*banksy unmasked ?!

If this picture is what it appears to be, it seems as though a random in London, as reported to the Londonist [yes NYers, Gothamist is a chain] might have unmasked the graffiti artist - and my future husband- banksy.

If you aren't familiar with banksy check him out.

He is a total badass. Political. Relevant. Innovative. I love him!

He has never been seen before and his identity is totally protected.

What do you make of this???

Seacrest phones Britney + she throws up the deuce

I've avoided writing about this because I thought it was a joke, apparently it isn't. So here we go.

Spears, always photographed but rarely interviewed these days, had an interview with Ryan Seacrest theoretically intended to discuss Blackout. Instead she spoke less than her assistant, Alli Sims, and friend, Sam Lufti, laughed the whole time in the background.

To listen to the entire interview click here, to read the highlights, look below.

Interview Highlights:

When Seacrest asked Spears whether she was doing all she could for her children, Spears replied, "Oh, God, yeah."

"People say what they want and do what they do and it's sad how people, how cruel our world can be," she said. "At the end of the day ... you've just got to know in your heart that you're doing the best you can and that's basically it."

Current custody arraignments give Spears' ex-husband, Kevin Federline [puke] primary custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1. A judge on Tuesday granted Spears three monitored visits a week.

She has to know that right?

Yet she maintained she had no idea when Seacrest asked how often she would see the boys.

"That's, like, all in the court," she said. "Stuff like that, my lawyers know all that stuff."

Seacrest apparently woke Spears up when he called her for the interview, and at times she didn't seem to understand his questions or really care to answer them.

When Seacrest asked Spears whether the intense coverage of her recent issues has been "overwhelming," she said, "Wait, what?"

She then added: "People talk and they say what they want at the end of the day, you know in the tabloids and in the magazines," she said. "But you just try to keep on doing what you do, like, you know, and as long as you know what's up and you know what's true, that's all that really matters, you know?"

Blackout, her first album in four years was released Tuesday and will be #1 next week.

Spears said she didn't do anything special to celebrate the release, specifically: "we watched movies ... had fried chicken."

Her favorite Blackout song...Heaven on Earth [totally not my favorite] "It's a cool track. It's like, I love the producers who did that and it's kind of different from all the other songs."

My favorite part---addressing rumors that she is dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Spears said: "Who?"

The interview ended unexpectedly Sims took the phone, saying Spears had left to take a shower. What? Errrr. Britney! She never even thanked her fans. Sims had to do it for her.

Although I am still a Britney supporter to the death, she isn't doing much to help me these days. She isn't really supporting herself, to say the least.

To listen to the full interview click here.

Maybe she's acting like she doesn't care because if the album bombs it won't be her fault and once it doesn't she will kick back into hard-working Britney mode?

Honestly, I just don't understand what the f she is thinking?

COME ON BRITNEY. I KNOW YOU ARE SMARTER THAN THIS.

daily5 :: co-workers, wino + britney (of course!)

Coming at you again a little bit early, yo.

Gotta celebrate Halloween ya'll as my neighborhood is slammed with BBQs I am going to hopefully escape inside the Waverly Inn tonight for my regular Waverly Wednesday. I wish I could trick or treat.

So my daily 5 for today are.

1. I am really starting to think I have shed my commitment issues. It has been 1 year + in NYC and I am not slightly nervous or itching to leave. Yeah!
2. Gawker has a sighting of Amy Winehouse today. Hmmmm...Sorry liars, she's in Berlin. Who do you trust, TMZ or your random reader? I'm gonna have to side with TMZ. Which has me thinking--who are these idiots who submit sightings to Gawker? Oh...right. I did.
3. My best work friend is throwing up the deuce to go back to school. This makes me realize how lonely work will be without her. Boo.
4. I am really getting annoyed with all of these losers who keep opening up retail shops on Bleecker [ Coach Legacy, Hilfiger, Steven] leave us alone!
5. Early projections show that Britney will sell over 300k copies of her album and be #1 in the U.S. Ummmm, I told you so! Go Brit!

Instyle Sweepstakes :: Jessica Simpson's Cover "look"

InStyle Magazine is having a sweepstakes through November 11th where you can scoop up $250 worth of all of the stuff that Jess is sporting in her cover look.

Thank goodness the sweepstakes is available online, which means you don't have to actually buy the issue and try to wade through all of Jessica's ridiculous verbiage.

If you win, invsibles, please send me the hairdo.

Patricia Field for Payless : 2 styles for sale on site

Where oh where are the rest of them?

Currently you can grab the Saki heel [pictured; typical Field in snakeskin with what would typically be a pretty horrific thick heel, but in her styles it seems to work] or Sushi boot courtesy of Patricia's website.

The site defaults to size 10 but if you scroll down looks like you can score some whole sizes that are within reason (7, 8, 9s).

The question is, Payless, where is the rest of the collection? Holiday collections typically hit retailers mid-November in time for Black Friday. So they should be on shelves soon.

