Holler

I stumbled upon a scrumtious blog today, Blondie and Brownie, and just in time! For June Wednesday's Shake Shack has a flavor of custard that is truly intriguing to my taste buds...Coffee and donuts!

Trend Alert - Boyfriend Jacket

This really started in the spring but they seem to be one of the must have items this summer.
You'll see...

Express $80


Bebe $179


New York & Co $7.99 (on sale)


Boyfriend Trend from Bloomingdales


You know when you get fixated on a clothing item you don't have but just need? Yea, off to go get one of these now.

PAWS FOR STYLE 2009

Please join us at this years 10th Anniversary of Paws for Style!! This one-of-a-kind event unites the fashion community, celebrities, and coiffed canines in couture in support of the animal rescue community! Heralded as the signature soiree for all fashion mavericks that adorn and adore animals, it is surely an event not to be missed! The American Ballet will be dancing a Pas De Duex with their dogs and cast of the Broadway hit HAIR and their shaggy dogs will be letting it all fly in the breeze this special evening! Some of the outstanding designers confirmed for this year's event are Oscar De La Renta, Ungaro, Tibi, Roberto Cavalli, Alice and Olivia, Keith Lissner (on Bravo now), Nanette Lepore, John Varvatos, Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Adam Lippes and many others.

DON'T FORGET: Tickets are required
All proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of New York
Buy Tickets: http://www.humanesocietyny.org/events/paws-style-09.shtml

Enjoy Yappytizers and yappytinis as you and your pets (Yup, they are invited too!!) mingle for a great cause.
The Paws For Style event annually supports the Humane Society’s dedication to providing food, shelter and medical attention for animals in their hospital and adoption center.

Chairing the event are Animal Lover Extraordinare's Wendy Diamond, Valerie Diker, Emily Ford, Frances Hayward and their beloved animals!

By spending one hundred dollars, you will help in saving the lives of Hundreds of animals. Please Buy your tickets today!!

Thank you!!
xoxo!
woof!
meow!
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Press inquiries please call 2126290392x204 or email yappy@animalfair.com ! Anyone want to donate to the goody bags email yappy@animalfair.com!

Canine Couture Committee:
Mina-Jacqueline Au, Emilio D. Bacardi, Jennifer Bandier, Geoffrey Bradfield, Marc Bouwer, Tanya Clark, Diana Biederman ,Rachel Felder, Melissa Foss, Robert Fowler, Liz Friedland, Mark Garrison, Jaime Gleicher, Jen Groover, Cornelia Guest, Melanie Hamrick,Carolina Herrera, Elizabeth Hewitt, Heidi Krupp - Lisiten, Hoda Ktob,Adam Lippes, Keith Lissner with CRYSTALLIZED(tm) - Swarovski Elements,
Jené Luciani, Jim Mannino, Nole Marin, Miguelina, Badgley Mischka, Stratis Morfogan, Victor Ozeri, Jane Pontarelli ,Oscar de la Renta, Xiomara Reyes, Nina Ricci, Todd B. Richter, Maggie Rizer, Amanda Setton, Morgan Shara, Ramona Singer, Sarah Smith, Emma Snowdon-Jones, Beth Ostrosky Stern, Claiborne Swanson, Rebecca Taylor, Susan Traub, Leann Underwood, Emanuel Ungaro, John Varvatos, Camilla Webster, Sandra Winick, Jill Zarin, Lori Zelenko

The Evolution of the Unemployed

It is very interesting to me to see how being unemployed has become this evolving subculture I am surrounded in right now. To see how everyone deals with it, the process, the evolution.

The first two months you are almost refreshed. You are excited, feel motivated. You spend tons of time exploring, walking every street in the city and just thinking. You shop all the shops and see all the sites.

Then you’ve walked every street there is. The funds start to run low. Ramen remakes its way into your life. You stop going out in the day so you don’t spend money. Happy hours, crashing events and flirting for free goodies becomes your new religion. You start reading up on creative ways to save/spend money and learn to love the term “recessionista”.

