Julia Stiles

I was in a yogurt shop and was sitting at a table by the window. I look up and Julia Stiles is staring in. She does live about 1 block over so its not that unusual, but still. Love the celeb sightings. Is she a celeb though? She hasn't done anything since like Save the Last Dance and 10 Things I Hate About You. Soo picture this image.. without the american express background.. more blank stare.. and with some hot man. Now it's like you saw what I saw.

not amusing but still an update

So this week hasn't been too exciting.. still 6 billion times better than WashPa of course though.

I went to look at an apt with Mindy because she is buying. This place was really cute and ideally I would love to live there as a single girl. I am just missing the approx 500K to do so. Also the current couple who lived there had a great artist.. and really graphic lesbian pictures of themselves on the wall.. really graphic NAKED lesbian pictures.

It was Mindy's birthday Monday so we went out to eat at this authentic japanese restaurant and then went to Momofuku bakery. It is apparently famous.. never heard of it. It was really good though. They have really cool stuff like a compost cookie with chips, chocolate, pretty much everything.. then stuff like cakes, weird ice cream like "cereal milk ice cream." It was pretty cool. http://www.momofuku.com/milkbar/milkbarmenu.asp

The next day I went to see my other cousin Whitney sing in a group called "The Blue Bottle collection"- http://www.myspace.com/danielzaitchik Amazing. Then we walked around the area and went to get pizza so it was nice to meet some other new people.

I have found a pretty cool place for free Wifi. It's called Cosi and I go pretty much daily and just sit there for a few hours and job search. I have applied to some- don't ask me what because I don't even know half the time- but nothing that sparks my interest. hmm let the job/career/life/school search continue.

I also went to yoga for the first time this week. It was not "hot yoga" but it might as well been. Yoga is serious business here. Everyone makes the weirdest, loudest sounds and has no shame. Maybe I will get to that point eventually if I keep going. but I almost hope I don't. Also there are sooo many people there (esp since the NYU kids are back) that the mats are literally touching, so its super close contact. Normally not a problem but the girls feet in front of me smelled like throw up. Literally during a quiet moment her foot was too close to my face for comfort and I gagged out loud. awwwkward. Also everyone goes in looking all cute in their yoga clothes and comes out sweating and repulsive. I was a particularly ugly human when I left. My hair does do well in heat and sweat. I looked like a bucket of water was poured along my hairline and my hair had gone into a nappy fro. So ugly. Glad we went out to eat in public after that.

I have started to sell Mindy's furniture on craig's list and our clothing sample sale is next Saturday. Somehow I adapted well to what I was doing and everything with the furniture is being sold really quickly. Don't know how that's happening.

this has been a very informative and website-giving post. eh whatevs

did I go underground to the subway.. or hell?

Myyy weekend:

Friday: I woke up at a normal hour, aka like 830 am. I have been waking up at 10 am or later and that needs to change because that is just lazy. I went to work with Mindy but she was getting a treatment at the doctor so I didn't really get to experience much or her work-day. I will have to shadow her again to learn more I suppose. Mindy left for the weekend to go to Maine for her birthday. I had the apartment to myself sans Mindy sans Phyllis. I did nothing cool on Friday, essentially.

Saturday: I woke up Saturday and decided to go explore Central Park. Central Park is quite an experience. There are bike riders, runners, and carriages drawn by bikes and horses absolutely everywhere. The next day was a half marathon so they were setting up. It was a really nice run and the scenary was just awesome. It was the skyline, soo many people. I got a little lost bc the park is huge but I made my way back eventually. I came back, went and got some food, then my friend from Pitt came up from Philly. I went out with him and his friend overseas who was here doing an internship. We went somewhere and pregamed and I fell in love with the apartments. (This is what they look like: http://www.stuytown.com/#/residences) Then we went out in the Lower East Side to a bar called the Skinny. It was rather strange. normal music but weird ass images on like 1970s tv shows and movies that weren't even popular on the screens. Since it was the one girl's bday, we got the whole upstairs which was pretty sweet. I got to see a lottt of awkward dancing which is always a good time in my book. I do not claim to be a good dancer, but I promise was better than the two Asian girls i was watching as well as the rythmless robotic moving ginger boy. I didn't make too many new friends which should be my goal, but I still had fun.

