9/27/10
not much to say this monday
it was pouring cats and dogs when i left work this am and happened to be one of the only mornings i had to walk a bit further to the car! poooor me. wah. on top of that its MONDAY and since people are scared to drive in the rain there was redic traffic.
this weekend was chill, watched a dope documntry on banksy (of who i am now realizing i will never be able to afford and own a real original work). i like his stuff and a few other "street artists" not bc i think it's so hip to be naughty (and illegal)- but bc i like the stuff!
saturday finally went beck to nonna (it had been at least a couple weeks) w a bottle of wine, good company, and then to RAT bar which i don't care what anyone says- is the best bar in bklyn. oh- it's not really called rat bar and its on the corner of n 5th and bedford.
sunday was lazy time, bagel time and hours of great amusing tv. poop on the work week!
umm best pic ever is attached that i snapped on the way to felicia's house. when i took the pic and then started naming the folks out loud in the car- felicia thought i was getting angry and cursing. ha! guess you had to be there... but i was all "JESUS, MOTHER TERESA, MARTIN LUTHER KING" and she was like "what? oooh. i thought you were upset". haaahhaaha
9/24/10
9/23/10
already excited for halloween
help me choose! i like a few of these (a lot). i also love the avatar costume but uh, its a turtle neck unitard. i'm torn between DONKEY (form shrek of course) and sailor gal?? pizzas should obvi belong to liz but now that she has ruined me and gotten me addicted i could do it too!
9/22/10
i was robbed as a child!
i needed this then and i need it now- if someone can find me one! *please note the electronic console!!! i'm throwing a tantrun as we speak. i bet this thing was $150 back in the day - now easily 1k!
milkin as much time as i can these days at 460 manhattan
in denial abt laa leaving for san fran. i'm good at that until the time gets real close- then i'll just go into angry stage- then depression stage. BOOOO, not sure what i will do when i can't go be on her sofa w her and chill. need to become a preferred virgin america member and rack up airline points!
LARA i will miss you so!
:(
9/20/10
effing cool
number 6 is my fav i think! alice in wonderland (#2) is pretty entertaining as well. # 9 pisses me off
http://flavorwire.com/119424/10-favorites-from-the-guggenheims-youtube-play-shortlist/6
splice my wrists!
watched (and forced someone else who will probably never forgive me) 'splice' sunday and will never get that hour and 37 minutes of my life back! didn't know adrian brody would do such a film (didn't even know he was in it) but what i really didn't know was that adrian would f$ck a hybrid alien-man-rat-reptile-woman-bird with a scorpion tail! scuse me?! i couldn't make this shit up! aaaanyway this movie has so much grodie mutant weird looking creatures (at least make them look cool!) and wanna be science that i'd rather watch the jersey shore. that says a lot bc i refuse to watch the shore. maybe if i would have looked at the movie poster before deciding to watch i would have thought twice. i only wanted to watch bc i heard liz and russ' shrieks from the living room one night and could only assume that's bc it was GOOD (not the case).
9/17/10
i will miss my matty
on to greener pastures.... our famed and loveable (and only) copywriter is leaving us to move to portland for a dope program w WK agency. farewell matty! i will so miss yelling at you daily!
9/16/10
first sentence is all u need to read...
TUE 21 WHISKEY AND CHARCUTERIE
Meat and bourbon are on the menu at this four-course pairing dinner, hosted by whiskey mecca Char No. 4. Chef Matt Greco will host visiting toque Michael Paley (of Louisville, KY’s celebrated restaurant Proof on Main) for a collaborative prix fixe: Start with a selection of porkcentric small bites (including Newsom’s ham and pork-jowl terrine), then move onto combinations like smoked duck and foie gras sausage with an Evan Williams single-barrel 2000 vintage. Char No. 4, 196 Smith St between Baltic and Warren Sts, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (718-643-2106). Two seatings: 7:30pm, 9:30pm; $68.
Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/restaurants-bars/62371/the-best-drinking-events-in-nyc?cmpid=TONY091610#ixzz0zhkSuKxp
Meat and bourbon are on the menu at this four-course pairing dinner, hosted by whiskey mecca Char No. 4. Chef Matt Greco will host visiting toque Michael Paley (of Louisville, KY’s celebrated restaurant Proof on Main) for a collaborative prix fixe: Start with a selection of porkcentric small bites (including Newsom’s ham and pork-jowl terrine), then move onto combinations like smoked duck and foie gras sausage with an Evan Williams single-barrel 2000 vintage. Char No. 4, 196 Smith St between Baltic and Warren Sts, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (718-643-2106). Two seatings: 7:30pm, 9:30pm; $68.
Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/restaurants-bars/62371/the-best-drinking-events-in-nyc?cmpid=TONY091610#ixzz0zhkSuKxp
9/15/10
pretty (no pun) effing genius!
must have of the week! some of these nail/makeup companies are brilliant for partnering w animated films lately (o.p.i did it w shrek and alice in wonderland and now mac w disny classic villians!) the packaging is cool and the concept and the names of the products are as well. names for lipstick/powders and eye color are things like: sinister, strange, potion and bad fairy! adore... is there a cooler old evil lady than cruella? i think not!
