I attribute my win to dressing equestrian style over the past few weeks – boots over jeans, Ali’s hand-me-down Jean-Paul Gaultier coat and an imitation horse whip (my umbrella).
Giddy-up!
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
The Cup & a Happy Punter
Even though I was a little far away from the race, I still arranged to put some money down on Makybe Diva for the Melbourne Cup. Checking the race results on SMH website wasn’t quite the same as being at the races last year with Network 7 eating oysters & hanging out with bookies – but it feels good to win never-the-less.
I attribute my win to dressing equestrian style over the past few weeks – boots over jeans, Ali’s hand-me-down Jean-Paul Gaultier coat and an imitation horse whip (my umbrella).
Giddy-up!
I attribute my win to dressing equestrian style over the past few weeks – boots over jeans, Ali’s hand-me-down Jean-Paul Gaultier coat and an imitation horse whip (my umbrella).
Giddy-up!
Monday, October 31, 2005
Boo!
I have no idea why - but Halloween is a major holiday here. I don't mind so much as people keep on giving me chocolate.
On the weekend I went to Ricky's as I needed to sort out an outfit for a Halloween party on saturday night. At Ricky's they had some really gross & expensive outfits - they are all made of synthetic plastic type stuff, cost at least $65, and they come in 1 size (maybe this weird plastic material is made at NASA and stretches into any shape & size). One of the most stupid costumes they had there was a tara reid 'wardrobe malfunction' outfit. I ended up doing the best I could with clothes I already had.
This evening I saw a creepy witch riding a bicycle down Park Ave & it freaked me out a little as it was very 'Wizard of Oz' -which for me is the scariest film ever made & I still have nightmare about it.
Halloween last year was far more tame when CCLOMO & I held a party at Fix, where we insisted nobody was allowed to wear anything scary or morbid. The grim reaper even came to our kick-arse party:
On the weekend I went to Ricky's as I needed to sort out an outfit for a Halloween party on saturday night. At Ricky's they had some really gross & expensive outfits - they are all made of synthetic plastic type stuff, cost at least $65, and they come in 1 size (maybe this weird plastic material is made at NASA and stretches into any shape & size). One of the most stupid costumes they had there was a tara reid 'wardrobe malfunction' outfit. I ended up doing the best I could with clothes I already had.
This evening I saw a creepy witch riding a bicycle down Park Ave & it freaked me out a little as it was very 'Wizard of Oz' -which for me is the scariest film ever made & I still have nightmare about it.
Halloween last year was far more tame when CCLOMO & I held a party at Fix, where we insisted nobody was allowed to wear anything scary or morbid. The grim reaper even came to our kick-arse party:
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Winter decides to take a vacation
There were a couple of weeks of torrential rain that came upside down and sideways.
Then there was a week of freezing cold.
All of a sudden the weather went hot yesterday & it's going to stay that way for most of this week.
So I've made a transition from trench coat to fur coat with gloves & earmuffs to summer clothes... it's all rather weird. The strangest thing is that my system thinks summer is coming back in full force as that's what usually happens at this time of year in Sydney (wishful thinking on my part, as I think it's quite unlikely the weather here in NY will continue to get any warmer this year).
How wonderful would be if winter decided not to come this year. To commemorate and celebrate this possibility of 'no winter New York 2005' I am thinking of the beach - Bondi actually - ice cream at Pompeii’s, yummy salads at Brown Sugar, steak sandwiches at Aqua Bar, sushi & tempura lunch boxes at Raw Bar, eating seafood pizza with Jade at Gelbison's on monday nights, buying Tiger Lilly bikini's with NJ at Bikini Island and driving home up Bondi Rd going past Burgerman, the fish shop and the fruit & veggie store. Even doing the Bondi-Bronte walk in the burning heat. Here are a couple of photos CCLOMO took last summer at the Modular Records/Tsubi Xmas party at that pub that's a few blocks back from the beach (I forget what it's called). I remember the free bottles of Pellegrino which at the time made me think of Ixtapa. I think that was also the day my eyelid got burnt (hence the sunglasses at night).
Then there was a week of freezing cold.
All of a sudden the weather went hot yesterday & it's going to stay that way for most of this week.
So I've made a transition from trench coat to fur coat with gloves & earmuffs to summer clothes... it's all rather weird. The strangest thing is that my system thinks summer is coming back in full force as that's what usually happens at this time of year in Sydney (wishful thinking on my part, as I think it's quite unlikely the weather here in NY will continue to get any warmer this year).
