2012 Apocalypse NOW

Happy New Year guys!

I've totally missed blogging, honest to blog (EW, LEAST FAVORITE QUOTE FROM A MOVIE EVER. Juno, you are STUPID). I am back from ten days in the magical state of NY, 7 of which I spent in the city, 3 of which I spent scared of every noise and creature at my parents' cabin upstate, and 2 of which I spent deathly ill. But I am HERE now, on the following cleanse, so I am a LITTLE sleepy:

http://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/health-wellness-articles/eat-and-lose-weight-1211#slide-1

I know, I am so GOOP now, right? It will only take me 300 years of this diet to look like Gwyneth Paltrow! But you guys, seriously, I damaged my body/liver/hair. It all started with a final pub crawl through downtown Los Angeles:

Awww, look at Kyle and Noey on the street of dreams and twinkly lights! We went to Bar 107 (http://www.yelp.com/biz/bar-107-los-angeles ...it's no joke; I was FRISKED outside by the bouncer, but then they play early-90's jams and you can dance) and then La Cita (http://site.lacitabar.com/ ...more dancing, outdoor patio, last-call punk-rock danceparty).

Then I returned to NYC, went to Hotel Chantelle with some ladies (http://hotelchantelle.com/wp-content/themes/IndexInt-Blank%20Theme/ie.htmlsuper-fun ...not a hotel but a multi-level bar with good drinks where some naked lady was hanging out on the lobby floor, if that's your scene) then a super-fun party for one of my LA best friends Daniel (of Mongolian BBQ fame) at the Delancey (http://thedelancey.com/ ...huge! Upstairs is so hot it feels tropical!). The next morning, I jetted (okay, Amtraked) to the country to spend X'mas with the fam (we are not religious and my mother is of Jewish descent, but we do a tree, eggnog, Christmas music, the whole shebang). Here is my dad dealing with the duck on Christmas Eve:

Doesn't he look precious? We all had hats. That half-face in the pic is my mom. She made the duck; look:

Maybe that looks weird to you, but it was insanely delicious and she served it with Brussels sprouts. She also made a "Yule log," which is like, chocolate cake soaked in booze. Amazing.

Then back in NYC, I tried some FAB places with friends and fam. Among them, Rubirosa (http://rubirosanyc.com/ ...sat at the bar and got the vodka pizza and it knocked my socks off), The Dutch (http://thedutchnyc.com/ ...super trendy and hard to get a res, so thanks Emily for giving me yours. Get the steak tartare, the Brussels sprouts with horseradish cream, and smoked chicken) and the Brooklyn Star (http://thebrooklynstar.com/ ...oyster tacos, shrimp and grits, CORNBREAD IN A PAN WITH CLARIFIED BUTTER THE END). So you get it; I ate well.

Also, something else about Brooklyn...I am OBSESSED. It is like Silverlake with worse weather, but with more adorable apartments/stores/bars/restaurants/big men with beards. I went to these great bars: the Commodore (http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-commodore-brooklyn ...great space, sexy people, they also serve tasty looking comfort food like fried chicken and biscuits), Spuyten Duyvil (http://spuytenduyvilnyc.com/ ...thank you, waitress at Brooklyn Star, for recommending this adorable wine and beer bar for an after dinner treat), and Daddy's (http://www.yelp.com/biz/daddys-brooklyn ...great, chill neighborhood spot). Everything there is wonderful. I am going to live there, Even if I am 105 when I do.

Then I rang in the New Year with loved ones at my parents' house in NYC. It was PERFECT:

Awww, my girls! Anyway, I have like, 702 resolutions, so I better stop typing and get started. Bye!