The Best Thing About The Oscars

The 79th Annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday night, and I'm pretty sure they're still going on. The show itself was fairly boring and way too long, but I did find one particular part very interesting. I'm not sure exactlty how the dancers tied into the show, but it worked! These talented performers contorted their bodies to represent the logos of some of the most talked-about movies this year. Check them out via youtube.

The Oscar

Little Miss Sunshine

FutureSex/LoveShow

In a majorly delayed post, I finally scored some pictures from Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveShow concert at Madison Square Garden on February 7th. My friend Shira, Alissa and I decided to check out the tickets the day of the show and we ended up finding some really good seats.


Pink was the opening act (isn't she big enough to have our own tour?!) and both she and Justin were great. Both performers were really fun and really talented. I haven't been to a live show in quite some time where everyone sounded so good.


The show was in the round and was really entertaining. Timbaland made a guest appearance during several of Justin's songs, as well as Saturday Night Live player Andy Samberg, who came out with Justin to perform their SNL sketch "Dick in a Box" live. Great show... I'll spare you too many details, so just look at the pix and video courtesy of Shira.










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Art, Free Pizza and Chicken Noodle Soup

It was a very interesting weekend for me and I have to admit that I liked the change of pace. On Saturday afternoon my friend Pierce invited a few of us to check out The Armory Show at Pier 94. It's basically a giant art display from galleries all over the world where people can buy and sell their art. I really haven't even been to any other exhibit like it before. The line outside was at least an hour long, but luckily we had an "in" so we walked right in the door. There were definitely some really weird pieces, but it was nice to feel like I was doing something somewhat cultural for once.

Here's some pictures I took:


I came back home and took a nap (obviously) and got ready to head out with my good friend, Kelly and her crew. We took the L to Brooklyn and met some of her friends at the most amazing bar I've ever visited. It's called the Alligator Lounge and everyone who orders a drink gets a free pizza. Ya! No joke. I can't really think of a smarter marketing device than that. We stayed there for quite some time enjoying our beverages and pizzas and then headed back into the city around 1am.

The L train isn't the most reliable or fastest train in the city and it was pretty empty by the time we got on board. The only other people on the train was this group of urban girls who clearly were having just as much fun as we were on their own. Both of our groups were being a little rowdy but having fun. Flashback to a few hours earlier when we were having a conversation about "Chicken Noodle Soup" and the dance that goes along with it. Unfortunately Kelly made the mistake of shouting, in extreme whitegirl fashion, "Oh! THAT'S what chicken noodle soups is?!" on the train and the group of girls went nuts! Somewhere in the chaos of laughter and taunting a dance off was started between our friend Allie and one of the girls. We were lucky enough to catch the madness on video. Please watch this amazing video and learn that a white girl from Michigan in a herringbone pea coat should never have a dance off with anyone.

What a Weekend

It was a fun weekend around Apt. 1M and no one even had to shave their head! Saturday was my pal Shira's 23rd birthday (she's such a young'n!) so Carolyn, her boyfriend Alan, our friend Kelly and I headed downtown to meet them out. We met the crew at a karaoke bar called 2nd on 2nd for some tunes and drinks. Nothing gets and evening started like listening to drunk people sing horrible 80s songs in the wrong key! Please allow my photo skills to narrate the rest of the evening:

We decided to take the subway downtown, but unfortunately after 20min of waiting they made an announcement that no more downtown trains were coming tonight... that sucked.

We ended up having to take a cab, but it was a long trip so we made our own fun to kill time.

Eventually we made it to the bar and greeted the birthday girl!

Kelly was there, too, but she always has red eyes.

After a few songs we decided to head on to the next bar and visit Carolyn's friend, Becky

They were having a Jagermeister party and Kelly was really thrilled about her free lei. Not.

We had a great time at the party, but decided to head home around 3am. We were really tired.

A fun night!

If you think Saturday was fun, wait until you hear about Sunday! We got a new coffee table! *holds while readers calm down from the amazing news* It's a beautiful (and expensive) table that Carolyn's boss donated to our awesome apartment. Unfortunately the original design was just too big for our limited space we had to make a few adjustments, but it looks great in the space!


I would also like to point out what a transformation our apartment has undergone since we moved in one year ago!

We're awesome.

Celebrities Gone Wild

We all know that celebrities often go to extremes in order to drum up press or publicity, but it seems like everyone's going a little bit over the edge recently. Case in point, Britney "I'm one meltdown away from being Anna Nicole" Spears. Everyone is commenting on her behavior. I've witnessed everyone from a young man asking his in-laws if they heard about it to the cashier at McDonalds reading the cover of the New York Post.

photo from x17online.comPoor Britney has been through a lot lately, but she's really gone over the edge this time. At the end of last year Britney emerged from married life with a new, short hairdo, news of her divorce from K-Fed and everyone was genuinely excited to get the "old Britney" back. Unfortunately, a few weeks later she had some ratty hair extensions in and was hanging out with Paris Hilton and it was all over. A few underwear-less photos later and Britney was on the verge of ruining her image. (Let's remember that she does have two little boys at home... or somewhere. Who knows who's taking care of them.)

Now Britney has either decided to start fresh with a new, bald head or she's gone completely off the deep end. Honestly, I think there's about a 50/50 chance on either option. I can't fault Britney for wanting a clean slate. I understand! I shaved my head before I moved to NYC. It felt good to drop the old weight before a big change. Then again- I'm a 24-year-old guy and not a wacked out mother of two. It's a funny state in the world when the lead story on CNN.com and MSNBC.com are about a lady who shaved her head. That's really the biggest story out there?

In all seriousness, I really hope that Britney can make a turnaround, just to prove to everyone that she is just having a rough patch and isn't actually an unstable crazy person. Maybe she should go to rehab for more than an alleged 24 hours just like all the other celebs who have rough patches. It worked for Lindsay Lohan and Isaiah Washington (what was he getting rehabilitated from exactly?) so maybe she should really give it a try. The world will just have to wait to see who can trump Britney on this one. Stay tuned!