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PranceAndSwagger

I'm glad Etsy has a vintage section so we can shop vintage from the comfort of our cushy computer chairs instead of rummaging through stacks of old musty things, although that can be quite an adventure! Here are some vintage finds that I have my eyes on. It's been a while since I etsy'd and there are more sellers than ever now! You can find anything and everything on etsy. I love it!

Escargot in garlic butter

Escargot in garlic butter, originally uploaded by Jenbolaya.

The hyped up Breslin Bar had a TWO hour wait for a table and probably another TWO hour wait for food after that, so we decided to head to Les Halles, which is close enough and had a shorter waiting time. This decision suited me because I wasn't expecting much from the Breslin. Serving high fat content pork products doesn't make a good restaurant. At Les Halles, we ordered escargot in garlic butter sauce, mushroom puff pastry, hangar steak, pork loin, and braised beef. For dessert, we had creme brulee, chocolate soufflé, and apple pastry and it was ALL DELICIOUS!!

My faves were escargot (love that garlic butter), braised beef, and the creme brulee.

Yay!

Knits and Eats

Now that I'm stuck home in the frigid, not-safe-to-be-outside-without-a-down-blanket-wrapped-around-me-weather, I have nothing to do but knit and eat and take pictures of the two.

iKnit (actually mom knit, iCrochet'd something but it was awful enough she took it apart)



iEat (I ate)



iTakePhotos


Still haven't gone anywhere on my list to eat yet, but hoping to visit Breslin tonight for their fatty pork products! Hooray for fatty pork products!

Restaurant week and more!!

Restaurant week is here again! With the super long list of places I've never been able to afford, it's not an easy decision to make. There's David Boulud's empire of resturants, Brasserie, Morimoto, and so on and so forth. There's Apiary, which is fairly new in town, but Chef Scott Bryan is supposedly down to earth and just simply a great chef. How is one supposed to choose? "Luckily", Mik0 suggested a steakhouse. A steakhouse?? Yes. So we're going to a steakhouse.

Here's a list of restaurants and eateries I will have to stop by after my release from this jail.

- Bierkraft
- One Girl Cookies
- Ronnybrook Farm Dairy
- Otto
- L'Arte del Gelato
- Milk and Cookies
- How Sweet It Is
- Jacques Torres
- The Chocolate Room

Ok, so they're all ice cream sandwich places. I deserve the treat!

My baby's too bald!

I thought wigs for babies were ridiculous, but this is too good!!

The Donald

January 23rd, 2010

Poked and prodded,

poked and prodded,

so tired..

of being poked and prodded.

Found an awful website today. Makes me want to squeeeeeeeze them to pieces.

It sux to be in the hospital.

What I've learned from furniture

Modern is old!

I was totally going to oder a "Yee-ro sandwich" from the carts today. While I was on line, the guy in front of me ordered a "Yee-ro plate" and the Gyro guys said "JY-ro plate??". So I ended up ordering a "JY-ro" sandwich instead. =I

http://www.meatonastick.co.uk/images/gyro_kos_island.png

Drooool...

I might need a new camera soon and this one is looking mighty fine. I wonder how good it is at taking sneak food photos at restaurants.

Much coveted dress

J. Crew Swiss Dot Fontana dress

I thought about whether I should get this dress all morning, and now that the white one is all sold out, I want it soooo badly!!!

Tweet tweet!

cicadastudio
These fabrics would make whimsical sundresses. Oh, how I wish I knew how to sew. I can also see them as cute laptop cases or wallets.


papersparrow

I love art on writing. Double koodles if the writing is relevant to the art!


Mareri

This looks fun and durable! They also have yellow and orange colors.



CrowBiz

This is so pretty and would make a great addition to my desktop if only it's free of clutter. Time to throw everything away and neaten it up a lil.

norajane

I need to get a stamp for my jewelry packaging to give them a unique flair and some branding and I love this frazzled little birdy but alas, norajane does not do custom stamps and I don't want to use a design anyone can use! I'm considering buying it to stamp on all my belongings anyway.

Happiness is...

Great coffee
Tall glass of freshly squeezed OJ
Goat cheese omelet with spinach and bacon
Tiramisu
Brussel Sprouts (I love them, they're all bite sized and everything.) with garlic
Greek Yogurt with honey
Stawberry lemonade

Today was full of culinary bliss!

I just want to sit on a bench all day in the park. That'd be niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

Another craptacular day

This week has been full of craptacular days. At least I got some home-made cookies this morning. That was cool.


Here are some nice sunny happy things...



easternsky


Shakuyaku



NooniJewelry



mermaidglass




redheart13


PrintSpot

Are you supposed to give a grieving person cheese and wine? What the hell...

Woe is me

I feel beatened.

It's so drizzly and pretty today. No one else shares this love of gray weather with me. The fresh new green leaves stand out beautifully against the dreary sky. I should move to Seattle, San Francisco, or London. Better yet, I should move New York to Seattle, San Fran or London. That reminds me of something strange yesterday. I posted a photo on the Guess Where NYC group on Flickr and someone asked me where it was taken. I said "NYC" and he asked if it's the NYC in USA. Is there another one out there? Is that one cool and dreary? That would just be a dream come true.


panopoly


urbandesign


smashing


JSurine



chetanddot

Pretty things

I like pretty things.

neawear


PoleStar


GinaMicheleVintage


erinleighheart

I love dresses. It's one less item of clothing to have to worry about. I don't understand why less and less people are wearing them. They're so convenient and so pretty. You can wear them to anything.

That restaurant game on facebook is addictive.

Sleepy

I had this god-awful dream full of blood and disemboweled bodies and imminent danger. I have to stop watching Bones and the news before going to bed. At least the Janitor came and cleaned it up timely.

Momisms

Me: Aren't I like a big nerd with these glasses on?
Mom: Ummm, no... nerds are smart.

Leica M8 special edition

Droooooooool.......

There's a white leica M8 that's coming out in a couple months and it looks sexy. Though still highly coveted, I do wonder how soon the white will be covered in dingy gray finger prints and dirt. For a whopping $9000, I think I'll stick with the more classic black for $3995, assuming I have this money. Oh so sexy.



or


Randomthoughtsthismorning:

I finally got over my cheapitude and shelled out for a kaplan class, albeit the online version and after $200 off coupon mysteriously appeared in my inbox. I think my mind is being monitored by the internet. They know what I'm thinking.

*crossing my fingers* The G1 has that super cool barcode scanner that I want oh so much but I'm going for iPhone anyway and hoping someone will write a similar app soon!! Oh yea, and I'm hoping to get an iPhone this week or next.

The coffe is good this morning but my heart is beating like a hummingbird.

I'm going to be vegan for a week... one of these weeks and see how it makes me feeeel.

That's it for now.