August 4 08

do y’all want to hear about part 2 of my trip to NYC…wherein i didn’t actually make it onto the flight that the bitches at air canada so *kindly* put me on? wherein i was told that they overbooked the flight – the one i was guaranteed on because those fuckers cancelled the flight because THEY were understaffed – so i would have to take a 5:30pm flight to Newark? wherein i proceeded to

bitch

yell

swear

cry. cry. and cry again

(i so wish i was kidding about the crying. there were tears. lots of them)

until they got me on the 12:30?

or would you rather hear about how i spent an evening staring at Ilka’s BAG of Jimmy Choos that she bought at a sample sale?

or would you rather hear about my brunch with Metalia???

we had a great time at Bubby’s. and afterwards she and i walked around semi-aimlessly until we found an American Apparel and a Dunkin Donuts and I was in heaven. Striped knee-his for baseball AND iced coffee? sweet.

what is missing from this picture is Heather B. she had the most wonderful intentions of getting on a train and coming into the city to have brunch with me and Metalia. until her train had engine trouble and she had to turn around and go home. FAIL!!!

or would you rather hear about the total Jack Black lite waiter who served us, and served us, and served us margaritas at Tortilla flats until we were just drinking them straight out of the pitcher??

yeah…that’s what i thought…

too many good stories to tell…i’ll be back tomorrow to tell ’em all. well, at least the ones i’m willing to share. for now, my sister and i are off to Union Square for last minute shopping and then on to buy me some cupcakes at Magnolia…because i’ve eaten nothing but carbs. and have enjoyed every minute of it…and now i need to get me one of these…

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  1. gah drooling over shoes, booze and food! Hope you are having fun!!

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    Comment by Sarah on August 4, 2008
  2. Glad you are having a good time.I wish I had been there with you to see Metalia! I miss that gal.

    Comment by gorillabuns on August 4, 2008
  3. Oh, good god, and I’m stuck HERE. I am SO JEALOUS!
    Have fun!

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    Comment by Rebecca on August 4, 2008
  4. great shoes! and mmmmmmm those cupcakes look so yummy! have a couple for me okay?hope you are having fun.

    Comment by LAVENDULA on August 4, 2008
  5. thank goodness you actually DID make it .. those shoes are to DIE for .. and glad you’re having a GREAT time! Shop t’il ya drop girl!

    Comment by Sarah on August 4, 2008
  6. Hot damn I love those cupcake!

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    Comment by Lissa on August 4, 2008
  7. oooh so jealous! I wanna hang out with the ali!

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    Comment by Miss on August 4, 2008
  8. Looks like you’ve packed a ton of fun into your brief time! I hope the return home isn’t nearly as traumatic.

    differentkindofgirls last blog post..’til now, i never got by on my own

    Comment by differentkindofgirl on August 4, 2008
  9. You are a girl who knows how to have a good time.

    Now I want to go to New York even MORE…

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    Comment by Angella on August 4, 2008
  10. Mmmm, is that Magnolia or Crumbs?

    I cry at the drop of the hat. I so wish I were kidding. But in the face of controversy (or stupid airline), let the waterworks begin.

    Comment by Camels & Chocolate on August 4, 2008
  11. More on the BAG of Jimmy Choos please.

    A Bag?

    A BAG???

    *dead faint*

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    Comment by Miss Britt on August 4, 2008
  12. I can’t tell you how many nights I stumbled home from Tortilla Flats when I was a single girl living in the city. My roommates and I would go over there for a bingo game that they usually ran during the happy/dinner hour. I think it was Transvestite Bingo, but I’m not 100% sure of that…sometimes I make my life more glamarous in my memories! 🙂 I used to love that place though!

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    Comment by TUWABVB on August 4, 2008
  13. Oooh, I’m so jealous of your NYC trip (but not of all the crap you went through to get there!). Can’t wait to hear more.

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    Comment by Katie on August 4, 2008
  14. dude. i totally think that magnolia bakery is way overrated. as in, i could make those fuckign things in my kitchen. now the cupcake cafe in new york.. WAY better in my book. like a million times more heavenly and awesome. you should go back right now and compare.

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    Comment by jennster on August 4, 2008
  15. What…did you say something??? All I see is shoes!

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    Comment by Nap Warden on August 4, 2008
  16. Am jealous of the shoes!!!

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    Comment by Kristie on August 4, 2008
  17. The bag of shoes is making me cry.

    And where was this drunk Ali in SF?? WHERE?

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    Comment by slynnro on August 4, 2008
  18. Looks like a great trip. NYC is the best…I can’t wait to go in Sept…flying PORTER of course! Love the shoes!

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    Comment by Kathy on August 4, 2008
  19. I can’t believe you had to go through all that to get to NYC. That’s crap on a stick. I’m glad you’ve had lots of fun since you arrived!

    You are my goddess for sending me all that candy!

    heathers last blog post..Jackie O and The Kingdom of the Tumorless Skull

    Comment by heather on August 4, 2008
  20. I want to live in NYC again. *sigh*

    Great photos!

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    Comment by Maria on August 4, 2008
  21. Hey, I was at bubby’s just yesterday for brunch. Although I was at the one in Brooklyn. Yep, that’s how we roll when we’ve got kids and we’re so old, our memories of Tortilla Flats are literally pushing 20 years. Sigh.

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    Comment by Mom101 on August 4, 2008
  22. So so jealous of all the fun!! Can’t wait to hear more…

    Also, I could use one of those pitchers about now. Glad you made it to NY!!

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    Comment by Sarah on August 4, 2008
  23. Yummy choos. Yummy brunch. Yummy drinks. Soooo yummy.

    This momma need another yummy trip sans kiddos. Think it is too early to beg the hubby? LOL!

    ohmommys last blog post..Why must they grow? I might as well brag.

    Comment by ohmommy on August 4, 2008
  24. I’ve never been to NYC … I’m jealous!

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    Comment by Teena in Toronto on August 4, 2008
  25. nice shoes…..i would stare all the time too.

    Comment by krissy on August 5, 2008
  26. Sounds wonderful. Such a shame that it took an extra day to get there… grrr…
    Love the Jimmy Choos. I would be so broke if I lived in NYC. Mostly because I’d spend all my time shopping instead of working.

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    Comment by monstergirlee on August 5, 2008
  27. Next time try Porter Airlines…they go right from City Centre Airport (Toronto Island) to Newark. I flew with them on the weekend — free food, free alcohol. Prop engine plane with no tvs — but the food (sandwich with chicken breast and portobello mushroom) and alcohol more than made up for that!

    Comment by Cindy on August 5, 2008
  28. The book I’m reading just mentioned Tortilla Flats.

    It makes me happy to know it is a real place.

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    Comment by Kristabella on August 6, 2008
  29. OMGs! I want a cupcake!!!

    Comment by Mari on August 7, 2008
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