Weekend Wonders(Movie Edition)

I finally went to see My Week With Marilyn, which I have been dying to see since it came out.  It was great, and Michelle Williams did a brilliant job portraying Monroe.  Aside from that the thing that struck me most was the portrayal of Marilyn's severe lack of self confidence, and constant need for reassurance.   Even though her beauty was loved by so many she felt less than adequate and not sure of her capabilities.

I thought further about the many truly amazing people that have died young, almost before their great presence in society had really settled in.  Elvis, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King Jr, John Lennon among many other celebrities, great anonymous people that you may know, and societal leaders whose impact may have been felt in a greater way after their death.  I feel sometimes as though the individuals that are put on this earth for a short time move people in ways that others just don't have the power to do.  Their message resonates when they are gone, and no longer have the ability to say anything further.  We are left with a clear and unshakeable image of them, one that will never change, which makes it easy to cherish and look up to.  It's like these figures are only long enough for the world to touch people in a different way and then move on.  They are too beautiful, passionate, smart, or creative to stick around...their greatness is present forever even though they are not.

Balmain Pre Fall

via fashionrising.com

So instead of posting images of me decked out in multiple long sleeve tees and a dirty hoodie, which unfortunately has been my uniform as of late do to the never ending fire cleanup I figured I would post something a lot more appealing!  The Balmain pre fall collection is gorgeous.  The leather jackets and silky pants had me at hello!

Weekend Wonders

Sleeping and recovery were the theme of this weekend!!!  After cleaning up after the store fire all week, I was exhausted.  Plus a snow storm on Saturday morning made it really easy to stay in and keep cozy.  We watched movies, ate take out, and caught up on reading.  By Sunday afternoon I was ready to be productive, and naturally I decided to bake.  Donut muffins with cinnamon cream cheese frosting to be exact...they were healthy until Mike insisted I add icing!

Coppelia

Coppelia is a Cuban diner that opened up around the corner from my apartment several months ago now. I kept forgetting about it until in a crunch for a brunch place that wasn't mobbed on a Sunday afternoon I remembered.  The food is fantastic and cheap!!!  They serve eggs al day is many spicy varieties, and have one of the best homemade ice cream sandwiches that I have ever had.  The one unfortunate thing is that when I leave I am always over stuffed and really just feel like falling asleep.  So when I decided to go here on my lunch break with Alex, I was pretty much useless after eating a pulled pork salad and a corn empanada.

I realize after while writing this that I didn't take any pictures of the food!  I guess it is all about the atmosphere for me, and this place is super cute.

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Jeans: Jean Shop, Tee: Gap, Blouse: Blaque Label, Blazer: J. Crew, Boots: via Yoox, Bracelet: Custom

Weekend Wonders

There were high hopes for this three day weekend.  A couple of errands to run, a date night, and some down time, but in reality a whole different weekend was planned for me from above.  I came down with a cold last week (this being like the fifth cold I've gotten this winter,) which only got worse with a fever Friday night.  Then Saturday morning I got a call from my boss saying that we had a fire in one of our stores.  I reported there immediately and spent the day cleaning up the damage (Could have been way worse.)  Things started shaping up when I got home...even though I was exhausted I decided to shower and dress for our date night.  We tried a really great Indian restaurant called Bombay Talkie, and after sitting down I realized that Mick Jagger was seated at the table behind us!!  I must say I was a bit star struck.  I took a very bad pic illustrated above.

Sunday and Monday were mellow.  I nursed my cold, made chicken soup, and watched Netflix on my iPhone, while Mike parused the inter webs, and Zep slept by my side.  Very nice indeed.

Taka Taka

I love to eat anything that is spicy.  So when my boss and I were starving one afternoon after walking all over SoHo in hopes of finding a new retail location (in the pouring rain) and he suggested going in to Taka Taka I immediately caved.  Mexican sushi and Japanese tacos hhhmmmm...  Well it turns out it is now my new favorite place.  The food there is the type that pops up in dreams, and in sparse silent moments comes to mind accompanied by the most intense craving.
I decided that if I were going to become addicted to said restaurant I might as well have Mike try it out as well.  So on New Year's Day we ventured there for lunch.  I promptly ordered everything that looked good i.e.. every spicy sushi roll on the menu, and we ate until we were bursting.  Did I mention that a variety of sushi rolls come around on a conveyor, and you can choose to pick up any of them?!  Yes, there is a number coded menu that tells you which is which, and you can grab until your heart's content stomach's bulging and screaming at you to stop the madness.
I went there again today for lunch by myself.  After a hard week of work, and the fact that it was 4:30pm and I had still not taken lunch, I decided I deserved it, plus it is right down the block from the showroom where I was working, and frankly why not?!  Not only was I able to indulge in spicy sushi and miso soup (with jalapeños,) but the waiter told me I looked like Drew Barrymore and I must get that a lot.  This is what I call a win win situation.
 Happy long weekend my friends!  Stay cozy!!