Our Awkward Interaction With Danny Masterson

Last night a friend of Kristen's was DJ'ing at Bowery Electric and we were sitting at the bar alone, minding our own business while Kristen was catching up with said DJ-friend. Danny Masterson from That '70s Show walks up right next to us, stands at the bar and is about to order a drink. We should note that we have definitely never met Danny Masterson. But we love him. We're not very celebrity-infatuated but he's one of our favorites and we think he is insanely good-looking and charming.

So anyway, he's standing there at the bar when he turns to us and asks, "What do you want to drink?"

Without missing a beat we looked at him and shouted (quite loudly), "Gin and tonic!"(Of course Danny Masterson wants to buy us a drink. Why not?)

Danny looks at us a little funny, pretends we did not just shout in his face, then looks past us to the girl who was standing behind us and restates his question. TO HER.

Wow. Awkward.

(We spotted the tattoo above about five minutes later and thought it was fabulous. There's another awkward story there, but that's just too much social awkwardness for one post.)

Just Because

Rachel was so stinking cute drinking her frosty beverage in the garden at Good World last night.

What Is Up With Bob Costas' Hair?

Apparently we're not the only ones asking that, because when we Googled that exact question right now there were multiple results asking the same thing.

We'd Like To State For the Record

Viva Cafe pizza totally hits the spot at 3am after a fun night out.The Mexican pizza is delicious and it will also melt your face off. It's that spicy.

Our Favorite Import Has Now Been Exported

After brunch at the Pink Pony and a last-minute run to Barneys Co-Op and Sephora, Louise boarded her flight back to Stockholm. (Louise: "I have to go back and shop some more before the flight -- it's like everything's half-price for me!" Yeah well screw you and your Euros, Louise.)We're sad, but it's probably just as well as New York might need some time to recover from a week of full-on Louise.

(Goodbye Louise! We love you and are always so happy to be in your presence!)

The Best Swedish Import Since Ikea

Louise! Louise is in town! Louise works for Hope (damn Swedes just have to dominate in music and fashion and all things cool) and she's quite the girl about town this week. But last night we got to hang with the family of friends who originally introduced us to her -- Jordan and Dan and a handful of others -- for dinner and margaritas at The Hat.Funny story how we met Louise. It involves a Halloween party, one pretend mail-order bride, and one very real mail-order bride in search of a green card. Good times. But that's a story for another day. Because right now we have to go meet Louise!

We're Working On Our Tan

Goodbye big city. Hello gorgeous beaches of Southampton. Though we admit that our back is totally fried right now and it's entirely because we refused to let a certain fellow lay a finger on us. Instead we opted to go without any sunscreen on our back while we sat on the beach all day. (Oh but our newish swimsuit is so cute! Totally fabulous.)

Melissa's Always Had Really Lovely Red Lips

But we're thinking she may have had some work done. Collagen maybe?

We Like The Breeders

And we especially love our new Aussie pals, Justin and Belle (seen here with Erin, in the line outside The Breeders show) who are in New York for a few days during their nine-week tour of the world. Yeah we're a little bit jealous. They're from Melbourne, landed in New York from London, and are off to Argentina on Tuesday. On another note, what is up with the TopShop action at McCarren? Given the line to get in today plus the presence of TopShop, we're starting to think that the shows at the pool have officially outgrown and out-cooled themselves. Yeah, the presence of TopShop and this girl, too. (The heat index was roughly 105 degrees this afternoon, for the record. We were barely wearing any clothes and almost melted.)

We Are Officially Unfashionable

At least if this guy's shorts are any indication of what's on-point in fashion right now. Yes that's his bare arse there. And though it was insanely hot today, there were a few moments when a breeze came through.

Super Cute Summertime Dinnerware

We got these melamine plates, bowls, and serving platettes (Did we just invent a new word? Yes, yes we did.) from Target for about a dollar fifty a piece. Holler for summertime picnics with way more style than a bunch of Chinet paper plates.

Erin, Warrior Princess

How cute did Erin look as we headed out to a show the other night?! We told her we're going to call her Xena from now on.

Happy Independence Day!