Interesting how these two are on the Field site but Payless shows no sign of them. Not even a coming soon.

Seems like an inconsistent marketing message, to say the least, considering the Red Carpet Debut at the Oscar's that was like AGES ago.

Looking forward to see these when/if the full collection finally drops.

My guess: just in time for Turkey Day.

Tionna Smalls on "people who shit on you"

I just can't get enough of her! She has great advice and in an accessible way. She's the urban answer to Dr. Ruth!

Read the whole column here on Gawker.

My favorite part:

"Girl, I think if you get some swagger and upgrade yourself, everything will work out for you. And you will feel better about not only this situation but other situations to come. Who gives a damn about Jane? She's the past, you are the future. Hell, you probably think about her more than he does, so Girl, Get Your Mind Right! Seriously.

Another thing I have to let you know is, don't ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, discuss your jealousy of Jane to your man. Because I don't care how good of dude he is, this would be something he can throw back in your face later on and that right there will hurt you the most."

Go Tionna! I think she just might be the next Oprah, and with way better advice.

david beckham :: just because.

What can I say here?

I am posting this just because he looks super hot. Obviously this guy doesn't take a bad picture but this one is pretty damn inspiring.

Posh is one lucky bitch.

jonathan rhys-meyers finally gets a role where he isn't a jerk.

And it looks damn good in that holiday-season-sappy-movie-way.

Go King Henry!

Lance Armstrong + Ashley Olsen = WTF?

When he isn't busy sweating it out with his BFF Matty, it looks like Lance has been busy playing the field.

In what I can certainly describe as a SHOCKING match made perhaps somewhere in gothic France, it appears as though 36-year-old Lance Armstrong might actually be dating [or at least hooking up with] Ashley Olsen. WTF?!

Armstrong [Austin's hometown hero who I have encountered on MULTIPLE occasions there] who recently was dating my absolute favorite shoe designer [her clothes are kind of meh] Tory Burch and it looks like he's traded up or down or errrr I haven't decided how I feel yet.

Lance showed up to the Rose Bar [love this place!] in NYC on Monday night with 21-year-old Ashley Olsen. Other Rose Bar attendees told Page Six that the two were making out all night.

What to make of this? The age difference doesn't bother me, but Ashley's wardrobe choices do.

Hmmm...jury is out.

Predator stalks fav nightspot The Box

This is really, super, extra scary.

Britney reviews overall good.

I'm glad to hear that the consensus is that Spears' Blackout is good.

I bought it in stores and downloaded it on itunes. I was very pleased that when I downloaded it on itunes I was able to get the single Get Back, as an exclusive add on. It is produced by Danja [who did Gimme More] and it is awesome.

I wish they would've put it on the full cd.

It is official, itunes are the kings of exclusive.

Also, Britney is currently in Top 5 on Amazon.com, I wish other places would release their sales projections!!!

New nailpolishes named after NYC hoods

Some woman named Carolyn has come up with a line of nailpolishes called Carolyn NYC that have names for various NYC experiences, places, evoked by some of her life experiences.

Sounds similar to Bond No 9. fragrances (LOVE THOSE!) but with kind of unexplainable references. If she wants this to take off, which it could, she's going to have to get out of the boroughs and head to the world.

• "Staten Italy" is a hot pink frost that the "Italian-American girls wore on their long nails while riding on the ferry to the city to work and play."
• "Triborough Bridge," a lilac flat beige, was named for "a guy in the Bronx who had a lilac Cadillac. He claimed none of the guys in the Bronx would . . . get across the Triborough Bridge if it weren't for him
• "Brooklyn Bridge," a lavender mauve, evokes memories of "romantic walks across the wooden promenade;

Is she serious?

Who wants to wear something reminiscent of Bed Stuy or Bay Ridge? Come on, now.

Start with Upper West, West Village or Park Avenue, Carolyn.

What would Christian Troy do?

Nip/Tuck is slashing into our homes and hearts again tonight.

This time, Hollywood style.

Woot! Woot!

Check out the Season 5 trailer.



How perfect is the song Wicked Game?!

Welcome back, Dr. Troy!

Hulu.com is going to be awesome.

Hulu.com is a new emerging site that has a plethora of shows from Fox, NBC, FX, etc that stream on- demand, high definition, and commercial free!

I really love this new concept. Get yourself a nice computer screen and you are good to go. It's even better than DVR.

Sign up for the private beta of this badboy. This is one to watch.

daily5 :: divorces, britney, cakes ! oh my!

My daily5, comin' at you slightly early today.

1. Britney's cd rocks. Of course this had to be #1. I will always be a fan, no matter what you haters say.
2. I think cell phone companies are evil. I changed my plan, they cut off my voicemail. It took me 2 hours and 45 minutes and four Sprint PCS specialists to get it resolved.
3. They are putting a flipping fatburger in my neighborhood. Thanks, Pharrell. Ewe. Another reason for my campaign to move the path train out of the west village.
4. I learned what an aggregator is today.
5. Today Gawker had some tidbit about how Divorce is the New Marriage. Duh. I think all of the married men I have met since living here are on the road to this party. Perhaps this should be my new business venture...