How wonderful would be if winter decided not to come this year. To commemorate and celebrate this possibility of 'no winter New York 2005' I am thinking of the beach - Bondi actually - ice cream at Pompeii’s, yummy salads at Brown Sugar, steak sandwiches at Aqua Bar, sushi & tempura lunch boxes at Raw Bar, eating seafood pizza with Jade at Gelbison's on monday nights, buying Tiger Lilly bikini's with NJ at Bikini Island and driving home up Bondi Rd going past Burgerman, the fish shop and the fruit & veggie store. Even doing the Bondi-Bronte walk in the burning heat. Here are a couple of photos CCLOMO took last summer at the Modular Records/Tsubi Xmas party at that pub that's a few blocks back from the beach (I forget what it's called). I remember the free bottles of Pellegrino which at the time made me think of Ixtapa. I think that was also the day my eyelid got burnt (hence the sunglasses at night).
Friday, October 28, 2005
Pirates looking for treasure back in the early 80s
aarrgghhh.... young pirates in the making:
Big pirate NJ & small pirate PJ in 1982 (?)
Big pirate NJ & small pirate PJ in 1982 (?)
Monday, October 24, 2005
The Hoff Sports the Hottest Look of the Season
David Hasselhoff spotted during an appearance at a Colonial First Estate luncheon in Sydney wearing cream, silk-crepe pirate attire.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
The Spiritual Advisor
This afternoon I visited a psychic for a palm reading. For $10 she told me when I’m going to die (89), how many children I will be having (2) and also told me that I have a spiritual blockage which is stopping me from accomplishing certain things and that I probably need to meditate with a special stone to help over come this. She said for another $25 she could find out specifically where this blockage has come from, but it is likely it could have been passed on by a past lover who contaminated me or it could have been passed on by my mother through the umbilical cord at birth.
Here is a photo of her consulting space:
Here is a photo of her consulting space:
Cuchifritos
www.artistsai.org/cuchifritos
This is a small gallery inside the Essex Market (120 Essex St between Delancey & Rivington).
(The Essex Market is a hidden gem itself)
Currently at Cuchifritos they have a photographic exhibition of Stephanie Diamond’s work. Her archive of 80,000 photographs is within the space – a small selection on display, accompanied by shelves holding the rest of her collection in boxes and albums. I found it particularly interesting that she uses a fully automatic compact Leica camera and gets a professional service to develop her photos.
I particularly enjoyed the photos of food that the artist was allergic to and also the ‘No Tocar’ piece taken in a mall of a tacky painting featuring Jesus placing his hand on a child resting in bed.
This is a small gallery inside the Essex Market (120 Essex St between Delancey & Rivington).
(The Essex Market is a hidden gem itself)
Currently at Cuchifritos they have a photographic exhibition of Stephanie Diamond’s work. Her archive of 80,000 photographs is within the space – a small selection on display, accompanied by shelves holding the rest of her collection in boxes and albums. I found it particularly interesting that she uses a fully automatic compact Leica camera and gets a professional service to develop her photos.
I particularly enjoyed the photos of food that the artist was allergic to and also the ‘No Tocar’ piece taken in a mall of a tacky painting featuring Jesus placing his hand on a child resting in bed.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
my name is Bubblegum
Father
by Melissa Martin
Art in General
October 1 – December 17, 2005
http://www.artingeneral.org/
This is by far the most exciting & fresh artwork I have seen in sometime. It's all made of bubblegum and will be put on sale on November 1, where it will be sold in pieces by the pound. The penis is about $11 and some cuts are around $30-50.
After I watched the 'live theatre' piece by Lee Walton which was upstaged by a car crash on the street involving a very angry chinese woman....
by Melissa Martin
Art in General
October 1 – December 17, 2005
http://www.artingeneral.org/
This is by far the most exciting & fresh artwork I have seen in sometime. It's all made of bubblegum and will be put on sale on November 1, where it will be sold in pieces by the pound. The penis is about $11 and some cuts are around $30-50.
After I watched the 'live theatre' piece by Lee Walton which was upstaged by a car crash on the street involving a very angry chinese woman....
