I've always hated this woman...

But i'm finally, fully convinced she's just batshit crazy.

http://www.gawker.com/news/bill-clinton/raving-stick-figure-not-fooled-by-whole-clinton-hetero-thing-190024.php

Hipster Hatred, Trustfund Envy, and Delusions of NY Grandeur

TK, bitches.

Rollerderby!

Well, the photos don't really speak for themselves, but here they are:

http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a77/daniellemcclure80/Gotham%20Girls%20Rollerderby/?sc=6

We had such an incredible time. It's such an odd enviornment but totally fun and a great place for people watching. I was amazed at how much I actually got into it. Unfortunately, there weren't any major fights or throw downs, but just watching the girls knock each other over and fall hard on their asses was worth the price of admission. We'll be going back for the next bout in August for sure.

Oh my sweet, sweet air conditioner...how I've missed you...

We FINALLY got our power back on Friday. Thank god. However, there are still thousands of folks in Queens who are left without. It's pretty much a crisis at this point. And the outrage ensues, with help from the media (finally). Here's the most recent Times article. And apparently there are blackouts in St. Louis as well? Jesus. Bloomberg's an asshole, by the way. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/24/nyregion/24cnd-power.html?hp&ex=1153800000&en=955608c97e46e2a8&ei=5094&partner=homepage

In other news, I just scored a gig as a freelancer for Sheckys.com, an online nightlife/beauty/NYC site in the spirit of Citysearch. I'll be writing NYC-area beauty/salon reviews (roughly 3 per week). Amusing, since I rarely indulge in pedicures, even. However, it pays (little, but still) and it will force me to write. Yay! So for all of my NYC readers (if there are any) if you have any great salons and/or beauty spas you frequent, let me in on the tip.

Brain Drain

Since i've been so preoccupied with the lack of electricity in my life, I've failed to mention a few things:

1)A visit from Tyson! God bless'em he ventured out to Brooklyn Kickball drunk and alone on Sunday so we could catch up and he could experience the chaos of kickball fever.

2) Went to Governor's Island last Saturday. Basically it's an abandoned military facility, but the free ferry, lack of city noise, and loads of greenspace made it worthwhile.

3) Finally! Rollerderby tix for this Saturday! Pictures to come.

4) Cooperstown is coming up very very soon (like 10 days). I'm pumped for some time away from the city. And the brewery tours, and the brew, and the faux-camping, and the possible spelunking adventure...oh yeah, and there's some Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony or something.

Day 3

Yep, without power. The fucking NYC blackout of '03 didn't even last but 24 hours! It's utter bullshit what my neighborhood is experiencing. There are cops patrolling the streets at night because of potential looters/rapists crusing the dark streets. Joe and I had to walk round the neighborhood FOREVER to even find a pub/restaurant that was still open last night. We opted for some random Irish pub and found out that it's not just our neighborhood that is suffering. Apparently the area next to us, Woodside, is also out of electricity and has been for a few days as well. We spent the rest of the evening tailgating on the sidewalk in front of our building: lawn chairs, a packed bowl of drugs, a six-pack of beer, and a battery powered amp to which we hooked up the good old iPod and rocked out to Willie until midnight.

At any rate, the heat/humidity finally broke this morning (72 degrees feels pretty damn spectacular)and I'm heading to Bed, Bath, and Beyond over my lunch hour to find battery-operated fans.

This can't be good...

This whole lack of power, er, most importantly lack of airflow via air conditioner or fan has me completely exhausted at work during the day. The lack of sleep has caught up with me and I just passed out on the office couch while reading Time Out for like 30 minutes. Oops. I think I might need to go home early.

Fuck you ConEdison!

Night #2 without electricity. Need I say more?

Oh yes...this is what it feels like.

I had almost forgotten how stifling the city is in July, mostly because this year I have an air conditioner in my apartment and because I don't have to make my way through the hot-piss soaked Times Square on a regular basis like I used to. Until, that is, last night. Joe and I arrived home from dinner to find our entire block was dark. Fabulous. He'd been talking about the possiblity of blackouts like literally all day so with our luck I would not have been suprised if he'd jinxed us. After finding our way to the apartment past the huge ConEdison trucks and electrical wiring littering the pavement, we found out that due to a manhole explosion, transformers in the neighborhood had been blown leaving like 4 blocks of our hood in the dark and the terrible heat. Apparently it had been that way since 5 p.m. After a cold shower, a glass of wine, and a failed attempt to play both Uno and Scrabble, we decided we couldn't handle the heat/humidity anymore and headed outside armed with our lawnchair/tailgating chairs and a very handy-dandy battery-powered amp (which Joe plugged his iPod up to). About 11:30 I was too exhausted to stay awake and dreaded the lack of nice breeze from oven that was our apartment. The electricity didn't come back on until 6:30 a.m. this morning and needless to say, it was a nasty, sweat-drenched night of fitful sleeping (sort of). Our bed will never be the same. :(

Once again...

Joe and I missed the entrepreneurial boat on an amazing web site idea. www.foodcandy.com might just be my new online obsession. It's friendster for foodies! Amazing.

Reflections on MTV's Newest Dirty Rotton Brain Candy

Brought to you by the editors at Nerve.com because I couldn't have said it better. In fact, I'm pissed I didn't pitch it to them first.

http://www.nerve.com/screeningroom/tv/thehills/

A Holiday Weekend Recap

Well I had fully intended to write up a recap for the July 4th weekend, but seeing how it's already been a week, I'll just forget it. In other news, I got my first sunburn of the summer on Saturday at the Aqueduct Fleamarket in Queens. About damn time too. I haven't spent much time on the beach or sunbathing in the park this year at all so I was glad to get some red up on my pasty ass.

This week I've been contemplating whether or not to quit my job (again). The student loans have been forbearance for the max amount of time and come August I'm going to be fucked with a large payment that would eat up half of my paycheck. Ugh. THinking about it makes me want to vomit. My only resort is to ask bosslady for another raise, which I highly doubt she'd grant.

On deck for this weekend? A tour of Governor's Island.