Google shmooogle boogle

OK, so I am not the Webmaster of the Year, or Month, or Week, not even of the Hour after Lunch in the Assisted Living Community Housing Development on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn.

So freaking what? I made mistake. You shut down my publisher's account in which I earned in 3 months all of almost $15 bucks while spending on AdWords more than $60. I atoned. I asked for guidance. And what did I receive? BIG FAT NOTHING!!!!

So now I will have to use YOUR free services to put up OTHERS' ads. Boooooooooo

Sample Sale Prescriptions

These "controlled substances" were prescribed to us by our friends at Daily Candy.

Hanky Panky
Daily Candy says that skivvies, camis, loungewear, and robes are $10-$30 Dec. 4-6. Mon. & Tues., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
381 Park Ave. S., b/t 26th & 27th Sts., ste. 920 (212-725-4996).

I personally vouch for the Hanky. Usually, it is worth the visit to Daffy's.

Catherine Malandrino
Looks like 50% - 70% off on sweaters, dresses, blouses, cardigans.
Dec. 4-6. Mon.-Wed., 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
The Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W. 18th St., b/t Sixth & Seventh Aves., 4th flr. (212-840-0106).

Frette
Up to 70 percent off Italian bedding, towels, loungewear, and home accessories.
Dec. 2-7. Sat.-Wed., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
317 W. 33rd St., b/t Eighth & Ninth Aves. (718-747-1656).
If you can afford Frette at 70% off ... take me to lunch at 21 , please :)))

Lauren Moffatt
Why: Coats, were $460, now $200; dresses, were $380, now $140; tops, were $264, now $90; blazers, were $354, now $140.
When: Dec. 5-7. Tues.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.Where: 214 W. 29th St., b/t Seventh & Eighth Aves., ste. 1503 (212-465-0839).

What: Lorelei
Why: Up to 70 percent off python clutches, beaded holiday wristlets, satin bags, and more.
When: Dec. 5 & 6. Tues. & Wed., noon-8 p.m.
Where: 53 W. 36th St., b/t Fifth & Sixth Aves., ste. 1102.

What: Derek LamWhy: Coats, were $2,300, now $950; blouses, were $950, now $400; pants, were $690, now $300; dresses, were $1,690, now $700.When: Dec. 7 & 8. Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 601 W. 26th St., b/t Eleventh & Twelfth Aves., ste. 1730 (212-929-1338).

What: Sigerson MorrisonWhy: Shoes and boots, were $345-$850, now $60-$100; ">Belle by Sigerson Morrison shoes and boots, were $245-$545, now $40-$75; handbags, were $70-$800, now $20-$150.
When: Dec. 6 & 7. Wed. & Thurs., 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Where: 180 Lafayette St., b/t Broome & Grand Sts., ground flr.

What: Autumn Cashmere
Why: Tons of cashmere styles up to 75 percent off.
When: Dec. 6-8. Wed. & Thurs., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 231 W. 39th St., b/t Seventh & Eighth Aves., ste. 924 (212-398-2244).

What: Lucy Sykes, Alex Gaines, Egg by Susan Lazar
Why: Alex Gaines coats, were $795, now $350; sweaters, were $425, now $150; skirts, were $350, now $125; Lucy Sykes girls’ dresses, were $120, now $40; kids’ sweaters, were $110, now $40; blouses, were $295, now $105; Egg by Susan Lazar blankets, were $120, now $50; jersey tees and leggings, were $30, now $10.
When: Dec. 6-8. Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: 230 W. 39th St., b/t Seventh & Eighth Aves., 9th flr. (212-221-1715).

What: Metropolitan Design Group
Why: Giles & Brother jewelry, Mark Snider Home, Tocca handbags, Shadow Box Ink stationery, and other accessories, starting at 50 percent off.
When: Dec. 7 & 8. Thurs. & Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: 504 W. 22nd St., b/t Tenth & Eleventh Aves., 3rd flr. (212-944-6110). Cash only.

What: James Jeans
Why: Men’s and women’s denim priced $25-$90.
When: Dec. 6-8. Wed. & Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: 500 Greenwich St., b/t Spring & Canal Sts., ste. 202 (212-221-4603).

