here’s what | 10.13.14.

Bonjour and happy (1:45am on) Monday, hotties. Here’s what have been a few things happening in this life I’ve met.

1. Thanks to the rain on Saturday I spent a good deal of time in bed with my hot dates Barney Stinson and Jake Johnson.

Netflix, people. Get your mind out of the gutter.

Jake Johnson

2. The rain/bed situation also resulted in THIS situation – hair full of secrets, and not the good kind.

Gracie Gordon

3. I managed to pull myself together for a night out. Don’t let the jacket deceive you – I haven’t played a non-leisurely sport since 2003.

Gracie Gordon

4. Pardon me for sounding like a crazy person…but I think I might be a crazy person. When I shook people’s hands over the weekend I found myself thinking EBOLA EBOLA EBOLA.

5. Sooo I’ve decided to do the famous (infamous?) Whole 30 challenge. I started it yesterday. My good friend Emily has been doing it and suggesting it to me, and over the course of the past week I went from being adamantly opposed, to considering it, to reading It Starts With Food. I realized that I’ve been complaining about feeling BLAH lately but not actually doing anything to change it. So not anymore. I need accountability so will be posting meals + updates over on my Tumblr (as to not inundate my Instagram or GML with ugly food pictures ;)). You can go ahead and follow along if you’d like!

Oh, and as much as I’m doing this to FEEL my best, I’m also doing it look as smokin’ hot as possible. Sorry I’m most certainly not sorry.

6. I have a crush on someone, and it might be you. (insert monkey covering its mouth emoji)

7. Probably the most productive part of my weekend was cleaning the whole apartment. It always starts by just wiping down the counter, then I find myself in full out Danny Tanner mode, on the brink of washing the cleaning products themselves.

8. The decision process for what I’m going to be for Halloween is getting REAL. So far I’ve narrowed it down to not wanting to look “cute.” Not to mention I refuse to wear the same costume two night in a row because I’m a brat like that.

9. This is a really interesting article about the downside of living in New York. I can definitely relate to this:

“The greatest thing about Manhattan is the worst thing about Manhattan: self-actualization. Here you will be free to stretch yourself to your limit, to find the beach that is yours alone. But sooner or later you will be sitting on that beach wondering what comes next.”

What the article doesn’t address, though, is how having friends, family, and a sense of community here in the city makes all the difference in the world. I definitely wouldn’t be able to continue living here without that.

10. To end things on a lighter note, here’s a bunch of cute animals wrapped up like burritos.

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here’s what | 10.2.14.

Anyone familiar with here’s what, a la Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live? Well I thought that might be a fun way to compile this (slightly sporadic) post.

So here’s what…

1. First of all THANK YOU for all of your love for the new layout! Also for your support here and on social media for the new Speakable collection :)

2. I’m trying to start using Twitter again, mostly because it seems like a perfectly safe and appropriate place to whine/snark about whatever I want. You can follow me @alagracie, if you’d like.

3. One day I will own a gif-making photo booth. ONE DAY.

4. Until then I’ll just have to hope more fun events like #AbsolutWarhol happen. I attended the press preview + event for the launch of the new bottle last night, and it was so fun! Atrak performed and there were just a ton of cool activations + great food and drinks.

Absolut Warhol

Absolut Warhol

Absolut Warhol

5. I think I’m going to do a little cleanse of sorts for the next 2 weeks (maybe longer…?). I’ve been feeling kind of crappy/lethargic lately, and I remember how amazing I felt when I did the Daniel Fast back in January. That was for spiritual reasons and this would be more health-related, but I’d like to do something similar.

6. In case you were wondering, the iPhone6 is freaking amazing. And no, it hasn’t bent.

iphone6

7. For my fellow entrepreneurs – here’s a slew of articles you might like.

8. I must confess that I spell entrepreneur wrong 99% of the time. Yep, just did it again.

9. My TV-loving self is going bananas for some of the new shows this season. I’m especially loving Gotham and Manhattan Love Story.

10. What do you all think about having more outfits/style-related posts on GML? I’ve always enjoyed those but shied away because I don’t wear OMGDESIGNER clothes, but I think that’s actually better/more realistic, no? It’s all about the #TrendyNotSpendy!

Gracie Gordon

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this week’s events recap: Canon + Perrier.

If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw that I went to a couple of cool events this week! I’ve got to say that that’s one of the things I love about living in NYC – there are fun opportunities to take advantange of just about every day.

Rewind to Tuesday where I attended the Farewell To Summer event hosted by Canon at Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar.

Gracie Gordon and Jessi Green

At the event all of the guests were invited to #bringit it by using the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 or the Canon EOS Rebel T5i to capture the beautiful fall sunset over the Hudson River. Jessi and I got some beautiful shots.

sun setting over the Hudson River NYC

Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar NYC

Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar NYC

sun setting over the Hudson River NYC

We also learned some cool tips about using Canon cameras, which is really helpful since I personally own an SL1. A few of them are:

1)  Auto White Balance (AWB) – By changing to the Cloudy or Shade setting before shooting an image, you adjust the camera to take advantage of the different warm tones it can render

2) Exposure Compensation - By utilizing Exposure Compensation before shooting an image, it allows more or less light in, resulting in brighter or darker images that can change the mood of the same scene

3) Rule of Thirds – The Rule of Thirds advocates that the subject or major part of the image should not be placed in the center of the photograph, so that the eye has more room to explore

sun setting over the Hudson River NYC

It was such a fun evening! And a perfect way to spend the first day of fall - soaking in that last bit of warm weather :)

 

Then on Thursday (yesterday) I went to the #StreetArtByPerrier event at the Colossal Media warehouse in Williamsburg. I’ve been to a lot of events in my day, and I’ve got to say that this was one of the best I’ve been to.

There were tons of fun activations, endless food, drinks, and good music. What more could you ask for?

Oh, and of course there was the incredible art covering the entire venue.

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

The event was to unveil Perrier’s new limited-edition street art inspired bottles and cans. For the new collection, Perrier collaborated with three of the most dynamic and influential artists from the international street art community – JonOne, Kobra, and Sasu. All of their work was absolutely amazing, and the event did a great job of showcasing it.

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

Street Art By Perrier || Brooklyn NY

 

Thanks to Canon and Perrier for the fun events! :)