Yo, Perez. LAY OFF THE HILLS.

Perez will not shut up about how the Hills may or may not be "real."

Has reality tv ever been real? My friend Brad is this year's bachelor on the ABC show and I can tell for certain that tons of it is staged, including elimination decisions.

So Perez, I ask you--you've made your point, can you lay off of it?

The reason why people watch The Hills is the entertainment. It has nothing to do with any truth or false pretense of truth.

So quit dedicating so much of your blog to this b.s.

Leave LC alone!

I got Blackout. Go Britney!

Britney, I got you. The Best Buy that I went to on 23rd + 6th Avenue only had 2 left.

I am hoping this is a good sign for Ms. Spears.

So far my favorite surprise is "Why Should I Be Sad" produced by The Neptunes.

Pharrell is amazing.

I can't wait for the sales numbers. I am crossing my fingers and toes.

Question for Jive...what happened the ballads: “Love Is a State of Grace” and “Let Go"--these should have been on the album?!


Update: Apparently Brit has pissed off some catholics because of some of the art in the album. Are they serious? Compared to the centuries of molestation this should be the least of their worries.

Sam Mason needs to get his shit together.

I went to Tailor. Scratch that, I attempted to go to Tailor last night at 6 p.m. with my best friend and a big time guy in the food + restaurant industry for a work-related meeting.

Imagine my embarassment when we arrive there and it is closed.

Especially when PER THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE IT IS LISTED AS OPEN.

[note: to see this you have to go to INFO on the left navigation and then click on INFORMATION when that interior menu pops up. Yes, they are too dumb to index their pages individually]

Specifically it lists (click for an expanded version):


Hours
upstairs: 6pm-12am (weekdays) & 1am (weekends)
downstairs: 5pm- 2am (weekdays) & 3am (weekends)

It says nothing about being closed on Monday.

When we were there a TAILOR employee came to the door, tried to get in, and was also confused as to why it wasn't open.

Paging Sam Mason--get your shit together.

Either you're an idiot or your restaurant is doing so poorly [per the reviewers who seem to see this fate as likely] that you have decided to close on Mondays. I would hope it is the former. I really love your smoked bourbon.

Here's a suggestion: update your official website.

ps--We went back at 7:30 and it was still closed.

Facebook employees are psycho, stalkers

I came across this series of articles [love you Valley Wag!] about how psycho Facebook employees are! Apparently they have the privilege of going onto/into any profile they want and viewing who that person is viewing, how often, etc.

This is obviously a major privacy violation and disgusting, amongst other things.

Facebookers should be ashamed.

This is a total no ma'am.

BRITNEY's BIG DAY!

We are rooting for your Britney!

You can do it! Britney fans unite!

Buy the album.
Buy the album.
Buy the album.

Eva Mendes Disses Joaquin Phoenix

If I didn't have reason enough before to think that Eva Mendes is lame, overrated, and just another Jessica Alba [ aka zero talent, just a semi-pretty face] I do now.

Eva Mendes said in an interview that working with Joaquin Phoenix on "We Own The Night" was "kind of like working with a puppy dog or a 2-year-old." Don't mess with a man on the sauce.

And of course Joaquin had to fire back. He said, "Had I known I was supposed to be a puppy dog, I would have been much more cute and more consistently attentive. My apologies, Eva, but I had a few other scenes that you weren't in. This puppy dog had a lot of work to do."

Team Joaquin!!!

Ralph Lauren richer than Marc Jacobs

Ralph makes the list of the richest 400. Wouldn't it be great to be on that list? Marc unfortunately is not.

This doesn't really seem like a surprise to me, but nonetheless, I'm sure it makes the man in blue happy to know that he is far ahead of the man who many consider to be the best of this century.

memo to blackberry:

Daylight savings time isn't until next week.

Anyone notice that your phone is all f-ed up with time this week? Helloooo Blackberry. TIME DOESN'T CHANGE UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY.

You would think Rim could get it right. We are paying you $40/month for this data bullshit.

daily5 :: copperfield + banksy

Daily 5: 10. 29.07

1. I really love Banksy. Everytime I keep thinking about an artist I like more, I just can't think of one. Maybe Degas with his ballerinas or Mary Cassett...but overall, Banksy is for this culture what Shepherd Fairey wishes he could have been. He inspires me.

2. I really think men are confusing. They either like you too much, don't like you enough, or play so many games that you can't figure out where everything stands. *sigh* Perhaps I am the confusing one?

3. Mobile phone companies suck. Sprint PCS sucks more than the rest. If you have Sprint, switch.

4. Leave David Copperfield alone! Should I make a video, damnit?

5. When in Rome...

one lucky garbage digger

I am so jealous of this woman I am about to fume.