What: Lauren Merkin
Why: Must-have clutches, totes, and bags going for 40-70 percent off.
When: Dec. 5-7. Tues.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: 231 W. 29th St., b/t Seventh & Eighth Aves., ste. 201 (212-239-2459).

"Call for Artists: Subtle Technologies 2007 - in situ - art, body, medicine"

Starting December 4th, and ending January 1st, 2007, Subtle Technologies, University of Toronto , located in Toronto, Canada, announcing call for submissions:

"Call for Artists: Subtle Technologies 2007 - in situ - art, body, medicine"

Subtle Technologies is a four-day multidisciplinary Festival exploring complex and subtle relationships between art and science. The annual international event combines symposia, exhibitions, workshops and performances that juxtapose cutting-edge artistic projects and scientific exploration.

For details, topics, and submissions instructions, click ion heading of this post. I personally doubt that I will be participating. For me it is too "science-shmience" , but I know there are a lot of you guys out there who love to paint DNA models :)

Polonium 210 .....211 ...212 ....gone!

Come on, people!

Ever since that "poor ex KGB spy" got sick, you can not get anywhere without hearing that something is poisoned by Polonium or someone contains it.

1) It is EVERYWHERE. It is heavy metal and these days we consume about 200 plus of them on daily basis.

2) Anyone who plays "spy games" signes waiver that says "in case of my untimely death, please consider me an idiot". It's like the dude who crashed his private jet into high rise. You can't crash your private jet if you don't have money to buy one! So, once you do, don't expect sympathy.

3) Million bucks .... Putin could buy another head of state, like he did in Germany, with this money. Seems like much more profitable investment.

4) Putin is KGB. He is anything but stupid. Plus, they usually prefer to put folks into mental institutions or to jail for murders that accused never committed.

So, lets move one to something less annoying. Compared to this scandal, Bush seems like dear friend and Nobel Prize winner. .....

Latvia Fears New ‘Occupation’ by Russians but Needs the Labor

Recently, www.nytimes.com published something that I personally have been waiting for a very long time. You may same most of my life. The story describes that once again snooty inbreeding hiding-in-remote-farms Waffen SS (http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/wwii/baltic_nazis/latvia/index2.htm) Latvians NEED Russian help. No longer do they need to get us out of their got forsaken cold woody beach country. They actually smuggle Russian workers into Latvia illegally. Let me state in again: Latvian employers smuggle Russian Workers, not like in USA where Mexican workers have to smuggle themselves and pay for it.

For those who would say that Russians got what they deserved, here is a little bit of info - Revolution and following Soviet Union's "occupation" would not have happened if it was not for Latvian Shooters Battalions who were acting on behalf of Lenin as Battalions Of Death.

Why am I personally so connected to it? May be because I was born in 1971 in Riga. My mother was 2 years old when my Russian Grandmother and my Ukrainian Grandfather moved to Latvia. As true occupants, they spent their life's working (sometimes two jobs at the same time) at bread factory, as someone who is cleaning stairwells in the building, drove trucks, and other jobs that ethnic Latvians considered to be "dirty" and beneath them.

I will never forget how their children were instructed from early childhood never to play with us. Not because we were "occupants", but because were were lower class, could spread disease, ignorant subhumans.

My parents were first generation in their families to become college educated, they were associated with anti soviet crowd, I was raised to believe in freedom of expression and tolerance. We constantly had hand-typed underground manuscripts at our house and never did we consider Latvians to be our enemy. But now, after the way they treated non-Latvian children and old people for past 20 years, I rejoice when I hear that for all their propaganda to contrary, they do need Russian heads and hands!

How often do we get to be a real Santa?

Every year, the Post Office receives over 450,000 letters and emails addressed to Santa from children and families in need of toys, warm clothes, and more. As a member of the Young Professionals of New York City , I plan to attend their yearly holiday party at the Time Warner Center this year.

At the party, we will be reading letters from NYC children to Santa. Everyone can select a letter of their choice and answer it by sending a gift, either online at the party (laptops will be stationed around the room) or from home.