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
News Headlines
I find great amusement in the news headlines in this country. Here are some recent gems:
Brooklyn girl, 9, admits killing playmate
Plunged knife into friend's chest in dispute over toy
Man who stole small plane claims he is innocent
'Chewbacca' to become an American
Bubbly soda can sets off alert at Penn Station
later followed by:
Penn Station back to normal after soda scare
Dead body mistaken for Halloween decoration
Brooklyn girl, 9, admits killing playmate
Plunged knife into friend's chest in dispute over toy
Man who stole small plane claims he is innocent
'Chewbacca' to become an American
Bubbly soda can sets off alert at Penn Station
later followed by:
Penn Station back to normal after soda scare
Dead body mistaken for Halloween decoration
Sunday, October 09, 2005
It’s Sunday and everything is closed in Chelsea
People wait to see something they can see underground
A man’s bed is flooded from yesterday’s rain
I’m cold and a kind man wraps me in a blue igloo parachute jacket
A contrast to the strange man on Saturday who asked me if I wanted pancakes
I walk home with matcha soy milk lingering on my lips and I want more than a taste from where it came.
People wait to see something they can see underground
A man’s bed is flooded from yesterday’s rain
I’m cold and a kind man wraps me in a blue igloo parachute jacket
A contrast to the strange man on Saturday who asked me if I wanted pancakes
I walk home with matcha soy milk lingering on my lips and I want more than a taste from where it came.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Pirate trend taking off
46 year old Chinese woman just spotted crossing 23rd st on Park Avenue South wearing an eye patch over her left eye.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
11 Madison Ave
My new offices are at 11 Madison Ave. This building has quite a history and is rather spectacular, especially inside the lobby.
(The following text has been lifted and edited from www.greatgridlock.net/NYC)
It all goes back to the building next door at 1 Madison Ave that was completed in 1909 as the headquarters for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
The 213.5 m clock tower facing Madison Square Park was added to the original building (108,700 m², built in 1893) to make it the tallest in the world.
In October 1929, Met Life announced plans for building to the opposite side of 24th Street, at 11-25 Madison Avenue. Replacing McKim, Mead & White's Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, completed only 13 years earlier, the new building was originally planned to incorporate around 100 storeys and restore Metropolitan Life the title of the world's tallest.
The Depression, however, prevented from realizing such grandiose plans. When work came to a halt in 1933, only 29 storeys of the original plan had been completed. That reflects in, for example, the 30 elevators available for as many floors. Although the massive size of the building was enabled by air-conditioning and lighting, the bow-tie shape was, nevertheless, devised to provide sorts of light-court to maximize the available natural light.
Two whole floors of the building were originally built with low ceilings and fitted with filing cabinets for Met Life's files. Later, the floor was torn from between these storeys and the space turned into a banking hall.
There are two lobbies, with the southern, at 11 Madison, going through the whole longer axis of the building. Decor of the three storey high space consists of a coffered ceiling as well as of pink granite floors and gold vein-veined marble walls.
(The following text has been lifted and edited from www.greatgridlock.net/NYC)
It all goes back to the building next door at 1 Madison Ave that was completed in 1909 as the headquarters for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
The 213.5 m clock tower facing Madison Square Park was added to the original building (108,700 m², built in 1893) to make it the tallest in the world.
In October 1929, Met Life announced plans for building to the opposite side of 24th Street, at 11-25 Madison Avenue. Replacing McKim, Mead & White's Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, completed only 13 years earlier, the new building was originally planned to incorporate around 100 storeys and restore Metropolitan Life the title of the world's tallest.
The Depression, however, prevented from realizing such grandiose plans. When work came to a halt in 1933, only 29 storeys of the original plan had been completed. That reflects in, for example, the 30 elevators available for as many floors. Although the massive size of the building was enabled by air-conditioning and lighting, the bow-tie shape was, nevertheless, devised to provide sorts of light-court to maximize the available natural light.
Two whole floors of the building were originally built with low ceilings and fitted with filing cabinets for Met Life's files. Later, the floor was torn from between these storeys and the space turned into a banking hall.
There are two lobbies, with the southern, at 11 Madison, going through the whole longer axis of the building. Decor of the three storey high space consists of a coffered ceiling as well as of pink granite floors and gold vein-veined marble walls.
arrr matey, will ye be helping me look for treasure?
Dressing like a pirate is the newest emerging look on the streets...well, almost... a very hip young 20-something (myself of course) is wandering around the city wearing an eye patch, puffy shirts, bandanas and of course skull and cross bones. This look is on the verge of being very big. It's catching on- during the week I spotted a girl wearing an eye patch (it looked like it
was there for medical reasons though).
