July 2008
13 posts
The way to our hearts...
anyone who knows us, knows that we have one true soft spot. actually it’s more like kryptonite. SAMPLES. we love samples in all forms, but especially edible ones-usually pilfered from the whole foods bulk bins. So we were quite smitten today when RAOUL our Mexican health food-juice guru smoothie maker presented us with a small offering of love in a miniature plastic cup. His brother had...
“Ok I’m getting a little crazy here, but, what if you took the vase...”
– M.E.B.
June 2008
19 posts
Things We Love: Slurpee surprises
I think we blacked out and somehow its 90 degrees out, which means its officially hot enough for an indulgent frosty delight. But like everything, we like our treats calorie free (and chemical laden). Which is why we are obsessed-so obsessed that we wander around the city for hours looking for them-with Slurpees-Crystal Light Slurpees (they are a tough nut to find) that is. At less than 4-calories...
D_eamweave_: Pat Sajak
Don’t be puzzled by our vowel rich love interest…SAJAK gives us the spins. His overly tan visage, verbal dexterity and quippy hosting skills makes us SW_ _ n (I’ll buy a vowel: an O) everytime we’re lucky enough to make it home in time for WH_ _ L (I’ll buy another vowel: an E). The biggest puzzle of all…his anti-aging secrets. Despite her affinity for sequined...
“I was trying to pretend like I knew a lot about his native county when I did...”
– Megan-Elizabeth Baldwin, explaining her one-on-one with the 40 year old man who hopped in a cab with us to an after party that we should not have been attending in the first place.
April 2008
3 posts
At the airport.
Andrea: This is not my jacket. Someone seems to have switched my denim jacket with this other knock-off variety. I am freaking out.
Security: Ma'am that is impossible. Please calm down.
Andrea: This is NOT my jacket. Ask my roommate, go find her. Her name is Megan and she is BLONDE.
Security locates Megan at the gates, casually consuming some modest raisins and nuts and brings her to the front.
Security: Is this her denim jacket?
Megan: No, that is not. She wears a Marc by Marc Jacobs jacket. It has a higher neckline, some gold buttons, it's a completely different jacket.
Andrea: Can you watch the tape? Is there a video in here you could watch and see who has it?
Security: Ma'am have you been... partying? Look what you're wearing. You're wearing a prom dress and two pairs of sunglasses on your head. What did you have to drink last night?
Andrea: I might have had a glass of champagne.
Security: Ma'am where is your boarding pass?
Andrea: I don't know, I'm just so distraught. I am so distraught I have misplaced my boarding pass.
February 2008
14 posts
RE: Customer of the week
Dear North Avenue/Damen Starbucks, There are some that dream of fame, fortune and celebrity-we however dream of one thing: To be the Starbucks customer of the week. When it comes to soy topped tea toddies, you’re the obvious go-to. We simply can’t get enough, visiting upwards of 2-6 times per day, every single day. Others may save their money for furniture. A tropical vacation? A new...
Another piece of fan mail arrives, from Hawaii.*
Dear Megan & Andrea - I read about your adventure of roughing it in Wicker Park. I can’t wait to read about it in the next Men’s Journal. I also think that men should spend say, a weekend as women. I really think it would be a great experience to shave my legs, get a dress & makeover, grab my purse and go out as a lady. Don’t you think the world would be a bettter place...
Fivel Knows Best
Fivel: Oh you are actually BUYING a magazine?
Megan: No, no. Just have a little belated editorial birthday present for you. That's us.
Fivel: What? Who is this? Oh it is you. No shit! I don't get what this has to do with Men's Journal?
Andrea: Exactly.
“hi andrea! dazzle us with some gem? wow us? are you serious? fyi,...”
– an upset fan. Apparently the word “gem” holds many meanings and our little Vday contest is not a hit among said fans (we just meant a nice gesture! we like sugarfree gum and also asparagus and high heels)
“We’re a bunch of rough and tumble, truck driving, dog owning, bird hunting...”
– A fan of our Men’s Journal article from GA. An intriguing offer to say the least.
January 2008
55 posts
And it begins...
So our glorious trip to New York for fashion week is days away— and thus we’ve been busy preparing, packing bags and arranging hotel stays. And while we won’t be staying at the Plaza the mere thought of hoteling in New York conjures images of one of my favorite style icons: Eloise. At six she had perfected the art of effortless glamour clad in a dainty peter-pan collared blouse,...