And I’m off… I am in need of a much needed vacation, so where is one to let off some steam? Vegas of course. I will be back early next week, but until then the site, as well as myself, will be on a little break. But I will be letting you know just how it really is to spend a few days in sin city once I get back =)
Mangia y Bevi. Eat and drink. Ahh Italians know what it is all about.
This cute little restaurant, Mangia y Bevi, has been a favorite of mine for years. Back in the day, my group of friends and I would go to this restaurant for each person’s birthday. Here they made you dance on top of your chair, played really cheesy party music, and gave you tambourines to dance with while singing happy birthday to you.
Although we haven’t frequented this Upper West Side restaurant in a few years, for my friends 22nd birthday this past Saturday we made an appearance. And boy did things get raunchier. Just across the street from the restaurant, Cristina and I heard loud music blaring from the open door of the restaurant. “Wow this place is lively” Cristina said, I then told her about the celebration here when it is someone’s birthday.
Once we got to the door way, we saw a man sitting in a chair, with a shot between his legs, a woman on her knees with a tacky “Bachelorette” slash and a headband with glowing “devil ears” attached. She then put her mouth between the waiter’s legs and lifted the shot into her mouth, using her mouth only, while another waiter held her hair back and kept her arms folded behind her.
”Or they do that…” I told Cristina, as we both looked on a bit shocked. This was something new.
The restaurant was a lot of fun, the food isn’t spectacular and the sangria could have used some vodka (yes I know, that isn’t technically an ingredient in Sangria, it should be) but the atmosphere was a lot of fun. About every five minutes there would be another bachelorette that would do the “BJ” shot, which was funny to watch and really entertaining, and made me appreciate that I wasn’t one of them.
I hope everyone had fun celebrating the official beginning of summer this past weekend. Looking up some Summer Solstice information I came across a really quick definition on wikipedia that explains this “holiday” that everyone has been partying hard for.
Solstices occur twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is most orientated toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes. The name is derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstices, the Sun stands still in declination; that is, it’s apparent movement north or south comes to a standstill.
The term solstice can also be used in a wider sense, as the date (day) that such a passage happens. The solstices, together with the equinoxes, are connected with the seasons. In some languages they are considered to start or separate the seasons; in others they are considered to be centre points (in English, in the Northern hemisphere, for example, the period around the June solstice is known as midsummer, and Midsummer’s Day is 24 June, about three days after the solstice itself). Similarly 25 December is the start of the Christmas celebration, which was a Pagan festival in pre-Christian times, and is the day the sun begins to return back to the northern hemisphere.
Summer 08… try not to have too much fun =)
I am so jealous that I didn’t get tickets to see M.I.A. perform at The McCaren Park Pool in Williamsburg on June 6. Lately I have been listening to her album on my ipod non stop (I also hear she is retiring?!?) and I am loving her music - a lot.
So right now I am listening to M.I.A., LiL Wayne (he does have the number one album right now), Viva La Vida by Coldplay (I hear the album sucks?) and some oldies but goodies.
Wow talk about the LES moving on up! With establishments like Soho Grand, Thompson Hotel, countless hip restaurants, Bliss Soho… it was inevitable that The Bowery Hotel, nightclubs like Antik, SubMercer, and hip stores such as Blue & Cream and the new apple store would start to open up. Next on the “LES moving on up” move?
311 West Broadway aka Soho Mews
What is 311 West Broadway (Canal & Grand St) all about?
It will comprise of two separate residential buildings, one facing West Broadway, the other facing Wooster St., connected by a landscape garden. Responsible for Architecture is Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, and the building will include 68 lofts, penthouses and street - entrance townhouses. There will be exclusive amenities and service - doorman, same day dry cleaning - I am so there!
What will these lofts costs ya?
They start at $2.1 and end at $11 million.
Looks like the LES is starting to bring in the stockbrokers and the moguls. Seem like pans of changing the area are going full force.
Hamptons.
When the under thirties think of Hamptons we think - party, tan, pink elephant, grey goose, table service, exclusive events, house parties, white attire getting stained with a $200 bottle of red wine, or worse cheap cranberry juice being spilled on your attire after hitting someone while dancing on top of the table at Dune.
Well not this Hamptons getaway. Although my getaway these past few days was all work and very little play (except a performance of Shanghai Moon at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor), I got to see how “The Other Half Hamptons” (opposite of the share house - last minute guests- 4 people in one room but there is only one twin bed scenario). And it is calming, relaxing and actually fun. What is even more interesting is that on the car ride back home, I didn’t feel this “I haven’t slept in three days. Bed. Good.” It was more, wow can’t wait to coordinate the next three day getaway!
