need it

even tho i don't own an ipod... i need this- maybe it's a reason to purchase one.

don't own a dog but want to go on this dog walk

http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/i-new-york/86662/you-asked-for-it-dog-walk?cmpid=TD062710

just when i decided to have a lil detox time??

new bar opening in the hood and the jukebox is key! love the description:

From a group of chefs/contractors (headlined by Sam Mason) grown weary of industry pretensions, LJ's a neighborhood hang dedicated to no-frills, straight-a head boozin, with walls decked with Southern accoutrement from a painting of a Native American, to empty jars, to an American Flag, to a mounted set of steer horns -- weird, as you'd think anyone in the drivers seat would want to be doing the mounting. Past the wooden booths and vintage Shuffle Bowling machine's a dimly-lit bar made from reclaimed 100-yr-old Virginian wood, fronting an enormous, ornate, gold-framed mirror purchased on Craigslist; further back's a mulling space rocking a country/blues/soul jukebox, leading to the crown jewel: a spacious, bench-lined deck surrounded by a high wooden fence, sure to make good neighbors with everyone but Community Board 1. Hooch is expectedly no-nonsense, from occasionally-seasonal draughts like Coney Island White & Goose Island IPA, to bottles of High Life, Anchor Steam, and Newcastle, to Lions Head/Milwaukee's Best cans and PBR Tall Boys; ditching specialty cocktails, the fully-stocked bar's highlighted by scotches & whiskeys, including Buffalo Trace's White Dog Moonshine, though how do you expect him to get a tan when he's always under the house with a hangover? Future plans include adding dart boards and a pool table to the garden, which'll also host blowout BBQ's, crab/crawfish boils, and live music performances, one of which'll hopefully be Ice T, cause there isn't a game that dude doesn't know how to survive.

DYING laughing in tears...

matty mcc sent me this link and i have sat at desk lol'ing for abt 30 mins. great friday!

http://www.snacksandshit.com/

hunga hunga ova

am hung over but surprisingly a lil less than i thought... last night was chad's b day festivities starting at ace hotel (29th st bet 5th ave and broadway) and ending at the old rewind (redesigned and named foundation) on essex. was fun and the ace hotel lobby bar was pretty cool and was a dope space actually. with photo booth to boot. danced for quite a while, and saw some folks i haven't seen in while- good flock came out for DB!?

cartoons rejected by the new yorker

some of these are ripe! http://www.thrillist.com/links/138824

werkin

blitzin in yo face!

yesterday most of us cool folks in the office volunteered to hit the streets and do "stuff" that we at corporate don't do since we sit as desks allll day. people went on sales runs, put up pos in stores and elsewhere and some of US did "seeding" which consists of drooping off our dope ass products to various other cool people that we think are worthy of free yummy vwater to share with their coworkers etc. wasn't half bad getting driven around in a suv running cases to and fro. maybe even got a lil workout in there. of course the cool consisted of me conor and vanessa. in true corporate fashion there was an after event where we got hammered. BUT for a good cause- vp's and others guest bar-tended for tips that went to charity. good times!

so effing busy

no time to blab! can't wait to have a drink (or 10) this weekend and enjoy some sunshine.

cheers.

i heart spin

getting off the rump and pushing your tired hungover ass to the limit on about 3 hours of sleep is kind of refreshing and addictive. i'd love to become a work out fiend but it aint in my blood or routine/habit. none the less it was fun and the event at soul cycle was badass. not as badass as the chick who teaches 4 classes a day and thought our 7:30pm calss (!!??) insane and def thoguht i was gonna hurl after... but held it together. go us!

jackasses

only in ny is the naked bike ride event "cool". wouldn't that hurt?? i'm all about the bike ridin' today (CLOTHED) as i will be supporting lara in one of her events for zico yum yum coconut water. she best know i love her bc as con-con pointed out on this am's car ride-- how long has it been since you've even put on work out clothes!!?? (not sure what that's supposed to mean BTW ;) http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/

pic of the day that i love is from yelp where the article title reeled me in (best brooklyn burgers) since i am starving this am! been talking about burritos and guac since 7am... hey, there's nothing wrong with that! anyhow a "yelper" had this as their pic and their screen name "me want food"

our hard work in real life

eclipse = me and alex in HELL for 2+months!

