Thursday, April 2, 2009
the book I'm holding out for
Fellow bloggers Muffy and Hopsy have been blogging about the upcoming book The Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. While I am so excited about this book, I wanted to share with all of my wonderful readers the book that I cannot wait to debut. Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending,Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart Ass Phase from Jenn Lancaster, debuting May 5th. Lancaster has also written Bright Lights, Big Ass, Bitter is the New Black, and Such a Pretty Fat. She has a really witty, sarcastic writing style that really appeals to me and I cannot wait for this book!
Least Favorite Things
Every Friday, I do a "my favorite things" post. Since I am off work tomorrow (yay for waking up after the rooster does!), I will be making my favorite things post today. In honor of April Fool's Day being yesterday, and to give my readers a chance to get to know me better, today I will make two lists. One of my favorite things, and one of my least favorite things. I will now commence the first one:
1) Mushrooms-
Plenty of people out there in our little world don't like mushrooms. I am not like them. It's not that I just don't like mushrooms, it's that I am deathly terrified of them. They are seriously my biggest fear. I can't look at them, touch them, taste them, smell them, or be around them. If I am out to eat with someone and they order something that comes with mushrooms on the plate, I will seriously take the bottle of wine, our drinking glasses, and whatever else I can, and arrange them to form a barrier between us, so I don't have to see the mushrooms. Yes, I know folks, this isn't normal. There's a reason why things are called phobias. (I am so terrified of them that I can't even post a picture on my blog.)
2) Jello-
Back in my college days, I used to loooooooooooooove jello shots. Then, about a year and a half ago, I got really sick and got to spent a month in the hospital. In a hospital, for any diet, but especially a clear liquid diet, all they give you for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, is jello. Try being served that for about 90 consecutive meals and see how much you like gelatinous substances after that. When I was finally discharged, I swore up and down on my life that I would never consume jello in any of its forms again. This includes jello shots.
3) The Little Black Dress- (as every reading this suddenly gasps in shock and horror)
Yes, yes, you don't have to say anything, I've heard it all. It's so chic, it never goes out of style, goes with anything, can be worn everywhere, timeless, Audrey Hepburn, blah blah. Like I said I've heard it all. I have no problem with the dresses themselves. I think that plenty are gorgeous and stylish, and I love a good classic item, but to me, it is just such a fashion cliche. In high school, at my junior year semi formal, I was one out of 6 girls that did not show up in a little black dress. There were about 2-300 girls there. That night I had my fashion epiphany, I spend a lot of money on my clothes. Why would I want to spend all that money on an item that is going to make me look like literally, every girl in the room? Since then, I have vowed never to own a LBD. The only way I will is if I am a bridesmaid in a wedding where the bride wants us all to wear black. I have no qualms about wearing a black skirt with a black top, but for me, a black dress is a no-no. Of course, this makes shopping for dresses particularly difficult. I once broke down in a Bloomingdale's dressing room and tried on several LBD's in desperation of not having anything to wear to a wedding. The dresses themselves were gorgeous but made me look awkward and out of place. Awkwardness isn't sexy. Confidence is. I will continue on with my LBD-free existance.
4) Juicy Couture-
I don't get it. I really don't. My rear end is not a billboard. Neither is my chest. Just because you can make something using nothing but velour and gold charms, it does not mean you should. Am I alone in this sentiment? I was seriously shocked when I found those gold flats and liked them and discovered that they were from Juicy. When I was in middle school, Juicy was only worn by preppy, jappy girls and was chock full of plain, solid-color cardigans and tees. I was in heaven. Then, they decided to go all jappy punk and since then, I have not liked a single thing from them. Except for those flats apparently. Also, I see no point in spending around $1-200 on a shirt that is so trendy that in roughly 2.5 minutes it will be unwearable.
5) Ed Hardy-
Can someone please explain to me the appeal of this brand? Granted I understand that girls who almost never leave their house without pearls and own a plethora of Lilly, J.Crew and Lacoste polos may not be their target market, I still just don't get it. I have a very conservative fashion sense, and I really don't like shirts that have any kind of graphic or writing on them. The only one I will wear that do are 1) if I am participating in a charity event that requires me to wear the event's shirt, 2) my sorority shirts, and 3) a shirt that my friend got me for my birthday one year that has the Coca-Cola logo on it in Hebrew. While I understand that not everyone out there shares my love of all things plain and simple, why would you want to wear a not-so-flattering, tight-fitting tee with a skull and roses and a "witty" saying on it? If someone understands this brand to me, please explain it to me. (I should also say that I strongly dislike tattoos and this may have a lot to do with why I hate this brand.)
