Hello! Well it looks like it has finally stopped raining, although the forecast says it’s going to start up again. This past Sunday, I went to my boyfriend’s sister’s graduation at Rutgers, my alma mater. It was the first year that they held the commencement in the stadium and it was the largest graduation class with 12,000 students. (You can imagine how many proud family and friends were in the stands!) The traffic getting there was unreal, we had to listen to part of the commencement speech from the radio on the highway.

I was also out of town for a few days and I can’t even describe how lovely it was to be so disconnected from the world without cell phone service or internet. Hopefully I can find time to post pictures after the weekend.

I didn’t work much this week but here are my few posts from last week and this week.

We’re hoping Arnold and Maria can work it out.

Rolling Stone holds a contest for its cover photo, the first time an unsigned musical act will grace its covers.

I dug around some scary department stores for cheap scores.

More trees please.

Are you free this Saturday? Enter for this rare chance to appear in a video and record cover for Steel Train!

Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming Hunger Games.

I’m dying for a pair of these Grey Ant Status Sunglasses.

What are you guys up to this weekend? It’s birthday weekend for me and all I can think is that I need to find time to do laundry. (Sigh). Tonight I’m gonna go out with my girlfriends for the first time in months. What to wear? Where to go?

This Saturday, I went with my boyfriend to a weird food party where each guest brings one food item that isn’t your typical meat and potatoes (or chicken). I’ve always been an adventurous eater, ever since I was a little kid, so I was looking forward to seeing what was on the menu. They had durian and mangosteen (which I’ve eaten a lot in Thailand), rabbit, escargot, pate, octopus, soft shell crab, pig’s tongue and feet, and bone marrow. I’ve been wanting to try bone marrow for a long time and I had pictured something bloodier. It turned out to be quite delicious. (It looks like sushi in the photo but tastes nothing like it!) I enjoyed trying everything, especially the escargot, but I must say, my least favorite was the pig’s tongue which was a bit too chewy for my liking. I had to pass on the pig’s feet for fear of that same hard, chewiness. I think the flavors would have been much more enjoyable if it wasn’t such a random smorgasbord of a menu, but the party was definitely a great way to try a bit of everything.

Hello darlings. TGIF! Here are some of my posts this week:

My new favorite color: Hot Pink!

Club Monaco does Modern Bohemia in their fall lookbook.

Stand out vintage finds at Pink Clouds.

Treat your mom to something nice from Circle and Square.

Nicole Richie promotes her new collections at Nordstrom.

Can you believe that I used to only wear black clothes?

Jennifer Chun makes preppy tomboy style look so good. I love the red tights!

Armani Exchange’s sizzlin’ summer ad campaign.

What are you guys up to this weekend? It’s actually my 6 month anniversary with my boyfriend so we’re planning on going to a nice dinner tonight. I won’t get to see my mom this Mother’s Day but it’s also my boyfriend’s law school graduation so at least I’ll be with his family. Have a great weekend!

Hello! Here are some of my posts from this week.

Taylor Swift bought a charming home in the hills.

While the artist formerly known as Rachel created a duplex in West Village.

Pretty summer dresses for every event.

Who knew? Sandblasted jeans are harmful to garment workers.

What happens when two awesome brands unite.

Some morning news.

Chicest new baby on the block.

Party pics from Madewell’s Fifth Ave store opening.

Phewf! It’s been another crazy busy week. I was originally supposed to work another wedding tomorrow but the plans have changed. I’ve had the day off (a first in a while) and I feel guilty that I’m not working. Isn’t that strange? I’m driving down to Philly tonight to meet up with my girlfriends to do an early celebration of our birthdays since we’re all too busy to see each other next month. Tomorrow, we plan on having brunch, attending a festival, and perhaps stopping by for some outlet shopping on our way back. What are you guys up to? It’s really starting to feel like Spring, isn’t it?

PS: Did any of you guys set your alarms to watch the Royal Wedding? I thought it was absolutely beautiful. I expect all of my guests to wear fancy hats to my wedding. : )

I’m making a huge effort to post my weekend updates well before the following weekend. I’d say Tuesday is a big step up! We didn’t get around to dyeing Easter eggs this past weekend, we just couldn’t find the energy. I ended up staying in on Friday night and breaking plans to do the same thing Saturday night and was asleep by 11PM (even after drinking a Red Bull).

Sunday morning, we went to our new local favorite, Queens Comfort, for a Southern style brunch. I ordered poached eggs over a plate of disco tots covered in cheese and bacon. It was sinfully delicious but thankfully I didn’t finish the entire plate. (I ordered the homemade doughnut to go since I was so full).

Later that afternoon we drove to Jersey for Easter dinner. It was such a gorgeous Spring day and we got to sit outside on the deck facing the lake while we waited for dinner to be served. It was the first time that I had celebrated Easter, and while I’m still a little lost on the religious part of the holiday, if I’m fed all that yummy food again, I want an invite every year! I had meat and cheese for hors d’oeuvres, pasta and lamb kebabs for dinner, and canollis, cupcakes, jellybeans and chocolate for dessert. Next time though, I would eat about three fewer fistfuls of jellybeans and would have shoved them in my pocket for later instead. Oh the tummy ache that night!

There was so much traffic on our way back, it took an extra two hours to get back into the city. Again, I was exhausted (are you tired of hearing me say this yet?) and was asleep the moment my head hit the pillow.