seeking dad's day gift

thinking about one of these cool business card cases for dad since he is trying to get his business on these days...

http://www.thrillist.com/links/105110

ready to rock

ditchin work around 2 or 3 goin to get shi* loads of avocados and liquor ;) rain or shine- roofin it.

for anyone that thinks they need to crash (tonight or ever again). you can crash atthe new hotle near the pool.... ;)

today is...

i heart lara day on chili!!! most wonderfulest person ever- and just how good of a friend is she? will she religiously read chili today and see that it is strictly ban ban day? how do i love thee... i could never tell you enough you wittle pookie muffin ;)

xxxxxxxx's

a couple of my fav things...

whilst researching my party flyer teddy came across this and i had to post it... the real invite is above (also thx to teddy).

always excited for new foods in the hood...

especially when daily candy features  the words "southern fried" in the description. i dorve by last night and this spot is so cute. they have a green garden on the roof and a small picnic area w tables to the side.

Starting today, he’s serving breakfast (egg, bacon, and cheese biscuits; beignets) and lunch/dinner (hot dogs, burgers, fish and chips) from the window. Ten days from now, you’ll be able to eat in the adjacent garden, a complete overhaul of the lot that’s been vacant for years.

And with everything priced at less than $11, we predict it will become your go-to in B’burg. That is, if you’re smarter than a fifth grader.

Goods, 571 Lorimer Street, at Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg (347-763-1622 or goodsfood.com).

presents!!!

what's better than a treat from abroad?? NOTHING. and when it's something you will use and love... even better. someone wonderful brought me a mini r2d2 allll the way from the far east. we are hard at work today, trying to get through the week!

in other cool news this mac obsessed person created what i think is pretty cool ....

http://www.thrillist.com/links/136453

i'm hatin it...

the weekend was a good one. again too much food and some drink but hey, what are weekends for? friday's bar crawl was a success, if by me whooping liz and conor at the gutter you mean success :) we made it to about 3.5 of the 5 or 6 bars on the list- not a bad turnout. i was home by about 1:15 so it wasn't a complete debacle! saturday me and liz hung w her man and evan- russ' friend from cali. we went craft fairing at mccarron park and i helped him pick out a necklace for his lady at home. we also dragged him to the city for shopping (where i was quite behaved and spent a mere $31.00). me and liz then had a romantic la nonna dinner and went to k&m where it was chill and we sat on the "patio" all night talking to my hair dresser that we ran into. sunday was utter lazy (mcdonalds was had which i am still regretting as well as chinese) :( grosshead!

mondays- blah

conor is on his game today...

today is i heart conor day on chili bowl!

tonight's flyer- brilliant CONOR!

welcoming our new friend to willburg! he's on the left- although his face and body don't match skin tones....

busy friday!

get me a whisky and some gutter (by gutter i mean the bowling alley where i will destroy anyone in my path this evening) FAST. let the bar crawl commence at 7 sharp. 

no clue why

i like this pic... i also like groupon but rarely take advantage. there was a half off tix to the king tut exhibit the other day and now i regret not gettting it.

http://www.groupon.com/new-york/

bee tv

forget match.com- the tv is my bf these days anyhow! this is pretty cute. more and more sites (FACEBOOK) are starting to closely track your every move (scary) anyhow, and share it w marketers- sometimes its targeted to your benefit- sometimes maybe no. this site seems kinda cool and matches you up w tv programs :) sweet! they seem to be in testing still but check it out: http://www.thrillist.com/links/135428

i'll be a guinea pig!

fishbowl

long weekends are great for so many reasons. short work week upon return, lazy days and good weather always helps. spent most o the weekend low key and at the park. saw a cpl movies (sex and the city and solitary man- an indie at angelika w michael douglas and mary louise parker) both were alright but not mind blowing... shrek beat out sex which i need to see soon as well! 

memorial day consisted of the park and a bbq at matt/kevin's (dope) casa in bed stuy. too much sun and then too much beer made me go home round 8pm to watch trash tv and crash. back at work hating on the fact that i am sitting here and double hating since the new chick that's not even on our team moved into the all glass office RIGHT next to me and i feel like a zoo mamal or vice versa. blah! 