This preoccupation with pirates is not just a 'look' it's also a lifestyle of drinking rum, speaking pirate talk, singing sea shanties and always looking for treasure. Freshly caught fish is the food of choice, when on land one always thinks of the high seas and it's quite normal to have sudden spells of nausea from being car or land sick (a pirate is only accustomed to the motions of the sea), eating too much and from drinking something that is not rum.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Traces of an Evening of Joy
Joy is in New York this week and luckily we had time to see each other yesterday. She bought a video tape over that had captured a night out we had had in 2003. It was a great evening....it's funny to see the video after so much time that's passed.
Panic! We saw this play early on that evening.
Went to Moustache for dinner - chickpea salad, babaganoush, pitza...
then walked from east village to soho
and danced at some soho club where Joy's friend Duane was dj-ing
Panic! We saw this play early on that evening.
Went to Moustache for dinner - chickpea salad, babaganoush, pitza...
then walked from east village to soho
and danced at some soho club where Joy's friend Duane was dj-ing
The Pillowman
Yesterday I saw The Pillowman. It was exceptional. I can't believe how many good plays are on Broadway at the moment, usually the better shows are off Broadway.
Billy Crudup and Jeff Goldblum were in this production directed by John Crowley. The writer, Martin McDonagh also wrote The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
The set was extraordinary. The way the stories were 'played out' above the main stage were seamless, and fitted perfectly with the dream/nightmare dark themes of the play. I loved the stories within the play, they were witty and dark, the better ones: The story of the little girl who wanted to be Jesus, Little Green Pig, The Pillowman and the story of Katurian Katurian Katurian's childhood. There was even one there for me about chopped off digits, but this one was about chopped off toes, not thumbs - but I didn't really like that particular story.
www.pillowmanonbroadway.com
Billy Crudup and Jeff Goldblum were in this production directed by John Crowley. The writer, Martin McDonagh also wrote The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
The set was extraordinary. The way the stories were 'played out' above the main stage were seamless, and fitted perfectly with the dream/nightmare dark themes of the play. I loved the stories within the play, they were witty and dark, the better ones: The story of the little girl who wanted to be Jesus, Little Green Pig, The Pillowman and the story of Katurian Katurian Katurian's childhood. There was even one there for me about chopped off digits, but this one was about chopped off toes, not thumbs - but I didn't really like that particular story.
www.pillowmanonbroadway.com
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Granola & Pies
Finally I have found some decent granola in New York. It's not particularily sweet and tastes like crumbled oaty biscuits. You can only get it on Saturdays at the Union Square Markets. I stocked up today - and got lots of mega clumps (the best part). It's really yummy and has to serve as a subsitute for my dearly missed 'maple nut crunch' from Macro in Sydney.
At another stall I got these palm sized apple and blueberry pies for only $1 each.
At another stall I got these palm sized apple and blueberry pies for only $1 each.
Nude Party
After attending a BBQ on Roosevelt Island a few weeks ago, I joined Paul and Giselle late that night, to go out to Long Island to go to a Pirate themed party a friend was having.
It was a beautiful, warm evening and this house was out in suburbia somewhere. It was a huge property with a giant garden and swimming pool. Most people were not wearing anything at the party. Despite the confronting nudity (which was actually not confronting at all) it was a lovely, serene night........
It was a beautiful, warm evening and this house was out in suburbia somewhere. It was a huge property with a giant garden and swimming pool. Most people were not wearing anything at the party. Despite the confronting nudity (which was actually not confronting at all) it was a lovely, serene night........
Friday, August 26, 2005
Wooden Beads
I've always had a bit of an obsession with wooden jewelry.
Today I was walking down Broadway from Herald Square and found a store that sold individual round wooden beads in three different shades with holes through the middle. I bought a packet and some leather string and voilĂ ....
Today I was walking down Broadway from Herald Square and found a store that sold individual round wooden beads in three different shades with holes through the middle. I bought a packet and some leather string and voilĂ ....
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Inside my stomach
My stomach is filled today with the following, in order of consumption:
*water has been excluded from this list, but was drunk at various times of the day
soy milk
yoghurt with granola
peach
strawberries
2 cups of green tea
almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, pistachios
slice of pizza with vegetables on it
thai me up salad from 'angelicas kitchen'
chocolate soy milk
carried 2 bananas around to central park gave them to a homeless person on the way home. figured he looked hungrier than me..
