Black Friday

Need help shopping for car stuff?


Here's the messiah list for cool gifts.

It's so sublime I've learned how to rhyme.


Ok, I'll stick to my day job.

It's Party Time Somewhere

Today is Friday November 23, 2007.

It's known as Black Friday here in the States.

But in the tiny island off the coast of Thailand it's-

FULL MOON PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!


Yes, walking to get a warm cup of coffee in the cold streets of NYC I looked up and saw a Full Moon.

It made me smile that somewhere people are getting jiggy wit it in a warm tropical island....

Thanksgiving- Rande Gerber Style

Most people get out of New Yorkers get out of the City for Thanksgiving, but sometimes sticking around can be awesome.

Especially if you're hooked up with the W/Gerber Bars.

Meet Stone Rose.

It's on Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Building and has an amazing view of Central Park- and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade:



Yes it also had free champagne and bellinis.


Even if the alcohol, it was still a family affair...



With bartenders in training and mini cocktail waitress carrying napkins.

Awwwww.


But for the big kids, it was still all about the booze....



So for this Thanksgiving I didn't necessarily eat too much (although the duck Joe cooked was incredible!), but I definitely have pushed my tolerance back up.


Cheers!

Seriously Haunting

This is an amazing song by Aussie artist Missy Higgins.

I originally heard this on my flight from Sydney to Auckland and was completely mesmerized by her voice and the lyrics.

I kind of forgot about how unbelievable the song was until I got out of my tryptophan (or however you spell it) hangover today and heard it on Grey's Anatomy. And btw, Grey's has the best music person ever.

The video, I think, doesn't do the song justice, but take a look/listen nonetheless.

Here are the lyrics:
I don't know what I've done
Or if I like what I've begun
But something told me to run
And honey you know me it's all or none

There were sounds in my head
Little voices whispering
That I should go and this should end
Oh and I found myself listening

'Cos I don't know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

See I thought love was black and white
That it was wrong or it was right
But you ain't leaving without a fight
And I think I am just as torn inside

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

And I won't be far from where you are if ever you should call
You meant more to me than anyone I ever loved at all
But you taught me how to trust myself and so I say to you
This is what I have to do

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood
Oh, she who dares to stand where I stood

Gobble Gobble

Happy Turkey Day!!!!

I had a fabulous day today.

I got up early and went to the Stone Rose, which over looks Central Park/Columbus Circle and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Free lox, Free bellinis, and open arms into the W family. :)

Oh- and I even saw 'Santa'! hehe.


Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Every Rose Has Its Thorns

That's the tagline for a crazy movie about a virgin who finds out she has teeth where her vajayjay is.

I'm not kidding.

See the above trailer.


Besides all the usual questions like - is this real? Who would actually fund/write/watch this?

I have to ask... why would any actress want to play this role?

I mean, yes, acting gigs are hard to come by- but seriously. A vagina with teeth? C'mon! There's less shame in doing reality tv!


You're right, they're both pretty disgusting.

Shout out to My Aussies

It was a good day at FLD today.

Shoot went smoothly, was interviewed by Tezly TV, and got to do a story for my favourite people in the world- the Aussies!

Since I just traveled to Oz, I wanted to put in some lingo. Unfortunately, though, all the lingo I learned involved drinking or romance and my Aussie accent is quite, well, pitiful.

So here you guys go!

Stay tuned for the awesome Black Friday episode!

Happy 200th!

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Fast Lane Daily celebrated their 200th episode- and I made the cut!

Yayyyyyyyy.


Here are all the fabulous hosts all dressed up for the celebration.

And yes, I am wearing my friend's prom dress. The only clothes I have are dirty beachwear from Thailand, and although that stuff works on a daily basis, I thought the 200th episode deserved a little more attention.

It was a super fun, easy shoot. I must admit a secret- all the hosts are super short! You know how you always hear about celebs being short? Well the FLD crew puts that stereotype to work! I mean, not that we're celebs or anything... yet. ;)


Enjoy!!!!!!!

