May 2009
10 posts
The last 2 hours →
The last two hours of my life have been spent looking up skirts…specifically ann demeulemeester and dries van noten skirts. After being a dress girl for the past two years (easy,…
Syracuse Commencement Weekend! →
Sooo, I’m finally putting up pictures from the Syracuse grad weekend that was May 9-10, 2009. It was held in the Carrier Dome and the commencement speaker was Vice President Joe Biden!
My thoughts exactly →
Before I post the videos and pictures from Tulane and Syracuse and Columbia graduations respectively…here’s something funny.
I break for liberty →
staten island ferry
Took a break and went down to Battery Park today. Whenever I start feeling really stressed, I always seek out some water. I find just staring at the even temper…
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The Philanthrophist. 8pm. AA Theater. →
Last night, I went to see “The Philanthropist” on Broadway. It stars Matthew Broderick and Steven Weber (with cute Brit accents). However, I do not think people like it….
Missing in Action →
Me, at the Matt Duke show in Philadelphia, Making Faces. Sorry I’ve been MIA, but sooo much has been happening. SATURDAY: Bronx Zoo and Luna Pizza in Hoboken. And Jamba Juice….
Thursday. 8pm. Norman Conquests. 50th & 8th. →
Above: cast from the norman conquests
Transplanted from the Old Vic Theater in London, A & I went to see the “Norman Conquests” on Broadway…thursday. Basically, it’s about a…
Philadelphia - Matt Duke, 9:30 pm. →
Two nights ago, my friends S. & R. (who are roommates) decided to go on an impromptu journey to Philadelphia. They invited me along - who was I to say no to such a request - and I met up with R. at…
April 2009
3 posts
Being Ill = The 39 Steps →
So…I’ve been a little ill lately (no swine flu, oops), just a sore throat, and my boyfriend did just about a million nice things for me today - he bought skinny cow ice cream sandwiches,…
Salata de Vinete →
Until I was in my teens, I didn’t enjoy, or eat much, Romanian food. A lot has changed and now I figured out how to make the foods I used to hate! Salata de vinete (eggplant spread) is a…
Brunchpeditions: Village Restaurant. 62 W 9th.... →
So because of of my old CNT friends was visiting “from out of town”…aka Princeton, NJ, I definitely wanted to get in some quality brunch time. My usual go-to spots are near my…
January 2009
1 post
Cassoulet: Vive La France! →
Finally getting readjusted to living in reality. Mexico isn’t reality, so I’m back to doing the things I do. Cook, read books, watch movies, sleep til 1. Oh, it happens. Tonight, I made cassoulet….
December 2008
3 posts
In Syracuse. →
Where it is extremely cold and snowy. I packed horrendously for this trip - only my gladiator Chinese Laundry boots and my Payless fake-suede-because-it’s-a-recession ankle booties. See?
Calder Vs. Calder: Alone in the Museum →
This morning was bitterly, bitterly cold. Poor Al Roker. I dutifully rolled out my thickest tights, an embarrassingly short dress and a very long sweater and hauled myself over to CPW & 81st to…
Lazy →
I haven’t been doing tooo much lately, besides work and Thanksgiving. Ohhh, yeah, Thanksgiving was great. I wasn’t the complete anti-social charity case that I was expecting myself to be and between…
November 2008
9 posts
Who Says You Can’t Go Home? Or on Vacation? →
Apparently they just haven’t heard of transportation. Went home this weekend to try put an end to the general funk that I’ve been in lately which has now manifested in a soul-crushing avoidance…
Love the O-Man →
Really just can’t get over how happy I am about the election:
People voting in Harlem.
I’m liberal so that must mean I watch CNN, right? Yup.
“The Rape of Europa” Screening →
Last day of my “Law & Ethics in the Art World” class at NYU. I am really saddened by this because, by far, it has been one of the more interesting classes I’ve taken in the past six years of higher…
Victory! →
But also a little sadness because hard-working gay Americans are being marginalized and denied their right to a normal, equal existence. I’m talking to you CALIFORNIA, so-called bastion…
Bar Night →
I love going to new places. Case In Point:
Sshh! Burp Castle on E 7th & 2nd. A fabulous Belgium beer pub with a monastic quality.
At McSorley’s (namer of famous beer) at E. 7th…
I voted! →
For B. Because I hate fascism!
Did you vote today!!??
Caught! →
Eatin’ my cake!
Jane Visits! →
Oh I love when Janey visits! First we went (with M) for a walk to Central Park.
