6 weeks down

I only have 4 weeks left in the city and I have yet to do everything I said I would like to, now I can fully understand the phrase, "New York minute" because time flies by so quickly, yet I feel like I have been here forever.

I thought of another thing I would like to add to my list of random New York facts,the unfortunate lack of privacy. Everyone has little things they do in their car like listen to music, put on makeup, check yourself out in your rear-view mirror, etc. Even things you do at home like play games on your phone, read magazines or books, eat, talk to your friends. Well living in New York causes all of these private tasks to become very public. Majority of the city travels by subway, so I see so many people doing things that on a regular day back home I would not see. But seeing what people are reading and listening too is interesting. It is also funny to see how some girls put on makeup and watch their techniques.

Moving on, I am sorry for not blogging more frequently, but like I said, time is something I do not have a lot of. Speaking of not having a lot of, I could really use some cash right about now! Having no income is REALLY killing me, especially since all I want to do here is shop, and can you blame me!? There are stores on every street I walk down. Sadly though, my bank account is dwindling faster than you can imagine, so I have made a promise to myself that I will REFRAIN from shopping until my last weekend here. Which I will proceed to shop as much as possible, while still on a budget! So I can bring new clothes home, since I don't really shop at home anyway since the shopping sucks. =] Sounds like a good plan to me! Haha

I have been doing lots of things throughout each weekend and here are some pictures from 2 weekends ago.
Here I am at one of my fav places, Brother Jimmy's! Its so colorful inside


Me at the Met, like Blair from Gossip Girl. =] The only thing I need is a fab wardrobe and a cup of yogurt! lol


I can't forget to mention of course, the 2010 Coney Island Mermaid Parade! It was insane and somewhat gross. This year was interesting to see since the oil spill, many people took the opportunity to take a political stand point. People were dressed as underwater creatures, covered in oil. Or, BP workers covered in oil.

Then there were the usual, mermaids. Some prettier than others, some more clothed than others! I saw way more chests than I would have liked to, and I'm not talking about treasure chest if you know what I mean. Most "mermaids" were topless.














Me as a mermaid and Bubs the fish! Hahah, you can't really see it but were COVERED in body glitter.

A work update, still opening boxes, I have become good friends with everyone in the mailroom. Friday the office was rearranged, I actually have a desk and computer that will hopefully be moved closer to my boss'. I still like it here, but I miss the important people I am use to seeing on a daily basis.

Hope you liked,

Marcy

You know what I mean

Hello!! Sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have been so tired or busy that I haven't posted anything. But also, this time I don't really have much to say.

Work is work. Still receiving market samples and sending samples off to Paris, Milan, etc. for other market weeks in other places around the world. =] Oh and the stock room that holds samples from previous and present seasons, basically a huge Burberry closet, is being stolen from. The PR people work a lot in there, because they send out pieces to be used in magazines, but they take and use clothes and accessories whenever they want. Today the merchandise manager was in the stock room and noticed how things were missing.


I went to Intern Orientation Monday, with the fabulous HR people. It was disorganized to say the least. But I do have an announcement to make... long story short, I was able to luck out of 3 weeks of my internship so I will be coming home on July 24!!!!!

I love,love, love New York, but I miss, miss, miss my home and everyone there. I will be here for 10 weeks which is plenty enough time. So this way I can also have a few weeks off to enjoy the last bit of summer.

I have been having lots of fun here and enjoy people watching. I see the most random people, I wish I could take their picture but don't in fear they will approach me hahaha.

So today I ate this:


This is the best cupcake I have ever had, from Crumbs. If you are ever in New York, you MUST go there. They have any and every cupcake you can imagine.

I have been trying not to shop but have failed. I can't help but buy something every weekend. I am happy to announce that I got to visit with my friend Ash from home. It was so good seeing a friend from home and catching up! Looking forward to seeing my family next week too.

Still no celeb spotting, pretty sad about that. I will see someone, even a C list celebrity would be better than nothing. But I having been slacking in the picture taking department. I will try to take a million pictures this weekend.

Saturday I am heading to the Mermaid parade at Coney Island, I will definitely take tons of pictures. And for those of you who know me well, you know how much I LOVE mermaids. I am super excited. Hope you have a great weekend.

Marc

16 Things

For this post, I would like to share info and pictures with you that don't need an entire entry, but should definitely be mentioned and shown.

1. Today I saw Christopher Bailey, about 6 times, and we made eye contact at least twice. =]

Where Serena from Gossip Girl lived Season 1, New York Palace!


2. The #1 genre of literature in the city is: erotic novels. Yes, those books you skim through at the bookstore and laugh at, and wonder who buys this?! I'll tell you, people who live in New York. "Still wife material" is my favorite that I've seen so far.

3. There are a LOT of dogs here, seem like everyone is walking a dog. Which makes me miss my dog, and even my turtle.

4. Taxi drivers honk the horn at you to get in their car when you're only trying to cross the street, instead of the other way around. And most give you whip lash.

5. If you picked up every penny you saw on the ground here, I promise you would have $5 by the end of the week.

Shoot the Freak

6. Most New Yorkers are impatient and always in a hurry.

7. The most used word here by not only children, women, and men is by far, F*ck. I hear it so many times a day, just walking down the street or riding the subway. It is pretty stupid.

