Eat your heart out Vladimir Nabokov

The NY Times has an article today about a style of dress that A has been sportin around the office these days (j/k) that fashionistas everywhere are calling "Lolita". The article characterizes the style of dress as "childhood fantasy of Alice in Wonderland seems to collide full force with the Addams Family."

The style, which emerged from the Japanese street fashion scene in the 1990s, has many incarnations and subsects, among them Elegant Gothic Lolitas, Erotic Lolitas, Gory Lolitas, Sweet Lolitas and White Lolitas.

Sweet, slap me on a bonnet and fill my bottle up with white grape vodka. I'm bringing perv back in fashion.

Over the weekend the Improv Everywhere troupe was back for another MP3 Experiment extravaganza, this time taking place on Governor's Island. They estimate around "1.5 jabillion" were in attendance, and promise some video in the coming weeks. What we do know: the MP3 included both music and instructions (listen), a bear (or Furry) was in attendance, and balloons were somehow involved. Were you there? (Word for Word VIA Gothamist)

Mother Nature should have a blog.

As September comes to a gradual end, I would like to reflect on the pretty great weather we had in NY.



Side Note: Ginger Altoids are bangin'. 4 Stars.

A Good Time To Party.

This is my mom's response to my gawker.com posting.

Also, My parents are going to Cabo San Lucas (sp?) and my mom likes to send me "Digital Brochures" of their suite to make me jealous. But at least she gives me tips on good times to party.

Contributions to Society

So, they messed up the location, but they actually posted my tip of seeing Christian Siriano on gawker.com. Sexy.

Also, on the Soho bus this morning, I saw the author of one of my favorite blogs (I'm lame), Melanie from Platinum Blonde Life. (www.platinumblondelife.com). I am 100% sure it was her because I read her blog religiously and she sometimes posts pictures of herself-- she is pretty unique looking, so it was definitely not a look-alike. I really wanted to be like "hey melanie. i know all about you. i read your blog. etc. etc" but that would be pretty weird. maybe next time.

i also see a very cute and endearing gentleman on the bus in the morning. one day, i will talk to him... and let him know i already have the name of our first child picked out, that it's the name of the street i take the bus to. wouldn't that be cute? (kidding, kidding. kinda.)

i think i'm losing it a little. i'm hungover. FOB (friend of blogger) Alex D. fed me 5 double jack&cokes at the Kings of Leon concert last night. Alex D., ihaychu a little.

I <3 Google

Google now has NYC public transit on their map system. Score.

Mus-Day Tuesday

Another Post Today...

It's been a slow one at the office. Between G-mail chatting and shoving popcorn down my throat, I have successfully acquired 13 emails in my inbox. I've been searching the amazing internet and happened to find this interesting site called improveverywhere which is basically a cool group of people that put together flash mobs, pillow fights, and other fun who-see-what-see events including have a 100 people show up to a subway stop in their undies. nice.

Anyways, for our gazillion readers out there I'm posting their latest event called the MP3 Experiment where basically anyone who wants to can download a song, show up to a specified place and play the song all together (now) NYC style. The musical gathering will take place on September 27, 2008. A, bring your sweet iPhone.


I am posting this shizniz. You better go:
http://improveverywhere.com/2008/09/15/mp3-experiment-tour-date/

How to eat on a budget in NYC

1. Always volunteer to prep for client meetings. No one will notice if the occasional chocolate covered pretzel goes missing.

2. Sit at the lunch table while the boss eats. He's sure to hand over his leftovers

3. Snack on a ridic amount of dark chocolate hersey kisses / miniature dove bars

Online Shopping

I'm sick. It sucks but it's a good excuse to spend money while not moving. Hello online shopping.

If you have an design friends who wear skinny jeans with a paisley top and Pocahontas's headband, boy do I have a store for you. Enter Veer Stock Photography Merchandise Site.

Who would have thunk it? They have some pretty trendy stuff including a "pitter-patter" umbrella, the coolest teapot eva, and some sweet-ass lamps.

Check it: http://www.veer.com/products/merch/

Thursday Morning Goodies

I like pie. And cake. I like to eat it at all times. But obviously I cannot do that so I must make substitutions. Today for breakfast I had this Clif bar and it was delicious. I like getting seasonal flavors since they're fleeting, ya know?


Spotted on Mercer and Prince at approximately 8:47am: a very intense Murse. I've seen man purses before but this one really takes the cake. I wanted it for myself. This guy didn't even seem gay, it was weird. Snapped it with the iphone.

Lastly, my personal fave Thursday Morning Jam:
Let it Fall by Swedish Sensation Lykke Li.

A Note On Fetishes

Working in Soho makes it difficult to not spend money shopping. A zillion great stores are in spitting distance from our office. Seriously, loogies land on stores like Uniqlo, Madewell (sick boots), Forever, H&M (and those are just the affordable ones). After work, when I tell myself I'm going "window shopping", quite the opposite usually happens.

Take today, for instance. I walked into the Soho Bloomingdale's thinking I'd kill some time before meeting a friend. I actually did not end up KILLING time, but more like gaining some more (ha. ha. knee slapper!) because I walked out with a Michael Kors watch. Who buys a watch on a brim? But what can I say, it was love at first sight. Just look at the little description:
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"This sophisticated ladies watch is cased within a cream horn bracelet and its facia includes a cream mother-of-pearl dial. Ideal for day or nightwear."
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I have two fetishes (this feels like an inaccurate pluralization of fetish but whateva): Lip gloss, and, now that I'm becoming a working woman, watches. Mind you, people do not find fetishes; fetishes find them.