Feels good to make one more kid keep their childhood dreams alive for a year longer!

"Persian Descent" ... What exactly does it mean?

Last night I went to Carnegie Hall and had pleasure to listen to works written by Shubert and Shuman performed by young and extremely talented artist - Mr. Nasiri.

The minute I saw him I realized that he is either Israeli, Armenian or Iranian. He could be from any country south of Russia for that matter.

Turns out, the program just say that he was born in "California to parents of Persian descent".

Here is map of Persian Kingdom at its greatest time -

It includes Libya and Egypt, its eastern borders are next to India. On south, it has Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea and on North it includes what later will become Macedonia, Armenia, Caspian Mountains, Partia and Aria.

Persia's conquest by Islamic Arab armies took place and marks the transition into "medieval" Persia between years 643 and 650, long after the birth of Persian civilization (3200–2700 BCE)

To make the very long story short, Persian Descent means a lot more than just to be Iranian, which today is considered to be such politically incorrect term, that talented musician has to hide his parents national identity!

Cafe Sabarsky - 20th century Austrian version of modern $tarbuck$ Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Have you ever been to that little place? Or better yet, have you ever been in LINE to that little place? Today we (myself and a friend of mine from CT) had to wait for 40 minutes during "between lunch and dinner" time. You know, that quiet time when lunch time crowd is gone and dinner crowd is still at work or shopping at Bergdorf. Nonetheless, the experience was definitely worth the wait.

Most guides to NY's restaurants will tell you that Cafe Sabarsky is "... German/Austrian Price Range: Moderate The new Neue Galerie museum cafe is an elegant invocation of old-time Vienna. 1048 Fifth Ave. Upper East Side 212-288-0665". Not much to go on, right?

Not if you are the kind of person who can (a) read, (b) heard about museums, (c) tends to go to one or two sometimes, and (d) prefers quality of food to its quantity.

As we were sipping our coffee, we noticed that majority of patrons were well in their 60 - 70s.

I guess one of my European friends was correct when he said that Cafe Sabarsky is 20th century Austrian version of modern Starbucks Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The difference is that you are not served by semi-literate teenagers and nobody is asking you "uuuuhhhh.... are you gonna finish this one?" ....

Arts after Politics ?

OK, for those of us who are done with all this political nonsense (i.e. we'll get screwed no matter who is in the White , Senate, Representatives House), here are some ideas on how to spend time in artistic pursuits:

On Friday, November 11, 2006 , Christine Taylor Patten will talk about her work at 4pm at the Drawing Center.

Later that day, there will be open reception for her exhibition of 261 drawings (November 11, 2006 – February 10, 2007)

Opening Reception: Friday, November 10, 6-8 pm

261 drawings consists of 260 one-by-one-inch crow quill and ink drawings on three-inch paper (the micro) and one 21-by-103.5-inch study (the macro). A progression of images begun with a single dot in space, the complete series of thousands of drawings evolves through gradual movement, each drawing in the sequence referring to the preceding one. While strictly non-referential, the drawings evoke cosmic imagery – swirling clouds, clusters of planets, wave patterns – and have been numbered as years, celebrating two millennia.

35 Wooster Street,

New York, NY 10013

Tel: 212-219-2166

Fax: 212-966-2976

Email: info@drawingcenter.org

Another option would be to go and see John Currin at Gagosian Gallery.

Saturday, November 11 – Friday, December 22, 2006

Opening reception for the artist: Saturday, November 11th, from 6 to 8pm. This is Currin's first exhibition with the gallery.

Some things cannot be made up ......they are too "out-there"

I have page on www.myplace.com.

