Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: January 14, 2012
A young mom recently said she wanted her son to have both “boy” and “girl” toys. At the time, I thought, What? But after mulling over it, is that really so strange in this day and age? I dressed up my little brothers in female clothes. The boys (to me) were like real-life baby or Barbie (Ken?) [...]
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: December 9, 2011
Thank you Lydia for sharing!
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: December 2, 2011
I like giving people nicknames, and I list everyone under theirs (given by me) in my phone. If you don’t have a unique name, how am I supposed to remember which, say, “Alex” you are? Yes, I could use your last name, but that’s boring. People need more individual labels. Nicknames that other people have [...]
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: November 21, 2011
It started on Father’s Day. My brother and I were on our way to our hometown to play golf with my dad and our other brothers. As we were about to get on the train, my brother leaned down and picked up a penny from the ground. All I thought was, Who is this crazy [...]
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: November 1, 2011
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of going to what has been named one of the best haunted adventure destinations in the country: The Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses in Ulster Park, NY. This place is no joke: You can’t bring in cameras, they seriously pat you down for weapons and drugs, and [...]
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: September 28, 2011
One day, during my senior year of college, my roommate and best friend said, “I need a wife.” Meaning: someone to take care of all of the little things so she could concentrate on the bigger picture. A personal assistant, so to speak. I realized that I did, too. There was just too much to [...]
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: September 1, 2011
New job, new apartment, new face, new life. All in a month’s work.
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: July 2, 2011
Brazilian is one of the hottest words out there these days when it comes to beauty, especially among American women. It started many years ago with the Brazilian bikini wax, made famous by the J. sisters, then it was the Brazilian blowout and Brazilian straightening for hair. Most recently, it was the frenzy over the [...]
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: April 20, 2011
Posted by: Gia Portfolio on: March 17, 2011
After many months of calling my supposed “smart”phone a dumbphone, I have finally decided to cease dissing it. Though it constantly does make this editor look dumb, it has also introduced me to hilarious new phrases with its misuse of words. My favorites so far: hibernation=liberation Therefore, “hibernation season,” my name for January-April, which I’ve [...]
