It's like 2 of our favorite things

Jaime Oliver and Chipotle!!
Yum! What a good thing! An odd merging of entities but still! Now if only the promo included the burrito bowl, all rice no beans with spicy carnitas or the soft tacos. mmmmm... chipotle.

Let's do the time warp again

I'm such a total Gleek. Wasn't last night episode so good? And I don't even know the Rocky Horror Picture Show!


I know! I feel like it's something that I should know. I mean, I've been to the theater when all the true crazy fans go and watch the movie a couple of times, but the only song that I actually remember is that time warp one. And that is because the DJs used to play it at our high school dances (memba dat? when everyone used to run to the top of the bleachers?).
Anyhow, it was good, and now I'm intrigued and want to re-see it since the music was so good. But DAMN that Will Shuester. I'm so over him! That's no way to treat Ms. Pillsbury!! Get over yourself!!!

Everyone looks taller on TV

I met Jonathan Adler!! yay!
The groovy chic designer just opened a brand new store at the mall and came by to help open it (along with Elie Tahari himself who opened up next door!). So being the celeb stalker that I am (not to mention, fan of the Parker Palm Springs even tho the service there could use a tune up), I was *so* there... with my camera.

JA was signing purchases... so I asked him to sign some black bananas. His response? "I LOVE the black banana!" tee hee!


The signed black banana (bud vase) and the cutest little gift-bag gift (fish salt and pepper shakers!).

Back in St. Olaf...

Oh, Rose! Who doesn't love Betty White?! Although I didn't join the facebook bandwagon to get her the SNL hosting gig, I was totally for it! And boy did it deliver!!



Hilarious! For 88, she's incredible. Well, for any age, she's incredible. Love the Delicious Dish gals (anyone remember the Alec Baldwin "Schweddy Balls" sketch? I die! btw, in college a friend and I did a bad presentation as the characters... we got and A, but thinking back on it, I cringe...). Although I feel that bringing back all of the commedianes from past seasons diluted the show a bit and stole Betty's thunder, she still made it one of the best ones in a long time!

But was I the only one wondering where the Golden Girls sketch was? And why didn't they bring back Rue Maclanahan?

big Gleek

Yes, that's me. Always have been and always will be.

Braces: check
Glasses: check
Retainer: check
Video Games: check
Clarinet and the Marching Band: check and big fat double check!

So, its probably no surprise that I love Glee. Don't you? It's OCC, bananas ah-mazing! What really put it over the edge from good to great was the Madonna themed episode from a couple of weeks ago...



I died! Didn't you?


However, as much as I love the show, there are parts of it that I HATE. I should rephrase that... there are certain CHARACTERS that I just hate! and at the top of this list is Mr. Schuester!!! I hate how he treats Emma (who finally stood up for herself!) like dirt, hate how he getting it on with other choir directors and almost got it on with Kristen Chenowith, told Emma to "fix her problems and then he'd date her" (as a fellow victim of OCD, I don't think there's a "problem" there) and I just hate how thinks he's all that when he sings... case in point:



ugh!

omg, YUM!

image from kfc via msn

Move over iPad, the Double Down from KFC debuts this weekend!!! (there's a counter at kfc.com/doubledown !!!)

I don't think I'll be lining up over night or anything, but I do hope to be tasting the Colonel's original recipe for goodness one day soon. I love KFC (those battered fries, biscuits and cold slaw? YUM!). And how much do we love that this it totally good for us since 1) it's chicken breast! and 2) no carbs! RIGHT?

I have never been one to count calories and honestly don't really know what the numbers mean at all... but from the sounds of this, it really isn't that bad, right?

The Double Down comes either grilled or fried with KFC’s Original Recipe. The fried version has 540 calories, 32 grams of fat and 1,380 milligrams of sodium. The grilled version has 460 calories, 23 grams of fat and 1,430 milligrams of sodium.

Current government guidelines recommend less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day for people over age 2. Most Americans consume about 3,500 milligrams daily. An entire meal should contain no more than 600 milligrams. Acceptable fat is about 65 grams daily on a 2,000 calorie diet.

from msn.com

Doesn't sound so bad to me. Well, if I have a heart attack while eating one, at least I'll die happy.

