Stephanie Nikolopoulos's Blog, page 63
May 17, 2012
Roses from My Father
When I was a little girl, my father used to surprise me with roses. Most of the gardening my father did was of a practical nature: cucumber and tomato plants, the occasional “karpouzi” (watermelon) if the raccoons didn’t get to it first (they always got to it first). He had grown up on a farm [...]
May 16, 2012
Picture of Me at My MFA Thesis Reading
That’s me at the podium! Thank you all for coming out to my reading at The New School last week! Filed under: Events, Writing Tagged: reading, The New School
May 15, 2012
Tasty Tuesday: Pindar Pythagoras Wine, Greek American Wine from Long Island
Since my thesis was due on a Monday, there wasn’t much opportunity for celebrating. Instead, I went home after a normal day of work, ate leftover spaghetti and opened a bottle of wine I’d been saving. Last summer I had gone wine tasting at a couple vineyards on Long Island and picked up a [...]
May 14, 2012
On the Road with Bob Holman Airing Again This May
(photo via Bob Holman) Just wanted to let you know that On the Road with Bob Holman is airing again! The documentary series will be airing on LinkTV, found on local cable channels, online, and on DirectTV channel 375 and Dish Network channel 9410. Monday, May 14th at 09:30 am Saturday, May 19th at 10:00 [...]
May 11, 2012
The Shy Person’s Guide to Giving a Reading
I used to be shy. I don’t mean a little shy. I mean the type of shy that held me back from different opportunities. It wasn’t that I lacked confidence in my abilities. I just felt uncomfortable having attention focused on me. Writing therefore seemed like a great career choice—except that, as I soon [...]
May 10, 2012
Mighty Aphrodite: Korres Wild Rose + Vitamin C Advanced Brightening Sleeping Facial
I’m in love with all the flowers that are blooming around the city right now. Seeing delicate flowers push out of the ground and bloom in spite of in this concrete jungle inspires me. It shows that even here in New York City, where you have to push for a spot on the subway and [...]
May 9, 2012
Jack Kerouac, Music Journalist
When Jack Kerouac went off to Columbia University, he told people he was going to be a journalist. His father, Leo Kerouac, was a printer in Lowell, who owned a print shop called Spotlight Print. Leo handled printing for some of the big businesses in New England, and also did a bit of writing of [...]
May 8, 2012
Tasty Tuesday: FAGE Yogurt Topped with Fresh Strawberries and Bananas
Now that spring is here I found strawberries at a good price! I chopped them up along with a banana and sprinkled them over FAGE Greek yogurt. So delicious! I’m not really a morning person so I need a breakfast that is quick and easy to make. This does the trick! I love FAGE [...]
May 4, 2012
On the Road Soundtrack
You’ve seen the posters, the trailers, the movie stills, and the interviews for the On the Road film. Now discover the soundtrack for On the Road. According to Indiewire, the film will mostly have an original score by Gustavo Santaolalla. The Academy Award-winning composer was behind the music for Babel and Brokeback Mountain. “On The [...]
May 3, 2012
A Tree Flowers in Queens
I got off the subway in Astoria, and this is the image that greeted me. I just had to stop and take a photograph. I love the delicacy of the pink petals against the steel of the subway ramp, the art in nature and graffiti, the way the tree reaches out to the blue [...]