Then it turns into doubt and desperation and fear and depression. Doubt because you aren’t even getting rejection emails. Then you just start to say things to get any attention whatsoever. You think you are crossing the line when you are posting your resume on twitter, emailing people who know people who know people.

You also start considering jobs you never would have considered before. You suddenly find you're applying to anything and everything and questioning what the point in your college degree was for. Waitressing? Dog walking? But then you don’t get responses from that and it’s depressing to think you aren’t good enough to do an illegal aliens job or to clean up someone else’s dog's poop.

You question life and destiny and anything else because you can’t help it. What if I made the wrong decision, what if this, what if that. I am still struggling with this. I have been a firm believer in everything happening for a reason and I still am for the most part, but it is hard to not question when you don’t see where this is going. If I hadn’t quit Couri’s to go to Israel, I would have never met David for example. Before I met him, I questioned if I had made that right choice, and in hindsight I know I did. But even if you make the wrong decision, it’s not the end of the world and that is the beauty of it.

Then you realize you aren’t the only one doing this. This job hunt has become a war, and war has no rules. No it is not fair that a bad economic state, that has nothing to do with your choices, are forcing you to question your passions in life. Don't get me wrong, I think the human race needed a reality check but I refuse to let that be an excuse to settle and therefore I don’t care if I seem desperate. I am fucking desperate...to do what I love doing. There is nothing wrong with that.

So now what? Keep on truckin! As I read in NYMag, people are striking up conversations that otherwise wouldn’t have been started, in their newly free and leisurely time. Putting aside the fact that some people are just weird, the worst that can happen is that they can not help you in any way, but you had a nice conversation with someone and perhaps made a friend. You are keeping yourself social, which is something that can truly be missed when you become an unemployed hermit.

Note to all though, being unemployed is much better in the summer then winter. You can get out of the house, meet more people, do more things. I picked the wrong time to be unemployed.

Which brings me to the present. A part time office managers assistant/hostess at a restaurant I used to do PR for. I know HOW I got from Account Executive to this, but it doesn't mean I am happy about it. There is no reason I should be struggling like this. I am a smart, hardworking, passionate person whos life is going backwards. I'm not giving up yet. Things will work out. They have to. In the meantime I am fortunate enough to have loving and very supportive people in my life that I am so thankful for. Hopefully I can update this evolution shortly with the final paragraph ending in success.

PhoDOGraphy.com

Was looking for a dog photographer and found this guy, Mark. These were some I liked.

Stupid Post of the Night

Jen and I were watching Charm School with Ricki Lake last night and OHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYY GGGGDDDDDDDDD it was the most stomachachinglyfunniest thing I have seen in years! My favorite quote so far was from one of the girlz when they were trying to make a group of kids burn as many calories as possible. Besides the kids that were hysterical on camera interviews, the quote of the night was "Ugh I hate children! Like, grow up!" Wow.

Quote That

"Obama is the most powerful black man in the world and he's still in government housing." - Twitter

Funemployed

I think I got a job. The details are still a bit sketchy but I did work a full day on Friday and am heading back in on Monday so it seems like things could be looking up. Details to come when I know them but I think I can say au revoir to all the great sites and blogs I have found in recent times of this recession.

I enjoy these not only for their entertainment purposes but it's comforting to know that you are not the only person going through these things right now. It's almost comical how there are these communities now due to the poor circumstances. When you cant find humor in the situation, there is always someone there to bring it to you. You cant get through hard times without a laugh!

There is My Unemployment written by a women I actually started following on Twitter. I really appreciated her entry about how to attend weddings on a budget.

Then of coarse is Funemploymed In NYC . Blogroll consists of all job search sites, entries about pros to being unemployed, the job postings of the day and the resume fails. It keeps you entertained when you have nothing to do cuz you're unemployed.

There is also The 405 Club, iget2work, and Pink Slips Are The New Black, along with countless entries in NYMag, Gawker, and every other place you can find talking about these times of hardship.

As fun as these blogs are, in an ironic way I hope they expire and people start working again shortly. Best of luck to all!

