by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 21, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
“God bless you!” “Thank you!” “Bless you!” “Thank you!” Every time someone sneezes in my NYU class, it triggers this automatic call-and-response. The blessings are multiple and instantaneous, coming from all over the...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 18, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
My classes on 42nd and 5th Avenue today ended early, so at the time the steam pipe exploded on 41st and Lexington at 5.57pm, killing at least one poor bystander and injuring 20 others, I was back in Brooklyn, striding energetically around the “green zone”...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 14, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Apple Girl is now the proud owner of this painting of a couple in a park (photograph shows a detail), by Derek van Gieson. Derek lives in my street and works part-time in the cafe around the corner. With the proceeds of a bizarre copy-writing gig (not yet public) I...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 14, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
I forgot to mention that as of the end of June I’m no longer commuting to the Upper West Side to work with Simi Linton. With my NYU course and my plans to return to Australia, it made sense for me to hand over to “the next administration”, as she and...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 13, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Quite the shock to my system, turning up daily for a 9.30am start in the dark heart of midtown, after more than two years of a part-time and flexible work schedule. So far I’ve survived five days (not that I’m counting) and have three weeks to go in my...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 11, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
I love this photo, which I just found on the Slate website, one of my favourite online destinations. It reminds me of the body language of energy-depleted New Yorkers on the subway in the height (depth?) of summer. (Apologies for sponsor’s tag; if I had the...