Bulgari x Grand Palais, Paris

Checked out the expo this crazy Christmas weekend. We were lucky to get in right before the afternoon rush of tourists, bored post-Christmas families and bored non-Christmas families. (The line to the Monet expo wasn't quite as friendly: 2 and a half hour wait = no go). The jewels were phenomenal - I particularly enjoyed Liz Taylor's personal collection. Sofia Loren contributed some sparkle to the show as well. The most amazing part was the extent of the expo. The Grand Palais isn't called "Grand" for nothing and I wasn't expecting the expo to take up so much of it! Sublime!

If Only...

Oh, Marc! You are the spark in the dark of the park with the narc!

Allow me to remark you're likeness to a bull shark in that you embark like an amusement park in St. Bar[k]ts!

Marc Jacobs and husband Lorenzo Martone in St. Barts for the holidays. Not too shabby. I guess they don't wear much Marc, though... Personally, my beach towel is bright pink/from Tarjay and the tote that holds it is the backpack I used in the fourth grade. Not quite up to par with Louis or the Birkin.

AWESOME song of the day: Bubble Bath by The Swiss

Merry Christmas from NY

... or whatever holiday you might be celebrating!

Matching sisters, just like when we were 5. Only now more embarrassing! Batteries not included. Seriously though, best pj's EVER.

Image & plastic albino tree by JADHny - tres art-deco :)

And just for fun, some of the craziest Christmas lighting I found - Merry Christmas, Internet!

Song of the day: Sport Hit Paradise (feat. In Flagranti) - University of Jeans

New Jay-Z

Jay-Z's new video for "Forever Young".

Is it weird for me to say how much I love the lighting in this video?

Meanwhile, Mr. Hudson's voice is the butter to my toast, with an accent.

Happy Christmahannukwanzaakah!

p.s. this IS the song of the day.

It's a BUTT SLED

"What the HELL are you talking about?!" You say?

These are the Pull on Snow Shorts, by Orvis (found HERE), which is essentially an outfit jam-packed with non-removable fun.

PRO: Your SLED is already attached to your DERRIERE, so you can go sledding without having to carry around that pesky, heavy sled.

CON: You look like an upside down ninja turtle. Which, now that I think of it, it definitely NOT a con; maybe a better con is the fact that your legs have to be elevated the whole time you're sledding, but then again, this is probably a good thing seeing as it would result in one hell of an ab workout.

PRO: It comes in small kids, big kids (a.k.a. American kids) and adult sizes and is only $35.

CON: You can't really sled down with a friend, which could potentially be good because they just drag down your speed and momentum anyway.

Look at these kids having a grand old time!

My Christmas list is getting too long.

p.s. Song of the day: "White Whale" by Fireman (Subterranean Mix)

SANTACON[s little children into thinking they are getting way more presents than usual]

Santacon is a "not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason." (thank you, SantaCon NYC [highly entertaining] website) A.k.a, it's a day where drunken buffoonery, belligerent idiots and obnoxious chanting are all acceptable as long as you look like Santee-Claus (this also includes racy Mrs. Clauses and the odd elf, Jesus, Mary and reindeer).

It happens once a year and it's actually pretty fun to watch - also, they give free candy! Not that I took any, but the thought was there at least.

There are SantaCons all over the world (seriously, it's an international thing) spreading the holiday cheer by parading around the streets and bars and parks (Washington Park was a mess around 10pm Saturday, December 12th, 2009) and singing dirty Christmas carols with not-so-conventional lyrics that are witty to say the least (RE: check out the website to see some of the aforementioned songs). I hear they also try to collect food for the homeless, which is charitable - I just hope it includes more than candy canes.

Santa Claus at 21 with a part-time job.

Why does Santa need a MetroCard? WHERE THE HELL IS RUDOLPH - SANTA NEEDS TO GET TO THE BAR.

Santas in Grand Central Station - coming from his luxurious weekend getaway in the suburbs, peut-être.

Santa texting his peeps (elves etc...) to meet up for the after-party.

NYC jam-packed with eeeeediots - (I am, of course, talking about the guy oh-so-discreetly fixing his "sweatpants" on the right).