Vanity Kills

Kanye West's mom, Donda West, died this weekend from complications from cosmetic surgery.
Reportedly Donda had an allergic reaction to medication given to her while she had a breast augmentation and stomach reduction done.

Yikes.

I can honestly say these horror stories are a major deterrent against my decision to never go under the knife. Oh ya, I'm sure all you guys are rolling your eyes, but wouldn't it be nice to not have to work out on my "Grabowski pouch" for the rest of my life? I've thought- maybe when I'm not broke- I'd entertain the idea.
But I would never want my legacy to read:

R.I.P. Andrea Feczko
"Died 4 Plastic Surgery She Didn't Need"

or

R.I.P. Andrea Feczko
"Was Lazy & Died Getting a Quick Fix"

or

R.I.P. Andrea Feczko
"Couldn't See Beauty Can Have a 'Grabowski Pouch' Too"


Alright, you get the point- before I get too sappy.

Donda West's death is an absolute tragedy and should be mourned. It's a shame that a beautiful, intelligent, loving woman died for something so superficial.

I believe plastic surgery will be like tattoos some day. It will go out of style and those that are natural and stay away from temptation will always have a certain elegance and attractiveness that money can't buy.

Auckland Rebooting

Finally it was time to leave Australia and all its craziness- and head over to Auckland.

I only had a night there before I flew to the south island so I decided to do the one touristy thing- the Sky Tower:





I say "one" touristy thing to do in Auckland because the largest city in New Zealand is the size of my thumb (well from way up there it is anyway):



That's the downtown, just that little bit. All other areas are suburbia and parks.


So I decided to be a good girl and enjoy the beautiful sunset-



-before calling it an early night and resting fro my plane ride- and bungy jump!- the next day.

Shiny Disco Balls

The other half of Sydney life?

Party of course!

And THE place to party is Hugo's:



a.k.a. Disco Ball Haven.

They have the coolest house mixes, fabulously gorgeous people, and disco balls! What more could a girl ask for?



Well, for starters, pepto bismal.

After weeks and weeks of pushing my body to the limit my body had ENOUGH and reduced me to praying to the porceilan goddess.

It was supposed to be girls night but I was MIA for the first bit. Beer, champagne, burger, and thai red bull apparently don't mix. Isn't that odd? ;)



But I recovered a few hours later and dragged myself out of bed.



And with a little help from the girls (and a tequila shot) I was back on the mend!


So much so that Airlie and I stayed up to the crack of dawn-



Or as the Aussie's say so eloquently, we "met Dawn last night."

Beach Bums

Since I had been to Sydney before, I decided to forgo the usual tourist activities and concentrate on being a proper Sydney-er, or whatever they're called.

To be a "Sydnyer" you do two things- sun and drink.

The latter of which I will get to later.


My BA PIC (Blonde Aussie Partner-in-Crime) & I checked out all the Sydney beach hotspots- and picked up all the Sydney beach hotties!



Here we are in the middle of this beautiful walk from Bondi to Bronte Beach- gorgeous!



Bondi.

It's not a big beach, but it's the BEST beach. You must go to North Bondi though because that's where all the Aussies (and hotties) hang.

Trust!!






And drinks at sunset after a long day at Manly Beach.

Manly beach is at the northern side of Sydney and across the harbour. People from Manly are fiercely proud of Manly beach, although it wasn't a very good beach and didn't have as good of a crowd as Bondi.


So Bondi is THE place to sunbathe in Sydney. Its reputation has proven correct!

Rewind!!!!!!!!!!

Since I have been without reliable internet since I left Sydney (two weeks ago)- I need to backtrack on my life.

Here are some pics to get you in the mood...

Obama Girl/E! Cameo

It was a good day yesterday- with the great & green FLD episode- as well as my second acting debut in one day!