Sunday: The effects of my run hit hard. I went to walk to Pick-A-Bagel, this place with huge delicious bagels, and it's about 7 blocks away. On my way there my knee and hip are killling me. For the past year, every time I have ran my knee has swollen up pretty badly but it never hurts during the run so I really never learn my lesson. This time though it was bad. It my knee and my hip. I went and got my bagel and coffee then on the way back had developed a strong limp. Not only was I limping I was like mumbling "ow" with every step. I looked like I was on crack I am sure. I got passed by one person with 1 leg in a wheelchair only moving by his one leg, 1 lady with a cane, and 1 other grandma. I took lots of Ibuprofen and it def improved overnight.. Thank God.

Monday: I woke up late.. again. I didn't feel well all day, but today is Mindy's birthday. My two goals for the day were to get Mindy a cupcake for when she got back tonight from Magnolia and go to the grocery store. I went to Trader Joe's but it was super crowded. I got a few items but when I got back realized nothing went together. I got turkey, tomatoes, apples, dried cherries, ice cream bars, string cheese, and dark chocolate. no bread? no condiments of any sort? no salad mix or anything? It was not good. My lunch was turkey roll-ups aka a piece of turkey rolled up, and string cheese and tomatoes. The makings for a sandwich maybe but no bread. Then I came back and since I still wasn't feeling well, I took a nap.. I seriously am 80 years old. I sleep all the time, have a bad knee, a bad hip, and kidney stones. Anyways, I then looked up Magnolia and went to get my cupcake. It was about a mile away so I just decided to walk. I wore these new shoes called "Fit Flops" that my mom got me that more supportive than regular flip flops. Apparently, what they don't tell you is that the thing that goes in between the toes also doubles as a razor. By the time I got there, my feet were completely cut up and in pain. I just wanted the cupcake. Of course, nothing is simple for me, and I forgot to look at the last step of the directions sooo I never found the bakery. After approx 20 min of being lost, I gave up. I saw a subway station and got on a train... in the wrong direction. I got off at some random stop, got on another train.. also in the wrong direction. I got off that train, switch trains, and realized, OH WAIT, the last one was going in the right direction and NOOOW I am going the wrong direction. Not to mention, it was 95 degrees here so I was sweating like an overweight adult man. Finally, I got on the train in the right direction and got off. I got off at the same spot I got on. I was 3 subway passes shorter and in the exact same spot after about an hour. It was now dark so I started walking in the direction of Union Square. Union Square is insane at night and there are lots of protesters, market things, and other things going on. It is verrry crowded and popular. I am walking with my ipod in and I see a girl carrying cupcakes. Not Magnolia's but something. So I went down the street she just came from and found "Crumbs" I have read about crumbs in a lot of gossip mags so I know its decent. Finally the freaking cupcake. I got a cupcake and started walking. Then I see two people coming my way. I only notice because the woman has a camera.. oh, and the guy was ridiculous. he looked super similar to the guy from LMFAO. The one with the afro.
He comes up to me and says (and these are verbatim) "Yo Yo can I ask you a question?" sure."So if you gettin a showa, and you about to be done with yo shower and you realize you gotta take a shit, you gonna get out of the shower or you gonna go IN DA SHOWA?!" I mean I was expecting something ridiculous, but that?!? I say "wait.. you want to know if I would go to the bathroom IN the shower or just get out?" him: "YEAHHH dat's what I'm sayin! IN o' OUT?" me: "I would get out." him: "you wouldz get OUT?! fo sho?" me: "yes definitely" him: "Alright, Also I am looking for holes for my pins.. where do I get dose? do you know?!" Keep in mind he is whipping his head around and screaming everything he is saying at me in a ridiculous voice and I am 90% sure it was a costume. His head was whipping so fast at one point the glasses flew off his head into his afro and stuck. I still don't know what "holes for pins" means and I certainly don't know where one would get such an item.
Anyways, I think I kind of learned a valuable lesson tonight. I might go in the wrong direction at some points and I might even be on the wrong track, but I still will eventually get what I am looking for.. maybe even from a different, better place than I expected.. and that there will always be something to turn my day around if I am in the right place.. even if it is a cartoon looking man asking me about inappropriate shower activities. I'll take what I can get.