Indulge

Before discovering the Dunkaccino, I loved a drink called Milky Way from Brennan's in Columbus. It's basically liquid form of the candy and I loved it. But it tasted a lot like hot chocolate as well. Was never sure if there was caffeine in it or not. Then I discovered the Dunkaccino from Dunkin Donuts which was similar enough for me. It combines hot choclate and coffee flavors but again, I was not sure if it contained caffeine. I had to find out because it was becoming my morning drink. Apparently there is some confusion about this answer and it was not so easy to figure out. Employees looked at me like I had 3 heads when I asked yet never had an answer. So I did what any normal person would do, and emailed corporate. I actually got a helpful and timely response from them! See below:

Dear Rebecca,

Thank you for taking the time to contact Dunkin' Donuts. We always appreciate hearing from our customers. It's important to us to get feedback both good and bad about our products and the service you receive at our shops. A Dunkaccino has 73 mg of caffeine in a small. We will make sure your comments get heard and shared with the appropriate people.

At Dunkin' Donuts we value our customers and are committed to making your visits to our stores a pleasant experience. If we can be of any further service please feel free to call us toll free at 1-800-859-5339.

Thank you and have a great day.

Margaret
Customer Relations Associate


Now you know. Yes, it does!

My Immature Side

This made me laugh. Particularly the last part in the scooter.

Sessed with The Hangover

Friends pre ordered the tickets on opening night for this gem. We got there an hour early and waited with the crowd. After hundreds of these types of openings, you would think the employees would figure out a good system but they have not. It wasn't crazy chaotic but it was not a pleasant experience. The women actually shouted GO as if it was a race to the theater. Everyone scattered and laughed. It was an experience. Especially with 2 pretzel bites and nacho cheeses (my fave cheese), a small soda and a soda about 5 pounds juggling in my arms.

As for the movie, with a multitude of lines like "Don't let the beard fool you, he's just a child." AND plots about being roofied, I don't know why I ever doubted that I would love this movie. It was hilarious and I love it and if anyone would like to see it, I will go with you.

It was well done. Not the typical guys get drunk and we go on an excursion with them as if we are an innocent, sober bystander, but actually a realistic approach of us blacking out with them and figuring out what the hell happened last night. Very clever and full of surprises. Little naked Chinese surprises. The end was especially memorable when they find the camera and we all experience the photos together. Like we were all buddies in the theater sharing this moment of hystericalness.

Personal thoughts about the actors: Bradley Cooper gets better looking in each movie he makes and Zach Galifianakis killed it. HE KILLED IT.


Complete side note...
I was looking for images and this logo popped up that looked very familiar to me. its from a bands album cover. They are called The Funkoars and their album is called the Hangover. Now check out this pic from Missbehave Magazine. Stunningling similiar. Not sure if they ever mentioned the connection or not but I just wanted to show everyone how smart I am.

Shel Silverstein

When I was younger, I loved Shel Silverstein books. Just reminiscing a bit here.

Sick

'I cannot go to school today, '
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
'I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more-that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut-my eyes are blue-
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched,
my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is-what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is...Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play! '

My beard grows down to my toes,
I never wears no clothes,
I wraps my hair
Around my bare,
And down the road I goes.

Cindy Adams Says

So Liza's telling me: "I started out making scenery, painting flats. Being in a theater is the most exciting thing in my life." Midway a stranger interrupted to blaah endlessly on how thrilling to meet her in person. Eyes glazed over, Liza turned back to me with: "So, anyway, she gave him the $30,000." Staring at her, I asked: "What the hell are you talking about?" When the fan finally left, Liza grinned: "Years ago my godmother, Kay Thompson, taught me: 'When you need to shake some pest, just tell whomever you're with, 'So, anyway, she gave him the $30,000.' It gets you out of any corner."

Happened 10 minutes ago

I pray for a pup like this

Loved Dress, Hated Hair

Megan Fox at the MTV Movie Awards last night. Photos from Getty/Just Jared

ADAM Loves Dogs Event

What I did on my Sunday with Kira: http://guestofaguest.com/nyc-events/meatpacking-district-boutique-goes-to-the-dogs/ and more photos here.

On our walk home through the West Village, I was telling Kira how much I loved the street and then Penn Badgley walked by with wolverine hair. Somehow he pulled it off.