In the new Obama Girl video (which is also produced by Next New Networks) I played a very difficult role that I needed a lot of soul searching to do...


I played a dumb blonde political assistant.

What a challenge.

While we shot the video, which was all improv and SO much fun, E! was filming a special on Amber a.k.a. Obama Girl.

Ok, so I won't really be on E!, but I may be in the background!!



Alright, back to me-

What do you have to look forward to in the next Obama Girl webisode?

a) A sex video?

b) Rehab?

c) Me Dirty Dancing with Obama Girl?

d) All of the above?


You'll just have to wait until it comes out!

Stay tuned... ;)

Going Green for FLD

This is a momentous episode-

Not only is it my acting debut (Natalie Portman- watch out!)

I was also finally allowed to wear green!


I got a belated birthday present from the producers when I was allowed to wear green- my fave color to wear on-camera- and without it I've been seriously lost in FLD wardrobe styling.

I really like this episode- although my Tiger beer spare tire is showing a bit.

Off to the gym I go!!

"I'm Broke" Pays Off

The Phrase of the Day that Pays Is...

(god I'm such a poet)



... "I'm Broke"

INSTANCE 1
I went to Verizon Wireless yesterday on 53 and 3 and needed a new cell phone battery. When the young man tried to upsell me because my out of date LG (which all the Brits have made fun of me for) is due for an upgrade I said, "Sorry, I'm broke."

He backed off immediately- so unlike a New York salesman. Phew.

Then when he said the battery is $40, I reluctantly pulled out my credit card to which he replied "$30- with cash."

Am I still in Asia? Bargaining in a proper store in the States? This is unheard of!

I happily handed over my $30 and waltzed out of the store.



INSTANCE 2

I went to ANOTHER Verizon Wireless store and inquired about a Crackberry- for shizzles and giggles- aka potential Christmas present - hint hint.

Of course I felt the most expensive $400 phone suited me the best. But again I said, "I'm broke- I am not gangsta enough to own a Crackberry." Ok, maybe the second part I just made up- but he replied,

"Ok, let's see if you're due for an upgrade."

Of course, I was.

Usually you get a $50 discount- but since "I'm broke", that turned into a $100 discount which turned into another $100 discount because, well, I don't know why.

So in two words and 15 minutes a $400 crackberry turned into a $200 crackberry.

To which I replied, "But I'm broke."

And was able to walk out of the store with all my money and all parties happy.


Cha-ching.

Back in the Fast Lane

It feels soooooooooo good to be back at FLD!

I missed the "Fuck coffee, let's drink sugar free red bull at 945am" peepz as we churned out another fabulous show and a funny 200th episode promo.

To give you a hint, the shout-out includes a cameo from a blondish Derek D.

Scandalous... :)

Is This My Life?

Sometimes I seriously wonder that...

I have been in America for what- less than 24 hours and here is how it's been:


LA- Ran into a smug looking Mario Lopez who was also sporting a Fedora (although not a mustard yellow one like mine) with these 40's style glasses that made him look like a chump. Oh, yes, I also ran into him as I was getting out of the bathroom and he was getting in.

NYC-
11:30pm
Went to some crazy Yale Law/Socialite Party where I met Cyrus the Blind- a blind Yale law student who is the life of the party. Yes, it can be done. At this party I learned about Argentine art (there were classics everywhere darling) and sipped champagne as I tried to drown out people talking about Ivy League Schools.

1:30am
Run into Lance "Frostylocks" Bass as he twirled out of Tenjune and almost hit me as I got in. His hair looked a nice natural shade of auburn though, good for him. Then went into Tenjune where I drank more champagne, jager shots (a bad habit I have aquired abroad) and danced to some killer house music- although not as good as Hugo's in Sydney.



Nov. 4- 11am.
I finally wake up. I get a message from a friend saying "Are you jet lagged" to which I reply "No- hungover."

His reply: "You're awesome. you know that?"

And then I think, is this really my life?