ohmygosh, you guys, ok, whoa. i don't usually get crazy about celebrity sightings cause they kind of happen on the regs in ny. but this, THIS one was different. last night, i had a hankerin' for the truly mind-blowing banana pudding from
sugar sweet sunshine (in ny? go. now.), so i decided to swing by there and pick some up for the dinner i was headed to at a friend's house (maybe we were watching the bachelorette but i would never admit that on the internet). when lo and behold. who was there, standing right out front, looking ridiculously tiny and adorable and cool. drew. drew barrymore. she looked pretty much like this picture above. only she was with this guy, below (oh, hi justin). looking very couple-y.
i totally lost it. but only internally (i hope?). drew!!! my love for her started with E.T. and it's only gotten bigger. i just think we would get along famously. i mean, she's kind of a hippie (guilty), is a total california girl (me too!), and has
excellent taste in music. and, as if i needed anymore evidence of our unavoidable bffness...
here she is, WEARING MY SWEATSHIRT!! two peas in a pod. of course, i wasn't able to express all that last night. but next time...next time!!! ok, that's it. promise. thanks for indulging my embarrassing nerdom.
mickey mouse photo by alasdair mclellan
growing up in so cal meant that the beach was just part of life: hours and hours of lounging in the sun, bonfires at night, the smell of the ocean as familiar as the scent of my bonnebell strawberry lip gloss. i even subscribed to surfer magazine all through junior high (nevermind the fact i've never been on a board and that maaaay have had more to do with my epic crush on kelly slater but whatevs). so, as a new yorker now, i am in serious need of some beach time. i mean, i already knew that (seeing as my toes have yet to hit the sand and we're half-way through summer!!), but catching mollusk's outdoor screening of dear & yonder last night totally sealed the deal.
this documentary about ladies of the ocean (mostly surfers but also an awe-inspiring sailboater and a super cool boardshaper and a weird but awesome segment about rad lady skaters that had nothing at all to do with water) will make you want to trade all your belongings for a coupla bikinis and maybe a pair of flip-flops. catch it if you can. ("learn to surf" officially added to "life" list.)
p.s. nothin' beats summer nights in new york. even when you're sporting a sexy sweat mustache and the humidity could just about kill you, they're still so rad. especially when outdoor movies, free beers, and nacho chulos are involved. in case you were wondering.
