she's my friend. i'm almost famous.

i love this girl. she makes music.

listen to it. love it. buy it. share it.

the skint loves me

i am not one to win things. it seems i just dont have that lucky streak. ksav on the other hand. that girl wins everything. on thursday, at work cassie spotted that the skint was giving out a free pair of tickets to see julia stone perform, so we both entered and didn't think much more of it. (we moved on to thinking about other seemily more important things - like salty pimp ice cream cones) this afternoon i got an email from the skint, that looked a little like this >>

i won something. i am a winner. i called cassie with the news.

we enjoyed a lovely evening at le poisson rouge. this basement venue with red lighting reminded me of the club scene in funny face. and for awhile there the music was getting pretty experimental, i was just waiting for someone to get up and do a dance like audrey hepburn.

i'm still not so sure how i feel about doveman. i liked the music, but not so much his voice. but julia stone did an excellent job. and she sang a cover of the national. i love them.

afterwards, we treated ourselves to popbar. what a genius idea. you pick your flavor popsicle, then your dipping, then your topping. cassie had a strawberry dipped in milk chocolate and i had a blood orange in dark chocolate. i'm sad to say, cassie ordered better than i. but they were both yummy.

i also got hit on my a lesbian. and not just a couple glances and a few words. this chick followed us for at least 5 minutes. but she said she wouldn't bite unless i wanted her too. that was a relief.

and on the train, an older gentleman asked me if i happened to be nicole kidman. at least this was flattering.

i forgot

yes i was in the same room as harry potter

to blog about how to succeed in business without really trying. chris, zack, marissa and i were all able to get rush tickets for 30 bucks a pop. we got in line at 8:30 for the box office to open at 10 and we were already behind 100 people. we weren't sure if we would be lucky enough or not. but the fates were with us. we were quite pleased. this show was so fun. i loved the music, the dancing, the set, the humor and of course daniel radcliff. the audience was loving harry potter. i think it might just have been my favorite broadway experience this summer. we ended the evening with pinkberry. what more could you want in life?

the stone siblings

cassie and i can't stop listening to angus & julia stone. so good. and angus is one sexy individual.

i love cassie

ya know just in case you haden't already seen this on facebook or instagram

tonight cassie and i had a lovely little evening. we enjoyed dinner at antibes bistro where we were treated to free drinks and even a complimentary appetizer, the truffle roasted asparagus. dinner was superb. i ordered the risotto,  the wild mushroom risotto, and cassie had the chicken served with truffle potato puree and haricots verts. we were quite content. afterwards we enjoyed some music at eight mile creek. girl time makes me happy.

in case you needed to know

thursday

patsy's pizza
patsy's was good and fresh like i remember it being when i last had it. but i prefer south brooklyn pizza. i think the secret is in the tomato sauce.

funny face
as we indulged in our pizza we enjoyed audrey hepburn in funny face. she is too cute.


friday

andrew bird concert in brooklyn
after work we made our way over to brooklyn's prospect park for a free andrew bird concert. we had no idea how big the park was. the music was amazing, but we all gave in to our growling stomachs and had to leave early in search of grub.

pies n thighs
collin sent me the link to this place one day when i was craving pie and it immediately went on my list. what an awesome name. we all ordered fried chicken and pie for desert. the chicken and the biscuit were really great. but i do think my mac and cheese could have been better. my key lime pie also was not what i was hoping it would be. but overall i was a very happy girl


saturday

sip
for breakfast we stopped in at a little place near our apartment. i ordered a breakfast sandwich, egg with cheese and sundried tomatoes on an english muffin. i couldn't get over how dang good it was. i think i have forgotten how good healthy food can make your body feel.

natural history museum
i felt like a kid again. i laughed when i heard a little girl cry out, "daddy let me show you these beautiful shiny rocks" because that was what i had been saying to marissa.

shopping in soho
this somehow just isn't as fun in the rain.

midnight in paris
marissa and i were a little dubious that this film would live up to its 92% rating on rotten tomatoes. but it did. it was fun and very clever. it made me wish i was smarter.

tom's restaurant
i live right around the corner from the seinfeld restaurant and we had heard that the milkshakes were something to reckon with. so we came to fill our craving on saturday night. we enjoyed sipping on our shakes while enjoying the diner atmosphere.


sunday

church
elder cook and elder perry. nbd

fiesta with the bfa kids
for the first time since we have all been in nyc, we got together, every single one of us. i was quite pleased with the turn out. food was good and dessert was heavenly. cassie made us s'mores chocolate chip cookies. yes please.

foggy city in hiding

the national : conversation 16

i can't stop playing this.

boston

top: mental institution, middle: mit, paul, trinity, bottom: views of boston from the harbor

in order to celebrate memorial day and to take full advantage of the long weekend, nick, zack and i ventured to boston, massachusetts.

we are becoming quite the travel buddies. so far we have been to salt lake city, las vegas, new york and now boston.

quite graciously my beautiful and talented friend rhianna helped find us a place to crash as well as gave us a lowdown on the city.

