April 2008
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Oh Lower East Side.... what is to become of you? →
NYT article. (click above link)
all the hipster babies will be growing up in this world…
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I never comb my hair or make anything pretty. When people look too beautiful,...
– Lou Doillon, to the Sunday New York Times (via 5oh7) (via rach)
(holla to that… i’m currently sporting a wrinkled plaid shirt and bed head + no makeup at work… ‘hot mess chic’)
... pertaining to neither fashion nor music, i...
via pterodactyls.tumblr.com
me: I sent it by Courier, should I have sent it by Trebuchet?
FONT JOKE LOL
Jason: e-highfive
well, in the Futura, make sure it's here on Time(s New Roman)
inefficiency gives my heart the Wingdings
me: that's just Grotesk
Jason: oh, c'mon, the first one was good
me: what the Helvetica, it was just an Aksidenz
Not the Optima way to do things, I know
Jason: you need a Stencil or something
your statements lack Impact
me: I could go on like this ad Perpetua
let me get out my American Typewriter
and some Papyrus on which to type
Jason: don't Bask(erville) in your own cleverness
me: oh, I have a real Clearview.
Scotty’s band played at Fontana’s last night with Des Roar. Both bands sounded amazing. I only wish my camera didn’t die so I could’ve taken video of Des Roar as well.
love all those guys :)
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And for the Roundup of Tonight's Downtown Events...
And to think this is all just for tonight… catch me if you can. (iunno where i’m going…definitely Fontana’s though for Scotty)
people in NY go to Fontanas for me & see ‘Simon Scott and the Band of Infidels’ and ‘Des Roar’.
Both awesome bands from the LES…and you may recognize them as your local bartenders/dj’s. :)
Fontanas- 105...
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once again to quote daisy buchanan- "what do...
Ricardo: Hey, what's good saturday?
Me: I don't know... it's only thursday.
Ricardo: Lol, I tried checking your blog but there's nothing listed.
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My Addendum to Wired Magazine's- Geekster Handbook
In Wired’s April 08 issue, “Wired’s Geekster Handbook, a Field Guide to the Nerd Underground” caught my attention. As I’m reading through them, I realize that I’m not quite sure where I fit in…
(photo cred- wired.com, click on above link to read the article!!)
Although I see a lot of shows and listen to a lot of music, I would never place myself into...
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Bat For Lashes- What’s a Girl To Do.
Recommended to me by Brandt (when he was DJing at La Esquina), primarily because of the crazy video- hooded, animal mask wearing, bike riders… and a cute french singer. Intriguing.
However after listening to the song numerous times, given my situation with artist John Mclane, I feel like it’s VERY appropriate to post.
[Bat for Lashes hails...
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hipster baby. (note not planning on having kids. ....
me: i kind of like the thought of having a hipster baby... hipster babies are so cute
Ricardo: lol, a baby with a faux-hawk and a studded belt? and super-tight jeans?
me: and a mini-fedora... and scruff...lololol
me: a little apathetic baby
Ricardo: baby with scruff? good god, what are you doping its milk with?!
Ricardo: "ohhh, what adorable chest hair your baby has!"
me: no no no no chest hair...i'm going to put a little fake mustache on my hipster baby
Ricardo: baby's first sentence is "radio sucks!"
exactly.
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in hiding- a conversation at Lit Lounge 4/12/08
me: i'm trying to hide... why do people keep talking to me and buying me drinks
brandt: you're wearing gigantic sunglasses and a sequin hoodie...
me: yea but the bug sunglasses hide my face and the sequins deflect
brandt: this is what they see. . . 1st gigantic sunglasses. 2nd the sequin hood. 3rd ooh cute girl. it doesn't really work
[i eventually ended up wearing brandt's grey hoodie... which worked only slighlty better...]
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Let me know if you have any questions on anything… and use the refund to...
– Lane on my tax refund [p.s. thank you lane for helping me do my taxes ;) . . submitting them today, woohoo on procrastination!]
Virtual Lower East Side
Brandt told me about this Virtual lower east side thing that he was asked to help work on (i think MTV and Vice mag collaborated on it)… and i had no idea what it was… so i looked it up. pretty interesting concept.
you create your own virtual lower east side character, dress them, meet people, party, check out virtual lower east side shows… i don’t have time to do that (bc...
