Gaga's Workshop at Barney's in New York

My best friend Jackie is a Little Monster. She is completely obsessed with Lady Gaga and isn't afraid to show it. She asked me if I would go with her to Barney's on 60th and Madison to see Gaga's Workshop and, of course, I said yes. I knew it was going to be over the top, I mean c'mon it's Lady Gaga, so I wanted to check it out before it closes on January 2nd.

The entrance to the store! It's like you're being gobbled up by Gaga!

Gaga's Workshop was like an art exhibit in a department store. It was fanastic and colorful

and her latest album played on loop while we looked around.

And don't you love the "Paws Off" signs?

Jackie and I tried on crazy sunglasses!

It's hard to see in the picture, but mine looked like they were covered in clay.

Jackie tried on ones that looked like lab goggles covered in lace (which were $187 by the way)

and then ones with large spikes that had no place for her nose.

And then we tried on the most comfortable black leather jacket ever. It was so soft and supple! The spikes on the shoulder and the zippers really added to it's edginess. I totally would've gotten it if it wasn't $525.

At one point, we stumpled upon a large box with candy and a tin of ginger and lemongrass tea that was $150, but Jackie only wanted the tea. We searched and searched and couldn't find it. And then out of the corner of my eye, I saw a tin! I swear it was the last one in the store. Yay! So glad I found it for you, Jackie!

I didn't get anything for myself while there, but Jackie got a nice tote bag and the tin of tea.

To read about how happy Jackie was to see the workshop, click on over to Claws Up.

Did anyone else see the workshop or is planning to go?

Happy Hannukah

Happy first night of Hannukah!

(Picture via Flickr)

Pomander Pendant

I love long, dangly necklaces. I think the reason I would much prefer to get long ones is because I wear the same short necklace that lies just above my cleavage every single day. I've worn the same necklace (though the chain has changed several times) ever since ninth or tenth grade. So that's about eight years! I'll have to take a picture to show you the necklace.

 

Anyway, a month or so ago I signed up for JewelMint since so many people were excited about it. I liked the jewelry, but I couldn't find many things that I wanted to spend the $29.99 on. Remember, I'm a broke grad student. But yesterday, I got an email from them with a 65% off code, so I decided to look around.

 

And then I found the Pomdander Pendant.

I've never been much of a perfume girl. I think most of the time perfume is too overwhelming for me. When it's on my clothing, it becomes all I can smell, which I don't like. So this necklace is perfect for me. All I have to do is take a cotton ball, spritz on a perfume I like, and place it inside the necklace. If the scent ever gets too overpowering, I can simply take the necklace off. I think it's the perfect compromise! Now I can't wait to get it in the mail!

 

Unfortunately, this necklace is out of stock at the moment, but I'm sure they'll be adding more soon.

 

Any suggestions for perfumes?

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

Oh what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, 
Alone and palely loitering?
The sedge has withered from the lake,
    And no birds sing.

Oh what can ail thee, knight-at-arms,
    So haggard and so woe-begone?
The squirrel's granary is full,
    And the harvest's done.

I see a lily on thy brow,
    With anguish moist and fever-dew,
And on thy cheeks a fading rose
    Fast withereth too.

I met a lady in the meads,
    Full beautiful - a faery's child,
Her hair was long, her foot was light,
    And her eyes were wild.

I made a garland for her head,
    And bracelets too, and fragrant zone;
She looked at me as she did love,
    And made sweet moan.

I set her on my pacing steed,
    And nothing else saw all day long,
For sidelong would she bend, and sing
    A faery's song.

She found me roots of relish sweet,
    And honey wild, and manna-dew,
And sure in language strange she said -
    'I love thee true'.

She took me to her elfin grot,
    And there she wept and sighed full sore,
And there I shut her wild wild eyes
    With kisses four.

And there she lulled me asleep
    And there I dreamed - Ah! woe betide! -
The latest dream I ever dreamt
    On the cold hill side.

I saw pale kings and princes too,
    Pale warriors, death-pale were they all;
They cried - 'La Belle Dame sans Merci
    Hath thee in thrall!'

I saw their starved lips in the gloam,
    With horrid warning gaped wide,
And I awoke and found me here,
    On the cold hill's side.

And this is why I sojourn here
    Alone and palely loitering,
Though the sedge is withered from the lake,
    And no birds sing.

-John Keats, 1819

Such a beautiful poem.
If you would like to hear it, you can listen to Ben Wishaw from the film Bright Star.

Holiday Wishlist

If I wasn't a broke graduate student, I would buy everything on this list. But alas I need to save my money for gas so that I can get to work, and so that I can buy special people in my life presents!

Lovebirds Decal. So cute, right? There are tons of cute decals over at Blik. ($38)

Fleece-Lined Leggings for comfort and to keep my legs oh so warm. ($18)

Free Bird Hair Clip to pull back my hair while reading and drinking hot chocolate. ($9)

Airwalk's Hope Slip-On shoes look comfy and do good -- everytime you buy one of these shoes, one pair is donated to children in need. They're like Toms, but a lot less expensive. ($22)

Nails Inc. Special Effects Holographic nail polish. It just looks so damn cool! ($10)

This absolutely amazing Star Projector! Seriously, how fantastic would it be to

walk into a room that looked like that?! ($22)

The Seven-Year Pen that, you got it, lasts for seven years. For a writer, this is awesome! ($7.50)

What gifts do you want this year?