"This was truly an appointment with destiny."

Elizabeth Gibson, some random, on finding a painting by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo nestled between two big garbage bags on a New York City street. The abstract piece, missing since 1970, is in good condition and is expected to get $1 million at auction.

Why doesn't stuff like this happen to me???

david copperfield conspiracy bandwagon

I don't know exactly what is going on, but I typically respect TMZ and treat it as like the God of blogging especially when it comes to pop culture, but this time they have gone too far.

David Copperfield is a great musician. He used to date Claudia Schiffer. He's a good guy. All of a sudden one stupid biotch accuses him of something and SUDDENLY PRESTO CHANGO like 30 women come forward 'exclusively telling TMZ' that he 'freaked them out' and maybe 'invited me to the Bahamas.'

Are you f-ing serious?

TMZ, I have always liked you because you DON'T BUY INTO THE BULLSHIT. Well guess what, you've gone all conspiracy theory on me now.

For shame, Harvey Levin. This is like the Kobe Bryant-Colorado case on crack. Leave him alone! Not guilty.

carrie underwood snags nate

Wow this must be a Gossip Girl and Carrie Underwood world that we are living in.

As Britney trades down, Carrie Underwood trades up as she is seen mugging down with Chace Crawford, none other than Nate Archibald on Gossip Girl.

He is hot. Syonara Tony Romo.

kristen bell = gossip girl

As if I didn't love her enough already, Kristen Bell is the voice of Gossip Girl. This is just way too good. This girl (and Hayden's BFF) is destined for greatness.

Heroes? Check.
Assassin's Creed? Check.
Veronica Mars? Well...check in memoriam.

Anne Hathaway, Amanda Bynes, Hilary Duff...you all better watch out. This girl's gonna knock it out.

britney: saves a horse, rides a cowboy

Britney Spears has a HUGE WEEK ahead of her. It is do or die as BLACKOUT hits stores. So what does she do?

She spends the weekend bumping and grinding all over Carrie Underwood's sloppy seconds, Tony Romo.

This Dallas Cowboy QB is FAR from a Tom Brady (like not even in the same zipcode when it comes to looks and more interceptions in one game than Tom will get in an entire season).

What a nightmare.

Spears was seen giving him a lap dance aka riding him at Los Angeles club Les Deux.

What the hell is with this guy? Leave Britney alone. Although, let's face it. He's better than Criss Angel.

Patent Pick of the Week: Tory Burch's Reva Flats

This one is a given for any fashionista. You can't have style and not have this in your closet [or want them if you can't afford them]. In other words: they should be on every girl's lust list, always. This is probably the best flat to come out since Tod's driving shoe, like, ever.

I love this year's addition of making the emblem match the shoe and I love it in this candy apple red.

At $195 a pair they aren't cheap but are well worth it.

Team Tory!

RIP alex rodriguez

Even the culmination of an entire season can't stop Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees as they trumped a snooze-worthy world series clinch with Rodriguez announcing he was opting out of his contract and Hank Steinbrenner slamming him in the media telling him "Goodbye" and claiming that Rodriguez clearly doesn't have the respect for the team.

Hmmm. Errr..

If he ends up with the Sox I am going to freak out.

danny bonaduce is gross, thank you perez.

This has to be the nastiest thing I have ever seen.

Click at your own risk.

EWE!

Adrian Grenier shows up to Dan & Ford's rug launch party

So I couldn't make the trip to LA to go to my friends Dan & Ford's rug launch party at this awesome store on La Brea, Eccola (the Eccola owner Kathleen is on the left in this photo). Eccola will be representing/carrying Dan Golden Rugs in LA.

If you haven't checked out their rugs yet, you totally should. They are amazing. I love them to death, especially the Crazy Shit/ New Shit. When I get rich or finally find that sugar daddie my first lump sum of disposable income is headed straight into their pockets.

Anyhow, I am a big fat loser and didn't make the trip to LALA land and what happens?!

One of my top 5 male crushes shows up at the party!

Adrian Grenier. You know him from Entourage. I know him from Drive Me Crazy with Melissa Joan Hart (aka Sabrina the Teenage Witch).

He showed up with Debi Mazar (isn't she great?) who was dressed in a space outfit. Still hunting down paparazzi looking for that photo. If I find it, I will make sure to show it to you.

Either way, I wish I could've been there. I am so jealous!

Congrats to Ford, Dan & Kathleen and to Dan Golden Rugs for a successful LA launch!

daily5 :: the inauguration

I was so inspired [and have been thinking and rereading and thinking and thinking] so much since I did that whole stream of consciousness thing that I figured I would start up posting [one hundred percent for myself, obviously I know that I have no readers] my daily 5 random thoughts.

I am trying to become more introspective and it has been REALLY helpful for me to read through what I wrote in my 100 ramblings. I think 100 might be much per day :) So this seems like a good place to start.

