Redemption

So, after literally shedding tears over the demise of Penny Licks

it was really hard for me to summons up 

the strength to get dressed, curl my hair, and leave my house

but boy, was it worth it

after crying and lamenting about my vegan cookie dough ice cream

nothing seemed right,

I swear it is because I have a Vitamin D deficiency

all the days of playing N64 & Wii and watching hours of Spongebob

[my dream vacation]

got to me, and I really needed some sunlight

for some serious depression [or maybe shopping withdrawal]

was setting in, I even began looking for food sources of Vitamin D

most of which I cant eat (cod liver oil)

or don't have (swiss cheese)

I'm beginning to feel like I've become a hypochondriac 

that's dangerous

seeing as I have WedMD in my bookmarks bar

it's always something with me, 

something that can usually be cured with some sort of retail therapy

if only doctors knew the secret to good health...

there would be no more prescriptions of medication

just gift cards

everyone would be healthy

I swear, I could cure sickness with this idea

oh, you have a cold?

go spend this $25 dollar gift card at Forever 

oh, a fever and chills?

$50 bucks at Urban should have you feeling brand new

I don't really know how much one would give for terminal illnesses

thats blurry territory...I'm not even gonna go there

just common illnesses

anyway,

after the tears, and a breakdown about my lack of boots

I ventured out to fill up on Vitamin D with a side of 50 mph winds

and I ended up in Steve Madden

where I fell in love & scored

all my life's problems faded away when I felt the 

knee high platform beauties on my feet

Thank you doctor

I followed that beautiful experience with Jamba Juice

my first ever

my Strawberry Nirvana Smoothie filled my tummy with

happy bubbles and sparkling flavor

that smoothie would cure anything just as good as penicillin

I felt enlightened

for a second I was a true Bodhisattva

and then, as I slurped my smoothie

the Spice Girls came on

Spice Up Your Life to be exact

so I bopped & grooved

and thought 

"It's my lucky day, they are playing the Spice Girls in Jamba Juice"

ahhhh, this feels like redemption.

Skinned Knees & the 90s [The Noms]

Once upon a time there were two princesses 

who were beasts for corn, Monica & Alyssa :]

and they went to galavant through Soho

and spend all their money

the snow was piled high and the slush was dangerous

Alyssa slipped and slid through Chinatown eating a sponge cake 

[one of gods greatest creations]

as Monica browsed in Old Navy,

they were both ready for an adventure

anyways, forget the fairy tale

Chinatown may be the worst place to be when there is a foot of snow and 

ten tons of ugly gray slush all over the place

and there is no way the city could look uglier than it does now

slush is just so depressing even when you're eating a delectable light fluffy cake

but all the slipping and sliding was worth Monica and the corn

so after gossiping & lamenting in Steven Madden 

we set out to Cafe Habana on Prince Street, the place where dreams come true

Zagat calls it a "groovy" Nolita "hole-in the wall"

man do I love the Zagat

so squeezed in to the Habana outpost, where the line extended to the cold outside the door

me & Monica got grilled corn on skewers, prepared classically Mexican 

with tons of crumbly cheese and chili powder

and bubbly, pink guava soda

real authentic, out of a glass bottle

just a squeeze of lime, and the corn was ready to be nommed

it was delicious

and all the chili powder made my lips burn

and sorta swell, but its worth it 

worth all the cheese crumbles that littered my lap

the tranny lips and smudged lipstick

boy do me & Monica love corn

but what do me & Monica love possibly more than corn you ask?

the 90s

and they are truly making a comeback

but I'm not quite sure I'm prepared for that

I mean, I'm not even twenty yet

my childhood wasn't that long ago for it to be trendy yet

but apparently Forever 21 thinks it should be

so while I was browsing in Urban Outfitters, elsewhere there was a 90s explosion

I mean, I don't even know what I prefer,

the ugly tweeds in Urban

could anything make you look fatter than tweed?

or the Crayola colored cropped fur jackets

circa the late 90s, think Britney & Christina at the Grammys

I saw a particularly revolting purple one

and I can't forget the butterfly tops and the dresses with cutouts

if I saw anyone in these, I would simply die

I love nostalgia and all

but that is just taking it to another level

next thing you know, 

platform sneakers are going to be in again.