Call me a fashion nerd but I can not stop obssessing over the recent fashion spread in Harpers Bazaar of The Simpsons. Its killing me, killing me, very softly . . .
Check out Homer as Karl Lagerfield!
and the best one yet, the Simpson's take on the Viktor & Rolf fashion show, Genius!!!!!
Monday, July 30, 2007
Oh Harpers Bazaar, How Genuis Of You!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Walk it out!
So I know that this is already making the rounds but really I just wanted to do my good deed for the day and share it with the world.
Walk it out, Fosse
Friday, July 27, 2007
Four for Friday
Diplo the philanthropist
While some DJ's squander their time away boozing it up and macking on the ladies, Diplo apparently spends his teaching kids in the Australian Outback and juvenile justice centers to make music. And did you know he used to be a schoolteacher? As though I didn't adore you before, Diplo, now's it's completely out of control. (Don’t we make a cute couple? Wait, is he checking out my rack?)
McCarren Pool Historical Landmark
Last Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission granted the hipster haven known as McCarren Pool Historical Landmark status. What does this mean for the future of the spot? And more importantly, will pool goers now think twice before leaving their cans and bottles all over the ground and ruining movie night, which no longer allows people to bring in these items?
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Mini-vacate in New Haven
J and I spent some time in his hometown of New Haven this past weekend and spent most of it roaming around downtown Yale and eating delicious foods (thanks to the stellar cooking of his Dad). Friday night was spent acquainting myself with his crew of mostly guys and drinking alot of cheap, cheap drinks, it was glorious!
Saturday we hit the trails and climbed up the Sleeping Giant Mountain to one of the most beautiful days I've seen in a while. The weather was cool and crisp and the view was amazing. We had lunch at this great noodle shop downtown, which reminded me so much of downtown Athens and all the great bars and cheap foods. J had this amazing fish ball noodle soup.
Sunday we took a scenic drive around town and then 45 mins out to Hartford where J's school is. It was nice to be in a car and the weather was so wonderful. We came back to his parent's house where his dad grilled up some lamb, pineapple, asparagus and potatoes. It was delicious and we had a mini wine tasting (mostly of Australian wines) paired with some lovely cheese. Both of his parents definitely know how to eat and drink! After dinner we sat down to watch all of the Flight of the Concords episodes. See A-bot's posting on this. This show is fabulous and we laughed our asses off!
I did catch a bit of art while I was downtown, there was an exhibit called 101 Dresses and this dress was in the show. Who would've known dunken donuts was fashionable?
Bootyoke
Every so often, I find myself at Piano's on a weeknight and each time I do, I'm usually baffled by what's going on there. Last Monday night was no exception.
After a belly-filling two hours of "dip tasting" for an upcoming magazine article, we ventured over to the LES to check out our friend Amy's guest spot at Smartass Trivia. When she was done the announcer informed us that "Bootyoke" was coming up next. We decided to stick around and give this curiously named affair a chance.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
You roll over when I want more
To top off my stellar weekend of fun in the sun to the soundtrack of my favorite musical artists, I set out for Central Park late Sunday afternoon to catch the multilingual and always fun Brazilian Girls at Summerstage.
When my friend told me he was going at 1:30 p.m., I thought he was being overtly cautious. Apparently, they stopped letting people in at 4:30 p.m. So when we rolled up close to 6 p.m. and heard "Lazy Lover" playing as we entered the park, it was clear we weren't getting in.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Where is Maya Mind?
After an eventful and social morning of flag-making and trench digging in Fort Greene Park, I rode the G train back to CG$ (the cutesy moniker I bestowed upon my hood, Carroll Gardens), threw on my white jumper and some big earrings, tossed a ridiculous amount of liquor into a water bottle, topped it off with a little ice and mixer and headed right back out the door. The destination: Coney Island for Village Voice's 7th Annual Siren Festival.
My friend and I touched down on Coney Island just in time to catch the end of Lavender Diamond over on the Stillwell Avenue stage. The LA based outfit's set was highlighted with beautiful, ethereal vocals and lovely melodies but the highlight of the performance was the banter between songs. Front woman Becky Stark lectured the crowd on the use of compost toilets vs. shitting in our water and asked us to believe that matter didn't exist and that Earth was the best "planet in the world."
Friday, July 20, 2007
Harry's Pots
Just in case you've been dead, nerds across the country are lining up at various bookstores right now for the sale of the last Harry Potter book tonight at midnight. During my hour of, "when the hell am I getting off work" internet prowl, I came across this horrifying picture of Daniel Radcliffe. There are no words, except, No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and
MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Chromeo-no o!
Saw this on TV last night:
What does "Needy Girl have to do with peanut butter cups anyways?
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Let's go to the beach, deer!
Last Saturday night, Yer coyly asked me if I wanted to go to the beach the next morning. It took a quarter of a millisecond for my mind to cancel everything I had planned and my mouth to blurt out "Yes!"
Thus began my first official New York weekend beach excursion.