We'll see how it goes, you know how I am with commitment :)

inaugural daily5:

1. Men will always find a way to disappoint you and their disappointment will always manifest into an increased interest even if it wasn't initially warranted.
2. Boston is a great city. But it really shines in Cambridge, Alston, Beacon Hill, Brighton. The downtown in general just blows.
3. There are only so many Dunkin Donuts that will prevail. Right now it is total over saturation.
4. I left so many songs off of my favorite for all-time, it has really been bothering me. I'm going to try to list them all at some point in these daily5's. I'd hate to not give em a shout out.
5. Rascal Flatt's "I'm Movin' On.

See you tomorrow.

britney still being stalked

I was so happy to hear that Brit showed up to court. Her look [as you can see] is not that bad.

What is bad, however, is how TMZ and Perez are still giving her life a play by play . Seriously, give it a rest.

500 points to Brit for trying. Another plus 1000 for the dress. It is hot.

Side note: I found out this weekend that Adam Levine's girlfriend is a cocktail waitress at Teddy's. Are you serious?

*bang camaro, piano bar + limelight

So.... sorry invisibles that I have been away for over 24 hours. I have been absorbing Boston. I went to the piano bar in my hotel on Friday night (totally lame I know...even lamer they had a chick dressed up like the girl in Hairspray singing songs with a cheesy guy playing the piano). Yah.

I met up with some old friends and made some new friends who I ended up going to an ultra karaoke place with, Limelight. It wasn't like the Limelight in the good old NYC days--at all. But we had a blast. The best was this guy from the Rock Opera's rendition of I believe in a thing called love...just listen to the rhythm of my heart. Remember that song?

The worst--a bunch of homegirls trying to sing Mary J.

Anyhow, some of the guys I met are in this band, Bang Camaro. They are like a football field strong and kind of hard but I am sure they put on a good show. I am going to check them out in NYC the next time they are here.

A couple of their friends were awesome. I honestly don't think I've laughed like I did with them in years.

I also met up with my friend Jeff and his Harvard Biz School friends with Aleeza on Saturday. Hmmm. This was a highly disturbing event in more ways than one so I am going to ponder it and over analyze it more and I'll get back to you with more details on it tomorrow.

My findings [aka overused generalizations] about Boston are as follows.

• Food service is piss poor at best.
• Newbury street is awesome.
• Marc Jacobs store still looks cuter on Bleecker.
• Boston guys will tell a girl she's hot a 100 times and it is kind of nice to hear it.
• Karaoke is better when the people can actually sing.
• The Theatre district is kind of scary at night.
• Cambridge is awesome if you're with the right crowd.
• ...that crowd isn't HBS kids.
• Boston is seriously kicking ass in multiple sports.
• Tom Brady is hot.
• They love him.
• MFA is pretty cool.
  
• Wentworth is a college. I didn't believe you, Ab,but it turns out you didn't lie...about everything.
• The food in Boston sucks.
• So do the oysters. Shock. Yes, I said it.
• The mussles aren't that bad.

Ok, this is all I got for tonight on this thoughtful stuff. More soon. xoxo

barry bonds + yankees

Everyone knows the Yankees don't give a shit about poor attitudes, scandal, or anything highly inappropriate. They just want the best team.

Enter news that Barry Bonds might become a Yankee's DH next year.

Bonds thinks maybe not so much because the Yanks already have 2. Little does he realize that like I mentioned above, the Yanks don't care. They will fire, overpay, or steal to get back towards that pennant and if you might help get them there, Mr. Bonds, then you will be wearing blue/white stripes come this spring.

It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. Go Yankees!

In other Yanks news, Torre is on Letterman on Monday. Should be interesting.

best + worst cities to work in.

I don't really see any shockers here but I found this information interesting. No major markets are included in this study. Hmmm...do they really think that young prospective employees are going to seek out these secondary--actually more tirtiary--markets and look for jobs. Ocala? McAllen, Texas? Fayetville, Arkansas?

Are you serious?

As for Flint, Michigan being included in the worst of the bunch. Of course. The auto industry has been sucking ass and ruining lives for the past 100 years.

Evaluate the major markets Career Builder/MSN!

jennifer hudson needs a makeover.

I can't believe Andre styled her in this.

She looks like Willy Wonka's lifesized golden ticket.

No ma'am.

She might be a dreamgirl but even Beyonce is a better dresser (and she is horrendous) than this.

using lindsay lohan to expand your website 101.

This stupid social network site that is asking people to 'donate their tips' to Lindsay in order to help her is about as stupid as she is, actually stupider. [ How many times can I use stupid in a sentence.] She doesn't need your fake online currency, your free apartment stay or anything else.

Obviously they figured by targeting Lindsay they could drum up some PR for their site. I am hoping this stunt garners them zero new members.

Hello, social networks are so last year. Everyone's already committed. Shut your shit show down.

heidi klum is the cutest mom, ever.

I love her. Look at her with her son.

The only issue I have is, this is her son's name: Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel.