Moist Lips

I blame spending 10-12 hours a day in an AC dungeon for my addiction to lip balms and chapstick. So when I saw the commercial for the new Neosporin lip therapy for dry and chapped lips (and NOT the one for sores and herpes... cuz, ew.), I headed straight for Target. It claims moist and healed lips in 3 days. So I of course, got both the night AND day (the day has 20 spf!!) treatment. I have been using both in tandem.. THEY WORK! I can now make it through a whole day at work without needing to lubing up every couple of hours. And that's a good thing since I'm sure that my co-workers appreciated NOT working with someone with Bobby Trendy lips.

So, as a side note, here are a few items that will hopefully make this post a little less random. Well, maybe.

-Remember "back to basics"?

-I love Neosproin as I believe it's the gel from the gods. It works miracles on cuts and any open wounds (LIKE ZITS. one of my techniques involves popping them at night and then smearing the area with neosporin and covering with a band-aid overnight. totally helps the healing!). PS - I also love that it's anti-bacterial.

-I have a new love of SPF. My new thing wearing no less than 50 on my face when I step outside.

Suckers!

That would be us. Wave a bag filled with beauty samples in front of us and we're there! Like a moth to a flame.

So 2x a year, our dear friend Barneys gives away a little case filled with goodies with the purchase of beauty and cosmetic items. And this time, the case was so cute, so how could we resist!? In comparison to past exploits, we were REALLY good. We entered with every intention of combining our purchases to get one gift and share it. (I think we were at our worst when one year we left with 3 gifts total!) I will not tell you the total spend required this time around nor will I tell you how much we spent in an effort to protect the innocent from any persecution... But we got a travel case and all the fun that was inside of it! And hasn't our skin been radiant as of late?

oh! btw, Neiman's Beauty Event is this weekend! and they give away a tote bag of gifts!

Mess in a dress

Well, not really in a dress... more like skinny jeans. But a mess, nonetheless.
Kell On Earth on Bravo is ah-mah-zing. You just knew that her mini roles on The Hills and The City could birth a show of its own, but you NEVER knew it could be this good. Yes, she looks like she needs a bath, a brush, another cigarette, and probably a breath mint, but that, along with her straight shooting potty mouth, is what makes it so awesome.



Monday nights!

Geekfest part 2

As a follow up to how silly I thought it was for us to stand in line 1 hour and 20 mintues to see Avatar... OMG, IT WAS SO WORTH IT!!

Official Avatar Movie

Such a good movie... and 3D has certainly come a LONG way since I remember buying the red and blue glasses in the supermarkets! All of Avatar, the story, the graphics - AHmahzing. Loved it. See it again? Most definitely!

Geekfest

Heh? Good thing we listened to rob... HO da LINE for Avatar 3D IMAX snakes around Dole Cannery 1 hour 20 min before the start!

Better be good!

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Pet peeves: Santa hats

Let me start by saying that I love Christmas. Love everything about it from the spirit in the air to fighting the bustling crowds at the mall to the tacky and gaudy decor. But the thing that I just cannot stand are "people who are not Santa but wearing Santa hats." Ugh. I just dont get it and the whle thing totally bugs me! Do they think they are the man himself? One if his helpers? Or perhaps they feel it's just festive season fashion? Let me tell you, it's not.
I will give, however, all pets, babies and most kids (12 and under) the ok to don the hat cuz that's just cute. Oh and Salvation Army bell ringers have a pass too.

Anyway, I know I'm not alone. There are lots of you haters out there. Can i get a what-what? And on a somewhat related note, have you all seen the car that have the clip on reindeer antlers, one for each side of the car?! Oh! Don't get me started. And when they go as far as fashioning a red nose to the front grill?! double oh! It makes me want to cut you off and steal the parking spot you've been waiting for. Oddly enough, I'm ok with mini-wreaths on the grill. Now that's cute and festive!

Anyhow, back to the hats... I once met up with friends for dinner and one of my friend's husbands showed up in an overly large and furry version that he proceeded to sport throughtout the meal, adjusting the fur ball at the end on and off as not to get any pad thai on it. I was mortified.

And I guess will continue to be mortified until Saturday when the hats will stored away in closets accross the county only to return and torment me next year.
Not quite the same, but along the same lines: ho ho hos in the baggage claim at HNL.

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Who saw Launch My Line?