Since I am in no way interested in dating at the moment, I put that disclaimer in my profile. I am interested in meeting there fellow artists, designers, and meeting new friends. However, It does not really stop plenty "let hook up" from getting into my e-mails. So I delete them. No biggie. But this one here ..... I got the gist, but not sure that I actually can decipher it:

"Hi ur a breath taking living doll ( muneca) Sweet Bella ######
( i adore ur name,lol)

wow you seem truly fully a lady,,of class, dignity and grace ,,what can i say you impressed me to the point of writing in 2 of my 4 languages,,lol ,,:-) ,,,,

your pics says,fun loving ,outgoing and, more than just the obvious beauty am sure you get many endless comments on,,but more so like am sure your smile shows sincerity an sweetness your eyes directness and passion. boldness ,talent and much more

hope n doubt ur not into the street thug ghetto uneducated type sayin,,yo,,holla mamma,,wats poppin,,,type or the just as bad macho controllin muscle head vain shallow pretty boy ones lookin in the mirror,,tattoos n a shaves head dont make a man an real life aint like a mtv video,,or GQ add,lol,,seems i see women sadly preffering them types n always messing up there lives cause of it,,

me i was born in spain raised in italy not ur typical latin neither acting or lookin,,,,lol,,,parents dominican n puerto rican,i ,live in manhattan single no kids ,college grad fashion industry executive

thanks for the pleasure to see your profile,, never change stay you,,(nunca cambies)

ciao bella


#####"

Young children held until fathers surrender themselves

Veterans Group Deplores Interrogation and Detention of Iraqi Children By Military
Young children held until fathers surrender themselves

I usually do not get into politics, but this press release by Bruce could not go unnoticed by me. Just think about it. Who else used similar techniques in this century, but in purposes of ethnic cleanings? Now USA puts itself on same level with them?

I'd love to read what you have to say. I say only 5 words: SHAME ON ALL OF US!


TORONTO, ON, CANADA, October 28, 2006 - Today, the Chairman of Veteran Organ Donors International Bruce A. Gorcyca, also a U.S. military veteran, announced that their volunteer group received information from two independent sources in Baghdad that Iraqi children as young as 5 and 6 years old were being pulled from their classrooms and privately interrogated by U.S. soldiers in uniforms about their fathers. The children were asked if they wanted to be "mujahadin" when they grow up and those that responded with a "yes" were then asked if their fathers were "Mujahadin". If they again answered "yes" the children were taken away and held hostage until their fathers surrendered themselves for interrogation that could last for weeks, as they have in the past. Historically, less than half of those interrogated are ever released.

We received this information from the same source that told us of Iraqi mothers and wives being taken from their homes in 2005 in much the same manner by U.S. troops who then offered to release the women only if their husbands and sons would surrender and submit interrogation under the influence of drugs . ABC News later confirmed that story to be true a few weeks after we received the information. "I consider these tactics to be barbaric, un-American, and shameful" said Gorcyca. "Some members of the Arab League have suggested this may be yet another potential war crime, and we want the United Nations to establish a war crime commission to look into this immediately" he added.Just last week VODI published an open letter to the United Nations, U.S. Congress, and Parliament demanding that the death of over 5,000 Iraqi children from American bombs, missiles, and bullets be investigated. The group is now trying to attend to the some 3,000 Iraqi children in need of organ transplants due to injuries received from the last two invasions over the last decade.

Extensive use of radioactive depleted uranium weapons by coalition forces has almost doubled the leukemia rate of Iraqi children who are now in desperate need of bone marrow transplants. "Iraqi parents take no comfort in the fact their children were not killed or maimed deliberately" remarked Gorcyca who further explained "It is not hard to understand the growing insurgency in Iraq which may be nothing more than enraged citizens seeking revenge for the death of their children or parents". The Toronto-based human rights group is staffed by volunteer veterans of the U.S. and Canadian military.

About VODI. VODI is a non-profit volunteer organization focused on helping children victims of war and military conflicts by addressing their medical needs

Does Sex Sell Fashion

..... or does fashion help to get higher price for sex?

The second part of this dilemma is added by me and is completely unknown to members of FGI, who are responsible for Oct 18, 2006 Workshop "Does Sex Sell Fashion".

When I was either last year of my undergrad or first year of grad school, I had to write paper on marketing technique. I forgot the name of professor as you can see and the time that class took place, but not what I wrote about. I used as an example popular at the time commercial where muscular half-naked construction guy opened a can of coke and momentaraly white color several hottiees nearly fell out of their office window salivating over him.

