Dec 3, 2008  •  In Beauty, Reviews

Product Review: Jonathan Serious Volume Shampoo & Conditioner

Ever since I watched the first two seasons of Bravo’s Blow-Out, I’ve wanted to try the Jonathan line of hair products. A couple of months ago, I picked up a sample jar of Jonathan’s Dirt at my local Sephora. It was the most popular product in Jonathan’s product line and I was tempted to try […]

Nov 5, 2008  •  In Reviews, Shopping

Comfortable Heels

Although I rarely venture out without heels, I’m ironically not that into shoes. I am much more of a bag hag than a shoe whore, and until recently never spent more than $100 on a pair of shoes. My mother stepped in to set me straight. “Shoes are so important to your health! If your […]

Sep 16, 2008  •  In Geek, Personal, Reviews

My Short-Lived Stint as a ChaCha Guide

Have you heard of ChaCha? It is a mobile answering service. Want to make reservations at a restaurant but you don’t have their number? Need to find movie times? Have a curiously nagging yet random question you want answered right away? Just call 800-2ChaCha or text your question to 242242 and receive a text response […]

Sep 15, 2008  •  In Books, Reviews

Book Review: Twilight

I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Harry Potter fan. I love fantasy books as well as thrillers and mysteries. And I still hold a soft place in my heart for the young adult genre, which kept me company during those lonely nights as an awkward and socially inept teenager. So when Breaking Dawn, […]

Jul 28, 2008  •  In Geek, Information, Reviews

Squarespace V5 Review

Being a blogger (albeit a relatively unknown one) in NYC with a wide web of friends and acquaintances has its perks. A few weeks ago, I was asked to be a beta tester for version 5 of Squarespace‘s web publishing platform. I remembered reading about Squarespace, but had never checked it out. It was exactly […]

Jul 24, 2008  •  In Movies, Reviews

The Dark Knight Review

(Disclaimer: I have tried my best to not include any spoilers for those who have not seen the movie. Enjoy!) I’m a bit late on this review, but hey, better late than never, right? I was one of the fortunate few who were able to procure a ticket to an IMAX showing of The Dark […]

Jun 27, 2008  •  In Books, Reviews, Touching

Book Review: The Last Lecture

Despite the fact that I love to babble on and on in my writing, I’m a pretty reserved person in real life. I am hardly the one to wear my heart on a sleeve…heck even my voice is pretty monotone! But lately I’ve been a emotional wreck. Everything ticks me off. Sappy commercial? Eyes well up in […]

Jun 17, 2008  •  In Books, Reviews

Book Review: Bonk

I’d written before that science and mathematics were never my forte in school. Which is unfortunate, because I love learning the facts and figures behind our amazing world. This is precisely why I get overly excited when I watch a program (hello, Discovery, History, and the National Geographic channels!) or read a book that can explain things […]

May 13, 2008  •  In Gadgets, Personal, Reviews

Getting Sick of the iPhone Hoopla

As a gadget freak and an Apple-lover, I feel almost sacrilege saying this, but… I am so sick of the iPhone! Sure, I oohed and aahed during the famous 2007 Macworld Keynote where it was announced. I grunted like a caveman (cavewoman?) and pointed to the screen, sputtering, “Me. Want.” I anxiously waited with the rest of […]

May 2, 2008  •  In Gadgets, Geek, Personal, Reviews

Apple Replaced My MacBook Pro for Free!

My MacBook Pro was still an infant at 1.5 months old. During my honeymoon, I noticed a black dot on the upper right-hand side of the screen. I immediately whipped out my iKlear travel singles and wiped and wiped…with no avail. I changed the background image, played movies over the dot, and dragged windows repeatedly over it. […]