Pool side meetings, catered dinners, Deejay lessons - The good life.
And best of all, I was introduced to a whole new Hamptons. One I will probably be living in about ten years. At least it will still put a smile on my face when I am too old to be dancing on top of tables. But until the ten year mark is reached…
It is Tuesday, you know what that means… its time to have some summer time fun.
What to do on a Tuesday? Well there are countless rooftop bars to start hitting up, if you haven’t already, and if you are looking for some late night fun - my usual Tuesday night routine may be in the works for ya.
A few Tuesdays back I hit up STK for dinner with a friend of mine and I spotted Marc Jacobs and Victoria Beckham having dinner with eight other friends. Then I headed to The Rooftop at the Hotel Gansevoort. Beautiful views as usual, with the same Euro crowd - I have always thought the rooftop was always a tad bit older for me. So then we headed downstairs to Ono Garden to pregame with some buddies- under 30 crowd - the way I like it. Afterwards we partied hopped on over to Tenjune - their infamous models & bottles party- and spotted Lance Bass partying in the VIP. Pretty sure DJ Berrie was not spinning, because the music was horrible, but the champagne was great!
My my my what on earth has the world come to?
First Bear Sterns sells for $2 a share, gas prices reach past $4 a gallon, (almost $5 a gallon), and now… Lil Wayne is expected to not only have the number one album in the country this week, he may even top Kanye West’s first week sales, and he has already topped Mariah Carey’s and Madonna’s first week sales.
Who knew ‘Lolipop’ had so much power?
Lil Wayne’s album, Tha Carter III, has already sold 423,000 copies of his album on the first day alone. His album is projected to sell 850,000-950,000 by the end of the first week (today). Wow looks like hip hop has itself a new king. Move over Kanye.
In the Entertainment industry everyone is looking for the next big thing. Whatever it is in each field, whether it is an actress, singer, or model. We have all seen artists grow, and most notably recently the spotlight has been on models. As Tyra Banks is being called the next Oprah, and Heidi Klum has built an empire and had three kids along the way - models are growing and can become something else in the Entertainment Industry (despite the fact many would say models lack talent).
With the news that Adriana Lima has gotten engaged to her boyfriend, NBA basketball player Marko Jaric, and Alessandra Ambrosio just celebrated her baby shower, with boyfriend Jamie Mazur, it is something to wonder… who is next?
Who will be America’s next top model? And don’t mean who will win that stupid Tyra Banks show, a real model, the next Tyra, the next Heidi, the next Adriana? Miranda Kerr, Izabel Goulart, Selita Ebanks, and other up coming Victoria’s Secret models are the ones to watch out for, but they are pretty established already. Hmm only time will tell, and the way the world has been a changing, I doubt it will be anyone we expect…
”The Happening” vs. “You Don’t mess with the Zohan”It was Shyamalan vs. Sandler. At least it was for me this past weekend. Considering I am not a huge fan of attending movie theaters, I saw not one but two films this weekend. Both I was a tad bit disappointed.
Shyamalan has won me as a huge fan. I see every movie he directs / produces / writes, I over analyze them as any wanna-be psychologist would and I look for his background appearance - kind of a “where’s shyamalan?” if you will. Well “The Happening” was so far fetch there wasn’t even any true reason behind it - except take care of the environment - but it was just weird and there wasn’t any underlying message. Mark Wahlberg’s character didn’t really “find himself” in anyway, and although there was a presence of a child who is supposed to “show the truth”, she didn’t really speak nor do anything so…. It was an overall disappoint, too gruesome for me, and kind of lacking a little common sense (if the plants are attacking - why have 90% of the movie in large fields in the middle of Pennsylvania? Why not, oh I don’t know, wait it out in a car with the windows rolled up?”) You would have to see the movie to really understand what I am talking about… oh yes and I hate to say this but, Marky Mark’s performance wasn’t the best (although he did a phenomenal job in “We Own the Night” and “The Departed”).
So from one disappointing movie to a movie I didn’t have high expectations except that Sandler’s movie was going to make me laugh - a lot. It did! Sandler provided a great comedy, that was a little far fetch at times as “Zohan” was an almost bionic man in the movie with abilities that no man truly has, which is a tad different from Sandler’s movies (yes he usually does comedies, but they are closer to reality… “I now pronounce you Chuck & Larry” is a great example). This movie had everyone including Mariah Carey making a guest appearance, and all the other Adam Sandler movie regulars (we were missing Steve Buscemi though). It was very comedic, a little too stupid for me, but the best part was all the great previews. In fact from one stupid movie to another, here is one I can’t wait to see… Step Brother, with the one & only, Will Ferrell…
