I finally remembered my camera today. Behold, The Bryant Park Lawn! They rolled up the ice skating rink in March and promptly rolled out the lawn like a trade show carpet. Isn't New York-style simulated nature great? Look, there's even a leaf for a touch of naturalism.

Look what I got today! Thank you so much SKYE Associates. I love the colors! I love how the magenta mums (with chartreuse centers!) serve as the structure for the hot pink and orange roses. It's such a tight little arrangement. So cute! So cheery! I love them.

Super incredible arrangement! A dozen white roses with a greenish tinge and red edges, a dozen yellow calla lilies, purple tulips, snap dragons, gerber daisies, hydrangeas and all the trimmings in a square glass vase. Thank you People Style Watch! I took 1/5 of the flowers home immediately yesterday to put in a separate vase, [below] so I could enjoy them at home and at work. Then I took the rest home today [above]. I love them! Thank you thank you!

 

I just got birthday cupcakes from Cosmo magazine!!! And I got birthday cappuccino from Girls' Life magazine this morning. LIKE.

Fun to share with everyone at work. 100% sell-through, as the kids say.

In a surprise move last Friday, I bought some pretty bright green pants from the Gap for my birthday (coming up on the 19th). And then I bought the matching green and white striped long sleeve tee, because it matched exactly. I mean exactly! How could I not, I thought. And I had mega-coupons, so I basically paid only $6 for both pieces. I figured I could tone it all down by wearing the ensemble with a black suit jacket and a black beaded necklace. I hemmed the pants Friday after work and immediately wore them out with a black sweater. The color was pretty bold for me, but pretty excellent. I wore it again on Sunday and then Monday to work. Strangely by today, I am totally used to the pants and am plotting other outfits that aren't so toned down. I have a metallic green skinny belt that oddly matches yet clashes. I have a navy and white striped tee that I want to wear with a t-shirt necklace in bright light blue. I hope I found the right color here. I can't believe I am saying this. Bright color is so much fun!

"Your stuffed Moroccan pouf has shipped!" said the email.
"Yay!" said me.

 

I got my weird-cool pin from Etsy the other day. It came from Korea! I'm adding the ribbon below. Still deciding on the configuration. There are so many good ideas when you do an image search for "award ribbon." #colormeexcited

Birth month!

Thank you Bead Center for 1) existing and 2) for being only three blocks from my work building. It's my one-stop shop for repairing any of my sparkle barrettes. They have every type of rhinestone -- flat back, pointed back -- in seemingly every color and size. I finally bought proper glue and tweezers so I can set the stones accurately without the Crazy Glue residue. #colormeexcited

Bead Center NY
989 Sixth Avenue (36th/37th Streets)
Garment District
212.279.2323

Twitter is like New Yorkers.
Talking in all directions, no one listening.
Yup.

New York gets you used to a certain level of excitement, that when you have a moment of normal, it seems boring.

This sign is gorgeous. Obviously I like it. Look at my Twitter background. I love letters with individual light bulbs. Love! And I love the ghost old signage underneath. This gives me good ideas... [image via zimbio.com]

It is 14 degrees in NYC today.
So I poured myself a cup of tea.
Green tea with peach.
Not my cup of tea.

Well folks, starting tonight, I am redesigning my Website. Time for change. And learning more coding. Div codes and the like.

It was oodles of fun making this page today -- which is now up -- and the old lovingly-hand-coded html site is down. www.elaineperlov.com

Have warm-enough coat, will travel.