Sonic Youth + The Feelies were both so much fun! We sat in the grass at Battery Park and though a few sprinkles of rain fell, it was mostly cool (and by cool we mean that the weather wasn't such that our t-shirts were soaked in sweat) + lovely weather. The best part of Sonic Youth was towards the end, when Kim Gordon (who oh my gosh, is so so so fabulous on stage we can never get over it) forgot the lyrics to Drunken Butterfly, so she just stops singing and her bandmates stop playing and she looks at Thurston, who walks over and gives her a hug and a kiss and it was so cute it made your face fall off. She laughed as she told the audience that she did actually forget the lyrics, and then she walked to the back of the stage and was fumbling through some stuff with a roadie (looking for the sheet music with printed lyrics?) so Thurston says, "Yeah she's injecting her lyrics right now." Maybe you had to be there, but it was pretty funny. And quite a sweet moment since they are husband and wife of over twenty years. And when Thurston introduced his bandmates, he introduced Kim as, "Kim Gordon, the most beautiful woman in the world." Aww. Rock and roll love that actually lasts just makes our heart melt into a pool of strawberry ice cream on the sidewalk. Sigh.

He's Only the Cutest Small Person Ever

We spent an hour of our afternoon pouring sweat on a hot, concrete and metal playground on Grand Street in Brooklyn. But it was so worth it to get to chase this short guy around and watch him learn to climb steps. That's his super cool mom, who after the playground introduced us to the tastiest way to spend a dollar in a long time: miniature ice cream cones at Penny Licks on Bedford.

Click on the picture to see the wee man in all his plaid-shorted, red Chuck Taylor-wearin' glory.

For Real Though

Seriously Jordan. We know you have a crush on 90% of our friends. And they seem to share the sentiment given your success rate with them. Which is fine with us since, you know, you're our friend and they're our friends and we like you all.But honestly, please steer clear of Intern. (Who we still affectionately refer to as "Intern," even though it's been a year since she actually was our intern.) She may be over 18, but only barely.

How To Survive the Stinky New York Heat In Style

Independence Day's almost here and we're already sweating bullets every single time we step outside the casa into the hot + gross + stinky New York air. We've always found summertime in the concrete jungle that is this city way worse than any summer we endured in Little Rock or Atlanta or anywhere down South. But we've managed to survive and not totally die of heat stroke, largely thanks to these shorts, which have quickly become the entire basis for our summer wardrobe. We've got three pairs (soft fuschia, navy, and sour lemon) and we dress them up with satin tops and heels for dinner or dress them down with a white Hanes v-neck and our silver flats for outdoor summer shows, the Renegade Craft Fair a few weeks ago, or generally sitting outside and melting like a drippy ice cream cone.And our other weapon against the heat? Since we do practically melt every time we step out, we carry these lovely little cocktail napkins with us for dabbing the sweat from around our faces. Abby gave them to us for our birthday this year. We think she probably imagined them soaking up sweat from icy cold cocktail glasses rather than our foreheads, but whatever. That woman knows us well (well enough that our birthday present was accompanied by five jars of pickles) so we think she'll get over it.

If You Need a Laugh

Listen to this.

Waiting In Line Is Now Our Favorite Thing To Do

Yesterday we waited in line to pick up free Sonic Youth + The Feelies tickets for fourth of July. This was our view as we stood around with all the other Sonic Youth fans.

We Had a Blast In Arkansas

Gah that was a bad pun. But seriously, one of the highlights of our trip was when some neighbors hosted an intimate wedding ceremony on Friday night. It was just the host couple, the bride, the groom, and the priest. But we couldn't leave them alone to celebrate the wedding just the five of them. That'd be so dull.So in the middle of our family dinner we dropped our sweet potato fries and the whole family ran across the street. We tiptoed into the driveway next to the backyard wedding -- the driveway is lined with trees and bushes and a stone wall so the wedding party couldn't see us. And we waited patiently until the priest pronounced the couple man and wife. And then the Black Cats were lit, and all four of us went sprinting down the driveway as the firecrackers popped and blasted and shot. We actually had to run right through the line of fire and thought we might lose a foot in the process. But we're back in New York with both feet attached. Good times. We told them that they can feel free to return the favor if + when we get married.

Rabbid, Killer Squirrels

While we were in Arkansas we ran into someone who had her hand all taped up. When we asked what happened, she told us that she'd been bitten by a squirrel. Apparently her dog was chasing squirrels around, got one in his mouth and was flinging it all over the place, so when she saw the dog put the squirrel down she went to help the squirrel and tried to pick it up. Bad move, woman. Squirrel dug into her hand and wouldn't let go. She had to pry the thing's jaw open with her other hand. But the best part is that once she managed to break free from the thing, she took it to the health department to make sure that it didn't have rabbies and she wouldn't subsequently get rabbies, too. Do you know what the health department in Arkansas told her? That the squirrel was perfectly good meat and that she should take it home and cook it for dinner. Yeah.