8. Thrift stores here are the greatest! I have found so many things,like this 70's purse.

My purse


9. You are NEVER alone here. Whether you are on the subway, or in your apartment. There is constantly noise and smells too. And since no one has backyards here, EVERYONE and their mother can be found at the park on the weekends. Its hard finding even a spot of grass to sit on.

10. Being in New York, you would think that shopping would be amazing, and yes, to a certain extent it is. But when it comes down to really needing something, like shoes, the stores just don't have enough! I went shoe shopping this weekend and EVERY shoe I picked out my size was unavailable. So I went home and ordered some online. Something I did not expect to be doing here.

11. Friday at work I had to "model" coats for the Merchandise Manager to take photos of. She was going find one of the models in the showroom, then she looked me up and down and told me to do it. So right there in the middle of the office I put on the coats for her to snap photos of. So there you go, my fabulous modeling career in the Big Apple.

Guidos visit Central Park!


Funny park story: Memorial Day weekend, we decided to chill in Central Park. Well, there was this obnoxious group of friend and they had this fuzzy, stupid dog that was on a leash with them. So they are moving around, almost hitting people with a football. Then decide to rest, so they tie the dog to a STYROFOAM ice chest. All of a sudden the dog freaks out and starts running. The ice chest flips, were sitting on elevated ground, so all the drinks and ice fly out and start rolling downward. The dog starts running faster since he thinks the ice chest is chasing him. Someone grabs the ice chest just to catch him.

12. People are not ashamed of staring, everyone stares at each other, everywhere. And trust me, people have reason too. I have seen so many...unique and unusual people. Haha.

13. The world is big, but this city is bigger! Living here is like living in a different world.

14. Story about work today: There was buyers who were Jewish in the office. So we ordered them food from this place called Mr. Broadway that is kosher. And the rule is that all food has to be wrapped up and only opened by the people eating it. Well my boss and I decided we wanted strawberry shortcake. So she specifically tells Mr. Broadway over the phone, to send the desserts separate more than once. So when the food arrives, my boss ask "where is the dessert?" Because there is 2 bags of food, taped up. The foreign deliverer says "open bag, in the bag". She replies, "we can't open this, our clients are Jewish we can't open their food!" So we did not get our strawberry shortcake. We delivered the unopened bags and told them, "we got some desserts for you to share". We were very sad and ate bananas instead.

Blue dipped icecream cone that tasted like it was covered in lipstick. Which is why you stick to the basics people, I got chocolate.


15. Everyone here dresses so distinctly, I love looking at people's outfits and hair, it really is inspiring. =]

16. If I have learned anything from living here it has to be this:
*I love my friends, family, and boyfriend way more than I knew.
*Life is too short to not take chances and do things that are harder than you wish them to be.
*I am capable of doing things I never in a million years thought I could or would be doing!
*Fashion is one of the greatest things on earth, especially here.
*Pushing yourself is the hardest thing you can do to yourself, but in the long run will be worth it.
*No matter what, never let doubt question what you know in your heart.

Hope you enjoyed.
xoxo
Marc Marc

Some One Pinch Me

Today I was informed that Christopher Bailey will be in the office Monday morning, doing tons of press interviews. PLUS... Prorsum, the runway line will be in also! IM FREAKING OUT! Christopher is THE head creative director, designer for Burberry, whatever you want to call him.


“Juxtaposing young, modern fashion with tradition and history is what I do at Burberry. We all have this little memory bank and we don't always know what's in there, but things rise to the surface. It's very easy to walk through the world with eyes open but not seeing. I try to take things in.”

No matter what, I HAVE to see him. =]
I will let you know how it goes next week! AHHH

Spook O Rama!

Saturday was such a busy day for me. We had breakfast at this cute diner called EJ's, got mani's and pedi's, then traveled to Brooklyn. Here I am at the Brooklyn flea market.


Pretty houses in Brooklyn.


I miss home!

Every time that I visit New York, we always talk about going to Coney Island, but never do. On the subway to Coney Island, it is the very last stop. So I would always look at the sign showing the train's stops, wondering what it would be like to take that LAST subway stop to Coney.

Well everyone, I can now say that I have! Before leaving Brooklyn,we stopped at Old Navy to get Coney Island outfits! The night was getting breezier and we were wearing shorts, plus Coney Island is right near the ocean. I bought a pair of jeans and scarf to put on, so weird for me since I hate Old Navy.


Hahah so anyway. I loved the craziness of Coney. It is one big carnival fair place. With tons of people, the best junk food, rides, and games.

I got a teddy bear from the balloon dart game, I ate cotton candy, a corn dog, AND chili cheese fries! Sooooo bad, but it was soooo good. The junkfood at fairs is the best junk food of all. =]


I rode the Wonder Wheel, this crazy ferris wheel that has swinging cars that make you feel like your falling! And this cheesy haunted house called the Spook O Rama. It was just a dark room full of automated robot zombies and monster looking people.


There is even this game called "Shoot the Freak" where this guy stands in an alley and you pay to shoot him with paint balls. It is pretty wierd. Coney Island is pretty trashy I guess, but doing things out of the ordinary like that is what makes it so fun. =] This is only what I did on Saturday. I will write more about the rest of my weekend soon.

Have a good rest of the week!
xo
Marcy