To make it through the everyday minutiae of life in New York City, you have to fall into one of the following categories:

• Crazy
• Alcoholic
• Druggie
• Rich

No more pretending.

Dear friends,

Please check out my latest write-up for VICE's food channel, MUNCHIES: Secrets from the Guy Who Runs Your Cash Register.

Thanks.

"Over the years, Gross has done some 13,000 interviews and the sheer range of people she has spoken to, coupled with her intelligence and empathy, has given her the status of national interviewer."

From the October 21, 2015, New York Times article: Terry Gross and the Are of Opening Up. Written by Susan Burton.

Love you, Terry.

It's a big world out there, with so many people and places to see.

Whenever you're feeling despondent or discouraged from your everyday routine, remember this.

"Officer Holder's body was driven from the hospital around 1:45 a.m. as dozens of colleagues saluted. Not a word was spoken."

From the October 21, 2015, New York Times article: Suspect in Fatal Shooting of New York Officer Was on the Run for Weeks, Officials Say. Written by Marc Santora, Al Baker and J. David Goodman.

Who says salad isn't delicious?

There's macaroni salad. Potato salad. Tuna salad. Egg salad. And my ultimate favorite, pasta salad.

Be a good boy.

"He had lain there for a while, nothing to announce his departure to the world, while the hyperkinetic city around him hurried on with its business."

From the October 17, 2015, New York Times article, The Lonely Death of George Bell. Written by N.R. Kleinfield.

You know in the beginning of the movie, Rent, when everyone is standing on their New York fire escapes and burning their eviction notices because they refuse to pay rent?

Yeah, I like that scene.

Pass the oxtail, please.

"'As a culture we are much more interested in how and why things are happening,' Ms. Rothman said. 'People want a road map but they don't want you to drive them there.'"

From the October 13, 2015, New York Times article: Written Recipes Undergo a Makeover. Written by Kim Severson.

It's my earned right as an adult to have a beer while watching an episode of a tv show about high schoolers trying to score beer.

Visiting Berlin was great. It was nice to be in a major city abroad again. 

Living in New York, it's so easy to get bogged down by the grind of everyday life here. I had forgotten that not all major cities need to run at a constant and neurotic speed of 24/7. The change of scenery from being in Germany's capital was refreshing, and I really enjoyed my time there.

It would've been nice to just have had one extra day to myself. I would've loved to take the subway, checkout some restaurants on my own, or explore neighborhoods in general. But I guess that'll have to be on another trip to Berlin where I'm not there for work.

Here are just a few pictures I was able to take while there.

Just because this doesn't happen often, there's something special about that moment when I'm freshly showered and in my hotel bathrobe to hear a knock at the door followed by, "ROOM SERVICE!"

I'm heading out to the airport in a few hours to leave for my work trip to Germany.

See you in Berlin! Have a great Sunday.

The past few weeks or so.

Wacky.