blah on caracas

when you have a go to restaurant spot and it pisses you off one night- i reallly pisses you off. i suggested a spot and went to dinner w my friend brian and he ordered the special and it was garabge! now i owe him a dinner! gross- caracas ticked me off good last night! hate that!

i have been really lazy w my posting- must be summer fever....

it's a long weekend! let's get DOWN!

healthy food truck! booooring...

kidding. i think this is great and the tag-line... priceless. the truck should display that proudly only i think it was the genius of the article's author. the logo on the truck looks eerily similar to the fisher price barn i had when i was little.

dear pandora,

i usually love you at work each day, but today... SUCK IT! so frustrating that you only play one song from any station and then stop!

ps- need to rave about my amazing dinner last night and report on MOTO- too tired to give proper review today.

xx

718

kinda cool local bklyn artist that makes stuff for the home: http://www.thrillist.com/links/134209

adoptapalooza!

thankfully i missed out on this great event- would have come home with 16 different animals!!

http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/tonyblog/2010/05/give-these-animals-a-good-home-at-adoptapalooza/?cmpid=TD052210

real or fake? either way- pretty damn funny!

** must click the link to view the rampage:
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2010-05-21/gif-of-the-week-elevator-body-slam/

this is my nightstand

i accidently took a pic of it last night (??) but when i looked today i decided i like the pic and my nightstand and so here it is. perhaps it's the way the lighting came out? or maybe the crooked lampshade?? also may need a little dusting no?? good lord. i'm a mess.

refusal to work monday

still in weekend mode and bc of the cloudy weather that made me want to sleep in sooo badly, i am not yet awake. 

the weekend was again filled w food/drink. 2 unusual drinks i might add- sake! and jalapeno infused tequila (which liz deemed a "dick burrito"). don't ask me how she knows what a dick burrito tastes like!! i wasn't the one that said it! friday drinking ensued around 7pm at the gutter which is so much better than brooklyn bowl in my opinion. it's a chilled out hole in the wall, a good size and dope old school feel. liz won one game and i won another w a score of 99 (99, HOW annoying). we drank and ordered a pie and some moz sticks to the bar (yes that's how we roll) and made our way to royal oak which clearly could not be a duplicate from the weekend prior. it was one of those forced nights where you really want to have a grand ole time and no one else is in the mood to dance etc. so we bailed around 1 and it was back to cook.

saturday we finally went to  KOO japanese on metropolitan right next to the knitting factory. sipped on a sake called damon slayer- i assume this translates to demon(??) (served cold)... was really tasty. then off to union pool which was surprisingly quiet and playing some decent tunes (from 10-10:30 and then it became it's usual scene). we had fun none the less and then walked to a new spot called night of joy. this spot is really quite nice: pool table, cozy, outside area (when they are able to open the roof area soon) and girls that do tricks with fire and their own hair! this is where i enjoyed 3 jalapeno infused tequila drinks (w black currant and lime). don't worry- i shared so i was still able to stand when i departed.

sunday was brunch at the trusted teddy's (mmmmm) and then driving around w liz, grocery, and couch! i baked a cake last night (this is what happens when liz takes me to the grocery) and didn't even have any as i was to full from chips and cheese dip etc ;( i awoke this am to see my poor cake FORKED to death (liz- can you not cut a small slice!!??)

just realized next monday is a holiday and i have off! 

cheers!

must have one!

Meet the sloths from Amphibian Avenger on Vimeo.

swf seeking some pool and some roof!

atlantic city!?? hmmmm 

http://www.thechelsea-ac.com/

GOOD MORNING

haven't gone for drinks on a school night and felt this good in a while. am convinced it's my miracle cure (goody's powder) mentioned below in a prev post- hence i have been goin out a lil too much recently.... F it let the summer begin! the powder i mention isn't illegal but it still gets you thru any type of brutal drinking night esp when you take it right before bed. this stuff cannot be found in the north east so... BET i won't order an arsenal online [TODAY]. 

finally went to matchless and have now discovered yet another prettttty damn good bklyn bar. this place has it all. foosball (ass whippage last night- well, actually i won 1 of 3) :( music performance space that opens up into an outdoor and very pleasant garden type space... at least i think it was garden-like? i was a wee bit in lala land ;) a great bar and a few tucked away spaces inside so you don't feel cramped. loved it! wed night is apparently karaoke and boy were the hipsters out in full force and into their tunes. i'm not hating- it was pretty rad and a couple folks were kind of aiiight. the lady gaga had to be my fav performance. 

almost friday!!!

want it

Available online at brady-kowalski.com, $75-$600. Find them every Saturday at the Brooklyn Flea, 176 Lafayette Avenue, between Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues, Fort Greene. 

i'd pay $89! anyone wanna go half w me??