Sharing my Half-Off Sushi Secret:
Playing at Telephone Bar:
Bowling at Bowlmor (total…
Broken Apartment →
Ever since moving to my new place back in May, I feel like Jekyll/Hyde. I love my apartment. I hate my apartment. I love my side-view of Central Park. I hate the rotted, warped floors. I love my big…
October 2008
14 posts
My best “Miss Alaska” impression… →
Joke: What does Karl Marx put on his pasta? Communist Manipesto!
For Serious. →
Book Release Party at DVF →
Erica invited me to a fancy pants book party in Meatpacking (two) mondays ago (yea i’m bad at bloggin’) and…wow…i just impressed by this store (and the people). So gorgeous!
The book is Kim…
Recreating a First Date →
Sort of. With Mexican food and chips and salsa instead of Portuguese food. But we did have bingo!
And with years of carefully honed bingo-playing skills, I did win!
After playing…
Just Get Hook’d →
Great night last night. It was Yom Kippur, so no eating! Ugh, absolutely one of the hardest things ever. But, I went out with Alex & Kevin for some delicious burgers at Brother Jimmy’s.
Met Game With a Hungarian →
Mmm, Queens.
We took Ms. Pants, my Hungarian friend & Big D’s roommate, to a Mets game, before their wicked postseason collapse!
She really likes the foam finger!
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On Saturday I Went Around The World →
I started in New York this weekend, celebrating A’s big 2-4. Boy + I went to meet up with A and Big D at Wogies in the West Village - a Phillies bar - because we thought the Phillies game was on…
A Rose Grows on the UWS →
On my walk to work yesterday morning.
Got Ma Hair Did →
Went to Lindz at GiGi Salon in Astoria to get that nasty brassiness out of my hair.
Have you ever see so many foils!?!?
Craziness ensues!!
Ten Years →
This is what Mulboo & Yicky will look like!
(They are currently about 2.5 inches long, this guy is about triple that)
Hangin’ With Madre →
My mom came to visit a couple of weeks ago (time flies) and it’s about time I post some photos! A great weekend starts off with great food, right?
Try Good Enough to Eat (Amsterdam at 83rd)
Black and White Nights - D.C. Edition →
I don’t like D.C. so I’m happy that I actually didn’t “go” there, but mainly stayed in Clarendon and Fairfax with J-Dog, my corporate “pitbull with lipstick”. We took the Vamoose bus down to…
Monday Night Funball →
Blondies, where you can find me almost every Monday night since football season started.
Don’t mind the creeper staring at the camera. There’s a game on!
Boy is a cutie.
Conde Nast > Dexter, of Showtime Fame →
GQ and Wired are both Conde Nast Publications titles. This ad campaign (found at the 42nd Street subway stop) is absolutely delicious!
September 2008
20 posts
The Last Meal →
Watching “The Practice” lately (I love lawyers, and the law). One episode is entitled “Spirit of America” and it shows the last meal of a death row inmate. He eats lobster and strawberry ice…
Always Sunny, In My Heart →
This is possibly one of the most hilarious shows on television now.
Some things in this video you need to watch the first couple of seasons to get the jokes. Girl with the penis?…
Murray Hill Media Party →
I love going to media parties. Who doesn’t? Pretty goody bags, free gifts, good conversation. I’ve been to loads as a member of the “media elite” and last night I used the media party at The…
S.U. Pride, with a Dash of Pink →
Pretty frou-frou post today (pardon). I just saw this picture from Betsey Johnson’s Spring/Summer 2009 runway line:
Pink and green are Betsey’s signature colors. I should know, I have a…
Missing Londra →
When I was sixteen, I left the U.S.A. for a SIGNIFICANT amount of time. I went to Kings’ College in London to study filmmaking. I edited, I developed film, I worked with cranky actors, I made a huge…
Feeling Lucky →
Sometimes you forget what you have and something snaps you back and you’re like “wow, i am truly, ridiculously, happy and blessed beyond all blessings”. The first part is not this situation because…
Discovering That Manhattan Is An Island →
After doing completely squat this past weekend and failing to rally friends to go to Astoria’s Bohemian Beer Garden, I managed to rally Mars out of Queens and we went tanning in the Park. It was a…
Found: Tasty Noodle Bar in W. Village →
I have a thing for noodles. Wok-fried, boiled, whatever - they find a new home in my stomach! Two nights ago I had a delicious dinner with Boy and Kevski at Noodle Bar, and since I (weirdly…
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Alex: you think you are soo funny
me: i am funny
you know it
i can haz kiss?
Alex: HAHA
you kan haz meni kizzes
Murderous Art →
If you know anything about me…well…maybe you don’t. But I love guns. I dream of waking up Hanukkah/X-mas morning, running into the living room and opening up a package - inside there would be a…