3 days

CRUMBS

I can't believe that Saturday morning I will be on a plane headed back to LA,and that this experience is coming to an end! Before writing my last blog entry in the city, this post will be about the last few weeks and funny things that have happened.

So July 8th, Travis came for a visit and it was his birthday. We went to this super fun bar in the East Village called Pianos. The DJ upstairs was amazing, and played the best music. One of the highlights of my experience here was when the song Empire State of Mind began to play and looking my boyfriend in the eyes and saying, I will remember this moment for the rest of my life. Living in New York at 21 years old, singing that song, celebrating his birthday, feeling on top of the world, and invincible.


Being here has forced me to grow and learn not only things about myself, but also my perspective on life in general.

Last weekend, my big brother Dustin came to visit, we went out as well but had a different kind of experience. We went into this really cool bar called Welcome to the Johnsons. It is suppose to be where Drew Barrymore hangs out when she comes to the city. It is soo cool inside, it literally looks like someone's basement. There are old family pictures on the wall, old furniture, a pool table with a wicker bowl light hanging over it.




The last bar of the night was a joke, but freaked me out. So my uncle brings us into this bar with a heavy red curtain in front of the entrance. So we pass through the curtain and the room is packed with young guys, allllll guys and the only kid friendly thing I can mention seeing in the bar was a picture of the purple Teletubbie! Everything else in that room is x-rated and won't be mentioned. I am hoping that with time the images in my head will eventually go away permanently!

So after bar hopping we decided to head home, but of course we needed to pee. Being in New York and needing the bathroom do not go together. People don't realize this, but bathrooms are hard to come by in the city. You are lucky if you can sneak into a Starbucks and use their dirty bathroom, and only hope there is toilet paper available. We ended up in a pizza/deli restaurant with a bathroom.

We are waiting in line behind this guy, we wait for maybe 5 minutes and then he says I'm leaving, good luck, I have been standing here forever. So were like great, we keep waiting for almost 10 minutes and knocking on the door. And my brother decides to ask one of the workers, do you have a key to the bathroom, or is someone in there? He replies, I have the key, but you have to be a customer. So my brother says you saw us standing there why didn't you say something? The guy says I don't care about that, but my brother buys a bottle of water, and says why didn't you tell me sooner, you could have made money faster. He says I don't care about making money. Which makes no sense since he made my bro buy something to get the key!

So we all use the bathroom and let the girl behind us use it too, the key was attached to a plate. My uncle threw the plate away and my brother ripped the key off and snuck it out of the place in his pocket! Once outside he drops it into a hole of the sewer cap thing in the street. I know this is horrible and what sounds crazier is that the next day we kept receiving bad news. Its like this act started a chain of events, but karma is karma boo.

Anyways after this we decided we were hungry and got pizza slices and finally went home! My experiences of going out here are definitely different from home but it is really fun just wayyy crowded. Plus you see a lot of people using/on drugs, and being drunk. Yet, I feel like that is everywhere.

On a positive note...Every Saturday I buy an iced coffee, a donut, and lottery ticket. I NEVER win anything on my tickets, but this past Saturday, my LAST Saturday and LAST chance I won!! $2!


My last post will come soon and my heart is full of appreciation and lessons that I look forward to sharing with you all.

Another great moment of the summer was receiving a $50 bill and a note from my grandpa, saying that he heard I was broke so here was half of his casino winnings right before celebrating my grandma and his 50th wedding anniversary. So sweet =]


Burberry news: Yesterday I got to travel to Bloomingdale's with one of the merchandisers to help him install an image in the store. Tomorrow I get to go to the Marriott Hotel for a fashion show. I have to work with models! Today all of the interns had afternoon tea and sandwiches with the president of the company. She told us how she got to where she is now and tons of advice. She was so insightful and open to all of us. Friday I am making a video for school, maybe I'll post it online if its not too embarassing. This week is pretty hectic. This internship has been an amazing experience, I have learned a lot but it is certainly time to go home. It is shocking how many times people drop the F bomb in the office. Just seeing the clothes and touching them all makes everything worth it though. I love fashion and I love being in the center of it!

Also for everyone reading, I know that you are reading this, so why don't you comment?

Stay tuned for my last post ever!!
xo
Marc

Catch up

I have not written in 2 weeks, all I have to say is, sorry!! I have been lazy in my free time. So the point of this blog will be to give you a BRIEF summary of the past 2 weeks here.

Let's start with Burberry,still fun and crazy. I got a desk right next to my boss instead of my old one on the complete opposite end of the office. The showroom has been broken down and put back together for men's market which starts this week. Last weekend for the 4th of July I went to the Woodbury Commons outlet mall to find some steals and deals! Its really far though so we rented a car. We thought it would be a pratical Toyota, that was black or white, grey, something simple because we could see all the cars pulling out... and look what they gave us:

The clown car

There is a Burberry store there where things were 30% off PLUS my lovely 50% off discount! So I got a jacket and a wallet. And if you know me fairly well, you know how much I love crazy Betsey Johnson, they were having a buy one get one free sale on anything! So I bought a handbag and got a black party dress for free. Here is the bag:


Recently a new Forever 21 opened in Times Square. It is 4 floors, and is gorgeous inside! I got to go for the first time with my boyfriend. There are different departments and each with a funky mannequin display. One display is a group of mannequins chilling on and around a NYC taxi that is painted with graffiti and has fluorescent lights inside.




The last weekend of June was the gay pride parade. It was so interesting and people's costumes were either over the top or not enough. Haha






These two men are so cute! 53 years together, I can only imagine how hard it must have been for them so long ago.




From Real Housewives:


Fourth of July Macy's fireworks in the Park:


Monday we were off in observance of the 4th, so we took a train to Long Island Beach. I was concerned with not looking so good on the beach, because I like excercising and being somewhat tan before going. Not to be mean or anything, but as soon as I got off the train I realized this was not a beauty beach. People were not in shape, full of cellulite, and looking rough. So I really did not feel bad eating Burger King before hitting the sand! The ocean was the Atlantic and it was FREEZING, by freezing I mean as soon as the water hit your toes they went numb. It felt like ice, like the ocean water was fresh out of the fridge! There were adults and children playing in the water, I don't know how since it was unbearably cold. There is no way I could have gotten completely into the water.





This post is pretty boring. I should have posted a long time ago, because this one is too full. Next one will be better! Till next time...
Marcy

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