Tomorrow evening I’m scheduled to interview actress, Michelle Williams, at an event so guess where I’m off to right now? Bed!

After work on Saturday, I went to meet up with my boyfriend’s friends at McGee’s Pub. We tried to pick a location that was an easy compromise for everyone who was coming from Queens, Brooklyn, and Washington Heights and were able to settle on Midtown West. We didn’t even know it when we picked the bar but McGee’s this the NY bar that was the inpiration for McLaren’s Pub on the show, How I Met Your Mother. We thought that was pretty cool and had a fun time trying to figure out who was the Ted Mosby and the Barney out of the group.

I worked again on Sunday, watched some baseball, made a Taco Bell run for dinner, and laid in bed watching Californication. I’d say that’s a pretty good finish to a low-key weekend. (And I’ve gotten through Week 1 without a day off. 3 more to go!) What did you guys do?

I think I’m going back to my old ways; surviving solely on 5 hour Energy and Coffee. OK, maybe things have changed- there used to be a lot more vodka in that mix. And I’ve had to upgrade from coffee to espresso.

This weekend, I went straight from work to dinner at Bozu, a Japanese tapas lounge, in Williamsburg. We had tako balls (filled with cooked octopus), pork belly, and the party bombs, which is a sushi presentation I have never seen before. Oh, and lots of sake. I would’ve been content staying there all night but we stopped by a friends birthday, a few doors down, at Trash Bar. I believe I drank a drink with the word “Poison” in the name, and I can’t remember much after that.

Saturday, after work, we drove to Philly to visit my best friend, Carebears, and her husband. (OK, they live in Norristown, PA, but since I can never remember the name, I always default to Philly). We were so tired from a long weekend and a late night that we were joking about getting to their apartment and asking if we could put on our pajamas and watch a movie. We didn’t want to be duds, and would’ve gone out, but luckily my friends were just as content sitting in their beautiful (spacious!) apartment and drinking wine. (Are we getting old?) We sat and talked for hours and then decided to put on Zack and Miri Make a Porno. I have such a hard time staying awake for movies so I knew I was going down. But not before a midnight snack- Carebear’s husband made us some (organic) mac n cheese before bed. Hey, I was on a mini holiday, right?

Sunday morning, I woke to our lovely hosts making us breakfast. The menu? Banana and nut pancakes, buttermilk biscuits with strawberry jam, piles of bacon, pineapple, and coffee. It was so indulgent and wonderful. I felt like I was at a bed and breakfast. After we ate, we got dressed, and decided to do a mini tour of Philly since I haven’t been in years. We walked along the water by the museum (I’m saying museum, singular, because I’m assuming there’s only one? Everyone kept saying, “Did you go to the museum?”) but it was quite windy and chilly so we didn’t linger on take too many pictures. We walked around the museum to the top of the “Rocky Steps” which was a little disappointing if you didn’t start from the bottom. I was like, “this is it?”  I thought it was better to see it from the bottom of the stairs. We have to admit that we weren’t interested in anything except pigging out on cheesesteaks (and getting out of the cold) so we went to Reading Terminal Market. There we got cheesesteaks (with cheese whiz) from Carmine’s and roasted pork sandwiches from DiNic’s. As usual, it was totally wonderful to consume, and absolutely painful, afterwards, when my stomach looked like I was a snake that swallowed a puppy.

We drove back to Astoria Sunday evening, got right back into our pajamas, watched some Law & Order, and went to bed, content and exhausted.

Saturday I went as Cleopatra to the most amazing house party in midtown. It was the largest apartment I had ever seen in Manhattan, stocked with a full bar, snacks, and DJ. There were people dancing on the bars, windowsills, tabletops…It was like out of a movie…

(this was a photo before the party)

I was pretty hungover on Sunday, but come on, it’s Halloween! You HAVE to dress up. This time I wanted to be something more fun and comfy so I went as a Party Penguin. I think I may have developed an alter ego. Not to mention…I LOVE not having to wear pants!

Party Penguin and the Geico Gecko!

Romy came to visit and, of course, we headed back to karaoke.

She didn’t have a costume so I told her to put on her boyfriend’s clothes, draw a mustache on her face, and be a hipster boy. Done! She looked like a bit of a creeper but is it strange that I was kinda attracted to her?

It was such a wild weekend, I really wish everyday could be Halloween.

I was struggling to get through work on Saturday morning but had to jump on a train right after and head to Jersey for another night out with my girlfriends. Nothing a 2 hour nap on the train couldn’t fix. We met up at our favorite local martini bar to celebrate our friend, JWow’s, visit. I’m not sure if it was the company of high school friends, or if something else had gotten into us, but we were beyond immature the entire night. Sometimes it’s fantastic to behave like delinquent teenagers. After the bars closed we went on for drunk food (cheesesteak sliders mmmmm) and then belted out songs along with the radio during the drive home. I wish we were videotaped because it was the most atrocious performance. Ever. We ended the night by camping out in Carebear’s mom’s living room. Did I ever mention how much I love slumber parties?

The following morning we woke up and got breakfast together before they sent me off on the train. I swear, it doesn’t matter how much time goes in between seeing these girls, whenever I see them it just feels like, “Ah, this is home.” All is right in the world when I am with them.

I needed to get out of town so I’m headed to the beach today. Wish it were somewhere that required a passport…

Be back soon.