2 beef tacos from 'the enchilada'
slice apple pie from 'pump energy food'(it has granola on the top which makes it extra tasty)
1 magnesium tablet for muscle cramps
2 fish oil capsules
almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans
*water has been excluded from this list, but was drunk at various times of the day
soy milk
yoghurt with granola
peach
strawberries
2 cups of green tea
almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, pistachios
slice of pizza with vegetables on it
thai me up salad from 'angelicas kitchen'
chocolate soy milk
carried 2 bananas around to central park gave them to a homeless person on the way home. figured he looked hungrier than me..
2 beef tacos from 'the enchilada'
slice apple pie from 'pump energy food'(it has granola on the top which makes it extra tasty)
1 magnesium tablet for muscle cramps
2 fish oil capsules
almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans
Thursday, August 18, 2005
The autobiographical fiction
Bret Easton Ellis reading and book launch at Barnes & Noble Union Square
Last night I went to see BEE read from his newest book Lunar Park. I also had him sign it and another old one just after the reading.
The only things I asked him about was the movie version of Glamorama and I also asked him to write something random inside one of my books. He looked up to the B&N man over seeing the event where strict rules were made very clear before the reading ("Bret will only be signing his name, there will be no personalisation") and intimidated by the B&N man, BEE shook his head and said "Sorry, I'm not allowed, if you come to the reading I'm doing at Coliseum Books, I can do it". Who would have thought a man who is renowed for his texts of violence and misogyny is actually scared of the B&N man.
BEE seemed like someone on anti-depressants. He had this totally fake persona, seemingly really enjoying the reading, responding to tedious questions and having hundreds of books to sign for his sadistic fans. He seemed 'troubled' almost to be there. I was very suspicious of his enjoyment of the evening. To me, he really just seemed like someone who had stepped right out of his books.
I did however start reading Lunar Park this afternoon and I love it. I've only read 25 pages so far, but it seems like a Charlie Kaufman (as in the whole Adaptation thing) meets classic BEE.
Bret Easton Ellis reading and book launch at Barnes & Noble Union Square
Last night I went to see BEE read from his newest book Lunar Park. I also had him sign it and another old one just after the reading.
The only things I asked him about was the movie version of Glamorama and I also asked him to write something random inside one of my books. He looked up to the B&N man over seeing the event where strict rules were made very clear before the reading ("Bret will only be signing his name, there will be no personalisation") and intimidated by the B&N man, BEE shook his head and said "Sorry, I'm not allowed, if you come to the reading I'm doing at Coliseum Books, I can do it". Who would have thought a man who is renowed for his texts of violence and misogyny is actually scared of the B&N man.
BEE seemed like someone on anti-depressants. He had this totally fake persona, seemingly really enjoying the reading, responding to tedious questions and having hundreds of books to sign for his sadistic fans. He seemed 'troubled' almost to be there. I was very suspicious of his enjoyment of the evening. To me, he really just seemed like someone who had stepped right out of his books.
I did however start reading Lunar Park this afternoon and I love it. I've only read 25 pages so far, but it seems like a Charlie Kaufman (as in the whole Adaptation thing) meets classic BEE.
Who would have thought I could make a meal without a kitchen?
Mussels with tomato, garlic, zuchini and pasta
1 small container of mussels in tomato from wholefoods
1 tomato
1 zuchinni
some cooked pasta
1 small piece of garlic
directions:
chop up tomato and zuchinni into tiny pieces
boil some water put boiled wated and vegetables into purex bowl
leave in boiling water for 5-10 mintues combine
everything in a yellow bowl with some olive oil
Mussels with tomato, garlic, zuchini and pasta
1 small container of mussels in tomato from wholefoods
1 tomato
1 zuchinni
some cooked pasta
1 small piece of garlic
directions:
chop up tomato and zuchinni into tiny pieces
boil some water put boiled wated and vegetables into purex bowl
leave in boiling water for 5-10 mintues combine
everything in a yellow bowl with some olive oil
Monday, August 08, 2005
The Enchilada
The best cheap mexican I've come across...out of Mexico that is....
It's a very basic eat-in, take-out, delivery dive just off University Place.
I recommend the beef tacos and salsa, all you need is spare change.
28 East 12th St (just off University Place)
Also check out the Pita Pocket kosher joint across the road they do a great felafel and hummus pita for $3.50
The best cheap mexican I've come across...out of Mexico that is....
It's a very basic eat-in, take-out, delivery dive just off University Place.
I recommend the beef tacos and salsa, all you need is spare change.
28 East 12th St (just off University Place)
Also check out the Pita Pocket kosher joint across the road they do a great felafel and hummus pita for $3.50
Sunday, July 03, 2005
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