Happy Friggin Halloween.

Don your Sarah Palin costumes, drink you pumpkin martinis, and let's get the spook on. A and I are hitting up the Halloween Parade in T minus 2 hours.

oopsies.

Good thing I'm getting breakfast (one pancake) AND lunch (sushi) on the company card today.


it don't take mills to eat meals.
good on the wallet, bad on the love handles.

Teechino

Introducing the wonder product of the world. It's caffeine-free cappuccino made from herbal leaves. Delish to the 10th power.

Keepin the Dream Alive

S ain't going anywhere. At least not in this interactive space. So, yes I quit my agency but I'm only moving like 5 nano-seconds away from A so life is still peachy.

My friend Anne, foreign-exchange student extradoinaire and long-lost friend from across the Atlantic has introduced me to my alter-ego. Watch and get down wit it.

God-Mail

God is totally sending me signals through g-mail that I should get a Yorkie Puppy. This is probably the 10th time this ad has been in my inbox. I know the internet uses all those weird search tools to target specific people, but this is a phenomenon.

I'm too poor for a puppy. Are there such things as "pet loans"? There should be.

Great for Vampires and Insomniacs!

2itch.com-- go here, type in your address, and find restaurants, hospitals, bodegas, etc. that are open 24 hours in your area. good for those times when you're drunk at 4am, want food, or and/or need to go to the ER.

I'm hiding out in the big city blinking.

Well, it happened. S is leaving the agency (where she works with me, A) for another job. But, don't fret! We will still continue Sohosaurus. In fact, I think S is still working in Soho, but I'll have to confirm that with a neighborhood map. We also have TOP SECRET big plans come July 1st, so you'll have to keep reading til then.

But, for now, I'm thoroughly depressed sans my Sohosaurus counterpart sitting next to me all day. All I've been doing since I've gotten home is eating popcorn + chocolate chips, which I've actually been meaning to post about on here. Next time.

Is it normal to be this sad about this, or am I just immature? Whatever. S, I'll miss you on the day-to-day.

I will end this Daria-esque post with one of my all-time favorite songs, which kind of creates an automatic desire for Zoloft.

Appropriate Post for the Fab Weather

Since God has decided to piss on us today with his sunshine and 78 degree weather here in NYC, I am posting something relevant. And by sunshine and 78 degree weather, I mean downpours and windstorms.

Swims is a company that was founded by a Gal who I think perpetually lived in the month of April in London. The company essentially sells shoe-covers to protect the precious Jimmy Choos and Christian Louboutin's from the elements.

Here's their site. They only have one design going down right now but they're hoping to expand. See above pic.

You Got It, Dude.

This would either be really entertaining, or really painful. But I'm leaning towards entertaining.

Drowning at Niagara

S and I spent some quality time together at Niagara this past Saturday in the East Village (7th and Ave A).
It has a retro-ish feel complete with old school black and white photo booth, à la Dorney Park. Sans Steel Force, unfortunately.

Driving Miss Daisy

Saw this little bugger on E. 19th Street the other day. Isn't it just the cutest little transportation device you've ever seen?

A Train's Keepin the Hope Alive

There's this great little site called Overheard in New York. It's a quality time waster. Check the pics and start laughing your little butt cheeks off.

Flickr Me Wonderful

This is so photolicious. I'm psyched.

Plum Honey Lavender Yogurt

Super awesome Yogurt is in town and it smells like spring time!

Heres the six flavors they've got going on.

More info check it here

Site Sight

Myself included. Check it. Refresh the page.

SweeTango

There's a new kind of apple that will be on (in?) the market next year, and it's the lovechild of Honeycrisp (S's favorite) and Zestar. They're calling it SweeTango. I'm feeling lazy today, so here's some clips from the SweeTango website.

About SweeTango®

Origin - Developed by the same apple breeders at the University of Minnesota who released the popular HoneycrispTM. SweeTango has quite the "family tree" and is a cross between two very popular apples - Honeycrisp (mom) and Zestar!TM (dad) - yet it delivers its own unique flavor and tasting experience.

Flavor - Juicy and sweet with hints of fall spices, SweeTango's flavor, balanced by vibrant acidity, dances to a long and satisfying finish on the palate. It also features the satisfying "crunch" of a Honeycrisp.

Appearance - SweeTango is a blush apple with deep red coloration over a yellow breaking background.

Availability - SweeTango will hit the shelves, in limited volumes, at select retailers beginning in fall of 2009. SweeTango is an early-season apple, harvested in late August and early September.

Do I get a medal for that 4th place finish?

A *FREE* SoHo Event!

S & I would go to this if I didn't have class.

Oooobama. Bam! Wam! Thank you Mam!

