The posts so far have been whingey and annoying. I know, and I’m sorry. So, on a lighter note, a few happy things I want to extoll the virtues of:
1. The Frogurt at Bloomingdales: Yes, it’s expensive, and the line is always annoying at the 59th St store. But it is sublime. As a man I gifted with a cup described it, it is “Manna from the Gods in Heaven”. It really is that delicious. A few other places in the city have it – Cafe Lalo on W. 83rd, and Zabar’s allegedly has it, although I haven’t tried it there yet.
2. Cheap Mascara: I have had pricey mascara that I’ve loved – first Vincent Longo, then Shu Uemura, Lorac, Fresh, Chanel. And I’ve tried inexpensive mascara that I’ve hated – Great Lash, Voluminous, and some unmemorable others. Well, I have seen the light, and it is cheap! I am using Rimmel Eye Magnifier Eye Opening Mascara. It doesn’t flake, it doesn’t smudge, and I think it’s as good as the Chanel. Bonus: at $4.99 a tube from Target, you can have 6 tubes instead of the 1 Chanel that becomes rancid after you refuse to ditch it in a timely manner because it cost $30. Um, so I’ve heard.
3. The Kooks: I saw them live two weeks ago, and it was flipping brilliant. They were amazing. My friend thought they were like the early Stones, but young Luke Pritchard, with his earnest vocals, and slightly awkward practice rock-God postures, was pure Bono circa 1978 to me. New album is Konk, and it’s awesome.
3a. The Kooks’ opening act, The Morning Benders: So fun, so cute, so excited to be opening for The Kooks in New York. Album is called Talking Through Tin Cans, and it’s awesome, too.
4. College: Yes, I waited a long time. Yes, I am the oldest freshman out of anyone I’ve met there so far. But it is rewarding in a way that a dead-end job will never be (trust me on this one). My grades were better than any performance review I ever received from an idiotic HR manager who doesn’t know the difference between “Jean’s Friday” and “Jeans Friday”, and I made the Dean’s List, so SUCK IT, LADY. I am embarrassingly excited about it, and I don’t care who knows.
2 responses so far ↓
erica // June 27, 2008 at 4:25 pm |
ooooh I love me some forty carrots! deelish.
theqmom // July 25, 2008 at 4:06 am |
So here is where i get to read about mascara while i try to open up my old and puffy eyes with a beautiful gold tube of Your old mascara. Where is the love? WHERE IS THE LOVE?