overheard.

on the uptown 1 train:

kristine: uh-oh. i have a craving coming on. i don't know what i'm craving... but i'm craving... something. i hate it when this happens.
elie: of all the versions of kristine... and you know i love all of them... the PMS kristine is my favorite. she's the version that would swim all the way to italy for the perfect amaretto cookie... just because she's craving one.

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on the phone:

priya: when i look back on college, i don't think about it in terms of semesters or years, but on what you were binging on at the time. there was the smart food popcorn phase, the cosi phase, the cream cheese on a toasted raisin bagel from rendezvous phase...
kristine: don't forget the nutella crepes.
priya: that wasn't a phase, that was a lifestyle.