Um. Palin's wearing the Democratic donkey around her neck. Please tell me she doesn't realize this.

Thursday Morning Goodies

Puppy Walks In His Sleep @ Yahoo! Video

I want to squeeze this dog in my arms forever.

B.R.U.C.E

Bring on the cornbread, sweet tea (beer), and gallons of water. Summer has officially ended and the 4th annual Brooklyn Underground Chili Extravaganza is going down at Barcade in Williamsburg.

Chili-lovin fans battle it out on Sunday. Anyone can enter as long as you follow the five rules:

1. Chili comes in a pot, pot does not come in the chili.
2. Everyone must bring their chili in a crockpot to ensure proper serving temperature.
3. Vegetarian chili competes on an even field with carnivore chili. 2006's winner was a killer vegi-chili.
4. Toppings and garnishes are allowed.
5. All chili's must have a name. If there is a tie after the taste off, judges vote on the best name. Best name wins tiebreaker.

There will only be ten contestants selected for the BRUCE '08. The winner from the previous year is the only person guaranteed entry. Go to BARCADE 388 Union Ave. Brooklyn, NY and put your name in the BRUCE BOX to enter the pool of potential contestants.

May the best bean-meat-tofu-tomato-chili mixture win. Prepare to stuff face starting at 8PM.

Mus-Day Tuesday

Honey Honey - Feist

Childhood... Full stream ahead

Why am I never in NYC to experience these things? Newmindspace, who touts themselves as an interactive public art group that creates awesome events in an effort to make NYC into the "urban playground" all of our inner 8-year-old selves would love. This weekend they had a Big Wheeler Race in Central Park.

There was prizes for the most original big wheeler, costume, and 4th place finisher (say what?)

It brings me back to the glory days when my sister and I would race down our gravel-ridden driveway in an effort to collide with the nearest object at the finish line. Which usually happened to be my dad. Good times.


They do some pretty awesome events include capture the flag, pillow fights (see picture - Union Square, March 2008) and lightsaber battles.

Bananarexia?

So my mom sent me this article from Time magazine. Apparently there's this new diet fad in Japan: The Morning Banana Diet.

"The Morning Banana Diet regime is simple: A banana (or as many as you want) and room temperature water for breakfast; eat anything you like for lunch and dinner (by 8 p.m.). A three o'clock snack is okay, but no desserts after meals, and you have to go to bed before midnight."

People are dropping mad weight over there by following this routine. Seems bogus to me, but I've always like bananas...

ratsrock19

NYMag selected some posts from Nickelodeon's Kids Pick the President boards and posted them to their blog.

My personal favorite is mccain23's because you can just imagine the church the poor kid is sitting in...

Gag.

article here. Obama rules!!!

Where's the Beef?

When my pipe toilet breaks

Say delish to Meat after Meat Joy.

Artistic expression through sirloin. yum.

The Daneyal Mahmood Gallery is exhibiting some of the finer thing on the dinner plate through the interpretation of several artists.

The gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 11-6 pm


511 West 25th Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Plaster Palin

Pardon the semi-disturbing image. Here's a cool site where you can Wheatpaste your own Palin-hatin posters. The site even goes into how to make a homemade wheatpaste (Wheatpasting is those random posters you see on the side of buildings.. looky here)

Not that I endorse a certain candidate or anything... just giving you guys some down home political fun. Also see: VOTING.

Check it: http://frighteningprospect.com/

Pumpkin Carving Contest

My friends and I had a pumpkin carving contest and as you can see, I clearly won.

I lie. I don't have friends. And no way could I ever manage to carve anything resembling a face when it comes to pumpkins. My childhood memories of Halloween involve cutting a pumpkin face which resembled a plastic surgery victim where the surgeon was obviously coked out and incredibly incision-happy.

Well I'll be, someone had a knack for this type of stuff and became a pumpkin-carving artist. Considering Halloween only happens once a year, you better believe that these pumpkins are $$$. Check it here

I'll have a McCain with a side of fries

If Palin was President. For the liberal-lovin fella's who sit at their computer desk contemplating death by chapstick consumption. Not that I would ever think such things... one braincell doesn't allow for a lot.

The site was created by a couple of copywriters.

Blog on Blogger, Blog on.

I'm not the biggest fan of the good old Newspaper but thank the lord for the classifieds. (I'm a Craigslist fan personally. Shout out to the Casual Encounters section for prolaying my frequent one-night stands)

This blog brings everything great about the newspaper into the 21st century. Behold the Criggo Blog. It speaks for itself, like many of the classifieds posted there.

A Song [A] Can't Stop Listening To.

Since seeing that Nick & Norah movie a few weeks ago, I've had this song constantly in my ears (partially because I'm too lazy to find another song on my iPod, partially because I've been a little emo lately).