Welcome to my life

Now that I am finally settling in and getting used to the areas here, I am already obsessed with this city. I haven't done anything major the past couple of days but I will share some highlights.

I finallllly can work the key. Now they neighbors will no longer find me in the non-air conditioned hall sweating trying to get into the apartment. I seriously think they all were beginning to think I was breaking in on a nightly basis.

I am currently stealing my internet because I can't get my cousin's to work because of an "invalid IP address" what the hell is that? I certainly have no idea. My thieved internet only works about 30% of the time, so I kinda need to do something about that.

When I walk Phyllis, I get the STRANGEST attention. No normal person approaches me. Most people who approach me don't speak English and in a heavy Spanish accent they say "OHHH weiner dog wiener dog! I want to pet the dog." Not to mention Phyllis doesn't particularly like any males, children, or any person of color. Really not assisting in my making of friends department. I did have this delightful trashy lady come to me started from talking across the street and saying "Oh look at the hot dog dog!" which sounded like "OHHH look at da hawt dawg dawg!" .. I can't get hawt dawg dawg out of my head. Phyllis hated her and growled.. props, P.

In order to truly fit in here, I am going to need a blackberry. I think Fergie created the phrase "so 2000 and late" particularly for people with the Voyager who are in NYC.. That's me, I am 2000 and late.

The only people who have talked to me outside of people I know, the doorman, the garage clerk, and other people Mindy knows are Spanish people and old people. I have like an old person following here. They tell me how beautiful I am and how they love my hair.. I mean I love old people (besides most of the Giant Eagle pharmacy customers) but how about tell your grandkids about me, grandpa.

Mindy, my cousin who I am living with, is moving out of her apartment. I have been put in charge of selling a lot of her unwanted designer clothes and all her furniture. I really have no clue what I am doing so this should be interesting. But our plan is to advertise and set up clothing racks in her living room and have an open sale advertising sizes 2-6 clothing and shoes. We'll see how I handle my new responsibility.

Naturally, I have another subway story. I was on the subway going to the Upper East Side, which if i moved here, I would defff live there. I looove that area.. much more families, flowers, real life other scenery. Anyways, I have learned to keep music in while on the subway. This way I can creep on people but if they look at me, I just look at the ipod and pretend like I have no idea what's going on.. perfect. So I see this drunken old man, standard in the subway scene, making his way through begging for money. Ignored. Then he leans against the doors of the subway car and OPENS THEM!?!?! he then proceeds to stand on links of the subway car. IT'S MOVING.. HE IS DRUNK. problems! This subway was also not the smoothest ride. I was sure I was about to witness a death. He started banging on the door of the other subway car. Luckily after a long 30 seconds of near-death for the drunk, he got on the other car. I love the subway.

I have been changing in my cousin's bedroom. Today, as enjoying the beautiful skyline view, it occurs to me... You retard, if you can see out, people can see in. If I don't start closing the curtains, I am going to be known as the naked girl. On the plus side, I can make friends with the old man in the tighty whities across the street who sits outside his apartment?

Well I am off for my first solo weekend in the city bc Mindy is away for the weekend. If no one hears from me, assume my subway experiences have gone downhill.

Phyllis

This precious girl is my other roomie.

you thought i was just a facebook creeper

Yesterday my cousin's broker John was over and asked if I like the show gossip girl.. I am a fan but not like an avid watcher. He mentioned that they were shooting on the Upper East Side so I decided, I have no obligations, why not go. So I went to there and found a huge row of trailers. Weirdly enough, they were from PA-- Haddad? who knew that was some big company from pleasant hills, pa seen all over the movie/tv industry for trailers? not me.. until today.