Are you serious, Heidi?

mama lohan gets a reality show.

this is going to go down as the trainwreck of the year.

carmine gotti.

ally hilfiger.

kardashian clan.

princes of malibu.

filthy rich cattle drive.

that amish show on E!

none of these nightmares have shit on dina lohan. this is going to be seriously horrific.

eating out cheaper than groceries.

I have known this for years. I am so glad to have it confirmed to me by an official study.

Now I feel totally justified in my $55 Waverly Inn truffle mac n cheese.

Dine out, guilt free, bitches.

she said i think i'm going to boston

I probably won't be checking in that much over the weekend as I am Boston visiting my dad and brother (dad is up here for work, brother lives here).

I'm so excited to see them! My dad is just so great to hang out with: so chill, so smart, so half-ass funny.

Hopefully I'll have some good stories upon return.

xoxo

wahler getting locked up.

this is probably the best entertainment news this week.

this guy needs to be locked up. anyone who does the following: arrested at least twice in a year, goes to rehab yet celebrates good decision making by getting engaged at a party with red party cups to some russian chick who is a freshman in college is just ridiculous.

bye, bye jason.

marc jacob's nude T's are back

I have been waiting for this day and as I just walked down Bleecker I rlearned, it is here!!!

The nude t's are back and this time they include Heidi Klum, Eva Mendes and Helena Christensen. Snap them up before they are a kajillion dollars on ebay.

You can only snag them at MJ stores of course. With 3 on Bleecker alone this shouldn't be hard for NYers. Edition #1 featured bright t's with the nudes, this season featured a heather grey basic and then in select Bleecker stores [ Marc's flagship--they should just rename the whole street Marc Jacobs] there are heathered blue and charcoal.

The rumblings are that MJ employees might also pose their nude selves on the shirts. That, my friends, could be interesting.

Happy shopping!

I rectangle Carrie Underwood.

Carrie Underwood’s second CD dropped Tuesday. As expected she is kicking ass. The best to come out of Idol, ever...with the exception of Daughtry (or maybe tied with Daughtry)?

Based on first day sales and projections, she is headed for a #1 debut and could sell up to 450,000 in week one Billboard experts are expecting!

As I predicted back in the days when she was on Idol, I knew this chick was going to be the biggest thing ever to drop tractor kick the country music industry in its ass.

gavin spills the dish on LC.

It turns out the guy over at Best Week Ever is friends with Gavin from this week's episode of The Hills aka the loser boring gay boy that she went out with.

Of course he talks tons of smack insinuating LC has no depth and none of it is real. Ummm of course its not real, its tv...as for the depth. I love her. I think he just didn't get her.

Check it out and tell me what you think.

Steve Madden is a maddening copycat.

I am sure this will not come as a shocker, as Steve Madden makes a bulk of his dinero [post paying back all of the embezzlement and fraud that he was in jail for of course] by sending his workers into the showrooms and retailers of the high end shoe DESIGNERS and buying up their samples so he can turn them around super quick, likely by slave labor, and get them on his crusty little shelves.

I know, I worked there. Yes, friends, unfortunately for a short time I was an Assistant Manager at a Steve Madden store in Texas. I spoke regularly to the NYC "buyers" who would send me boxes of shoes that didn't even have Steve Madden labels on them. Quick knockoffs that they were 'testing' in key markets.

Apparently Austinites are early adopters.

Anyhow, a new Steven store opened up in my hood [yawn] so I went to check out what was going on in SM land and I was not surprised to find some pretty bad copycats on the shelves.

I noticed in particular a knock-off of Miu Miu's Mocassin Boot, which retails for a cool $750 [aka way out of my price range even on a super good day]. I have been stalking this boot all season and found Steven's MADLY boot strikingly similar at a very reasonable $149.95 [don't you love the .95, way to keep it classy SM]. I bet you can't even tell which one is which, can you?

Of course Steven's come in a variety of colors. Ding Dang ya'll.

Equally as spooky is this other Miu Miu copycat.

Check out their Venice Pop Pump [top pic, cute name, even cuter shoe!] which is currently selling at Sak's in the shoe zipcode for a reasonable $525. In exhibit b check out Steven's Specs Gold Foil, which like MADLY comes in a multitude of colors, all earily similar to Ms. Prada's with an equally shitty, cheap name.

He keeps EVERYTHING EXACTLY THE SAME. Toe. Shaft. Heel. Arch. At least he's got the details down. I guess that is the easy part when you don't design your own shit.

So I ask you--which is worse? The nasty tourists who flock in droves to Canal St. to buy knock off Vuitton, Coach, Spade + Prado or the retailers who make a LEGITIMATE or in the case of SM, SEMI-LEGITIMATE living selling knock-offs and passing them off as not?

100 stream of consciousness

I am following suit of my friend Libby (a best friend of mine--her family = to mine in another lifetime) and coming up with a list of 100 things about me in a single setting, just rambling them off. Let's see what I come up with, I'm scared.

