topman und topshop

they've been everywhere (annoying? or is it necessary for the times?) and they are opening thursday for those of you who somehow didn't get a flyer taped to your forehead. many are excited to see this British import. i must admit, i do admire their guerrilla marketing and my london friends have been enjoying it for years. with one of the most smashing in-store dj line-ups i've seen for an opening day, i have little reason to not attend. my favorite part, 10% off for all students this year. nothing like a company knowing their market. the one i'm in. so go with me and buy something from the ever clever Jermaine Jagger, a wonderfully dreaded, wildly stylish boy, working on the Topshop side of things, who also happens to be one of my favorite friends in NYC. text me thurs and i'll meet you there.
goodbye urban.

ah, the suspenders baggy cardigan combo.

readings

shhhh..... doing a reading for a new musical. keywords: punk, drummer, iggy, liberty spikes.
my friend Yasmine is writing the book and lyrics. the score is by someone big. i've been instructed not to talk too much about it. unfortunately because it is so new, its a closed reading. i will let you know more when i am allowed.

Lodger Footwear is for real

i was fortunate enough to receive a new pair of Lodger shoes from London. a nice Rum 2 Lace. truly the best fit i've ever had. the shoes gifted me where from the ready to wear line. and of course, the custom laser scan fit is even more incredible than that. i can only imagine...
the Carlyle was magnificent and i was fortunate enough to meet some truly wonderful guests. had a good chat with Coye Nokes who is launching her new line of womens in A/W2009. i got to sneek a peek at the pair she was rockin. get excited. for real.
next we are headed to Boston for a stay in the Fairmont Copely Plaza with an event on the 26th.

the carlyle

yesterday I headed over to take photos of the Carlyle. we have the semi-private room just off the lobby. it's a brilliant space that seems perfect for our event. the room has a warm plush quality that makes you want to melt away into its rich color scheme and plush fabrics. there is something about the attention to detail and nod to old world sophistication that makes the Carlyle the perfect place for a Lodger event."privacy and sanctuary of refined taste"

footwear.

The Lodger Footwear event is happening at The Carlyle on the 24th and I couldn't be more excited about it. It is a casual reception for potential clients and select press. We have an equally exciting event taking place in Boston on the 26th. There will be some great folks with us on both nights and I look forward to meeting such interesting and influential people. I'll be sure to return with a hearty story or two.
My beautiful new English Contemporary Full Cut Oxblood shoes are being shipped to my Billyburg apt as we speak and I am straightening things up around here to accommodate their arrival. There will be photographs of them warming up my wardrobe when they arrive.



Can you believe these?

dramatic conflict

Today, while discussing film structure in a script analysis course I am taking in the basement of the Eugene Lang building at New School on 12th street, I gained a deeper meaning for the definition of character.
Our teacher, who speaks with a foreign accent and stammers with an "uhh" whenever she makes eye contact with a student, made the assertion that the first step in traditional, dramatic structure was conflict. The middle-aged gentleman to my left who seemed intelligent, with his defined, strong features and steady, bass, slightly smokey, voice stated that he felt the first step in dramatic structure was characterization. Juxtaposed with our instructor's seemingly timid nature, his poise was aiding his intellectual take-over of our topic. Although I did like the idea of intellectual mutiny, I saw the light.
With a touch of snobbery, I said, "There can be no character without conflict. Conflict is what builds character. Even our first impression of someone is based off the certain degree to which their appearance and manner conflict with ourselves or our preconceived notion of them. Although these minor, subconscious or secret conflicts do not seem to have much importance, they are tributaries to the major conflict."

validation

A.A.A. and a rather cheeky B+

To be candid, I do feel grateful for it. That "+" more than likely stems from a few choice assertions in my mid-term. I keep trying to write some gross sentence about how I sent beefcake pics of me to my professor to make her give me the plus, but none of them were working right. Gross. .I was thinking something like I gave her a "+" if you know what I mean. Sorry. .not about the failed sentence, but about the word beefcake and the images it evokes.

I can make it in real school. I didn't need to sing and act my way out of this one.