9/14/10
bak bok bok
not much to squawk about. mom just left sunday and i miss her already! we ate, we laughed we had drinks w gwen stefani and gavin (well we sat in very close proximity to them at the hotel bar). we ran all around brooklyn and manhattan and even to the brooklyn navy yard nypd tow lot! since the bastards decided to tow my car!? for the first time ever and has to happen when mom's here!?? what else? i have almost completed my mini star wars collection (am only missing c3po)... ready for this weekend and NO obligations that i can think of as of now. word! attached are pics- some of which i am proud of- some not too much (i.e. dinner last night at the whisky brooklyn: 2 pitchers, nachos, quesadilla, mozz sticks, veggies, waffle fries)
9/8/10
too many people to entertain... all i wanna do is lay around
it so happens that all my friends came in town at the same time- all this week. fun stuff but when you feel like you have to cram a bunch of face time in it's not too cool. all i really wanna do is hang in brooklyn, drink at the new bar i found and act like an old man (or woman i suppose). alls i wanna do is chill. BUt i shall not complain abt NUTHIN bc i am out at 3pm today and done for the week! murhahahah
pic of the week attached and might i say the winning caption of the week and i quote: "its like twilight but edward and jacob r mentally challenged" ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! btw- saved this pic on my desktop as "twi-tards" pretty proud of that one as well....
happy freakin hump day!
9/7/10
summer is ova
stink! summer time and sandal time is coming to a close which means battling school traffic, chilly weather and earlier sunsets. i spent this lazy labor day weekend w laa (bandler) and fear it is close to one of our last love affairs in peace :) yes one would think we are in fact married.... tears in the park, lots of food, lots of sofa and a few pickle backs. boo! what else? not that much-- ready for a short work week due to taking days off for the jewish new year and because i WANT TO!
*note* have the travel itch and want to go to london soon as well as home to the ville! or even upstate or ANYWHERE just wanna get away for a sec. its been too long.
checked out the whisky brooklyn and was impressed w the bar food menu and the chill vibe. can't wait to make this the new jam! attached is a (realllly blurry) photo of tom lawless whisky made and bottled by justin and his bro!
cheers to a super short work week!
9/2/10
lil distraught today
for a couple of reasons i feel that i'll be a mess today. one reason is that the formal email went out about my nearest and dearest girlfriend's acceptance of an amazing job offer in SAN FRAN (a lil too far away for my liking). :( while super excited for her am a tad selfish and scared about wht i will do without her. sad face. good luck lara! you fab woman you!
9/1/10
drag me to hell
the name of this film is appropriate since watching it feels like one has in fact been dragged to hell having had to sit though the hilarious scenes of face eating, blood barfing and cat puking :) i actually quite liked the redic-ness of it! i laughed thru a good portion of it... i won't ruin the end for you since you should see it but there is a possible happy ending (maybe).
happy hump day!
8/31/10
ALERT
i will go to this show or i will DIE! brooklyn bowl here i come. whatta shitshow it'll be but i may camp out outside the night before - afterall monday is a holiday!
hmmm- not much to report today!
excited that shav is in town and its ladies out fri night w her and jen! trouble! however i am granny-like these days and much more tame than back in rpm days. (i think) what else? ummmm, am on punishment from fast food for a while had it twice this week already :( need some veggies and greens!
8/30/10
ish...
the weekend was one of those good ones where i don't necessarily feel like i wasted it. packed w house guests and stuff ta do. friday i bought a much needed flat screen for my boudoir and then we all had dinner at la nonna- where else would i take lucky visitors? arjun and his lovely lady joined us who i met for the first time that night and already know he'll marry this one. they are adorable. off to berry park for beers and such- then to brooklyn whisky (which opens TODAY) for a surprise personal tour of the unopened spot! we migrated the crew to k&m for dancin and around 3ish is when i called DONE. sat was chill brunch at 5 leaves and then to lara's sister's baby shower which was the cutest decorated thing ever- and the best homemade food (bc bandler is a martha in her own right). chilled at home and ordered mexican in w chris before departing allllll the way to upper east where we went to hear his friend play a gig. said friend blew my mind w guitar and singing skills! then we drank the night away at a bar that i can't remember the name of to save my life (irish joint on 19th and 7th ave where his homeBOY Lawrence works). dropped my iphone in the toilet and then it was time to depart. sunday ='d bagels and old movies on MY new tele laid out and lazy just how a 100 degree sunday should be! then end. can't wait for the weekend!
8/28/10
creeeeeeeepy sick people out there!
um. no! that's all. oh and $50 for a cat wig????????
ps- the site is called kittywigs
http://kittywigs.com/silver.html
8/27/10
8/26/10
sa-weeet! well done justin
my hoime is doing well opening bars on the LES and now in my hood! it's about time considering he lives in the bk! here's where i'll be going tonight... they have a stripper pole in house. UH oooooh.