[EDIT]: I learned so much writing this. It was very interesting. The photo is of Elle. She is my constant stream of consciousness. And I love this photo of her, so that's why it is included.

Here we go...

1. My mother told me the quote "it's never too late to be what you might have been" my freshman year of college when I was depressed, I think about this quote everyday.

2. I really hate when people say "quote" instead of "quotation" it isn't proper.

3. I also hate people who can't distinguish your/you're or their/there. Come on. This is why Europeans can't stand Americans.

4. I used to be a Republican, then I got totally jaded, opened my mind and realized that what we are doing as a country is not ok.

5. I still can't forgive myself for many of my mistakes.

6. I have lost so many friendships due to to these mistakes and I don't know if I will ever really get over that.

7. It really is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. I believe this because I've lived it.

8. My ex boyfriend broke up with me in an email. I haven't spoken to him since. Sometimes I still believe he might be the love of my life and I will probably always wonder what happened. But after 1.5 years I finally can go a day without thinking about him.

9. I am so much like my mother it terrifies me.

10. My sister inspires me everyday, even her bad ones.

11. My dad is the greatest man I have ever met. He is the only person who has loved me without condition and I owe everything I have and everything that is good in me to him.

12. I am terrible with commitment.

13. I love accents. Especially Irish ones.

14. I've been with one uncircumcised man. I loved him. He's got one of #13.

15. I'm addicted to sugar free Red Bull.

16. There is nothing quite like sitting in my room, chain smoking cigarettes, and listening to country music on repeat. It is so healing.

17. I need therapy. Bad. I'm working on that. I think everyone needs it.

18. Mobile Campus changed my life.

19. I have met so many Joshs in my life that I have had a bond with. Some I have loved. Others have just changed my life.

20. One day I will write a book.

21. Roy Eder is a great man. He is a mentor, a friend, a fabulous person. He had a huge impact on my life. I'll always be grateful.

22. I've read The Assault on Reason twice and I still think I might have missed some things.
23. I have a really hard time saying no.

24. I really love expensive jeans.

25. I wish that I had more MAC makeup. I love the eyeshadows.

26. If I was rich I would care more about the interior of my house than the interior of my closet. Decorating first, wardrobe second.

27. I secretly scavenge resale store Buffalo Exchange for used treasures, once or twice a month. It is a guilty pleasure of mine.

28. I really think I could be friends with Lauren Conrad.

29. Aleeza Gordon is the best friend I've ever had. She is truly a sister and will be with me for life, of this I'm sure.

30. I love the book Shopgirl.

31. I really hate coffee but drink it anyways sometimes.

32. As much as I hate to admit it, I am a total celebrity whore. I'd just never act on it.

33. If you mess with me, I can be brutal.

34. I've learned more in 1 year in NYC than I did in 3 years in Austin.

35. I miss field hockey like crazy.

36. I often think what life would've been like if I wouldn't have gone to the Asheville School.

37. Krissy, Francis, Kaleah & Katrina will stay with me always in my heart.

38. There is nothing quite like kicking someone's ass in a competitive sport.

39. I suck at losing.

40. I am not sure if I am going to be a good mother or if I will even be a mother at all. I'm up in the air on this.

41. I am constantly afraid that I'll let the right guy walk away because I'm too scared.

42. I'm also afraid I'll never find him or pick the wrong one and end up divorced.

43. All married guys are tempted to cheat. I fully believe this. Since moving here I've experienced it like 4-5 times in various scenarios (the married guy's attempt) and three of them are men I highly respect who are super successful.

44. The fact that married guys tend to cheat (the successful ones) makes me even more paranoid about the whole marriage scene.

45. I have an aunt-in-law who is a witch.

46. I don't believe in psychics...mostly because I don't really want to know whatever they might have to say. I pretend to live more spontaneously.

47. I'd pretty much do anything for anyone that I love.

48. I do not consider myself to be a 'religious' person but I am definitely spiritual. CS Lewis writes some great spiritual books.

49. All the time I am looking for a First Edition copy of "The Little Prince" for my father. It is his favorite book.

50. I really love the show Gossip Girl.

51. I think in my past lifetime I was an Upper East side Jewish girl who went to Trinity.

52. I am torn between being a southern girl at heart and a Yankee in spirit.

53. Iris Barkley will always be one of my favorite moms.

54. If I try to think about a favorite song of all time, I would probably say that it is a toss up between "Better Together" by Jack Johnson, "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson, and "Please" a country song by the Kinleys. But I also love "Slow Dancing in a burning Room" by John Mayer. Its hard to pick just one.

