This “article” from The Onion is freaking hysterical!‘We’re Getting The Hell Out Of This Sewer,’ Entire Populace Reports.
Corrente’s Pocket bag is 50% off today only. Enter luckydaily4 at checkout to take advantage. I bought this bag last year and absolutely love it, perfect for travel and weekends.
Happy 9.02.10! (via urlesque:bestrooftalkever)
Happy September y’all! Definitely my favorite Earth, Wind & Fire song. Have a dance and celebrate the fact that fall is right around the corner.
From bad luck, I’m walkin’ away
I’m not gettin’ stuck, I’m not gonna stay
To good things, I’m movin’ ahead
I’m tired of dyin’ an’ I’m livin’ instead
-Madeleine Peyroux’s Song “Once In A While”
I’m soooooooo ready for fall.
They were handing out @viovibe in Union Square this weekend and I must say it was so delicious that I had to buy a bottle last night. I rarely make a purchase based on a sample, an exception was in order. It really is delicious.
Some of the books I’ve read this summer, in case you’re looking for something new to pick up:
This is Where I Leave You (nerotic 30 something guy is locked up with his nutty family as they sit for his father’s shiva)
Secrets to Happiness (a group of 30 something neurotic new yorkers…are you sensing a pattern here? these characters are so real, I swear a few were plucked straight from my life)
How to Be Single (not as good a the one above, a fictional story about a woman who is fed up with how single woman in the US behaves decide to traverse the globe to see how our sisters manage in other parts of the world. I found the whole thing depressing and embarrassing to my kind)
One Day (the story of an english couple from the day they meet at 21 over the next 20 years, each chapter is the same day a year later)
Let Me In (The Swedish book that spawned the haunting vampire movie has finally been translated in English. I love me some vamps, but this books scared the bejesus out of me)
A Secret Rage (what did I follow up the vampire book with? a book about a serial rapist. Not too smart; slept with my lights on for a couple of weeks between the two. I wanted to read a Charlaine Harris book that wasn’t part of the Sookie Stackhouse series. Not as rich a plot, but she has a knack for creating inviting southern environments with appealing characters)
Some Girls (no literary masterpiece, but facilitating true story about a girl in the prince of Brunei’s harem)
The Happiness Project (woman attempts to gather knowledge from all the self help advice resources, from Oprah to the Dali Lama, and create a happier life for herself. I’ll admit, I found her a bit annoying, but there were some interesting statistics and advice)
Photo taken at Posman Books in Chelsea Market, one of my favorites. I swear that even with my new iPad I’m still going to purchase the occasional paper book…what can I say, a girl’s gotta read in the tub.
Bryanne is a former tennis pro, so many of her friends in attendance at the shower were players on the tour in town for the US Open. We got to take in a practice match with Alicia Molik at the house court, watching her killer serve so close up was quite a thrill (I’d have to put in a lot more time on Wii before I could return that ;) Alicia is playing in the tournament tomorrow, wishing her the best of luck!
Continuing my great weekend, on Sunday I ventured out to Greenwich to attend my friend Bryanne’s baby shower. Bryanne and her hubby are live in tennis coaches for a family out in CT. The house pictured is the phenomenal accommodations of said family. They hosted quite a shindig for Bryanne and we got to explore their amazing digs. I’ve never been in a house this big nor at a house with such an amazing art collection. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.
I have to brag about my Saturday night…I went to the screening of “Manhattan” in Central Park. It was a divine evening, we packed a picnic and a bottle of wine and watched one of the most iconic NYC movies (the crowd went wild during the opening) in one of the most iconic settings. Simply a perfect summer evening.
My agency has a fantastic newsletter they send out filled with all kinds of amazing tidbits; I always find something interesting when I have the time to read it. This article is from the NY Times and speaks to how we can’t stand to be bored, so we fill our lives with digital distractions ultimately robbing us of our ability to properly process information. I read a similar article a fews month’s back in The Atlantic. Over the past 2 months I’ve taken a small step to personally combat this problem, I walk home. I don’t use the phone, I don’t put in my headphones, I don’t even check my blackberry. I soak up the streets of NYC (actually I listen in to some pretty hilarious cell phone conversations from my fellow commuters on foot…people, you’re not in a bubble!). I’ve found this 30 min walk really does help me to unwind from the day.
Little Fly makes rings from the pages of books. I need one, but only available in Japan :( No fair. (via: nettap:swissmiss)
Who’s kitchen is this?
None other than the lovely Gwyneth Paltrow’s.
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