Oh, Bravo... I know you're trying REAL hard to find a new fashion show to replace Project Runway. It sure as hell was NOT The Fashion Show. And I'm pretty sure after seeing the first episode of Launch My Line, that it's not going to be it either.


I do love DSquared and I love Dean and Dan... But it's a BAD sign when NONE of the "designers" recognized them. (I mean, come on!) And really what makes a show (aside from decent fashion, which there was none of because all of the people are aspiring designers) is the likability or hate-ability of the contestants. Like we saw with this season of Project Runway - everyone on it was all kinda meh... they were so boring that we neither cheered or hissed for anyone.

And such is the case for Launch My Line... except so far I hate them all of them already. And of course, (*warning - spoiler alert) the one guy that was somewhat likable got the boot. AND the fashions were just ok. But anyway, I'm going to watch it (of course!) and we'll discuss it again next week!!

The new cupcake?

Mmm! A friend turned me on to this delicious macaroon shop on Beverly Hills, Paulette. These little bad boys are not only so pretty to look like, they are ahmahzing! I die with every bite. My personal favorites so far are the caramel ones, pictured on the far left.

I'd like to do a taste test with these and ones that I had a few years ago on Tokyo by Pierre Herme that were just bananas. But will these loverlies ever dethrone the cupcake? We shall see...

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one more reason to heart David Chang

Jessica and I are team David Chang. We sought out Momofuku when we were in NY and enhaled our Korean buritos and saam with delight. Momofuku then took a step closer to my heart when Momofuku Bakery and Milk Bar - a haven of sugar and sweetness that I'm dying to go to - opened. (You must check out the goodness on video here on eatmedaily.com when Martha visited. I DIE!!!)

Anyway. Recently he, and another fav, Anthony Bourdain, were on a panel at the NY Food & Wine Festival where he said very funny things, but one item truely made me die:

image via nypost.com
"Fuckin' every restaurant in San Francisco is just serving figs on a plate. Do something with your food."

YES!!! thank you D for saying it!!! I know that there are SF foodies out there, and yes your city has rep for being a "food city" but honestly... can I say "overrated"? I've visited quite a few times. And all I know is that I've never had a great meal in SF. I've had a few good or decent meals, but nothing mind blowing. (and, btw, I have had a few great meals in LA!!)

Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with me... apparently SF the city was pretty upset:

The Asia Society in San Francisco just cut a Momofuku cookbook signing with Chang before the book has even dropped, according to Mouthing Off. Chefs involved with the event cited offense at Chang’s comments. In what may further fuel reactions, Chang issued a Larry David–style apology — somewhere between sincere and begrudging — when he added, "I'm never gonna open a place in San Francisco." article via newyork.grubstreet.com

oh well. boo-hoo for you SF! David, how about a Momofuku in LA?

ps: OMG! This AM I scored Momofuku Ko reservations! Yes I had to stalk the website from early this morning rapidly refreshing the screen during a 4 minute window. But I'm in! I'll let you know how my 3 HOUR set lunch is. But very carefully as D doesn't like people who take pictures and notes of the food at Ko. “The food’s getting cold”.

I used to XOXO you, GG

Ok, I'm going to say it cuz somebody has to - "What the hell has happened to Gossip Girl"?!

Jessica and I discussed this topic at length the other night over Mexican food. She's recent convert and as of Friday had seen just one random (and terribly bad) episode of season 3 and season 1 via DVD within the last week or so. Sadly, its a bad time to convert now that this show is heading in a downward spiral. All of the brilliance, the wit, the drama that was season 1 and 2 are gone, long gone along with Serena's hem-line...

I don't know where to begin, but case in point - who thought that by adding thickster Hilary Duff into the mix would be a good thing?! Girl looks like she's be curling Dan with her gigantic ARMS! and ready to hulk-out of the outfits that they've STUFFed her in!

Really? Is Disney no longer doing your PR and paying for your trainer, Hils?

