KF Favorite Things – Week #3
Oh, what a busy past couple weeks it has been! Unfortunately, I have been delinquent in writing my Favorite Things, so hopefully, I can make up for it with a giant FT post. Without further ado, here are a few of my favorite things from the past couple of weeks:
1. Adult Spring Break aka Retox 2011
B ,M and I headed down to sunny Florida to catch some much needed rays and warm weather and to drink many fruity drinks. At our first bar, we discovered a drink that we’d long heard tell of, but never seen in real life: Firefly Sweet Tea vodka – a vodka so delicious that we couldn’t taste the alcohol. Mix with some lemonade and voila… a delicious John Daly. Yummy!
Fort Lauderdale is an interesting juxtaposition of unbelievable waterfront mansions and yachts, white trash strip malls and teenage spring break. So, trying to find some watering holes suitable for 30-something Bostonians could be quite difficult. However, our good friends at US Airways magazine recommended the new W hotel on the beach. We made dinner reservations for Steak 954, the W’s “new, hip” restaurant and were pleasantly surprised. The entrees and sides were expertly prepared and appropriately priced, and the clientele were upscale and attractive.
Our consensus was: 7.5 out of 10 stars (minus 1.0 point for the disgusting jellyfish tank)
After dinner, we checked out Whiskey Blue and the upstairs Living Room lounge. All in all, pretty much what you’d expect from a W – modern, stylish décor, out of towners looking for a good time, GREAT throwback (late 80’s/early 90’s) music.
The next day we took a water taxi on the Intercoastal – definitely an activity I would recommend for Fort Lauderdale first timers… it’s a relatively inexpensive way to check out the city and see the beautiful mansions and boats – getting off at each stop where bars seemed near. The people watching (read: National Geographic study of the modern white trash culture) was priceless. Although, after exchanging high fives with a few too many shirtless 20-somethings, we sought refuge in the comfort of the Ritz where we returned to civilization after a few blackberry margaritas.
After some discussion, the bartender directed us to Fort Lauderdale’s version of the Cougar Triangle. Thick with the glow of Botox in the evening, YOLO (“you only live once”) was crawling with people from 25 to 90 looking to get their hook-up on. P to the S, ladies of Fort Lauderdale, implants should be a tasteful ONE full cup above your natural size and no, white jeans are not the thing. All kidding aside, it seemed like everyone was having a good time.
2. Oscar parties with girlfriends + my unfortunate discovery that watching TV on a sofa bed with the bed extended is well, kind of unbeatable
For our last night in Florida, we decided to get our Whole Foods on, make dinner and watch the Oscars aka make fun of people on the Red Carpet/slam overly arty movies. After stuffing ourselves full of spaghetti alla gricia + all of the rigorous retoxing, we decided to pull out the sofa bed and watch the broadcast. Thank God I do not have a sofa bed or I would never ever leave my apartment again. Oh my, it was heavenly!!
A few quick thoughts on the Oscars:
· Amy Adams’ outfit – epic fail!!! It is what her character from the Fighter would have worn to the Oscars
· My, that Anne Hathaway sure is cheerful
· Lena Horne, really????
· King’s Speech winning all the awards thumbs down… I mean, I get that the acting was good, but I have to say, the movie was sort of a snooze. Also, when Colin Firth (who I normally love) stammered, I kind of wanted to punch him in the face so he’d talk faster. Although, my friend S said “perhaps this is not the best movie for someone with acute undiagnosed ADD to watch”
· Overall, M’s feedback: “I am surprised by how bad all of the dresses have been”
3. The way you feel when a guy you’re crushing on touches your arm during a first date….
4. Dorkapalooza
So, I attended the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference this weekend. It was crawling with eligible males! Unfortunately, the ones I met were either from Colorado, Georgia or married. However, I did get to briefly meet my idol, Bill Simmons, the Sportsguy and see Mark Cuban, Jeff van Gundy, Eric Mangini and the owners of the Boston Celtics to name a very few. If you are a sports fan, this is one of the coolest experiences you can have, I highly recommend it!!!
5. Learning!!!
S, K and I went to the newly revamped Hayden planetarium and learned the following:
· Exoplanets probably look like fried eggs or… Mordor
· We are insignificant in the overall scheme of things
· If aliens make it to earth, then we will all be anally probed and dissected… and, they might be made of flames
· Pluto’s demotion is official….farewell, old friend
· Astronaut ice cream + pop rocks + margaritas + Mexican food = sad stomach
And… that’s all! Have a wonderful Monday, KF readers. I hope to have fun updates throughout the week! J
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