Let 'em roll! 2019 was really freaking hard, you guys. This year slowly drained my energy to the point where by November, I was having a tough time getting out of bed every day. Marriage is not easy and I'm actually not even really sure I'm cut out for it. I didn't have the creative …
Category: Carney Life
2018 Credits
Let 'em roll!This year was kind of all over the place, but ended up balanced. It was full of both unprecedented happiness and frustration. Many of my goals saw success and the frustrations illuminated new areas for me to work on. And I'm setting up my 2019 to tackle those things head on. But let's …
5 Skeeball Tips from a (Practical) Pro
My parents propped me up in front of a skeeball machine at Mariner's Arcade on the Wildwood Boardwalk as soon as I could stand. I racked up tickets quickly, savings hundreds of thousands over the years. The prize, for me, was in the game itself. Every summer I'd play. Alone. Sometimes dragging friends. Eventually taking …
Favorite Places: Coney Island Brewery
Since we've reached peak craft brewing in this country there aren't many breweries left where you can feel like a regular or enjoy truly exciting beers. But in a world of IPAs akin to kiddie rides, Coney Island Brewery has earned their hashtags #TakeTheRide and #ThrillYourTastebuds. On a typical Saturday in summer, you can find …
Sunday Stats
*Since my family first got an NES, I’ve had a controller in my hands. Exploring new worlds, meeting new characters and experiencing stories… in some ways, I’ve just connected better with the world through games. However, it’s also very important to me to be present in my life, to improve myself, to go out and …
Golden Thread Tarot Interview
Now that I've amassed a healthy collection of tarot decks, I figured it's about time I really get to know their personalities and differences at a deeper level. I've been using some of them for years, but others are still fairly new to me. Through an interview spread, I asked my newest deck, The Golden …
How To Taste and Judge Grilled Cheese
Adapted from a previous version I wrote after the 2012 Big Cheesy (I miss the Big Cheesy). Much has been written about the arts of wine and chocolate tasting. However, the most refined palates simply must learn the required method of sampling an exquisite fromage grillé. Please, allow me to guide you into the world of toasted …
2017 Credits
Let 'em roll! 2017 was the fastest year I think I've ever experienced. That's probably a good thing. I did a lot of great things and fought through a lot of not so great things. Trying to navigate this weird new reality around me and find my center every day. It was a year I …
Three of Cups
One of my goals this year is to make a good group of local female friends. Not easy in your 30s in New York. It's extra challenging as an empath with severe trouble prioritizing myself in any way. After 6 months of putting myself out there continuously, joining groups, playing sports, saying yes to too …
The Old Kind of Tattoos
A few years ago while I was working on a research project at the amusement park I worked for, I stumbled upon this photo called “The Old Kind Of Tattoos” a stranger posted on some crazy niche industry forums about Wildwood in its glory days. We lost my Uncle Buddy this week. He was 91. …
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