Images via cwtv.com

Serena - oh... I don't know where to begin. The pouting, the whining, the hooker ensemble! Carter Basen? And REALLY, is that what REALLY happened in Santorini?!
Blair - What happened to the preppy, style-setting, priss? I miss Queen B and her headbands. And I know I begged and didn't care if her and Chuck got it on or got it off, as long as they just GOT it... But I seriously miss them. They're now the most boring on the show - aside from Nate, that is.
Nate - What the hell happened to Nate? Does he even go to school? Have we once seen him at Columbia? What's his deal? Time to write him off?
Chuck - What are you, like 50 now? And as the heir to Bass Industries are you living in a studio? What happened to the sleaze that we all loved to hate, yet loved?
Dan - Who believes that Lonely Boy is now the stud of the NYU campus?! No one! Get a hair cut!
Vanessa - Speaking of hair, run a brush though yours! And wash it!
Jenny - And speaking of wash... oh Jenny. Where do I begin? Oh, yeah, wash your face!
Rufus and Lily - LAME. I was routing for you both, but that was before I knew what would become of your both as a married couple.
Georgina - Where did she go? Why does she pop in and out? and where does she go in between?

I think GG's fallen ill from the curse that destroys all high school based shows... the dreaded graduation season where they move on and go to college. After this short break they better pick it up! I must say that I'm hanging on here by a thread... and only because I LOVE love LOVE reading the NY Mag Blog's recaps and reality index the next day at work. It's so better than the show.

Luckily, 90210 (after a SLOW season last year) has really picked it up! and Melrose Place is off to a bang and addicting as EVER. Thank you Tuesday night for showing Monday how its done now that Rachel Zoe is over!

AND special props to Wednesday night and ABC for bringing back the 30 min sit com. How AWESOME is Cougar Town and even more so, Modern Family?!

why is no one talking about this?

I'm guessing because no one by me watches Models of the Runway. I must say, it can be slow at times, but it really is good. It's only 30 minutes (20 minus commercials)so its a real quickie... Anyhow last week one of the models FARTED on the runway!!!! I DIED!!!!!



Ok, the video link is here. Lifetime.com does not have a way to embed the video. (oh, Lifetime!) But zoom forward to about 13:35 (just a smidgen before #2) for the hilarity.

OMG, that has to be one of the best reality moments EVER! Farts are funny! Especially when coming from supposed models!

But sadly the Lifetime editing really does it no justice and actually tries to down play the whole thing. SO unfortunate... you can't write sh*t like that, Lifetime! Embrace it!

I laughed so hard and am still dying here... here's hoping that Heidi brings it up next week during her on-runway-heart-to-heart with the models!

Oh oh oh way-oh!

Standing in line at jamba juice, one of my dirty little pleasures and aids to losing weight earlier this year, as the theme to The Rachel Zoe project thumps loudly in the background. Who knew it was a real song...? Oh wait, I just remembered her tweeting something about it... But now I'm poised for a good day!
Shut-up right now!
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Mmm doughnuts

Pit stop! Dunkin doughnuts stop on the hours long drive to Tunkhannock - home of the Post's for the "Post" wedding party.
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omg she almost died!

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So I know that recapping Rachel Zoe is Jessica's thing, but not to spoil her recap, I have to talk about one little thing from last night... She almost died!

Oh, mah GOD. In the last 5 minutes of Monday's episode, that ended in a cliff hanging "to be continued...", Rach was stricken down by some kind of nausea and illness that they tried to blame on "general exhaustion" or a "chronic imbalance". Ok. I was thinking that maybe she had just seen some killer "shoeties" or ahmazing vintage Chanel? Or something else so bananas that it nearly made her die? I guess we won't know for sure until next week.

But the funniest part of it all is that she was what Brad called "fashionably nauseous" as he offered her a clutch to barf in. Rach was wearing a Louis Vuitton Jacket, Brian Atwood cork shoes, DSquared sunglasses, and later we see her holding her white Birkin as a barf bag in Tay's car and then lying fully bejeweled in a plush rob with fur thrown over her on bed dressed in designer pillows and sheets. Now that's how one should be sick.

I too nearly died when Tay and Brad kept saying that she's going to die. And then when they tried to make light of the situation by saying "Rach, don't die. Because we'll have to dress everyone for the funeral. Everyone is going to need outfits."

Rach, as someone who was also just sick and nearly died, I have a little advise: (perhaps in exchange for some styling tips later? or not.) Just try your best to push through it. It's really not that bad. Sure there are moments of discomfort, but you get to curl up in bed, knock yourself out with drugs, and then when you wake up, you're 5 pounds lighter!