6) The book Skinny Bitch-
As you may have picked up on this by now, I am a very sarcastic person and have a sarcastic sense of humor and appreciate the same in the books I read. This is why I'm such a huge fan of Jen Lancaster's. My friend read the book Skinny Bitch and told me that since I was trying to lose weight and it had a sarcastic tone, I would love it. I didn't folks. Not at all. The entire premise of the book is that the only way to lose weight and have any sense of confidence or be able to find a man and be pretty and happy is to be a vegan. If you are not, then you are a horrible person who does not deserve to live but it's ok, because you will never be skinny or happy and then no one will love you and that is all that matters in this world. I read this book and thought "is this really what she thinks of me?" While the vegan lifestyle most certainly is not for me, I enjoy my steak and my mac and cheese too much (but at separate meals because I'm kosher!), I applaud anyone who wants to make that choice for themselves. However, just because your lifestyle is right for you, that does not mean that it is right for everybody, and there are other ways to achieve happiness in this world. There is a fine line between being sarcastic and being just plain mean. The authors of this book fail to realize that. This book was a New York Times Bestseller, so yes, I realize that there are plenty of people out there who don't share my sentiment. I'm not going to lose sleep over that.
1) Mushrooms-
Plenty of people out there in our little world don't like mushrooms. I am not like them. It's not that I just don't like mushrooms, it's that I am deathly terrified of them. They are seriously my biggest fear. I can't look at them, touch them, taste them, smell them, or be around them. If I am out to eat with someone and they order something that comes with mushrooms on the plate, I will seriously take the bottle of wine, our drinking glasses, and whatever else I can, and arrange them to form a barrier between us, so I don't have to see the mushrooms. Yes, I know folks, this isn't normal. There's a reason why things are called phobias. (I am so terrified of them that I can't even post a picture on my blog.)
2) Jello-
Back in my college days, I used to loooooooooooooove jello shots. Then, about a year and a half ago, I got really sick and got to spent a month in the hospital. In a hospital, for any diet, but especially a clear liquid diet, all they give you for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, is jello. Try being served that for about 90 consecutive meals and see how much you like gelatinous substances after that. When I was finally discharged, I swore up and down on my life that I would never consume jello in any of its forms again. This includes jello shots.
3) The Little Black Dress- (as every reading this suddenly gasps in shock and horror)
Yes, yes, you don't have to say anything, I've heard it all. It's so chic, it never goes out of style, goes with anything, can be worn everywhere, timeless, Audrey Hepburn, blah blah. Like I said I've heard it all. I have no problem with the dresses themselves. I think that plenty are gorgeous and stylish, and I love a good classic item, but to me, it is just such a fashion cliche. In high school, at my junior year semi formal, I was one out of 6 girls that did not show up in a little black dress. There were about 2-300 girls there. That night I had my fashion epiphany, I spend a lot of money on my clothes. Why would I want to spend all that money on an item that is going to make me look like literally, every girl in the room? Since then, I have vowed never to own a LBD. The only way I will is if I am a bridesmaid in a wedding where the bride wants us all to wear black. I have no qualms about wearing a black skirt with a black top, but for me, a black dress is a no-no. Of course, this makes shopping for dresses particularly difficult. I once broke down in a Bloomingdale's dressing room and tried on several LBD's in desperation of not having anything to wear to a wedding. The dresses themselves were gorgeous but made me look awkward and out of place. Awkwardness isn't sexy. Confidence is. I will continue on with my LBD-free existance.
4) Juicy Couture-
I don't get it. I really don't. My rear end is not a billboard. Neither is my chest. Just because you can make something using nothing but velour and gold charms, it does not mean you should. Am I alone in this sentiment? I was seriously shocked when I found those gold flats and liked them and discovered that they were from Juicy. When I was in middle school, Juicy was only worn by preppy, jappy girls and was chock full of plain, solid-color cardigans and tees. I was in heaven. Then, they decided to go all jappy punk and since then, I have not liked a single thing from them. Except for those flats apparently. Also, I see no point in spending around $1-200 on a shirt that is so trendy that in roughly 2.5 minutes it will be unwearable.
5) Ed Hardy-
Can someone please explain to me the appeal of this brand? Granted I understand that girls who almost never leave their house without pearls and own a plethora of Lilly, J.Crew and Lacoste polos may not be their target market, I still just don't get it. I have a very conservative fashion sense, and I really don't like shirts that have any kind of graphic or writing on them. The only one I will wear that do are 1) if I am participating in a charity event that requires me to wear the event's shirt, 2) my sorority shirts, and 3) a shirt that my friend got me for my birthday one year that has the Coca-Cola logo on it in Hebrew. While I understand that not everyone out there shares my love of all things plain and simple, why would you want to wear a not-so-flattering, tight-fitting tee with a skull and roses and a "witty" saying on it? If someone understands this brand to me, please explain it to me. (I should also say that I strongly dislike tattoos and this may have a lot to do with why I hate this brand.)