For those who is interested, here is usefull info:



Does Sex Sell Fashion?-->
Event Date
-->Oct 18, 2006-->
Time
6:00pm

Member Fee
$35
Non-Member Fee
$45
Table Fee
n/a
Student Fee
$20
Additional Info


Contact Tel
212.302.5511
Contact Email
Jazz@fgi.org
Does Sex Sell Fashion?
Hearst Tower
Joseph Urban Theater
300 West 57th Street, 3rd Floor
(please enter on Eight Avenue)Wednesday, October 18, 2006
6:00 PM Panel Discussion

Moderator:Donna Kalajian Lagani, SVP/Publishing Director, Cosmopolitan
Speakers:
Bryan Bradley, Designer, Tuleh
Nicole Fischelis, VP/ Women’s Fashion Director, Macy's
Dr. Lionel Tiger, Anthropologist
Rebecca Weinberg, Celebrity Stylist

Long Island Fat Wallets vs. New York Month - to - month

As I was heading to my studio from 72nd and Broadway, I realised something I never quite could make any sense of - why would anybody plan 34th street 1, 2, and 3 subway lines platforms in the way, that first you have to get down X number of stair, and then you have to go up X times 2 number of stairs to get outside.

Finally I got it - if you go downstairs, you can get right onto the Penn Station trucks!!! So those who have the hardship of living in big houses which require enormous amount of furniture, and the pool, and at least one maid and one nanny (how could then NOT care about the poor) and perfect lawn, and that milkman for the lady of the house have more convenient commute!

Hmmmm. Now I feel like warmhearted bitch. I almost feel remorse. I am done. Back to cold hearted one :)I think we should sell tickets to and from LI based on the residency. Work in NY but live in LI? Pay up double for that ticket dude. NY needs the money for those of us who support you nice commute by maintaining NYC subway system.

I actually called for security guard .... in a book store!

I know it sucks to get other people in trouble, but here I am, sitting comfy on the floor of huge Barnes & Nobles (the one near the Lincoln Center), trying to figure out how badly I am broke. Am I broke to the point where I can get 1 book that I loved, or 2?

Then I decided that when you have no job and someone is suing you for $40K, you may as well go for two, but on condition that you run to the cash register with your eyes closed.

As I was savoring other beauties, which were destined to stay behind, young man came by and started offering me some little brochure that he made about Nigerian kids. So I ask him if he has some documentation / certificate for the alleged Fund that he claims he formed. Dude keeps telling me how bad things are in Nigeria. So, after 3 round of these "negotiations", dude admits that he "misplaced" his certificate and moves on.

I grabbed the two books that I can hardly afford, and went to the cash register, destructing myself from other books by looking for security guard to tell him about the Fund Dude.

2006 Fashion District Festival

Sunday, October 22, 2006
2006 Fashion District Festival
Category: Art and Photography

It is THAT time of the year again :)
Fashion District Business Center is trying to raise awareness of the fact that more and more artists move to Garment District. My studio is one of the active participants, and today I was "minding the store". Tomorrow I am on the same patrol. It is actually kind of fun, considering that I may be in need of training for a salesclerk position in near future :))

Elie Tahari Sale

Monday, October 23, 2006
Elie Tahari Sale
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping

Dear shopping Junkies! If you are in dire need of new Tahari outfit, please put your running shoes on and take your place in line this week at her Midtown location 80% off sale:
What: Elie Tahari Why: Shearling coats, jackets, tops, and pants are 70-80 percentoff. When: Oct. 25-28. Wed.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5p.m. Where: 520 Fifth Ave., b/t 43rd & 44th Sts., 2nd flr.(212-398-2622).See you there!

Is it Xmass yet?

Tuesday, October 23, 2006
www.SeasonDreams.com - Is it Xmass yet?

Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping

I know it is way too early for Crismass, but don't you just LOVE this beauty? I know I did. Unfortunately, it is a bit too pricey for me :(. Although, if you before order before October 31 st and use promo code: shefinds, you receive 10% off.

Hello :) This is my first post here and I assure you that there more to follow!