saturday morning we woke up early and got on the 7 am chinatown bus to boston. all the bolt bus tickets were sold out so we took a chance with lucky star. and honestly, i think all the haters of chinatown buses, don't know what they are talking about. the seats were totally more comfortable.

we arrived in boston at 11 an were ready to hit the ground running. we were first shocked at how quite it was. then, we were surprised at how short the buildings were. and then we feel in love with how clean the streets were and how good the air smelt.

we got some lunch with rhianna and some friends and then decided to take a chance on the trolley tour. the trolley tour was great, we were hesitant joining in with the slew of tourists, but it helped us get a feel for what all there was to see and do in the city. i would definately recommend it for anyone planning a trip to boston. our tickets were good for two days and came with a free harbor cruise.

after taking the full tour on the trolley. we took a stroll down newbury street and window shopped. we loved popping our heads into bang and olufsen, fresh, hotel chocolat, and zara, among others.

hotel chocolat chocolate bar, fresh oval soap, zara may lookbook, bang and olufsen speakers

unknowingly though, we turned a corner and stumbled upon the boston public library, i.m pei's hancock tower and henry hobson richardson's trinity church. the architecture and history in boston was astounding. i always love chatting with zack about architecture. so of course we just sat on the steps of the library and tried to sort out of crazy intricacies of the design of the trinity church.

for dinner we decided, we needed some fresh seafood. but i am sorry to say that we were sorely disappointed. if in boston, do not go to salty dog. but the restaurant was in faneuil marketplace, so it was nice to walk around afterwards.

on sunday, we woke up and poked around mit campus and then headed over to the open air farmers market and vintage flea. we had fun sifting through the buried treasures and enjoyed the free samples too.

afterwards, we went back to faneuil marketplace to see the street performer festival, but man it was hot, it was almost unenjoyable for me. so we got on our harbor cruise. and it was beautiful. the wind felt wonderful and the views of the city were amazing. when we got off, we headed to the old north end church, which just so happens is where paul revere hung the lanterns.

after that, we had one more piece of architecture we were anxious to see. it was the mental hospital. call us crazy. during construction, the funds ran low, so several of the staircases lead nowhere. perhaps this only adds to the confusion in this place. but we trespassed a bit to take all the picture we please. the building is a really great piece of brutalist architecture. you would have thought zack was in a candy store by the smile on his face.

that night, we made our way to harvard square to go see rhianna perform. i remember the first time i heard rhianna sing and play the guitar i was stunned. she has an amazing voice. and i feel so cool that i have a friend as awesome as her. she is releasing her new cd this upcoming weekend! i am excited.

after the show we were starving so, we walked next door to border cafe. after a disappointment the night before we were really hoping for a good meal. and this place delivered. they offered canjun and tex mex. so i ordered the blackened catfish fajitas. the fish was seasoned wonderfully and came topped with mango salsa. yummy. we got much more food, that was a million times, for much less money than we had the night before. i give it a 4.3/5

and on that high note, it was time for us to venture back to the bus stop.

trinity church

yayday

nallik

      i love bagels, especially absolute bagels

      i love voicemails, well only from people i love

      i love dresses, light breezy ones on summer days

      i love seeing babies in the city

      i love walking in the city, instead of taking the subway

      i love music, especially this song

      i love fruit, especially grapefruit, raspberries, and avocados

tati wonder

these two were the men of my evening:

tati & wonder

tonight nick and i went to see the triplets of belleville in the park as we waited for the sun to set we ate some falafel from azuri and listened to stevie wonder.

triplets of belleville, 2003

i had never seen the triplets of belleville before but i was on my ever growing must see movie list. 

it sure did not disappoint.

and if you like this, you might like these too:

the illusionist, 2010

mon oncle, 1958

play time, 1967

and i need to see this one:

it's in the criterion collection, the poster is awesome, and it's a tati

trafic, 1971

rhianna larocque

 

she is honestly so talented.

CP//LRS Presents: Rhianna LaRocque from Jack Lawrence Mayer on Vimeo.

poke her face

"I just wanna be myself, 
And I want you to love me for who I am. 
I just wanna be myself, 
And I want you to know, I am my hair."

i couldn't agree more. my hair defines me. red and proud.
hair by gaga

alexander mcqueen

alexander mcqueen

haider ackermann

hussein chalayan

louis vuitton

alexander mcqueen

march vogue

photography by mario testino

why haven't i seen this before now?

love the alexander mcqueen

get her album for 99 cents until midnight here

my loves

i love thai food. my two favorite things to order have always been yellow curry and chicken satay. chicken satay comes with this delectable peanut sauce that i cannot resist. if there is any left over, i drink it. but last night a miraculous thing happened. i was introduced to massaman curry at thai mango and oh my heavens. it was curry plus that yummy taste of my chicken satay peanut sauce. i have seen the light.

another thing that i have become enamored with is foursquare. if you havent already, you best go sign yourself up. i cannot think of an intelligent way to explain it. but im going to be foursquaring my way through new york city in a few days, so you all can be jealous of all the awesome places i go.

and i cannot contain my excitement. new yorkkkkkkkkk is going to be so much fun. i am a lucky lucky girl. thanks mom and dad for making it possible for me to go.