Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage

Strange Encounters With Strangers Can Be Interesting
Mom told you not to talk to strangers. But what mom doesn’t know won’t hurt her. New York is a big city and if you happen to step foot outside of your humble abode you might encounter people you may never see again in your life. Unlike the Southern or

Working Two Jobs Is Hard
I’m running on five hours sleep. In the last 48 hours I’ve had a total of ten hours of rest. I’m not exactly strapped for cash but I’m not exactly living the lifestyle of the rich and famous either. At the moment I’m looking to leave the job I’ve been

Eat, Game, & Sing in San Francisco This Spring!
It’s Springtime in San Francisco, which means it’s time to put your phone on silent for a while and step out into our fair city to sing, eat, and play with the wonderful people and programming on offer. Whether in the flesh or on a live stream, the journalists and

A Broke-Ass That Practices What We Preach
As I sit in the International Bar (thanks to Bobby’s recommendation), I’m staring at a picture of what looks to be Bettie Page. I exchange texts with my sister about the Earthquake that hit Virginia. You know the one everyone on the east coast claims they felt. Public Enemy’s

New York Living Can Be Annoying
When I envision Boston, I picture every Red Sox fan walking around with a shirt containing this logo. I love New York. I was born and raised here, currently live here and I might die here next week. (Word of advice: stay on a woman’s good side.) Yet the

FREE Screening of “E.T” at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Remember when the government agents were holding shot-guns instead of walkie-talkies right before E.T. took off with Elliot? If you do then you were old enough to have seen “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” back in the 80’s. (The 80’s, wow that was so long ago.) I love E.T., it’s one of

Tee Fury
Hooray!!! Ten Dollar T-Shirts Everyday!!! Let’s face it, you love t-shirts. Who doesn’t? It’s so casual and when they have something on them it makes for a nice ice-breaker to begin a conversation. Personally I like to be unique, so when I see someone else wearing a shirt with the

The Slavery of Public Transportation
Who knew the A Train made stops at Care-A-Lot There I was on my day off about to place my hard earned money for the week into my savings account when a sense of gloom came over me. It’s the same feeling most New Yorkers get every month, every week