cats defy gravity
we love this crazy photo of this kick-ass cat sent over by our friend Jo (it’s making the email rounds, sorry we don’t have the original site to credit)
Callalillie offers her own proof this week that cats can fly
and you may have noticed, we just can’t resist HappyScrappy and the fabulous stuff they show us daily. yesterday they offer “IF YOU LOVE cats, and you love Fat Boy Slim, then you will love this video.” and we say yes yes… this is GREAT!
NY memorial for Nicole duFresne tonight
words cannot describe the incredible tragedy of Nicole duFresne’s death. on the corner where she was murdered a street side memorial has been erected to honor Nicole 
and give people a small way to express their deep grief and condolences. last night the majority of people spending time there – thinking about Nicole, reading the memorials and offering prayers, were locals. especially a lot of young teens coming by. there were crowds at times and as the people flowed and changed the mood remained deeply somber and heartfelt. the air was thick with sadness, shock, and shame. the look of despair in the eyes of the kids brought us to tears. a horrible tragedy that has shaken the community and the loss of her beautiful spirit has devastated the world.
we learned today that there will be a memorial for Nicole this evening in the Lower East Side:
“A memorial service is being held here in New York for Nicole this Thursday, February 3rd, at 4pm, at the Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts, located at 172 Norfolk Street.”
the Nicole duFresne Memorial Scholarship has been set up by the family and is accepting donations
Update on the LES Memorial for Nicole duFresne
Japanese tapas
one of the best things about living in NYC is vast variety of wonderful food you can have delivered to your door. Menupages.com has made it easy to browse through tons of great places by neighborhood. we’ve posted many of our favorites in the past, and here’s another one… Yoshi, a Japanese restaurant on Houston and near Ludlow, has great delivery! we’re not big on having sushi delivered so we usually get a mixed bunch of small plates and call it Japanese Tapas!
here’s a favorite meal of some of the items that shine at Yoshi (going clockwise from the upper left corner)…
- goma-ae – steamed spinach in a rich sesame sauce
- shitake yakitori – shitake mushroom grilled on skewers in a flavorful teriyaki sauce
- fried gyoza – tasty homemade pork dumplings
- edamame – fresh steamed soy beans with sea salt
- miso soup – lots of nice chunks of tofu and seaweed
- spicy fried shrimp roll – 2 fresh jumbo shrimp, deep fried and rolled up with spicy mayo, lettuce and a bit of flying fish roe – great texture and so tasty (one of the best fried shrimp dishes around!)
- tatsuta-age – tangy crispy chicken chunks with fresh lemon on the side (simple and delicious)
killer dragons
our boy Eric (who tattooed Britney Spears) has done some KILLER work! here are a few of his detailed and colorful dragon tats…
and on World of Wonder we found… Hanzi Smatter - a site “Dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters (Hanzi or Kanji) in Western culture.” some funny posts that reveal the true meaning of the symbols people have tattooed.
happy pappy
you’re never down when Bud is around…
the good
some Good, to balance out the Bad and the Ugly below…
Girls Make Noise at Rock ‘n’ Roll Summer Camps (via Lusty Lady, photos from womensenews.org)
peoples deepest secrets , sent in anonymously by postcard, some beautiful stuff (from HappyScrappy)
“FORCE them to wear it” (Star Wars pet costumes)
Man urinates his way out of avalanche (via World of Wonder)
and this is too fucking funny…
“Awful Plastic Surgery – Dakota Fanning”
mta’s fashion underground
leave it to the the super fantastic Manolo to point us to the opening of “Fashion Underground” this week, “an exhibition of original, subway-inspired accessories” that will be auctioned off to benefit the MTA…
for you serious subway stylerz… “Set in 18-karat yellow matte gold and accented with diamonds and black onyx, the Gotham Gold Necklace is a miniature replica of the MTA MetroCard, and gives a brand new meaning to “bling around the collar.”
de-facing
heads will roll: someone glued Michael Jackson’s face on wrong this morning.
Wildenstein challenge: Jackie Stallone is seriously challenging Jocelyn Wildenstein for the title of “the patron saint of awful plastic surgery”. these photos, all since AwfulPlasticSurgery noticed her blooming lips just a couple months ago, show her rapid and scary transformation. (and in an odd turn of events, we noticed on ThighsWide she’s taken to calling Sly the deformed one)
the Faces of Meth: The Presurfer shows us “a slideshow of before/after pictures that reveals in full, unflattering color how methamphetamine ravages its users over years” – one of the scariest things we’ve ever seen. stay away from meth kids.
