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Reality: This picture is from backstage at Mortified last night. Nate Sloan, Jennifer Hyjack (her baby's due in a month), Angel Yau (check out her shorts) and me. Other performers were Anne Altman, Becky Ciletti, Emlyn Morinelli, Brandy Barber, Law Tarello and Mortified Founder Dave Nadelberg. It was a blast!
Bites: I need some Bite MD ASAP. Today I went to Duane Reade and they didn't have any. Mosquitoes are killing me!
This week, I am cat-sitting on State Street and since I am near Junior's, I treated myself to strawberry cheesecake shortcake. It is a very indulgent dessert to eat for breakfast, but since I have five cats to feed between two houses, I deserve it.
Also, I am watching the cable TV like a fiend or like Owen Wilson on a heroin binge. :) I will try not like slit my wrists when the cat-sitting gig ends.
Mortal: I am reading stuff from my journal when I was eighteen at
Mortified on Wednesday at the Mo Pitkins. (Hence the crazy picture by Matthew Powell.)
Carbed: Buy a cupcake! Cupcakes For A Cause is October 15 through October 21.
Holiday: I am going to an all-lady brunch and another lady's stoop sale this weekend.
Chicks 2.0: Starting September 14, Chicks and Giggles will be two nights a week! We are doing Friday nights at 10PM at the Time Out New York Lounge in Midtown. The new show is called Chicks and Giggles' Hell's Angels and will a line-up of rotating hosts and comics.
Print: Daniel Saynt told me a few parties ago that Fashion Indie would be going print, and now they are partying to celebrate the magazine's launch on September 7.
Confer: The New York Times is having a Small Business Summit on October 10 and I want to go for FREE. (Just putting it out there!)
Sweat: I know it's hot but soon it will be cool enough for a cupcake hoodie.
Attended: All Day Buffet's Cause For Drinks which raised nearly $1000 to help kids at underfunded schools in NYC and Ghana get the school supplies they need to excel this coming year.
Dance: While listening to Pandora since I am tired of my old music, I heard a song by a French band called Poni Hoax. This link will take you to their MySpace page, so get ready to boogie!
Newsstand: Stopped by the Mass Appeal art party tonight, and got a copy of the latest issue which has Actress Melonie Diaz on the cover. Plus, there's a little piece on Heron Preston from Naked Communications.
Busy: More Chicks and Giggles shows to come in September, a clothing swap, a cupcake baking demo in October and more.
Data: I almost forgot that my cousin told me last week that Santi White (AKA Santogold) will be opening for The Klaxons and Bjork on September 24 at MSG. WOW!!!
Last night I went to Spitzer's Corner, a massive new gastropub on the corner of Ludlow and Rivington. The first thing that catches my eye on the menu is the Pork Fat Popcorn. For four dollars, you get popcorn drizzled with bacon fat which is just sinful. I ordered the mussels with Italian sausage and red pepper for dinner and it was great, but I wish there was bread for dipping.
There is a wide selection of beers, but I ordered one of Spitzer's house white wine, a Riesling which cost $10/glass. Whoa! If I go again before it becomes ridiculously popular, then I will order a double IPA instead. BTW, the bartenders card religiously so don't leave home without ID.
Read more buzz about Spitzer's Corner on Outside.in and on the Gawker.
Broadway Good: Check out Givenik, where you can purchase tickets to a show and donate to your favorite charity.
Buffet: Speaking of doing good, All Day Buffet is a social network for people who want to do good. They're having a party tonight, so come for "Cause For Drinks" at the Gallery Bar.
Emerald City: This scene from "The Wiz" was filmed in 1978 outside The World Trade Center. It's magnificent! (via Hochmah and Musar)
PSFK: The LA Conference is September 18. I highly recommend going if you are on the West Coast, and at the conference Piers will be interviewing Missy of the Suicide Girls.
Picture: Martha's photography website.
Party: I went to CrunchGear's anniversary party last night and it was fun.
Sell: For those who are fed up with eBay fees, sell your stuff on eCrater.
Donate: I am doing the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer walk on September 9. My Aunt Phyllis who used to take me to Shoney's when I was a kid, is living with breast cancer.
Yesterday's Delicious Sandwich Social and Cupcake Picnic was a blast! The weather was absolutely amazing, and there were about 50 people who came to swap sandwiches, be social and eat cupcakes at Prospect Park.
I made three sandwiches. Two were with ham, smoked maple gouda, red onion and honey mustard on a roll. I also made a veggie sandwich with portabello mushroom, smoked maple gouda, red onion, green peppers and honey mustard on roll.
There were a lot of Chicks and Giggles comedians in attendance including Katina Corrao, Catie Lazarus, Molly Reisner, Giulia Rozzi, Sara Schaefer and Livia Scott.
Thanks to Jon Friedman for coming up with a great idea, my cupcake co-bloggers Allison and Rachel, and the wonderful Peg and Deb from Sugar Sweet Sunshine.
