“The skills sets aren’t there for a lot of traditional marketers” Gary Vaynerchuk
Bold Statement. (via:soupsoup)
There are some days that I freaking love NYC, yesterday was one of those days. An example of the random awesomeness that is this city…
Clinton from What Not to Wear walked past me in the fashion district. Looked me up and down…not impressed with my outfit.
Stopped in to my nutty scrub joint to wash away my fading tan. Was manhandled by a small Korean woman for 3 hours. My skin has never looked better. (above picture was taken before I walked in, sorta love this view of the Empire State Building)
Walked 7 blocks next to man having a full on conversation with himself.
While waiting for a red light heard an opera singer serenading her cab driver.
I just discovered that the Dali Lama tweets, awesome!
Word. Although I feel more validation when I get reblogged. And my soul hurts a bit when I lose a follower. (via: funnyordie: @paulrust)
Currently this is my favorite co branded partnership, Cynthia Rowly + Band Aid Brand. I’m totally buying these.
I can’t get away from the feeling that I’m meant to go to Brazil for my next vacation. This locale keeps popping up in the books, movie and music in my life. Since I went to see Eat, Pray, Love and there was all this fantastic bosa nova music I had to dig out my Bebel Gilberto album. Discovered her though the 2002 KCRW Sounds Eclectic compilation featuring the fantastic August Day Song. I wonder if they still give those compilations out to subscribers, it was always totally worth the donation. And with that thought I bid you goodnight.
I had to check out the Pop Tarts pop up store in Times Square this week (42nd between broadway and 6th). They did a fantastic job, probably the coolest brand extension I’ve ever seen and the place was packed! You could customize your pop tart, buy shirts and souvenirs, there was even a pop tart sushi bar for goodness sake! The NY Times covers the whole thing here.
I must give props to the Gigunda Group who put the whole thing on. Not for nothing, but they seriously need to update their website.
I’m posting this picture for a few reasons:
1. I like it
2. It reminds me of fall, which NYC is getting a preview of this week with random late August blustry weather. I think we can all agree the next few months are the best time to be in New York, I always feel like I’m in a Woody Allen movie.
3. Speaking of movies, this bench is next to the 91st Garden in Riverside Park. The garden is where Meg and Tom finally kiss in You’ve Got Mail. Being both a sucker for romantic comedies and the upper west side I always try to swing by when I’m in the neighborhood. It really is quite lovely up there and suprisingly quite, a fantastic place to sit on a bench and enjoy a good book.
4. And on the topic of books…I spotted someone sitting a few benches down reading the same book that I’m currently reading. Is there no better sense of camaraderie than spotting a stranger reading your book?!
I must say, I had a perfect rainy Sunday afternoon. I started with brunch in Park Slope…yep, Miss Manhattan ventured into a part of Brooklyn that wasn’t Williamsburg or Brooklyn Heights. We had brunch at this divine Israeli spot called Miriams. I’ve never been treated to this type of cuisine before and fell in love with labneh cheese, a cross between cream cheese and yogurt. Sounds foul, but I promise it was delicious with herbed eggs and israeli salad. We then headed down the road to the Brooklyn Museum to catch the Warhol exhibit. The exhibit focused on the last ten year’s of Andy’s life; breaking into TV, the fall out from his shooting, finding religion and meeting Basquiat. I especially loved his commentary on religion, comparing it to commercialism (as you can see above). If you’re interested you better hurry as it ends 9/12. I wrapped up the weekend chatting in my friend Nic’s new apartment where she treated me to coffee she brought back from her vaca to Nicaragua, a coffee lover’s paradise.
Bar Suzette in the Chelsea Market repurposed St. Germain bottles for their light fixtures. What a chic and clever idea!
During my ride on Saturday I stumbled upon a kite festival along the Hudson. Spending so much time on the bike path the past couple of months I’ve been blown away by all the free events the city sponsors. I knew about the movies on the pier, but I’ve recently been treated to a concert by Deerhunter and signed up for but had to bail on free yoga. For a complete list of events click here.
I’m so over the gym, I can barely bring myself to make it through the doors twice a week. I’ve been working out since I was 14 and sometimes you’ve just got to switch it up. So in the spirit of that sentiment I’ve been biking several times a week, be it to run errands or a long haul up the island. I’ve also bought a Wii Fit (Michael the cat thinks I’ve lost my mind) and have become quite the hulu hoop expert ;)
Have you ever considered just how many different usages there are for many of the most common words in our vocabulary? Take a look at the elegantly executed video Words, which is a terrific example of showing rather than telling just what we mean. The three-minute film, directed by Daniel Mercadante and Will Hoffman for Everynone (in collaboration with WNYC’s Radiolab and NPR), takes words like “play,” “space” and “light” and presents montages displaying their different meanings. For example, “break” is a shattered plate; a karate chop to a wooden board; the beginning of a pool game; a broken bone; and a pedal in your car. “Blow” is everything from a fish to an overloaded fuse (to even more risqué allusions). The words the filmmakers chose blend seamlessly, and even with such brief snippets of human life, Words becomes somehow poignant to watch. We recommend multiple viewings. (via The Observer’s Very Short List email)
The title of this book is hysterical! And sadly, true.
There’s a lot of things to like about Bar Veloce, but I think the aviator lampshades are my favorite.
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