Only in NYC...

...Would you see a janitor mopping....the SIDEWALK outside an office building on Lex and 45th. The SIDEWALK.

And you thought Californans were crazy!

We're not in Kansas anymore

Apparently there is no (Sutton) Place like home....

I always knew that Sutton place was terrible. But now it is confirmed. Don't get me wrong, I hung out there my freshman year of life and I enjoyed a good mixed drink in a plastic cup on SP's roof before jaunting down the street to Opal or Nessa. But Sutton Place's terribleness has been caught in the press this week. I mean the bouncers there pretend like its freaking Marquee but lets face it, they hang up Halloween decorations. And this week three waitresses are suing for sexual harassment - saying that management forced them to be weighed to work there and not to eat. Hello, this is NOT the airline industry circa 10 years ago. Hello, when all you do is serve cheap well-drinks to post-college Murray Hillers* all night, of course you want to go home to a bucket of mozarella sticks and french fries!

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/pub_pounded_regionalnews_dan_mangan.htm

Sutton Place should be shot. But the roof is great for Derby parties. Don't worry, all you hipsters who are wondering where you'll go when SP shutters for good following the downfall of its foul-mouthed owner....I'm pretty sure it has already been reincarnated as Tonic on 29th & 3rd. Sweet!

* Bloggers disclaimer: I do live in Murray Hill. I do understand the irony.

Who's the prettiest of them all?

So I went to see the Sky Mirror in Rockefeller Plaza last night....it was mildly disappointing. Maybe I need to see it in the daylight? All I saw in the reflection was the Rockefeller building. Lame. It was a good New York moment though (think of all your friends who live in, say, Ohio, and what they are doing at the same time as you are gazing into a giant mirror in Rockefeller Center)....so if nothing else, stop by while you're dodging tourists on Fifth Avenue.

Overheard

I just heard the following in the ladies room from a woman in one stall shouting to her friend in the next one over (actually the one at the other end of the freaking bathroom, thus why I overheard it).

"I don't eat those dirty water dogs" in reference to New York hotdogs vs those in Connecticut.

Myself, I prefer soy dogs. Please, no Connecticut dogs! NO!

Those flashing lights....

Hello. I have been seriously delinquent in addressing my favorite topic these days: Justin Timberlake. Yes, I am a teenybopper at heart, but have you heard his new album? I managed to get a sneak-preview copy before it became widely available and had no idea the little gem I was getting my hands on. Overlay that with the fact that I attended his post-VMAs concert at the Roseland Ballroom (yes, it did start at 1:30am. Yes it did end at 3:30am. Yes I did manage to go to work the following day), and I have truly fallen for my boy JT. All of a sudden he is everywhere in my life. I don't subscribe to Rolling Stone magazine but one showed up in my mailbox last week with a sultry picture of JT on front...IN A WET T-SHIRT. So I read it. They liked the album too. And then I picked up a People magazine at the doctor's office. They liked it too. And the times liked it, MSNBC liked it, everyone likes it. You will too.

I decided that the song LoveStoned is going to be my wedding song*. It is the best of both worlds - starts out as a little dance number and then about two minutes from the end turns into an Interpol-inspired rock ballad thing that is FANTASTIC. (Rolling Stone told me it was Interpol inspired, don't worry I didnt come up with that on my own).

Key Justin takeaways:
1) He dressed up like an Omelet on SNL once. Hello, awesome. Not as awesome as Trumpaclaus....but pretty awesome.
2) He beatboxes. And it works.
3) He proudly displays his artistic inspirations - Michael Jackson. Prince. No shame, JT, no shame!
4) He used to be in a band with Chris Kirkpatrick. Hello, FuManSkeeto clothing line (which is or was apparently sold at Nordstroms?)

5) He is so psyched that he doesn't date Britney anymore and that she is crazy-fat with two small federletii

Not to let it be overshadowed by the album release, the post-VMA JT concert was OUTSTANDING. The crowd was dedicated, the scotch was delicious, and the celebs were omnipresent (insert shout out to Nick Lachey here). The highlight was Justin himself who managed to keep the vibe alive even though he was performing new singles that the crowd hadn't heard yet. Read about it here and be jealous that I got to go. Suckas.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1528051_4_0_,00.html?cid=recirc%7CaolCelebrity




* Blogger's note: No, I'm not getting married soon. NO, I'm not engaged either. NO, I'm not dating anyone. Thanks.

Booty-licious

Um, Did anyone know that today was "Talk Like a Pirate" Day? I do no not know how this escaped me for so many hours....I think my boss would have loved it if I'd thrown down a little "ARRRR, MATEY" during that internal meeting, no?

What is your favorite pirate joke?

Q: How much does a pirate pay for corn?

A: A Bucan-eeeeer!

Check out this website for the "official" details of today's holiday...maybe next year we can lobby for a national holiday? I'm pretty sure its right up there with Independence day....President's day.... yeah.

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

Toot Toot!

This just in: Popeye dead from E.Coli!!!

Ha ha ha ha.

Toot toot!

Egg-cellent

Have you ever wondered WHO they get to shell all the hard boiled eggs in all of the corporate cafeterias city-wide?