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2010/05/marc_forgiones_next_move_89_st.html?e=grubstreet--20100518

pasta strainer?

i thought this thrillist post was too funny! the darth vader head on a wedding dress is what caught my eye and then reading the email made me chuckle. see below:

A public exercise in revenge, MEWWD's a video-abetted chronicle from a heartbroken Tucsonite named Kevin, whose wife of 12 years moved out and left behind only her wedding dress, telling him to do "whatever the $%^@# you want" with it (his frustratingly-literal interpretation of which may explain why she left). Some tasty excerpts from the ulterior-use pantry:

Function: Pasta Strainer
Method: Attach mesh interior to filtered water spout and stretch
Insight: "Pasta is a major staple in my house and my kids request Spongebob mac 'n cheese, not the boring ordinary variety. Spongebob is cool."

Function: Dental Floss
Method: Rip off strip from dress's tulle
Insight (after three paragraphs dedicated to how hard the divorce has been on his son):"On another note wedding dresses do not make good dental floss."

Function: Gym Towel
Method: Bring entire dress remnants to public gym
Insight: "I discovered a good way to lose weight and get in shape - divorce."

Function: Sporting Event Banner
Method: Write "Go Cats" on dress with Sharpie and bring it to UofA homecoming
Insight: "I think it's time I come clean and reveal my primary motivation for running this blog. I started playing fantasy football a few years ago and I want to get into [ESPN.com's] Matt and Nate's man's league."

To reach his goal of 101 uses, Kev's entreated readers to suggest new applications, which so far've included everything from Hammer Pants, to a pinata, to toilet paper, as if the dress wasn't leftover crap enough.

See the distressed dress in action at MyExWifesWeddingDress.com

good times good times

this weekend was pretty filled w gt's. friday was a hang over frm v's b day and was worthless at work! friday eve was spent w lara cruising tha streets of ny gangster style! thai and 16 handles (which i am on punishment from since i have had it 3-4 times last week!:( 

sat was photo shoot day w sue, lisa, liz and lara on location at 460 manhattan and beyond. i also discovered and finally had 5 leaves (TWICE) this weekend! amazing! props to the owner who used to work at dumont on union ave when liz and i first moved to bk. the food is incredible. bloody marys are perfect and the weather was great so it was double the fun! sat evening we tore the town up starting at my moon for dinner w the amazing jill and neel of the beloved bandler clan! they are possibly the coolest and sweetest and most attentive ;) and amazing folks- their kid is gonna have some great rents (my bets are on a boy). then we ventured to sweet spot on bedford where chrissy met up-- over to hotel something or another which is meh and pretentious anyhow so we blew that stand and went to k&m where the music was pretty good but the crowd was slim. we then walked to maracuja on grand which is one of my fav new holes in the wall and has a great back patio. from there we convinced a crew to go back to k&m and boogie. we tore up that dance floor! AND then managed to go to royal oak (which i have pictured above and looks WAAAAy different in the light than i remember) its a great spot and the dj payed a rellay good random mix of tunes (i think) alls i know is that i danced til about 4am. good stuff!

needless to say- sunday was a bit hurting but managed to crawl to 5 leaves again - love their decor as well (top photo). and then it was sofa time w larlar and oprah and a new found obsesh w justin bieber! refuse to comment on the food that i imbibed sunday due to hang over am ashamed!

cheers

 

life saver

a packet of goody's before you crawl into bed will save you every time!! only prob??!! i CAN'T find it in ny and must have faye ship it to me from nashville! no clue why its elusive here but must have a full stock at ALL times! now they have orange- the "plain" is wretched but wellll worth it! happy b day v!