Brothers often outgrow the competitive streaks of their youth, whether due to maturity, mutual respect, or the fact that Dad's never going to loveeither of you. For brothers giving you a place to get competitive with anyone, check out The Whiskey Brooklyn.
The brohams behind Whiskey Town and Whiskey Tavern have teamed up with another set of bros (origin: Tulsa) to turn a former tonic water factory into a massive adult rec room/rathskeller time machine, with concrete floors, old brick walls, dark wooden booths, and a central U-shaped bar ("for eye [sexing] across") dimly cast in an orange glow alongside modern touches like seven huge LCDs, and a DJ booth siding an elevated stripper pole (though whether your pole's elevated depends on who's on it). For gamesmanship, a pair of hand-built shuffleboard tables nestle in one corner, while an adjacent room's filled with foosball, Buck Hunter, mini-basketball, and an Arcade Legends machine housing 100 classics from Rampage to Street Fighter II, so you don't get Shunned Li by your Guile-less friends for Blanka-ing out. Suiting the vibe're gratifyingly manly beer options -- domestic cans, Hi-Life bottles, and McSorley's-esque "light" and "dark" drafts -- but it's the brown that steals the spotlight, showing up in Pickle Backs, 'tails made from family made Tom Lawless American whiskey, and straight pours from a 50-plus-strong collection broken down by provenance, including America (Colorado, Michter's...), Japan (Suntory Yamakazi), and Scottland, whose Famous Grouse is just upset it can't get into Canadian clubs.
Sustenance need not require braving the light of day, as the kitchen's handling variously topped mini dogs called Coneys, deep fried bacon w/ blue cheese, a Bowl of Meatballs, and gravy-cheese smothered tots -- smart kids, as absent love, it's nice to be smothered in something.
http://www.thrillist.com/links/157239
8/25/10
hating on this rain and...
rain rain go away. you are only allowed to rain if i am allowed to stay home, watch romcom's and order lo mein all day! alos left my freaking phone at home today which SUCKS and makes me feel less of a woman. blah hump day. can't wait for the weekend (as usual).
cheers
8/23/10
fun bacon facts from james for early morning reading!
see link for viewing without a telescope: http://bacontoday.com/17-mouthwatering-facts-about-bacon/
also a hilarious fact: 23% of people surveyed by maple leaf foods said they were concerned their partner loved bacon more than them
blog slackin'!
still in recovery from the swine flu (not really thank g-d *i don't THINK) tried to take it semi easy this weekend. discover R bar (or better known to liz and i and i as weird bar) on meeker and graham. where the very different joe bar-tends and even without knowing us gave us a couple on the house. then we mosey'd over to legion on metropolitan and humbolt where we snagged a booth and the dj was pretty dope. went in fairly early (1:30 ish) and on saturday took it way easy w dominos, couch, and movies w the roomies. sundaywas equally as rainy and gross and consisted of brunch w liz at teddys- back home to sit on arse and watch the new miley cyrus movie (good stuff). then i went to bother chris and enjoy (at least i did) yet another stellar romcom! murhahahah (addicted to love w the lovely meg ryan and matthew broderick). got caught in the rain and ate copious amounts of pizza and ravioli. mmmm.... ah the weekend, how quickly they come to an end. please let the next one come quick! ordering the addicted to love soundtrack NOW.
8/18/10
sicky smurf!
being sick w a cold BLOWS (esp mid summer). having no control over the fact that you can't small or taste anything is the worstest. luckily i have caring folks around to take care of me (lara) and allow me to take over their sofa and make loud whiny noises all day. BLAH. much better now and hoping i didn't get anyone sick!!
8/11/10
8/10/10
in my mouth now please~
dying on this... yum. http://ny.eater.com/archives/2010/08/poptarts_world_times_square.php
social bullshit
liz forced me (signed me up herself) for twitter. now i have yet another stupid pointless tab up on safari all day to obsessively click with no satisfaction- just make believe satisfaction. who the EFF cares what i am thinking or doing every second of the day!?? laughable... alas- i will prob post every waking thought i have. the end.
boo
TWEET ME (doen't sound like EAT ME by coincidence!)
8/9/10
8/6/10
8/3/10
8/2/10
shows and shit
few shows last week that were fun! v's man matt's band played at spike hill (young lady is their name) pretty dope! the national at terminal 5 (which i've never been to but was pretty cool! also helped to be in ahem.. VIP! ;) and nas/damien marly at the willburg waterfront. the mural near kent av was pretyy dope and this pic came out quite nice i think. so sad that summers already on its way out (yuk) but still want to go catch as many shows as poss (pool parties on sunday and movies in the park). busy at work so today's entry prob makes no sense- just wanna blab. wine and TEEN WITCH last night was good times (subjected yet another victim to 1989's best flick ever!). cheers to a monday and it ending soon i hope!
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