It's pretty.

Listen to it here.

Goodbye, So Long, Farewell, Au Revoir.

Bring it.

I have to win this.
I have no choice.
I would save so much money by getting free fro-yo..
PLUS it's in the East Village; aka: home sweet home.

This isn't even funny. I'm going to the gym tonight to focus and brainstorm.

To all other fro-yo connoisseurs: Bring. It. On.

P.S. I apologize for all of my food-focused posts in the past 6 hours. It's just one of those days..

Better than iBeer.

NUFF SAID.

iBeer

Mus-day Tuesday

Beth Orton - Stolen Car.

OMG Heaven.

Read the last sentence.

I Know You Know I Know I like Cupcakes

So I THOUGHT I knew all the good bakeries in my area until I read DailyCandy's e-mail today. I may just have to test out this place to see if it's better than Sugar Sweet Sunshine, which is the usual answer to my monstrous sweet tooth. And, I LOVE pumpkin-ish things-- not to mention I'm poor, so this coupon is career.

Another bakery I've been meaning to check out (wow I'm such a fat kid) is Batch Bakery in the West Village. It seems intense, in the best way possible. Speaking of fat kids, Heavyweights is such a great movie.

"Helllllo im your new friend and counsela please enjoy your new Perkis System uniforms your families will be billed automatically."



Go watch it.

Rock-and-Falling

YES. Its Offich. The Rockefeller Center ice skating rink opened up today. Move over biotches, the next Tonya Harding is about to produce some killa moves. Watch your children.

A, We are so going!

O you bama recogniz

Here's another nifty site. Spelling Change. It's a cool way to get awareness about the election while not being all up in your grill with red, blue, and hometown-talkin Alaskan beauty queens.

The site will art direct any phrase you type in and you can opt to put it on a t-shirt, postcard, poster, or just download the image.

Frobama would be proud

Twying ta Git Smarrtur -- Part II

Apparently my essay didn't have too many typos because I was accepted into this class.

I am SO the next Carrie Bradshaw. Heh. heh. heh. Just kidding.

But this DOES give me an excuse to go next door to Muji and buy a fresh notebook.

Good [Cheap] Concert.

Pearl and the Beard with Wakey Wakey, Matt Singer, and the Undisputed Heavyweights tomorrow @ Bowery Ballroom.

Blog in Blog

My G-mom has got some serious style. She's like the the poster chick for Banana Republic circa 1943. Which leads me to this call out of an awesome blog I happened to stumble upon. It's called Advanced Style and basically is a blog of old peeps who rep the fashionista fort even at 85.

I can only hope to be rockin the polyester like it's cashmere come my AARP membership.

Check it here

Twying ta Git Smarrtur

I just applied for this course. If I get in, my blog posts are going to be sooo much better.

You're welcome.

Web Based Paint/Photoshop/Awesomeness.

Sumo Paint: Doodle Forever.

http://www.sumo.fi/products/sumopaint/

Phat

I just opened up a Reese's that contained two wrappers. I, being the glutton of candy, didn't seem to notice as I popped the thing into my mouth - after peeling back only one layer.

God's officially sending me fat messages. What do you mean 10 Reese's in 10 minutes is too much?

Initialism for the Singles Scene

My next toilet

Banksy's World

Today I walked to work and passed underneath a million dolla piece of artwork. Banksy, the famous elusive graffiti artist has been workin the system but placing huge painted billboards around NYC, particularly Soho area.


Gothamist has a piece on the artist's endeavors titled Banksygate 2008 which goes through his recent activity. Check it here.

His stuff is stellar. If anyone wants to hit me up with a sweet ass Christmas present, here's a million dollar hint.

Too Funny.

Remember when you were a young buck in elementary school and you got to choose the background of your school photos? And most of the time it looked like aliens beaming down on you from outer space? This website is way too funny. It makes me think of Zack Morris and trapper keepers. RIP youth.

http://laserportraits.tumblr.com/

Create Your Own Cereal!

For all those shoveling Kashi Goat Meal down your throats, you can rejoice. Nothing says breakfast like blueberries and chia seed (couldn't tell you what that baby is)


Create it, Name it, Ship it.
http://meandgoji.com/

Oh Snap.

99.98789% sure Agyness Deyn sat right next to me on the bus yesterday.
One word: Hideoso. (That's hideous in Spanish).

Reminder for myself, but you can look too.

Soul - Less Shoes

Aminaka Wilmont introduced a new shoe during London Fashion Week that's sole-less. Perhaps even soul-less as we all know I'll be walking out of work seeing elaborately dressed females walking barefoot in the middle of winter. ouch.