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Days Like Today

Days when winter breaks and you can go outside unencumbered by your gigantic coat and hat and heavy bag and walk down the street with nothing in your hands and be free. And you could probably walk forever because you are so light, and so happy to be alive, and the wind's in your hair and it feels good and nothing else matters. And the city is quiet and your head is quiet with no sounds in your ears except for these words that need to escape and go somewhere, because not every day is a day like today.

StoriesAlison GrassoJanuary 31, 2016miscellaneous, rambling, nyc, new york city, veteran, life, nonsense Comments

Winter Storm Jonas in New York City

Yesterday, winter storm (blizzard? Nor'easter? Snowpocalypse?) Jonas battered the northeastern United States from Maryland up to New York, dumping more than 27 inches of snow over the course of 24 hours. With crazy snowfall, intense winds, and freezing temperatures, even typically unstoppable NYC came to a bit of a standstill with suspended public transportation and businesses closing midday in the interest of public safety.

Video, StoriesAlison GrassoJanuary 24, 2016video, storm, blizzard, winter storm, jonas, nor'easter, nyc, new york city, northeast, USA Comments

7 Hours in Portland, Oregon

Sometimes it helps to put a little space between yourself and your experiences so that you can look back with some perspective and weed the important moments out from the forgettable ones. Or that's the reason I'm using for why it's taken me this long to finish a fairly short post about my even shorter time in Portland, Oregon.

I got off the bus from Eugene and it was raining. No one, myself included, was surprised. I had a few hours to spend in Portland before my flight out of PDX in the evening, and since the weather was gloomy as always, struggled to find things to do inside while still getting a taste of the Pacific Northwest's capital of urban hipness.

Photos, StoriesAlison GrassoJanuary 15, 2016portland, oregon, beer, city, USA, layover, doughnuts, 7 hours, food, brewery, donutsComment

10 Things I Learned On My First Trip To Iceland

I can't believe it's already 2016. This time last year, I was having a panic attack as I began planning my month-long trip to Europe. Now, I am counting down the days til Iceland 2.0 - I'm going at the beginning of February with my cousin for a second road trip around the country.

I've been meaning for quite a while to write a more thorough account of my first trip there, and have obviously just not gotten around to it. Anyhoo, what better time than the present (months after the actual experience)!

TipsAlison GrassoJanuary 11, 2016road trip, travel, advice, abroad, tips, akureyri, europe, iceland, reykjavikComment

The Camera Project's "Beer & A Shot" Challenge

Back in December, Josh and I wanted to make a new feature for our YouTube channel, The Camera Project, that would allow us to make videos without necessarily going through the trials and tribulations of testing out all new gear. I can't remember who came up with the idea to do a photography challenge between the two of us, but I can say for certain that I'm the genius who came up with the idea of incorporating beer, and also thought of the ever-so-clever punny title for our challenge, "Beer & A Shot".

West Coast Road Trip: The Vlog

Where there's blog, there's vlog, or so the old saying goes. After quite a long time considering it, I've finally crossed the bridge into vlogging, and I can only imagine there is no going back and reclaiming of the dignity lost in doing so. No one said it would be easy, or pretty, and that's good for expectations, because it's neither of those things.

VideoAlison GrassoDecember 28, 2015west coast road trip, video, west coast, vlog, road trip, californiaComment