Hot Chip at Terminal 5
start of an epic night. 4/11/08
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Kidnapkin in the rain- under my umbrella…part 2
Dan took my camera. It was a running joke that they kept referring to me as a model. clearly i’m not.
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Kidnapkin in the rain- under my umbrella… part 1
at a bar with kidnapkin in the west village. it was raining, there were umbrellas, rihanna’s song came on. i mean… what else would’ve been expected?
a little dizzy inducing- sorry, bad camera workmanship on my part
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kidnap and napkin... in one word. kidnapkin.
I went to go see Kidnapkin at the Village Underground last night, and it was a realllyyy good show.
I was planning on going to Ruff Club after or Robot Rock, but I ended up hanging with kidnapkin forever instead. i have a bunch of drunken videos, but we kept DTMing kevin and it made no sense. (kcoff is definitely not DTM, i just like saying it).
Went to Trash with damian afterwards. (damian...
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maybe i can sneak a coffee in between all of...
My weekend plans via event flyers:
Tonight:
Steve Aoki at HIRO. Was planning on staying in tonight… but I could never miss that…
FRIDAY APRIL 11th:
Kidnapkin has a record release in the West Village. Dan says I have to go bc they’re bringing me cupcakes and if I don’t show up those cupcakes will feel rejected and have to go to therapy…. come with me and help...
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exstrax:
maryrambin:
Footage from the show.
I liked how the event was a casual setup instead of being a usual seated show. The atmosphere reflected that being eco-friendly can be fun and hip.
haha, i am the photographer wearing the white shirt.
Earnest Sewn/National Jean Company event
I missed the actual show bc i had a work dinner, but i’m glad I made it & caught the end of...
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i was the girl in high school who did ballet to the Deftones… and...
– me, regarding this dance-off that’s about to ensue (** edit: post dance-off update… i won the secret weapon award…bc apparently no one expected me to bust a move. Holla!)
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What’ll we plan? What do people plan?
– Daisy Buchanan- The Great Gatsby
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Plans
I rarely make plans ahead of time… or rather i tell people i’ll go to things and never write it down and forget… but this week I’ve got a full plate already, which really doesn’t leave much room for spontaneity.
Monday- Work Dinner @ Bagatelle
Tuesday- Work Dinner 6:00 PM @ Los Dados, National Jean Co. Event 8 PM-11PM (note to self, call or text brandt and see if...
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The Teenagers live from Hiro Ballroom- courtesy of Borough Underground.
Damian & Gadget created and produces this show . this is my shout out to them.
Borough Underground is an Internet TV show showcasing many of New York City’s emerging rock bands. Filmed on location at the most legendary rock venues in the five boroughs of NYC, Borough Underground delivers a sonic sampling and...
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And the Theme of the Day is Damian Sobrevilla
… aside from the DJ battle story from this morning.
why? this is why
me: you really are my most quotable friend seriously i applaud you
damian: gracias. i am glad it humours you. some people find me obnoxious some find me absurd some find me brilliant
me: i find you lovely
+ his name is just cool & looks good plastered all over a blog. ha.
"rants of the lucky world from the downtown girl"-...
damian: wait. you have a blog? "rants of the lucky world from the downtown girl"
me: LOLOL amazing.
damian: b: "april 1. dear diary, i was hangin with the universal [music] people and my friend kevin, when suddenly..."
damian: b: "april 2. dear diary, i was having a quiet drink at the sake bar, when a gorilla stormed in..."
me: damian why are you so amazing
damian: b: "april 3. dear diary, how can one downtown girl be so hip, and why dont this midtown squares get it?!..."
damian: b: "april 4. sound bytes of my daily hustle: 'flip.txt.pink.hip. drink.shot.rock.les. ev.6train. side. kick. sake. nyc...."
me: dude your so good at this you may as well write my blog for me...
damian: wait. you have a blog?
“rants of the lucky world from the...
– Damian (Borough Underground)
i won a dj battle last night
a dj battle in the most unconventional way… i called it a war at first… but after speaking to the best friend Kevin, he told me it was only a battle… not the war… i didn’t win the war.
at any rate… i still won.
round 1: Bianca vs. herself (insecurities). bianca gets to lounge where dj was spinning. completely unsure of whether he was going to think it was...