I don’t care for your fairytales

Although I’m in the depths of school work and it is a constant comparison of who has more books piled and papers being printed, a few of my friends and I found time to relax the other day with a concert. For those of you in Tdot, Irving Plaza is very similar to the Phoenix Concert Theater. Open venue, all standing, drinks, intimate, all though you are packed like sardines. The concert we saw was Sara Bareilles, most well known for her music video “Love Song”, but now one of my fav’s for her songs "fairytale" (where the blog title comes from), "gravity", "many the miles"…I really could go on and on basically listing the entire cd. Sadly, she is still on cd one, putting cd two out soon soon, so she says!!
There is something about seeing a musician perform their songs in person that you fall more in love with their music and I have fallen way deeper for her music. Not to mention that she brought some wicked openers, David Ford (from the UK) and Rachel Yamagata (seriously amazing!!). Two new cds I will be getting. I just wanted you guys to know that yes I am really lame with my busy school life (count down to May 6…for a two week break), but I am still getting out (a bit).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJYUgz5xUco

Must be Spring!

Saturday I was on my way to school when i turned on to Broadway and saw a street fair...the first street fair of the season!! This means spring has arrived and the season of street fairs is amongst us again. This means weekends of bbq'd corn, crepes, cheap cheap thai food, 3 for $10 pashmina's and of course my fav. the ability to buy socks and underwear for uber cheap out of bins (if only the gross factor didn't overwhelm me i'd be go shopping for undies!).

Although the street fair is an official city thing that has happened for spring, a few weeks ago i started noticing all the flowers coming up, the trees in bloom and most if not all of the apartment buildings shed the old wintering flower boxes for more updated and pretty spring flowers. My building has yet to remove the pine boughs and plant flowers, i'm hoping this week we get our flowers, but next door they are sporting some goooooorgeous hydrangeas.

I will take pictures soon...i wish i could capture the smell (of the flowers and trees, not the city)...the trees are changing the whole smell of the parks, loove it!

Star Struck

I'm terrible at spotting "famous" people. I'm sure i've said it before, but unless they are dressed like they are attending some awards ceremony or being hounded by the media i will walk right past them...which i know happens all the time...except for the past few days!

Part One:

It was last friday i'm pushing N. around in his stroller through the west village trying to get him to sleep because construction is driving us all insane....another story for another day. Rightio so it has been raining all week and friday was no different, overcast, wet, cold, BUT there was a woman wearing sunglasses walking towards me...clue one....who is wearing sunglasses on this gray day. So i looked a little harder and realized...JODI FOSTER!!!!! Now only because i'm so cool i was pulling out my cell phone to text my brother something completely unrelated, well of course it also looked like could have been about to take her picture...i got nervous and quickly put my phone away. That was my experience with her, but i was soooo happy!


Part Two:

Yesterday i'm pushing E. home in her stroller and coming towards me was one of my all time favorites PARKER POSEY. Now it's only natural to stare just a bit more than you want because you're not sure if it's them or not, but i def. looked too long...i met her eyes. ahhhhh soooo excited i was glared at by PARKER POSEY (ps: i learned that her real name is actually parker posey AND her middle initial is C...nice initial huh, haha). Anyways, she was chewing gum, talking on her cell, holding roller blades and her mannerisms are EXACTLY the same as how she acts....i got shivers and tried my hardest not to hit her with the stroller.

I will obviously keep you all posted on any further exciting sightings