Wednesday morning, I boarded a Chinatown bus to Philadelphia to visit my sister, my cousin and her husband and kids. The bus ride started out fine and I noticed we were making good time until the bus got pulled over by a New Jersey state trooper in the middle of the trip. I was too busy working on a SuDoKu puzzle to realize that the bus was speeding, but I didn't think it was any more that those big trucks on the New Jersey Turnpike. Anyway, we finally got back on the road after about 25 minutes. Then the driver had to stop again for gasoline, and he almost someone behind who got off to get a Coke at the Sunoco Mart. Finally I arrived in Philadelphia after 3 hours.
My cousin, sister and I ate some delicious Mexican at Reading Market, saw the Liberty Bell and hung out at Penn's Landing.
Later, I watched cable TV like a fiend. I saw, " So You Think You Can Dance" for the first time. [Wade Robson, the former boy band choreographer and TV host, looks old.]
Then I saw the most talked about show among the beautiful blogosphere, BET's "We Can Do Better" (AKA. "Hot Ghetto Mess"). Charlie Murphy hosts, and I bet he wishes that Chappelle hadn't bail because I'm sure this was NOT his first choice for a TV gig. The show is indefensible. With the poor production value, lack of continuity and bad editing, it is painful to watch even IF the content was not so repugnant, odious and patronizing. I am using big words to show that it not that hard to act intelligent. I am not going to get all "NAACP" and boycott it, since I don't have cable anyway. To counteract that stupidity, I would buy a DVD of Uptown Saturday Night.
Despite the rants, I had a wonderful time with my family.
Today was embarrassing as one of my flip flops completely fell apart when I was walking in Midtown toward the UN. Being barefoot is really frowned upon by New Yorkers. All the corporate casually dressed people stared at me like I was homeless or deranged. Luckily I hopped/hobbled over to The Avenue and bought silver sandals that were on sale.
Plus I have about an half dozen mosquito bites on my legs. I am ready for the fall. August is kicking my butt!
Last night I went to a fun free concert at Asser Levy Park. It was the B-52's and Patty Smythe with Scandal. The heavy rain held off and it was a fantastic show! I danced to Rock Lobster and sang "Warrior" to the top of my lungs. On my way back home I saw an inordinate amount of hipsters at the Stillwell Avenue station at Coney Island and I figured there must have been a concert. I was trying to figure who it was by listening to other people's conversations and then I saw a girl pull out a Daft Punk concert t-shirt that she just bought.
I know nothing about Daft Punk other than LCD Soundsystem's "Daft Punk Is Palying In My House". I think I need to do some Homework. :)
Search: Since women are pretty good about finding things, then why not have a Digg for women?! Alas, there is Sk-rt.com
Finally: Someone has created an art-social networking site, Self Portrait.
Narcissism: Googled myself and realized that my speaker bio on Social Text is #2.
Sandwiched: The Delicious Sandwich Social and Cupcake Picnic/Meetup is August 18.
Book it: I posted Martin Langfield's reading of The Malice Box on Book Tour.
Meateaters: Salkin's fun piece about women who love the beef.
Windy City Tease: Threadless is opening a store in Chi-Town. Grand Opening is September 14.
Second City Sex: The book party was over a month ago, but I just started reading, Sin In The Second City by Karen Abbott.
More Tail: I also read More Tales Of The City, and I loved it. The equation: Will and Grace + Melrose Place - LA + San Francisco + a ton of weed + a White girl who was passing for a Black model.
Fashion Swap: My next clothing swap is September 16.
Sans Culotte: I WANT this necklace! (via Josh Spear)
Teach: This fall, I want to teach a basic bookkeeping/personal finance class for creative people. Please let me know if you would be interested or know of a place where I can do it.
Arty: Met supercool artists and dancers at Jonathan Shorr Gallery Saturday night.
Drawn: If you read comics, check out Douglas Wolk's book, Reading Comics.
Film: Enjoyed a summer blockbuster, "The Bourne Ultimatum" and it makes me want to visit Morocco.
Nerds: You may have read about Nerdcore in the Sunday Styles of the Times, but did you know that Negin Farsad and Kimmy Gatewood (Chicks and Giggles comedians) directed and produced a documentary, Nerdcore Rising? Check out the trailer!
Not a twat: The fashionable backlash to the Anya Hindmarch "I am not a plastic bag" craze.
Walk: In this heat, you want to know a location's "Walk Score" before stepping out. My home is 86% but there are no points subtracted for walking up a steep hill. (via Happycorp blog)
Style: Show your style on StyleMob, a street-fashion social networking community. (via YPulse)
Ate: Some yummy food at the DietOut.com event at Whole Foods yesterday. The popcorn from Lesser Evil is addictive.
Write: a note to a friend. Buy the cute little note cards designed by Diana Schoenbrun.