The next morning turned out to be closer to noon but I was still game when I awoke and a car arrived outside my apartment promptly after.
Diplo + iPhones = Good times
Have you wanted to check out Apple's swanky new iPhone but, like me, have you been too lazy to actually drag yourself down to the Apple store to do so? Shopping can be a bit drab. Wouldn't it be more fun if you could consume while one of your favorite DJ's laid down tune after killer tune?
Enter Apple's Midnight Mix, a series of appearances by some of today's hottest electronic acts in the retailer's Fifth Avenue Manhattan location. Past performers include Mark Ronson and François K. Spank Rock is slated to make an appearance in September.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Bike For Sale!
I'm selling my awesome cute bike, it's in great condition, hardly used, must pick up in Brooklyn, Grand stop off the L train! Let me know, price is negiotable :) Happy Friday!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Inner city pressure
Sometimes the New York rat race wears me out. Working hard just to scrape by can make anybody question his or her choices in life but as New York City's "#1 Barry White impersonator" serenaded me on my way home from the office tonight, it dawned on me; how could I live anywhere else?
All these thoughts of inner city pressure and Barry's sweet serenade reminded me of something I'd been meaning to bring up on this blog for a few weeks now: HBO's brilliant new series "Flight of the Conchords".
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
A Moveable Feast
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.
-Ernest Hemingway
I've returned from staying in Paris and I do have to say I was pretty sad to leave such a incredible city. In the end I managed to blend into the French culture. Taking the buses, the metro, getting lost on the RER, navigating the arrondisements and the plenty of tourists, finding the perfect baguette sandwich (tuna fish with herbs and chopped boiled egg on a crusty baguette, thank you Paul's sandwich shop!), drinking wine (Rose) for lunch and dinner, eating cheese at every meal, taking naps in beautifully sculpted parks, sailing toy wooden boats, visiting some of the most beautiful art work and historic houses in the world and even smelling a bit like the French in the end.
It was a wonderful experience and there were moments of, "I want to move to Paris!" and also moments of, "My French is horrendous!" and stomach cries of "I'm sick of bread and meat and I need to eat more greens!" But overall, the city is quite magical and serene and romantic and full of stories and history and life and the people were friendly and the architecture breathtaking and pastry shops divine!
Monday, July 9, 2007
Mark Ronson...
...is a stone fox. 'Nuff said.
Can he DJ at McCarren Park Pool ("in romantic downtown Greenpoint" aka "the most toxic place to live in America") every Sunday, please?
Mark's new album, Version sees its stateside release today. He will be playing a sold out show at the Highline Ballroom with an afterparty at Love tomorrow night in support and appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Thursday.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
T-t-tenderoni at S-s-studio B
Hot on the heels of their second release Fancy Footwork, P-Thugg and Dave 1 are hitting the road and spreading the Chromeo sound far and wide all over North America. Last night's stop: Brooklyn's one and only Studio B.
Rewind back to March when I said I'd never seen Studio B as packed as when we saw Diplo there. Now forget that. It doesn't even compare to the scene we encountered there last night.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Questionable claim
Disclaimer: I am NOT a tree. For me to make assumptions about how trees feel and what they want out of life would be utterly preposterous.
That's not the case for you though, is it Six Flags? Really? Trees want to grow up to be giant wooden roller coasters? Wouldn't they actually prefer to grow up to be, I don't know, nice, tall trees?
At the risk of sounding dramatic, that's a little like me saying I want to grow up to be part of the Catacombs.
Give me a nice tall living tree over a large wooden atrocity outside my window any day!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Band together, stop the madness
Is there some kind of magnetic pull that draws herds of Mr. Softee trucks and causes them to line the street outside McCarren pool on Sundays? And has anyone besides me had it up to here with the maniacal tune those treats on wheels emit?
But weirdest of all, has anyone noticed that the chant only increases in volume the further away you get from the trucks, making it nearly impossible to use those trucks as a point of reference to find your friends or your way around the area and also to get the song out of your head.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
New covert watering hole in the Burg
You know you've truly found a special place when you can purchase a beer for $3.50 in a giant styrofoam cup, leave with it and drink it in the park with your homeslice while pondering what passes for hipster fashion these days.
Last Saturday was all about some Williamsburg. First on the agenda was McCarren Park where the Dirty South Crunkballers wiped the park clean against teams from Rhode Island and Brooklyn. Then we hit up Capone's for some beer and, of course, free pizza. (Where were you, hot bar back? Olive juice!)
Monday, July 2, 2007
Coney Island is so money, honey
A couple weekends ago, Sondra and I rode the F train all the way to its bitter end in sunny and somewhat skanky Coney Island.
The plat du jour being served over there was the annual Mermaid Parade. Since Disney purchased Coney Island, this would seem to be the last time this event would take place here and throes of freaks and barely dressed geeks made the journey in tow to celebrate the end of this era.
We watched the parade and even managed to score a decent spot where we could see, quite a feat for two girls who stand barely above 5'2".
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