6) The book Skinny Bitch-
As you may have picked up on this by now, I am a very sarcastic person and have a sarcastic sense of humor and appreciate the same in the books I read. This is why I'm such a huge fan of Jen Lancaster's. My friend read the book Skinny Bitch and told me that since I was trying to lose weight and it had a sarcastic tone, I would love it. I didn't folks. Not at all. The entire premise of the book is that the only way to lose weight and have any sense of confidence or be able to find a man and be pretty and happy is to be a vegan. If you are not, then you are a horrible person who does not deserve to live but it's ok, because you will never be skinny or happy and then no one will love you and that is all that matters in this world. I read this book and thought "is this really what she thinks of me?" While the vegan lifestyle most certainly is not for me, I enjoy my steak and my mac and cheese too much (but at separate meals because I'm kosher!), I applaud anyone who wants to make that choice for themselves. However, just because your lifestyle is right for you, that does not mean that it is right for everybody, and there are other ways to achieve happiness in this world. There is a fine line between being sarcastic and being just plain mean. The authors of this book fail to realize that. This book was a New York Times Bestseller, so yes, I realize that there are plenty of people out there who don't share my sentiment. I'm not going to lose sleep over that.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
I'm in love with this dress
So I have been lusting over this dress on the Lilly website all week and have been hoping to have an excuse to buy it.
Dollface asked what I'm wearing to Phantom of the Opera and I realized that I may now have an excuse to buy this dress! I don't know if it's a little too brunchy for a Thursday night, what do you ladies think? Can I make it work with heels and the right accessories or should I go with someone else?
For anyone who is a newer follower, I am absolutely obsessed with Phantom of the Opera. I have already seen it three times on Broadway, and watch the movie once every two weeks or so. J knows this about me so the fact that he said he's getting us tickets has earned him major points in my book. :)
Dollface asked what I'm wearing to Phantom of the Opera and I realized that I may now have an excuse to buy this dress! I don't know if it's a little too brunchy for a Thursday night, what do you ladies think? Can I make it work with heels and the right accessories or should I go with someone else?
For anyone who is a newer follower, I am absolutely obsessed with Phantom of the Opera. I have already seen it three times on Broadway, and watch the movie once every two weeks or so. J knows this about me so the fact that he said he's getting us tickets has earned him major points in my book. :)
Yayayayayay! take 2
J sent me a message on facebook. He wants to get us tickets to Phantom on Broadway for May 21st. Guess who's happy as a clam right now?! (Are clams really all that jovial?)
I'm too sexy for my shirt
Or at least Jigging in J.Crew thinks I am. She gave me the Sexy Blogger Award. Thanks girl!
I have to list 5 sexy things about myself. This is hard, because I don't particularly think of myself as being sexy but here goes.
1) I'm fluent in two languages and have studied several more in my life.
2) I don't smoke.
3) I am an awesome cook and baker. (There are areas of my life about which I'm modest. This isn't one of them.)
4) I can laugh at myself. And do so all the time.
5) I have decided to take pole dancing classes in the summer. While this isn't sexy yet, it definitely has potential.
I am going to pass this along to:
Megs
Good Gals, Inc.
Whitney
Jules
Chloe
I have to list 5 sexy things about myself. This is hard, because I don't particularly think of myself as being sexy but here goes.
1) I'm fluent in two languages and have studied several more in my life.
2) I don't smoke.
3) I am an awesome cook and baker. (There are areas of my life about which I'm modest. This isn't one of them.)
4) I can laugh at myself. And do so all the time.
5) I have decided to take pole dancing classes in the summer. While this isn't sexy yet, it definitely has potential.
I am going to pass this along to:
Megs
Good Gals, Inc.
Whitney
Jules
Chloe
sorority life
I cannot go into a lot of details here because I don't know if any of my girls know about this blog or not, but all I will say is that I am no longer a sorority advisor. I know I should at least be a little upset or nostalgic about this, but the truth of the matter is that I'm actually a little relieved. As much as I love my sorority, I do not love spending 6 hours commuting to and from a meeting where the girls are completely rude to me and roll their eyes at me in a meeting (really classy, I know) and blatantly lie to me about everything. To any sorority girls that are still in college reading this: be nice to your advisors. They have it a lot tougher than you think. I don't want to post too many details on here, but if any of y'all want to hear more or exchange advisor horror stories, feel free to email me.
desperately seeking whale
A couple of years ago, Vineyard Vines had these adorable pint glasses on their website. They were clear with the pink and blue whale logo on them on one side, and the Vineyard Vines name written out on the other. At the time, I thought they were just cute but I didn't have any use for them. Well, my (relatively) new apartment came with a built-in bar and I am decorating it with random glasses. I have decided that I absolutely need to have that pint glass for my collection. Of course, as Murphy and his stupid law would have it, the glass is no longer available for purchase online, and there are none on ebay. I have sent two emails to Vineyard Vines customer service asking if they have just one glass left that I can buy, and have not heard back. At this point, I am getting desperate and determined. Do any of you ladies have a whale pint glass that you would be willing to part with? Do you know someone who does? Pretty please with a sugared cherry on top.
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