ann taylor loft costs more than it really should

[dianora2]

Did anyone notice the new Studio 60 commercial that ran during Project Runway last night? It was the "Imagine this" narration, but the first shot was Matt and Brad sitting on steps with Amanda and Sarah sitting behind them and rubbing their shoulders. It broke my brain a little, in a good way.

Also, the ex-boy asks a good question: "If the show is a hit who do you think goes to rehab first -- Aaron or Matthew?" Heh.

(By the way, Dalton Ross apparently thought Brad & Matt "weren't believable" in their roles in the pilot, so now I can never trust anything Dalton says ever again.)

For Fashion Week, Saks has a window display featuring large photographs of fashion luminaries wearing different designers. One of the windows is Tim Gunn. I should bring my phone with me when I go out for lunch tomorrow so I can take a picture. It's pretty awesome. God knows in that neighborhood I'll just look like yet another tourist taking a picture.

Interesting sign of how the economy is flailing: normally Origins sends me a coupon during my birthday month for $10 off any purchase. This year I get the coupon, and it's for $10 off of a purchase of $40 or more. How depressing is that? Since they carry Origins at the Company Store I get to go to, I may not even bother with the coupon. Bah.

Marcia Cross is pregnant. That was fast.

My "favorite" news story today, despite most of my intellectual energy being dominated by the Path to 9/11 travesty: Saudis consider banning women from Mecca. Our good buddies, the Saudis! What a relief that everything they do is A-OK with the US since we like their oil so much. Wow.

Kind of pointless but fairly interesting article about the dividing line between New Yorkers who were living here on 9/11 and those who moved here afterward. The article makes one observant point: NYCers tend to avoid talking about 9/11 as much as possible.

So glad tomorrow is Friday, even if it is going to be a stressful one.

Comments

[bexatious.livejournal.com]

It's really, really important that I know who was rubbing whose shoulders.

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

Amanda --> Matt
Sarah --> Brad

[bexatious.livejournal.com]

That pleases me in ways I cannot describe.

[imperviousness.livejournal.com]

Is it this trailer that you're talking about? Because it broke my brain a little when I stumbled upon it earlier... And there is stair-sitting.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ue_aJho3ZGI

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

It was that same step-sitting, but I'm pretty sure in the commercial last night, Sarah was also touching Bradley, it wasn't just Amanda touching Matt. Because I remember liking that part. *g*

[marakara.livejournal.com]

One of the windows is Tim Gunn. I should bring my phone with me when I go out for lunch tomorrow so I can take a picture.

I planned to do this today because I saw the big picture walking home last night and thought "Gee, dianora2 would love to see this". You can't take the picture straight on - it is a translucent screen and the human eye makes up for some of the gaps in the picture. I tried two shots from the side, both picked up the glare of the window. I may be in midtown tomorrow night so I'm going to try again.

Take Care
Mara

[kiss-me-cassie.livejournal.com]

YOu *definitely* need to take a picture of Tim. It will make me smile.

NYCers tend to avoid talking about 9/11 as much as possible
I hate to include myself in there, but I think a lot of Jersey folks that lived close to the city and commuted or frequently traveled in are the same way. I still cringe every time an ad for one of those movies comes on. Just... no.

[timesink.livejournal.com]

The article makes one observant point: NYCers tend to avoid talking about 9/11 as much as possible.

Hmm. Here at Ground Zero Jr., 9/11 is one of the top conversation starters: Where do you work, can you believe these housing prices, doesn't traffic suck, and where were you on 9/11? Within 15 minutes of meeting the other DC-area guests at the B&B we stayed at a couple of weeks back, we were right on it.

Maybe the difference is that ours didn't play out live, and we don't have a gaping hole in our skyline. Or that traffic woes flow easily into discussing evacuation plans and how, well, forget it. Hard to say.

[chelsea-energy.livejournal.com]

heh, i was just commenting about the same thing. when i first started my job and was being fingerprinted they told me it was so they could find my body in the rubble. nice introduction, huh?

[timesink.livejournal.com]

so they could find my body in the rubble

And I know precisely which floor in my building can be closed off to outside air so the anthrax doesn't get us.

Is this a great town or what? {rolls eyes}

[chelsea-energy.livejournal.com]

hah i love that your icon has a rainbow in it!

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

That's really interesting. Here it only ever comes up, generally speaking, if it has to in the context of a greater conversation. No one talks about that day.

I do think part of it might be that a lot of us (myself included) did see it, as you put it, play out live. I saw the towers fall with my own eyes, not on TV, as it was happening, and -- that makes everything different.

I don't know.

[colorstoobright.livejournal.com]

MUST. SEE. SAID. S60. COMMERCIAL. NOW.

[twinparadox.livejournal.com]

NYCers tend to avoid talking about 9/11 as much as possible.

I was just talking about this with my colorist (native NYCer) a few months ago, before my last trip to NYC. Specifically, about Ground Zero and how tourists want to visit it and NYCers don't want any part of it.

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

Not too long after 9/11 (a few months?) chanel19 and bbennett came to visit and wanted to go see Ground Zero, so I went with them (for the first time). And I got...really agitated. After only a few minutes I really had to get out of there. And I wanted to punch everyone who was snapping pictures.

I do pass it from the back of a cab whenever I go to the airport, though, and then I always do look. But it's just the sides, you can't see in. And it passes by quickly.

[zandras-court.livejournal.com]

Dalton's comments seem kinda schitzo anyway, considering his mag rated Studio 60 as one of their "EW Picks" and it was written of so highly in the actual article. Seems odd that he's gone out of his way to contradict his own publication. So, yeah, he needs to go on Colbert's "Dead to Me" list.

[harpinred.livejournal.com]

The title of this post of course caught my attention. I freely admit to being an Ann Taylor Loft junkie. And I agree that they're too expensive, but what are you going to do? They're like the ONLY store that caters to the 30's/40's age bracket. What's up with that?

I can't wait to see Studio 60. I fell asleep at the beach house before B could get it up an running, but the promos have me curious and excited.

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

And I agree that they're too expensive, but what are you going to do?

1. Only buy things there when they are on sale.
2. Buy very similar but cheaper clothing at New York & Company.

*g*

[humascot97.livejournal.com]

One of the windows is Tim Gunn. I should bring my phone with me when I go out for lunch tomorrow so I can take a picture
Or you could just wait until the thing I told you about next week and take a pic of the man himself. I can see it now: an LJ icon of Tim and a brown box! ;)

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

LOL! That would indeed be awesome.

[chelsea-energy.livejournal.com]

"If the show is a hit who do you think goes to rehab first -- Aaron or Matthew?"

Ahhh haha To be continued....

Ooh, you should take pictures of the Saks windows. I wanna see.

Along with the interesting NYCer observation... DCers seem to want to talk about 9/11 as much as possible. Or maybe that's just the impression I get because I hang out with all these political IR people.