Mission: Accepted.
Diary:
8.00am – Rise enthusiastically, shower, breakfast and pack the necessities: London A-Z, drink, snacks, Oyster card (London’s public transport travel card), waterproof jacket and eggs.
Running total: £0
9.00am – Catch underground train (which, combined [...]
Summer Reading
Words by: Shannon MacKay
Image by: Jason Ryall
Betty Crocker Quick and Easy Cookbook – $26.99
I bet Betty Crocker was a household name in your mom’s kitchen…and maybe it’s time to bring her into yours. It’s time to say goodbye to home cooked meals and residence food, stop buying mac and cheese in bulk, and use the [...]
