Today on the Train: Jelly Flats

Are Jelly Flats really actually back? Did they ever go anywhere?
OR was this just a total mirage on the train this morning?

I can only remember fiending for this style of jellies years ago because they were THE COOLEST in Middle School. But flats? I mean, am I missing it?

Do I need a pair to truly understand? Or did both of these ladies fashion-faux-pas hardcore? I wonder if @LaPantin, for Glamour, has decided if she really loves Jelly Shoes or not?!

I mean I LOVE these Tory jellies, but I’m just not sure about any other style!? WHAT DO YOU THINK? 

On Traveling Alone

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”  ― Augustine of Hippo

My friends are dropping like flies on our big plan to escape to a Caribbean Island for a weekend in July and I find it incredibly unacceptable. Sure they’re dropping for medical reasons, but I still want and need a relaxing, super-sun, and beautiful-beach, getaway and if I have to go alone… so be it.

My friends seem to think traveling alone is inadmissible; thank god I don’t always listen to them. I march to my own drum, and guess what?

There is nothing wrong with traveling alone.
I’ve done it before, and will do it again because I don’t care what people think. I love hotels, and flying and discovering new places.

We see it in movies all the time: man needs some alone time, ends up at same resort as ex - Forgetting Sarah Marshall; four girls rob diner to send themselves on vacation…end up doing drugs and joining a drug lord in his endeavors to take out another drug lord (Spring Breakers.) Then there are normal folk, like moi, that simply want to lay on a beach with an IV drip of alcohol and food.

Everyone just wants to ESCAPE. Alone, or with friends, out of desperation or relaxation, they just want a breath of life-paused even if just for a couple of days.

Even Carolyn Gregoire, writer for HuffPo, agrees on her post on
“Traveling Alone: 5 Stress-Relieving Benefits Of Solo Journeys”:

John Steinbeck once said,

“People don’t take trips -– trips take people.”

A solo trip, in particular, can have lasting benefits…some of the best travel memoirs ever penned tell stories of travelers finding themselves while getting lost on their own.

Carolyn explores the following solo-journey benefits:

1. Opportunity To Cultivate Mindfulness
2. Alleviate Depression
3. Foster New Social Connections
4. Relax As Much As You Want
5. Plenty Of Time For Reflection & Introspection

In conclusion, with help from either Groupon Getaways or Living Social Escapes, with friends or without, I will be laid up on a beach and island I’ve never been to, in July for a weekend. I will be super happy, super relaxed, and super stress-free.

I Actually Love Lucy

Thanks to my recent Optimum – Cablevision upgrade to “Gold” I now have all these ridiculous channels I’ve never had before. I did the upgrade for Showtime & Shameless but apparently upgrading entirely versus JUST the Showtime channel is a great deal — so obviously I had to GO GOLD.

Among my new channels is the Hallmark Channel, which, to my inner child, is incredibly exciting; mostly thanks to the marathons of I Love Lucy.

Black and white TV shows are so fun to watch. I feel as though they keep me grounded and keep the many many privileges I have in perspective. Take for example, cell phones. Had Lucy had even a basic mobile phone, or a more-mobile form of communication, she could have saved herself from so many mishaps with Ricky.

And things like saving money, or just having money. Both Lucy and Ethel were LUCKY if Ricky or Fred let them spend money. Anti-feminist as it sounds, I wouldn’t mind not having to work every once in a blue. Only spending the money I’m given? I think it makes us more humble and grateful for the small things we can buy with that money.

Anywho… I really do LOVE Lucy. Thank you Optimum and Hallmark. Thanks to you both I can enjoy all of these episodes and moments all over again.

Dear Lindsay Lohan

Can you please get it together? What is it about your life that you hate so much? Get the rehab and all the judge and court sh*t over and DONE with and just get on with your life! Why do you insist on prolonging this? Aren’t you tired of looking so drunk and high all the time? Don’t you miss looking clean and beautiful!? 

Here we all thought that your role in “Liz and Dick” may have been your big comeback, but no… like the greedy addict that you are, you had to fall down again and disappoint us.

I think I speak for everyone on this planet, that is a regular media consumer, when I say that we are tired of hearing that you stole something else, that you’re a chain smoker, that you wear an alcohol-monitoring and tracker ankle bracelet, or that you are fleeing rehab. We’re the same age, or rather, I’m a couple of months shy of your age, 26, and don’t seem the least bit concerned about your future.

BREAKING NEWS: as of 10AM this morning, you’ve returned and successfully checked into rehab. Applause, applause. Let’s see how long this lasts.

It’s pathetic and such a poor example for young women our age. Ya know what?Don’t even do it for us, because you obviously don’t care, do it for yourself! Give a sh*t or two and just put it all behind you.

xo, Suaz

 

 

 

Champagne Papi

Hey Drake, I recently stumbled on your instagram, @champagnepapi, and your uploads make me wish we were friends, maybe even like dating. Maybe married?

You’re a mixed-race Jewish rapper/singer that thinks he’s a Puerto Rican “papi” ball of hotness. I love it, and not in a sleazy “murdering” Amanda Bynes kind of way.

Call me, maybe?

“Tour on my mind”

“Pree dem a pree. Tr8ness”

“Earl Sweatpants”

“Tha Boy”

May Day

It’s May 1st and woof(!) time sure flies when you’re having fun doesn’t it?! Before you know it my Mum will be here for my sister’s graduation and my birthday will roll by, in which I will be yet another step closer to 30, followed by Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and…. 2014! Jesus.

Time is of the essence people! Enjoy every day. Like today, May 1st, May Day! It’s a Spring festival and the perfect time to dance like fairies around a maypole.

“…May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the maypole dance and crowning of the Queen of the May, ” read more.

In lieu of May Day I’ve compiled beautiful photos of things that represent Spring to me. I hope they inspire you to run and dance freely through fields of sunshine, picnics, and flowers.

European Wax

Probably over a year ago, I returned to my car to find a business card tucked in my windshield wiper reading, “FREE WAX – ask for Kristen.”

The promo was for the new European Wax Center that opened on Central Avenue in Yonkers. Silly girl that I am, I never looked into them or their services. Over the past year though I’ve heard whispers about how great they are. So I finally went yesterday for my free underarm wax. They welcomed me as a walk-in, the facility was clean and modern with great decor, and this goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway, the waxer was a sweetheart!

All in all: VERY COOL PROCESS. First off, you need to know the wax is BLUE and thick, and they don’t use strips to pull the wax off. Thanks to the thick consistency, the wax dries and can be pulled or rolled off!  Secondly, they don’t double-dip. In most places they charge you extra for not double-dipping – at the Wax Centers… it is the main protocol. I was totally awestruck. Check it out:

This ain’t no rip and run ladies, here is their 4-step process:

“First, we use a lavender cleanser to remove any lotions, perspirations, and makeup.

Second, we protect your skin with oil to create a barrier between your skin and the wax so it is only adhering to the hair.

Third, we use our unique low temperature hard wax made exclusively for European Wax Center that is 100% beeswax with no alcohol to dry out the skin.

Lastly, we use a calming product to soothe the area reducing irritation and redness. Learn more.”

So quick and easy, I love it. I can’t wait to try other areas!