The Staten Island Ninja is BACK!

Remember the Staten Island ninja burglar from last year? No? Well, basically there was a ninja terrorizing Staten Island. Fact! He'd break into homes wielding nunchucks and escape using fancy ninja moves and rolls. During one robbery, a homeowner actually stabbed him in the chest with a 6-inch butcher knife. The ninja didn't even make so much as a peep or yelp! He just got up, blade still in his chest, and ran out. Not even Chuck Norris can demonstrate that kind of self-control!

Anyhow, NYPD closed the case last year thinking they had caught the suspect, but the ninja has struck again! Russ and Delores Irarey were awoken late at night when Snickers, their Yorkshire terrier, alerted them of the intruder. When Russ came face to mask with the ninja, he totally got all turtle power and jumped off the second floor balcony and into the foyer!

"It was amazing...he just jumped...flew in the air...did a little roll at the end," Irady said.

Who do you think would win in an epic street battle? The SI ninja or the Williamsburg Machete Gang?

'Sraining

It's been rainy all week out here. But although the weather is a bit gloomy and cold, I really don't mind it much. After all, I get to wear my favorite white go-go rain boots (from Sperry), and yellow rain slicker from Tulle, (which I'll admit, I bought because I wanted to look like the Morton Salt girl, and now I do)!

Now all I need is this blue sky umbrella from Moma, and then I'll be fit to splash in every puddle that dares me. Why not have a sunny disposition when the forecast is crappy?

roebling and metropolitan

"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying."
-Woody Allen

meet me at the pupusa stand

The Brooklyn Flea has been opened 2 weekends so far, and I've already managed to go 3 times. And although the antiques and vintage selection is always incredible, I'm finding myself more and more amped about the FOOD! Look at this pupusa! Adorable pupusa ladies make them by hand right as you order them. I'd never had one before, but now I'm hooked. And between the pupusas, mini cupcakes, and fresh lemonade and iced coffee, it's difficult not to sacrifice shopping time for food line time. Thank you to Lisa and Caroline for standing in line for me, it'll be my turn next time!

And let's not forget Mr. Softee. A sunny day in Brooklyn would not be right without an ice cream truck.
Then it was a quick bike cruise to East River park for afternoon libations and shoeless lazying.

My new routine. All. Summer.

Holy Batman shoes!!!

When I was 15-years-old my friend Ashley found a pair of Batman Cons at a thrift store. From the moment I saw her skip into the school yard with them, I vowed that I would hunt down a pair of my own. Unfortunately, finding these shoes is harder than pinning down The Penguin in the icy Gotham underground. These were a limited edition pair of Cons released in 1989, and apparently the only surviving pairs are either men's size 12, or kid's size 4.

Well, it's been 11 daunting years, but FINALLY, I scored this pair on ebay this week, and they're just my size!

Foes, beware! Or it'll be "ZIP! POW! BIFF!" for you!

Cherry Blossom Watch

Every April the city explodes with the vibrant colors and sounds of Spring. And each year I seem to completely miss the much anticipated bloom of cherry blossoms at the Botanical Garden. I either get there too early, or just a bit too late to catch the spectacular show. But not this year! I just discovered that the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens site has a cherry tree watch! It's basically a garden map that is updated daily to chronicle the garden's bloom status. Genius.

I will no doubt be checking the page daily until the exact moment that I can stroll down the Cherry Esplanade and shuffle through the petals like the kid in the photo above.

dress me up in your love

And so it begins. In the last week I've already splurged on two new spring and summer dresses, marking what will be a 5-month battle of trying to control myself from spending all my extra funds on warm weather wear. My defense? First off, one of these was on sale. Secondly, I mean c'mon-- these were practically made for me. The first is from my latest favorite label, Tulle, and the second is from Urbs. Both are perfect for flea market shopping and park lazying. Can't wait to test them out!