55. I really love high heels. I think my calves look better in them.

56. When I was a kid I was in love with cows.

57. I often think my chihuahua looks like a cow.

58. My chihuahua is one of the great loves of my life. I honestly don't know what I'd do without her.

59. I have this strange feeling I will be married within the next 2 years.

60. Ugg boots will never go out of style to me.

61. Marc Jacobs is a genius, I fully believe that.

62. I have Nordstrom to thank for me understanding contemporary designer fashion.

63. I really love dumplings and dim-sum in winter.

64. I agree with Alon that pho is the best hungover food. That and tacos.

65. One of the things I miss most about Austin is breakfast tacos.

66. I tend to second guess myself all the time which is strange because I am very impulsive.

67. I have moved to two cities alone and would do it again in a heartbeat, although I love NYC.

68. Speaking of loving NYC, I think that this is a city that you have a relationship with, like a love affair. There are ups and downs, you go through financial difficulties, stresses like you wouldn't imagine, but in the end you stay because you're in love and you just can't leave.

69. John Mayer is so smart. He's like my hero. His blogs are a total inspiration. I'm still pondering the whole Jessica Simpson thing.

70. I really want fake boobs.

71. I agree with the rap song: you never trust a big butt and a smile.

72. I have found that if a guy seems too good to be true, he usually is.

73. If I could go anywhere to die in my retirement currently it would be Prince Edward Island. That place moved me to tears.

74. When I grew up I was always so glad Anne ended up with Gilbert Blythe.

75. I never got into the whole ipod thing until I got one, then I was sold.

76. I am learning new things about the Internet all the time. I thought I knew some stuff but then recently realized I don't know shit.

77. I have been out on an Internet- based blind date. Ha. No one knows that.

78. I really love Gawker. Those guys and gals are awesome.

79. I think Angelina is better than Aniston. Team Bragelina all the way. Until they break up, that is.

80. I think you can like Britney Spears and also be knowledgeable and passionate about the environment, politics, etc. I don't think they are mutually exclusive.

81. The thing I have most lusted after (besides a man) this year is Derek Lam purses. He uses the Aries ram, I just love them.

82. I think Blackberries are way better than Treos.

83. I don't like sweets.

84. I hate jean shorts even more than sweets.

85. I prefer Sam Mason over Harold Dieterle.

86. As I have gotten older I've learned more and more that looks aren't everything. Now I value drive, personality, ambition (is that the same as drive?), perspective, and respect/loyalty way more. Dont' get me wrong...he still has to be hot.

87. It turns out, it's not where but who you are with that really matters. [ Thanks DMB]

88. Black clothing in most cases looks good on everyone. So do bootcut jeans. Not flared. Bootcut.

89. Rain boots come in mighty handy in NYC.

90. One of my other favorite quotes is courtesy of Sex and the City in which Carrie says "So many roads, so many detours, so many choices, so many mistakes." I think that pretty much sums up my life.

91. Revenge isn't always great but for some reason it still always feels damn good.

92. I am highly argumentative... but usually won't argue unless I am sure if I am going to win.

93. I am really terrified that I might not ever find love. That is my greatest fear.

94. I hate spam mail. Why have a spam folder? Why not just remove it all together?

95. I was never the prettiest girl in high school, it feels great to be considered pretty now. I'm glad I seem to be getting better with age.

96. Speaking of that one of my favorite lyrics comes from Gavin DeGraw when he says "it just gets better with time...and so do you."

97. My other favorite is from Jack Johnson when he says "love is the answers to all of the questions in my heart--why are we here? where do we go? and how come it's so hard?"

98. Irish men do all love to drink but are more polite than any man you will likely encounter from this side of the pond.

99. Life is a bitch. But you learn as you go.

100. I always thought I would be famous. But [to paraphrase Ethan Hawke] I have been in the minor leagues for 26 years now and it just doesn't look like I am going to be called up.

Amy Winehouse : Back + Sober

Amy's back with a bang. This is an AWESOME rendition of Back to Black from Amsterdam this week. Go Winehouse!

Jean-Michel Cazabat's Patent Bootie

Yep still digging on the patent. And the bootie. Isn't this a perfect combo. This is my patent pick of the week. I think it is the PERFECT evening boot for this year. I can't afford them as they are like 1/3 of my rent ($535-) but I can admire from afar.

You can find the details on shopbop.

Yummy!

Gossip Girl | Masquerade

This show continues to be my favorite guilty pleasure.

This is the final segment from last night.

S & B are awesome!

aubrey o'day = disgusting

I love my friends over at the Bloc Group but I couldn't help but chuckle when I received this Halloween invitation.

Who is Aubrey O'Day? Why does she host such ridiculous parties? Why is she do disgusting?

Roberto Cavalli for H&M

It is less than 2 weeks until Robert Cavalli drops at H&M. I couldn't be more excited. If I miss out on all of these pieces I am definitely going to cry. It is like a leopard fiesta and we all know (yes you invisibles know, too) how much I love leopard.

I have put a few of my favorite pieces on here for you to see (one here, more coming). If you are in a H&M and see them in a size 2 or xs, please buy for me. I will buy you tons of Jameson or a pony =)
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If all goes well this could be the best designer collection for a cheapo store, ever!

...and the Cavalli love affair continues.

More favs--aren't you in love?