Models and Bottles

It's the end of the world as we know it. People are selling their tv's and bodies on craigslist because Lehman Brothers is history. But there is a light at the end of this long and dark tunnel. Bottle service is no more. Men who work the financial circuit and frequent the happening venues like Myst and Prime every weekend, are no longer required to shell out $600 in bottle fees in order to increase their self esteem. Question is...can they afford to ride the white pony? Sniff sniff.

YAAAAAY!!! My First Hate Mail

So many friends have written me asking why I haven't updated the blog. Well, I've been hit with some writer's block. But luck came last night when someone wrote my latest post for me. Hate mail is awesome.

"Oh, great! More nonsense from another blogger. Actually, this inane rhetoric is exactly what one should expect from a former Chicago resident and Grosse Point socialite. You're single? Really??? Let me guess-nothing but a long series of bad dates and even worse relationships. Bummer. I did like that line about the guy who was his own cock-block. Funny. But, alas, just a small glint of light in an otherwise murky void. I bet most of your friends are alcoholics, yes?"

If I had a dime for everytime I've been called a murky void...sheesh! This bag of nuts is either a) Blatantly crazy without friends or family to talk sense into them b) An obese cat collector c) A Born-Again Christian d) Someone who lost their way while enroute to The Huffington Post or some other blog that actually is meant for information and not stupid entertainment...like my blog.

Of course, since the only people who read my blog are my alcoholic friends, I regard this post by far the most entertaining edition to my "small glint of light". Keep the hate mail coming. Love it ; )

Too Fat To Serve Peanuts

Who the hell do Air India think they are? News has hit the airwaves that they are firing flight attendants for being too fat. I flew Air India once...ONCE! It smelled like every passenger was using curry powder to keep their arm-pits dry and I kept waiting for a chicken to pop out of an overhead compartment. Babies crying to my left. Babies crying to my right. The flight attendants were the only redeeming aspect of the flight. They always smiled. They begged me to eat when I turned down my meal "Ah you shuh? It's vedy good". And, here's the best part, when they bring you your free booze they give you two, not one, TWO mini-bottles at once. No hunting them down when the first cocktail is done. Just pop your Xanax, drink your cheap wine and let the smells and sounds wash away. So, if the bulky flight attendants are the best part of the flight, who cares how big they are?

CASE DISMISSED

Shock fought the law and the Shock won. And guess what? I'd do it all over again, baby. They can try all they want but they can't stop me from being a good samaritan. Boo-YAH!

For those who don't know what I'm referring to, scroll down to -Spending My B-Day in a Courthouse-. Enjoy!

Baby Daddy!

That's no lie, bitches!

And apparently this picture was taken at the moment of conception.

Are You A Carrie?

If I get asked this question by another newspaper, magazine or girly web-site I'm going to pull out my hair and mail it to Sara Jessica Parker.

"You only have $650.00. Would you go to the new hot-spot for dinner w/ the girls or buy the new Monolo's you've been eyeing?" Here's what I'd do with $650.00. Pay off all the bills that are piling up because this God forsaken town financially gropes me everytime I walk out the front door.

Family and friends who don't live here ask me "Stef, you live in NYC. Is it really like that?" I'd tell you the reality of living single and cute in NYC but it would kill the fantasy that Michael Patrick King has made millions on. For the more financially challenged single woman I'd say life is like this blog. Tattoo removal, leaving dates while the date is in the bathroom, finally making money and then having your purse stolen, having a scale tell you you're 30 pounds heavier than you thought...etc.

When I'm at home writing, I'm not wearing cute bra-tops with skimpy boy-shorts and applying lip-gloss while looking out a pre-war window and contemplating female/male anthropology. No. The other night I killed a centipede who ran across my ground floor apartment, all the while, thumping Mexican music from a passing low-rider bounced off my walls.

I think if Carrie lived in my New York she'd probably pack her bags and move back to where she came from. So no, I'm not a Carrie. I'm a Stefani. Half the shoe collection, twice the reality. Exclamation Point.

Return Katy's Bag You DOUCHE!!!!

That's right. Since everyone in Manhattan reads The Pulitzer Blog I am certain the person who robbed my friend's bag is reading this and will be man enough to return it. That goes for women too. Grow a pair and RETURN KATY'S BAG!!!!!

You entered Oliva Restaurant on Friday, located the two most fabulous and tasteful women in the room and then took the blonde's bag because you knew the contents would be spectacular. And they were.

An iphone (just purchased), a Trio (for those so social they need two phones), a stack of credit cards (that's right...a STACK!), identification (hope you can pass as a foxy blond) and a pair of flip flops (No snarky comment here. Katy, why do you carry a pair of flip-flops in your purse?).

I insist you return Katy's bag to Oliva or else I'll find you...I'LL FIND YOU!!!!

This Scale Is An Asshole

On the corner of East Houston and 1st Avenue is an ATM kiosk with a scale that lied to me. For a quarter you can get your weight, your lucky number and a piece of advice. It said I was 156 pounds (I'm 110). It said my lucky number is 13 (its 7). Then it advised me to "Straighten Up". What? Who says that? I have a baseball bat with this scale's name on it.

Kitty Hickey

My partner-in-crime, Claire Richard, called last night and told me that while petting a kitten (a very hungry kitten) she ended up with red marks all over her neck. Once I got to the office I saw the damage done. She may think the red marks are innocent hickeys left by cute kittens but the reality is they serve as a mark of a truley desperate woman who's become so tired by the New York dating scene she seeks the company of the furrier kind.

Spending My B-day In A Court House

That's right. Shock's breakin'-the-law-lifestyle has gotten her in trouble with the police. The Strokes were right when they said New York City cops ain't that smart.

While patiently waiting behind some cute Swedish family at a subway turn-style I watched in agony as the father made a mistake that would effect both our lives. He swiped his card, saw the 'GO' sign light up and accidentally grabbed the wrong arm of the turn-style thus losing his turn. The look of confusion on his wife and child on the other side of the steel grate was too much to bare. He couldn't figure out how he was charged but didn't get to go through. Explaining to him in hand gestures was fruitless so I motioned for him to come in the turn-style with me. Of course a cop saw the whole thing and immediately grabbed us and read us the riot act.

I explained what happened in full detail. I actually thought he would let us go but Sgt. Suarez (a man who found his career at the stupid and angry gun-lovers job convention) had a chip on his shoulder and a quota to fill. He asked me numerous times if I've ever done something like this before. "MA'AM! HAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE?" with a look in his eye like I just shot somebodies dog. I told him I've never even seen a parking ticket in my life. Since everyone has had at least one parking ticket I must be lying. He told me three times "if you're lying they will uncover the truth." I don't know who they are but learned right away when he served me a ticket on the spot. He was sweet enough to make the court date my birthday, June 2nd.

This pain I am feeling merits a very expensive birthday present of chocolates or jewelry. Send post-haste!