Anyways, I stood around and creeped with the paparazzi for a good while. I was standing around before most people got there, so somehow I was just standing next to the body gaurds, so people thought I was supposed to be there. In my solo spot, I got to see the mom, Kelly Rutherford before anyone. Then later on, I walked over to the restaurant where they were filming and made friends with one of the tech people. I chatted with him a little but then got bored,so just decided to walk around the upper east side a little. I walked around a few blocks, almost got hit by a truck, then decided to swing back around to the trailers.


So I get back just in time to see Matthew Settle, the dad, leaving, idk how I was getting so lucky with the timing bc somehow I ended up always being right at the front when someone was around. I was getting sick of standing so I just walked accross the street.. look up.. PENN BADGLEY riiight in front of me. No one else around.. no paps.. no fellow gossip girl stalkers. just me and penn. Do I say can we get a picture? noo I say "hi" like we are old friends..?!!? wtf am I doing with my life? HI? I don't even know if he responded because I just kept walking.. Then I saw Matthew Settle again. At this point it was almost 4 so I decided I needed to eat some food. On my way to pita grill, I see a bunch of people outside of the trailers. Right as I walk up, yet again perfect timing, I see Taylor Momsen walk out of the trailer and say to someone on her phone "holy crap, there is like a 1000 people out here" and I took suchhh a creeper picture on my phone. I was almost ashamed, only I wasn't.

this is NYC

Ok, so I want to get this out there. I am blogging (I hate that word) because I knooow I am not going to remember all these good stories, or lame stories, later on. This way, people who want to know what I am up to while in NYC can have easy access and get the full stories.

So I got here on Saturday. By the time we got back to the city, we were exhausted so we rented a movie.. "Obsessed" with Beyonce.. enough said. It was terrible.. never see it.

Sunday, I unpacked my stuff and then went to dinner with my other cousin who lives here. She lives farrr from where I am staying. I am staying in the lower east side and I went to the Upper West side for dinner. Had some good local NY pizza and then my solo subway excursion home began. I used hopstop.com for my directions there, and it was easy. On the way home, I forgot to hopstop it and figured it would just be the same way home just going downtown instead of uptown. False. I went approx 4 stops too far, then when the opposite direction, got on another wrong train. During my like 908213 different wrong subways, I sat across from some interesting characters. While sitting next to an overweight sweaty man, and by next to, I mean touching arms sweat going on my arm next to, I was sitting across from 4 young boys, maybe like 15 tops, from the DR. How do I know they were from the DR? Ohh maybe the fact that they had folded flags into bandannas around their head.. or maybe their I <3 DR shirts. They also had on beautifulll necklaces made out of condom wrappers. Naturally, I creeped a picture of them on my phone.




After my subway trip ended, I was leaving to walk up the subway when a part greaseball, part hippy, part semi-in-a-weird-way-attractive man came up to me and said "where do you get your hair done?" I explained I was from pittsburgh and was going to be in town for a short time. He didn't care. He tried selling me some spa/hair package for $60, then I talked him down to $30 just because I was being a bitch after my subway time. He was nice, but was not giving up. Then he told me he would give it to me for 30 and two comedy club tickets for the night. No, thanks. I was actually somehow getting convinced by him.. prob because he was constantly harassing me for 10 min and when i said no he would respond why? and then find an answer for every reason i gave. He was a spa selling mastermind of some sort. Finally after making him verify the place via 411 (the place somehow was actually really nice) and showing me 3 forms of ID to prove he wasn't scamming me, I bought it for 20. I can't believe I was suckered into that.. it was rather embarrassing really, but now I have to use that freaking coupon or it will be a waste. when I was about to leave, my new skeez hipster friend said "well facebook me. If you don't have a boyfriend I would love to hang out. You know I didn't just stop you because of your hair, I stopped you because you were hot." of course, I just didn't acknowledge that he said anything. Then I walked away. About half way down the block, I hear him SCREAM "FACEBOOK ME!" ...cool. I then had to take a block detour not to pass him on my way back to the apt.

Today, I did some exploring, got a copy of the key.. which I can't properly use. It takes me about 10 min to get in every time. really great. I went to a local park where I had a great conversation with a hot man. And by hot man, I mean homeless man and by conversation I mean he said "Hey Goldie Locks." hahah wtf.

Anyways, I have to do my only job now which is walk the dog so bye people!