Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Monday, December 29, 2008

planes, trains, and automobiles

In the past ten hours I've had to deal with:
-parents who forget how to get the airport
-run ins with former Advanced French 4 classmates
-crowded planes
-overbooked planes
-angry, cursing Jamaicans
-screaming babies
-small children that like to play in airports
-fast food cravings
-discreetly watching Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" on my laptop while waiting for my flight
-lots and lots of magazines
-free train rides
-an empty apartment
-walking down Lafayette Avenue with a 50lb suitcase
-a pizza delivery boy who didn't accept checks

What a day, what a day. Oh, and this song helped me through it all:



Doesn't this sound like if New Order and My Bloody Valentine had a war off of awesomeness?

Monday, August 18, 2008

start spreading the news

It's funny to think that last Monday I was running around Manhattan for a day. I don't want to give away too much because I'd hate jinx myself, but I guess I'll state the obvious and say that I am more than excited about moving. Louisville has been kind, but a change of scenery is definitely in order. I saw my apartment for the first time and in turn met my awesome new roommates. I'll be living in the Clinton Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn and thanks to a guided tour from a dear friend, I'm already looking forward to movies at BAM and dinners at Chez Oskar.

Oh yeah, and naturally I did a little bit of shopping. Am I the only one that thinks Uniqlo is a little overwhelming? The stacks upon stacks of basics startled me and didn't lead me into one particular direction. I did like the cashmere sweaters, but with the late summer heat settling in, the thought of cashmere anything makes me break out in a sweat. And when will the price point break at A.P.C.? Not all of us mortals can afford such classic pieces at insane prices. I still have my eye on eventually owning a pair of their jeans, but $160 for a plaid shirt is a bit much to ask. My favorite new find was Odin, a contemporary menswear store in Soho that carries brands like Band of Outsiders, Comme Des Garcons, Rag & Bone, Trovata, Nice Collective, and Engineered Garments. What did I get you ask?

Rag & Bone
Classic Short, on sale for $59

Rag & Bone
Cardigan Vest, on sale for $59


I have come to terms with the idea that I might go in slight debt when I move because when you buy such well made pieces at such great prices, there is no turning back. None. The countdown begins...

Friday, August 8, 2008

the out of towner

Dear Friends and Foes,
The Look-See is going on break for an extended weekend. I'm making a brief trip to New York to meet my future roommates, interview for some jobs, figure out that tricky subway thing, and shop like a mad man. I'm sure some calamitous events will occur along the way, of which I will gladly report on this here blog. Until I come back, I'll leave you with one of my favorite opening sequences:


"Belly"
directed by Hype Williams
1998


W.

Monday, June 9, 2008

so far away


I could really use a vacation. A few weeks on the beaches of Rio De Janeiro would suit me just fine.

The question of the day: If money wasn't an issue, where in the world would you want to vacation?