Lily Haight

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  • Lizard Self

    When Emily comes to visit I feel like I can shed my outer skin and reveal the lizard that lies beneath. This is a weird analogy. (But this comic by Rubyetc. explains it really well.) Being with someone you’ve know for so long (12 yrs, people!), that you can be your terrible self around, is… Read more

  • Fall Break Photo Diary

    Just when we are beginning to stress out, NYU gives us a fall break. It’s amazing how one day off can make that much of a difference, but normal two-day weekends are just too short. It’s nice to have some free time in New York, because there are always things to see and do. The… Read more

  • Art Space Profile: The Bowery Poetry Club

    Every Monday night poets gather at 308 Bowery, not in a low-lit, dingy bar that one might expect for New York poets to hang out in, but in a room that has high ceilings, a glittering chandelier, and fancy French rococo-style wallpaper. The décor might seem too extravagant for the starving poets of the lower… Read more

  • Five Things

    It’s been a crazy busy week, but I’ve been trying to take a quick break now and then to enjoy being back in New York, surrounded by art and creativity. 1. Some great street art on Lafayette St. that I walk by every day on the way to school. (And now that Mr. Robot is… Read more

  • Rules for Living 2.0

    i.e. life advice from someone who probably should not be giving life advice, but here you are anyway. Back at the start of Freshman year (when everything was lovely and I was in Paris) I made this post, which was a collection of my rules for living—most of which were stolen from my favorite book… Read more

  • Back At It

    Back At It

    Back at blogging instead of studying. Some things I love about living in Chinatown (so far) : Old people intensely playing cards in the park. Abundance of fruits and veggies. Cool street art. Short and colorful buildings. Seeing counterfeit bag transactions. Some things I love about being back in school (so far) : Reading romantic… Read more