I think my personal, semi-fetishes are quite parallel. I value my Chanel Lipgloss and Michele watch as much as I value my Bonne Belle Dr. Pepper and my Armitron running stopwatch from Walmart. However, if I were to lose the Michele/Chanel or any Michael Kors/Stila I'd be a whole lot more perturbed than if I were to lose the CVS/Wally World stuff.

My Chanel Lipgloss is actually missing right now, but Chanel lipgloss doesn't just go missing. It gets stolen. Copped. Snatched. Jacked.

Until next time.

P.S. Please excuse the materialistic post, but I had to get it out of my system.

Burning Man

I had drinks with my friend last night who I haven't seen in 2 years. It was good to catch up and we relived our Philadelphia roots by hanging out the bar Shorty's which use to be Tony Lukes. All you Philly people should hit that place up. We also watched the Eagles weave cowboy hats out of Tony Romo's pubic hair. 37-31 biotches.

Anyways my friend had said that her boyfriend had flew to Nevada on labor day weekend for the Burning Man Festival. And no it's not some Anti-Christ, Devil-lovin nudity cult. Ok, maybe some nudity. Here's the 411. A, you want to go next year?

The Burning Man is an annual event held in Black Rock Desert, in Northern Nevada. As the festivals website states "Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind"

It's a massive amount of art, alcohol, and costumes... mixed in with the occasional breast.

Here's a direct link to the more info on the event: http://www.burningman.com/

Where "A" Lives (Ballin')

Vertigo-inducing Architecture + Mad Mulah = 3.5 million dolla' 2 bedroom residence.

The building includes floor-to-ceiling fireplace hearths, a library, a 75-foot swimming pool, a screening room, a yoga studio and a "Tribeca Tot Room" for the insanely rich. (via Gothamist)


"A" plans to call it her home in 2010. We advertisers obviously have some heavy paychecks. As T.I like to say "I got rubberband banks in my pocket"

I kid, I kid.

Sippy Cup Sophistication

There's a new vodka in town and it taste like childhood. Here's new twist on the cosmo for all you Sex-and-the-City New Yorkers

White Grape Cosmo Recipe

* 1.25oz Smirnoff White Grape Flavored Vodka
* .25 oz triple sec
* 2 oz cranberry juice
* 1 oz lemon-lime soda
* Combine in a cocktail shaker with ice
* Shake, strain and serve in a martini glass
* Add a dash of lemon juice or squeeze of lemon

Place in a Sippy cup and have fun corrupting your childhood memories of innocent juice drinking.

Rainy Friday Afternoons...

"Hey uh, Sarah? I'm forwarding you an e-mail from our cryptic friend. Can you just, uh, figure it out?"

Huh?

While strolling around the East Village yesterday, I passed this unique little spot. Like, come on now. Only in New York. Getting a tattoo is as big of a deal as getting a little cup of coffee to a lot of New Yorkers. I mean, that's cool I guess. I wonder if they have sugar-free flavor shots. If not I'm DEF not ever going... or getting a tattoo.

Later that evening, I met a friend for dinner at the Life Cafe. Here is what wikipedia has to say about the Life Cafe:

The Life Cafe is a restaurant in the Alphabet City district of New York City. Although primarily known for being referenced several times in Jonathan Larson's Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning musical, Rent, the restaurant has been anchoring the corner of 10th Street and Avenue B in some form since 1980. In Rent, the Cafe hosted the main characters and an ensemble for the musical scene featuring the song, La Vie Boheme, a high energy number about living the Bohemian life.

If only I would have seen Rent or listened to the soundtrack on repeat like many of my college sorority sisters I'd be impressed but eh.

Following dinner, we went to this cute little French bistro called Jules... it also hosted foosball tournaments which is what drew me in in the first place. (DRINKING?? FOOSBALL?? JAZZ?!!) But it turned out to be an extremely classy place.. see following pictures:




So, new music Friday. (I just made that up). Seven Words: Kings of Leon Only By The Night. So good.
Must. Download. Illegally. Now.

My favorite song (so far) (right now) is Revelry. It's touching. Maybe.

OH LOOK! I found the song on youtube so you can listen to it right now. God, I'm savvy.

31. See a Psychologist

Target Bodega's

Super cool concept coming it's way to Manhattan-ites everywhere. The uber chic, better-than-Wally-World retailer Tar'jay is creating a concept store known as The Bullseye Bodega.

It's basically supposed to give NYC shoppers "chic deals" on Target's new design partnerships before they hit real shelves in Target stores.

There are four locations in Manhattan opening on September 12th.

Here's the link to more info:
http://sites.target.com/site/en/spot/page.jsp?title=bullseye_bodega

Tag Records holla.

Q da Kid.. represented by part of our agency. S, sound familiar?? Scroll forward to 2:45..

Yikes, Stripes, Fruit Stripe Gum!

I would like to begin our first real post by taking a moment of silence for Fruit Stripe Gum and its tattoos which provided me with hours of entertainment in my youth.

I would also like to note that I'm getting my hair did in the East Village tomorrow.
Haircut + East Village =

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