ambien induced shopping....

can be pretty bad.....

cept a few days ago, my slurred struggle to fall asleep happily produced a great find on
ebayfinally, i'm the proud owner of a brand new marc by marc jacobs totally turnlock handbag
in POPPY (not butter as pictured).

and i found her for $200 less than when i stalked her @ bloomies.

thank you economic stimulus check + birthday + feeling sorry for myself on voice rest for justifying this purchase.

ooh she's SOOOOO pretty.

more marty

nearly had a wardrobe malfunction in this one.... she's sheer.....

oooh she's real good.

discovered SATC when i was going thru a murderous breakup and have been waiting for this flick ever since...

bff Worthie (aka. charlotte-seriously. in EVERY way) and i (aka. carrie, i guess) braved the wild estrogen filled crowds (i've NEVER seen anything like it), exercised sugar-freedom with magnolia red velvet cupcakes, and SOBBED thru the entire movie.

it made me :

1. thankful for my own urban tribe of sisters. My real life sisters aren't here so b, w, d, l, a, and r provide my sex and the city-like fix.

2. remember that, like carrie and st. louise, i came to nyc to

FIND LOVE.
(((and find it, i will)

oooh yeah- the soundtrack is pretty great as well.

miss marty

or a tale of a puerto rican soap star?


this girl's a little big in the hip...make's me look HEUGE

pregnancy jeans...

need a boost?

pic: miss jane makes me smile thanks to nic

ce-le-brate good times, COME ON!

what:
my TWEENTY-SEVENth birthday!!
(ij-Taylor)

where:
the shake shack (natch)
madison square park
23 rd and 5th (south east corner of the park)

when:
tuesday, june 3
9:30
(post show---shack open till 11)

why:
because we're friends
because it's outside and sexy
because you can bring your puppy/kids
because the burgers/fries/shakes are better than anything you've ever had

please do come. i'd love to see / meet you.

birthday!!!

will you light my candle?

if you're a veggie (like i was) or a burger lover (like i am),
you'll love candle cafe
b and i escaped the puppy-lovers and noshed on lovely animal- friendly chow.

save the puppies!!!

b and i went to a very very ooh la la benefit/silent auction in a v. v. ooh la la Upper East Side townhouse to benefit animal charities.

we were really hoping that we'd run into the countess.....

but we didn't. no countess. no jill zaren.

but we did have a lovely chat with miss glenn.

that'll do.

i'll eat at your kitchen any day!

went on a v. v. sexy lunch date to mercer kitchen
delicious everything
sexy bossa tunes
gorgeous bathrooms
delightful soho location

on our way out, whitney was dining upstairs... .
we searched each other's faces trying to figure how we know each other......

oh yeah, i don't know you. i just talk about you like i do....

fleeeeeeeet week.

at ease, girls.

nothing like memorial day in nyc......

thousands of men in their dress whites
thousands of people wearing less than what they should wear in Central Park
and
thousands of BBQ calories consumed by me and b @ Daisy Mae's. you must go!!!

ali baba's belated birthday!

al is the little in both photos.

it was ali bug's birthday on May 14 and i was a busy and neglectful blog- sister (or blister, i guess).

but you know, better late than pregnant, i always say.....

al is the reason people "smudge" (ij).

al is the only person who is upset when her "curves" are photo shopped out of the picture.

al is the only sister to tell it like it is.

al is witty.

al is the life of the jr high + high school party.

al spins more plates than i do.

al is a little nugget.

al is sensitive.

al is sweet. 

al is clever.

al is a woman of substance.

al is the youngest so she's seen it all and gets away with more than any of us. 

al is loved by me and everyone who knows her.

happy birthday!! one more year till you hit the roads and the men. oh no!!!

i'm petey! i'm ash-a-lee! we're siamese twins!!!

WHY do they have twinner hair? gross.

alls i'm saying

is my birthday is on june 3 rd. 

these are acceptable gifts, i guess...

i may get her dirty in the subway..... maybe in another color?

 and these girls are on sale

i love peacock. 

hi lurkers!!!

thank you for saying hello!!! 

it's so lovely to hear from old and new friends.

stay tuned:

the 3 finalists for the dating stories will be announced soon. 

decision being made by my highly skilled panel of judges..... um... me and my friends. 

namaste*

piggie shamelessly stolen from www.nataliedee.com

apparently i love the joshuas

have you heard radin's new ep?
there's a duet with ingrid michaelson who i've loved forever..

love them both. 

joshua radin puts me on a one-way train to FB land, so i have to listen with care.
his voice feels like someone else's over-sized sweats on a sunday morning.

to have and to hold....my rings

i'm a sucker for anything personalized

if you're my friend, and you're getting married, don't be surprised when you get this sweet little dish with your name on it.
great for a ring holder, key holder, anything....

and don't be surprised if i give you a cool personalized bangle.
love paloma's nest

*idea shamelessly stolen from julie

even stella's doing it.

stellie ti ti nugget got her summer buzz cut today...
pretty sure they gave her the katie holmes bob.
notice the same frightened look in her eyes....

you can't really see it , but she has thick bangs.

SN is so chic.

monster mash

boylan bottling company makes this delicious (and sugar-free) treat.
live for the ginger root and pomegranate bevs.
they're semi-new to the bodegas here... hope you can find them there....

is it so bad

that i like the taste of beer on his* breath?

