my week in food and excitement!

Last weekend was probably my most social one yet. I spent all afternoon on Saturday making sweet potato pies with Ben. Much more simple than I expected! Though I'm not sure if I could bake a pie by myself...

our graham cracker crust which I thought tasted like Momofuku crack pie

Ben using his nifty apple peeler/slicer/core remover

apple beehives!

On Sunday, I went to the Mr. Philippines man-pageant to support my girl, David! And he won first runner up!!

All week, they've been setting up the Holiday Market in Union Sq. It finally opened on Friday! I haven't looked around thoroughly, but I did see my favorite molasses cookie booth! I also need to make a stop at the Waffel & Dinges booth!

Thursday was the last day of Priceless NY, where ten food trucks paired up around Manhattan to serve free lunch, on MasterCard. I was beyond happy when I found out the night before that Korilla would be in Union Sq! I got myself a bulgogi burrito with bacon fried rice.

After, my friend Amanda and I went to the Coolhaus truck, where she interns, and got red velvet cookies for a J. Crew event they were doing a few blocks away. Complete with edible wrapper!

Also on Thursday, my classes were cancelled due to the NYU4OWS demonstration. Over a thousand students met in Union Sq at 3pm on Thursday and then marched down to Foley Sq. Though I read it was very peaceful (I was way too scared to go outside since I live in Union Sq) I heard the protest for hours, and lots of police sirens and helicopters.

This week for my lunch with Ben, we decided to go to La Pain Quotidien, though it's a bit pricier than our usual lunch. But it was also raining that day, and lpq is close to campus. I had a smoked salmon tartine.

The real highlight of the week was tonight, when I went to my first cohort event!! Eunice is the cohort director of Murray Hill, so she invited me to her event, dinner at Ruby Foo's. It was so much fun! I wish we had things like that in Steinhardt. I had Korean fried chicken sliders and sushi taco trio (really yummy with the crispy wonton 'taco'!). And then we went to Juniors for cheesecake!! Four of us split a six inch cheesecake. I'm still stuffed!

I also wore an exceptionally cute outfit for the cohort event, as per Eunice's instructions. I wore a summery orange Zara skirt, and made it more winter appropriate with tights, boots and cashmere sweater. And I dried my hair for the first time in forever. Ray even thought I had gotten another hair cut! Guess I should dry/style/brush my hair more often....

Snapshots from the week:

awesome tassel I found in the education building stairwell. I'm thinking of making it into a keychain

Herald Sq at night

antique furniture for the Diesel windows

washington sq park 

OPI in Royal Rajah Ruby 

Macy's windows

working on the rugby windows

I love the Times sq buildings at night.

my week in food and fall breaks.

Last weekend, I randomly had a five day weekend because NYU gave us Monday and Tuesday off for Columbus Day! Super random, since I've never had Columbus Day off before, but certainly welcome! Going home would have been nice, but I was able to relax in an empty apartment, watch lots of TV and catch up with friends.
Sunday, I finally went to the Hell's Kitchen Food Truck Bazaar! I've been trying to go all summer, but the August one was postponed twice, and eventually cancelled due to rain. And I got to go with my friend David!! who I haven't seen since before I left for Shanghai. There were only five food trucks, since it was the last food truck bazaar of the year. I had Kimchi Tacos and a pear citrus Kelvin Slush! David had a pulled pork Gorilla cheese. After we ate, we browsed the flea market, tried on lots of hats, jewelry and looked at old pictures.

Since I had Monday off from school, I volunteered to go to my internship on my day off to help with the Thomas Lau photo shoot. The clothes seen on the runway are actually only a percentage of the collection, about a third I think. So, Thomas Lau, the photographer, comes in each season to photograph all the garments and accessories that weren't in the show. It was pretty exhausting, just constantly changing mannequins, and getting the next looks ready. It was really cool to see all his equipment though!

Thursday I had dinner with Eunice!! We grabbed lobster rolls from Luke's Lobster truck, located conveniently a block from Carlyle that night. We went back to my room to eat and chat. I've been having a lot of anxiety about  internships and jobs lately, and she really helped ease my anxiety. And I just found out yesterday that I have an interview for an internship next semester!
Friday after my internship, I went to the new Uniqlo 5th ave! It's huge! Everything is so sleek, clean, modern and really beautiful. The store is definitely a must see, especially if you love Uniqlo.

+J jacket with an adorably massive hood!

snapshots from the week:

new Halloweenie kitty stickers!

sweet potato fries and falafel sandwich that I made! 

berries in the Carlyle courtyard

night photoshoot next to the Flatiron building

more doodles

pumpkin cream cheese!

spring break plans.

I have four more days of classes before a glorious week off for spring break. I had decided in the summer that for spring break I was going to stay in New York, and I couldn't be happier with my decision. Yes, only two of my close friends are staying, but I'm going to take the week to frolic in the streets of Manhattan and do everything that I've wanted and been meaning to do. This includes: museum excursions (MOMA, Cooper-Hewitt, possibly the Guggenheim), strolling in various NYC public parks (Union sq, Washington sq, the High Line, possible Central Park), and eating lovely, lovely food. Of course, this is just a tentative plan, but I do know that one thing I absolutely must do is go to target. 

Why, you may ask? Well, I love target. love. And, next Sunday, March 14 the Liberty of London for Target line is released! I don't know too, too much about Liberty of London besides that they are a high end accessories label based in London. I do know, however, that I absolutely NEED this dress in my life, and if the kitchenware and home furnishings are the same girly, whimsical, floral prints, this is my room next year.

Also, this past weekend the weather was in the 50's! How heavenly! I had a rather enjoyable Saturday afternoon on the Upper West Side with my friend Rom. We actually went to the New York Historical Society for a History of Comm assignment, but it was still quite a pleasant afternoon. This week is supposed to stay in the 50's, so I shall use this week as a preview for my spring wardrobe! joy!!

"A Single Man"

I saw “A Single Man” with my friend David. The film is beautiful and the cinematography is exquisite. Before the movie, we went to Ippudo for dinner. Overall, it was a great night!

update (3/2): I bought the soundtrack for "A Single Man" last night and I've been listening to it ever since! The score (which I'm a bit saddened wasn't nominated for an Oscar) is mostly classical music with a few jazz songs thrown in. The violin solos are eerily haunting, yet so heartbreakingly beautiful. I would highly recommend the soundtrack!

I finished my first semester of college??

I've finally finished my first semester. It's a strange feeling, especially since all the high school seniors who applied early just found out their fate...Anyway, one of my friends stated one day a few weeks ago that he didn't think NYU's been worth it so far. He's not going to transfer somewhere else, but he just didn't think it was worth the X amount we pay in tuition. I feel like you can't really make such a statement after your FIRST semester. I'm not really sure though.

um, in other news tomorrow I'm having lunch with David and Alanna and Arden tomorrow!

in other, other news, Stephen is actually being really strange.

also, can we please note that it snowed two days ago. Yesterday, the sun came out and the majority of that snow turned to slush. I know because I was wearing one of my many pairs of wellies so naturally I didn't shy away from the huge slush pond/small lake at the SW corner of 12th and 3rd. That's how I discovered that there is an equally huge rip in my wellies. tragic, I know. So now I'm on a hunt for more wellies that I don't really need, but I obviously want. preferably in hot pink, but I'm not picky, it's just my favorite color and I won't rest until I find them.