What It's REALLY Like Living In NYC

With TV shows like "The City" and "The Real Housewives of NYC", we get to see how the "glamorous" people live in this beloved city (bad chemical peels and all - I'm talking to you, Kelly!). But really, how many people do you know that actually live like that? I know no one. I know people who like to pretend they do, and thus have obscene amounts of credit card debt, but the reality of it is, most of NYC lives something like this:

Tiny, overpriced apartment, mouse/bug problems, subway/bus to work/events (cab only when too drunk to get self home on subway), 14-hour work days for not a lot of money, shops at The Gap, Banana, H&M and Forever 21, and hangs out at dive bars where PBRs are $2 on a Friday or Saturday night (slash every night).

I want a reality show that follows the real people of New York City. A show that captures the bitter, angry residents when the MTA votes 12-1 in favor of a 25% fare hike, making a single ride $2.50 and a monthly pass $103. That goes to the dive bars and films us wearing hoodies and Chuck Taylors instead of minidresses and Louboutins, wrestling our way onto the 6 train in the mornings, screaming at the sight of a dead mouse on the kitchen floor, and getting drunk off $12 unlimited mimosas before going to the movies for the afternoon. Because that, my little apples, is how we in the Big Apple really live.

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My Top 30 workout songs, in no particular order (sorry Christine, I am not posting all 206 from my playlist):

1. Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf
2. Call on Me - Eric Prydz
3. Not Falling Apart - Maroon5
4. Fame Infamy - Fall Out Boy
5. Flashing Lights - Kanye
6. I Like The Way You Move - Bodyrockers
7. Valerie - Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse
8. An Honest Mistake - The Bravery
9. Beat It - Fall Out Boy feat. John Mayer
10. Ohh La La - Goldfrapp
11. Genesis - Justice
12. Electric Feel - MGMT
13. I Don't Wanna Be In Love - Good Charlotte
14. Le Disko - Shiny Toy Guns
15. Hot and Cold - Katy Perry
16. Disturbia - Rihanna
17. Closer - Ne-Yo
18. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
19. Womanizer - Britney
20. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
21. Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
22. Around the Bend - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
23. Untouched - The Veronicas
24. Here (In Your Arms) - HelloGoodbye
25. When I Grow Up - Pussycat Dolls
26. Yeah - Usher
27. Bombs Over Baghdad - Outkast
28. So What - Pink
29. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
30. Shut Up - Black Eyed Peas