I'M not drinking it....

*the proverbial "his" wouldn't be so remiss as to actually spill too much about the plates i'm currently spinning.

think this reminds me of my 17 yr old days @ yale.
first boyfriend who wasn't mormon, his underage drinking.....
you get the gist..

foreign affairs...

i'm pretty much the United Nations of dating.
equal opportunity for all.
bonus if an accent is involved.....

so far i've dated transplants from:

france
-cold and snooty (probably cause he was royalty and i didn't know..more on that later)

south africa
bananas on the cheeseburger guy

germany
cold cold cold- more on him later

croatia
gorgeous but a chain smoker

what i'm wishing for:

united kingdom
italy
scotland
(specially after made of honor (sub-par flick with baaaad hair on dempsey))
brasil
cuba

that should keep me busy for the summer....

aloha!

i'm sure you saw this since you're all sussy readers but i need to point out the finer points of composition....

1. notice i (on the left) am smiling with eyes half mast. from the ages of about 5-8 i am PURPOSELY giving bedroom eyes in an attempt to look glamorous and grown up.
my parents had EVERY reason to worry.

2. nicole (far right)'s bikini is resting below the nips and held up only by her giant buddah belly.

i remember this like it was yesterday.

hummmm....

this is one of my favorite restaurants.
b learned that if one locks eyes with the hot israeli while i played house with her hEuge wedding ring, one can get free dessert.

who knew you could eat hummus AS your meal?! i did.
oooh and get the falafel
and white pita

deanna's back.......in her unflattering dress.

bff worthie and i decided to guide you thru the wonderful world of

the bachelorette
which proves to be even more entertaining than the bachelor

because really, what's funnier than grown men talking about their feelings?!


the only two viable options:
(instead of real names, we'll share the nicknames we force on em)

freckles
he's the ringer, obviously. love freckles. got the first rose.
he's my pick.

daddy
has a darling small child, receding hair, and our vote.

then there are the characters:

highlights.
total tb. obviously not a dateable option, but made me nearly wet my pants with his hair-process

southern frat
probably shouldn't have gotten the boot but his tb pose post limo and tears killed that.

virgin
creepster. and i should be FOR the virgin. no thanks on this one.

phoenix rebellious bacne shirt tearer didn't deserve a pic. he's a wreck!

oyster farmer made us sad. she could have kept him for the necklace!

tune in folks, it'll be a wild ride!!!

did i ever tell you ....

bout how the italian stallion once stormed out of my apartment after being there for t-2 minutes screaming, "YOUR RELIGION IS RETARDO!!!!"

how do you respond to that?!

true story.

marty maraschino

i'll be playing "marty" for the first time ever....

May 27-29th

should be hilarious.
blonde pix to come...

giveaway deadline

yeah, so i forgot to throw up a deadline for our horror stories.....

lets say
tuesday. may. 20

come on, folks.
some of these are simple par for the course!!
and some are pretty bad....

what's yours?

it's mozzarepa time!!

one of the loveliest happenings in a nyc weekend is a serendipitous run in with a street fair. (that is, unless you're stuck in cab traffic or fasting when it's strategically placed in front of the church)

when you go (planned or not) try the to-die-for mozzarepa
(think grilled cheese with corn and mozzarella)

street corn
shish kebabs
gyros
fresh fruit smoothies
zeppole
fried oreos
cheap international food
crepes

etc....

delish. and while you're there, do some shopping.

i've found treasures, on occasion.

this is the most comprehensive street fair schedule.

all this talk of idols...

..makes me recount my other idol run-ins....

i once "hung" with a similarly haired idol.
we met in the same space i met Groban-- lucky place!?
he was very sweet and a lovely kisser.....
didn't go very far because of my stupid abstinence (boo). but when we'd walk arm in arm thru central park, i'd often feel like his "locks of love" recipient.....he'd recently shorn his curly locks and, well, mine were big and wild.

several months (and a flower bouquet) later, i ran into idol 1's VERY famous ex.
she (also an idol), was running on the treadmill next to me in a boutique hotel in Kansas City, MO while i was on the Hairspray tour. she and had just screamed her face off on SNL the prior week (btw... she's MUCH twinkier in person. seriously. she's little) and i applauded her for her beltiness. she was very kind, bubbly, and talkative......i like her.
but

i made sure i out ran her (by both speed and duration...because i could)
and kept our mutual ex a tight lipped secret.

from idol to angel

this strangely- sexy- soul- patrol- harmonica- wielding- idol
will be joining
GREASE on June 6 (during my month long birthday-palooza)

i hear he's lovely, which helps.

if all stays the same, Hicks will be my dance parter in the mega-mix.
hope he teaches me some sweet moves.

dear forever 21,

i like a lot of your clothes, they're fun, trendy and perfectly priced for their poor quality..

however....

standing in a 30 min line just to try on 6 items (who only EVER has 6?)
standing in another 30 min line to check out (WHY when there are 3 floors of registers do you only have 2 registers open?)
pilfering thru PILES of different styles to find ONE in your size
being forced to wear a LARGE t-shirt (when i'm a s/m everywhere else)

is unacceptable...
and the LARGE makes me feel bad about myself.....
though....not as bad as seeing my muffin top in a S or M.

boo.

dontcha think

is a chocolate version of

kristin chenoweth?