Animals & History & Yelpers.. oh my!

Got a lovely invite to the Yelp Boston Red Carpet Party this past Tuesday. Usually when Boston is going through a Heatwave, it is best to stay put in your living room with your DVR remote in hand. But this was the perfect excuse to head out to Cambridge and go have some fun. My date for the evening was the infamous Caroline. 'Julie, its a 14 minute walk from the T.. and I'm wearing Christian Louboutins....' Fear not.. she made it just fine.

While I did not manage to see Ryan Seacrest on the Red Carpet, it was still pretty fun. We took a Prom-like picture (we called it Real Housewives Pose) in front of the Yelp Cameraman, and then it was time to head in. It was held at the Harvard Natural History Museum, and I don't know what better way to get JQ into a museum but bribe her with booze & tasty treats from some of the best restaurants in Boston!

Spread throughout the whole 3rd floor were fun little stops. We had cupcakes from Sweet!

Had to get a shot of Caroline's heels with the Cupcakes. Stay classy!

Empanadas from Masa Restaurant!

There was even a section where you could get your hair did, makeup done, nails manicured, eyebrows plucked.. but since I am always red carpet ready, I did not have to wait in line for this. Just kidding. I had to head out early.. blerg!

Then it got scary. I wondered off to the Taxidermy section. I remember when I was a kid I used to love looking at the animals, but now? I freaked the eff' out!!!!!!!!! I couldn't even walk through the room. Finally, I put on a brave front because I knew the Hippo wanted to be on the blog. But the bears & the lions? Sorry darlings. Too scary! Maybe I will face my fears and give it another shot some time.

Thank you Yelp Boston!

So Hip it Hurts

Fact: Toronto rocks. I stayed at the Sheraton Centre Downtown and had a sweet view of the city (and a glimpse of the lake)
Fact: Small Planes are scary.

Fact: The CN Tower lights up at night with a Disney-esque neon purple light show

Fact: So Hip It Hurts would be an excellent Blog Name.

Fact: I forgot I was in another country until I overheard a bunch of Europeans at the next table over bashing the US. How rude!

Fact: Toronto is booming! Loads of construction is going on everywhere.

Fact: Toronto is the city of chilling out on a restaurant patio and people watching. I swear the blueprints of the city were inspired by this.

Fact: You get a great night sleep when you don't have two dogs jumping up on the bed in the middle of the night.

Fact: Today Show graces Torontonians as well! Best news ever (no pun intended)

Fact: Toronto has an underground 'tunnel' called the path; connected to the buildings in the financial district. When I first heard about this 'path' I pictured a dark small dirty tunnel. When I finally saw it, what a vision! Its basically a bright luxurious mall underneath your office. Plus in the winter- you don't have to go outside ever! How is this not available in Boston??????

Fact: I pretty much paparazzi stalked this passerbyer in the Path. I was kind of jogging behind him which is why the pic came out fuzzy. Let's just say he was wearing a Burberry Hat, Burberry Yoga Mat on his back, and carrying a Louis Vuitton purse. This was a man.

Fact: I saw Dan Akroyd at Nota Bene Restaurant and ordered this delicous drink above called the Soda Jerk at Bymark Restaurant (that was a Sour Candy served with the drink).

And I felt so hip it hurt.

Hipsters Know How to Rock Out

Saturday night was quite the date night. Headed into downtown Boston around 3:30 and barhopped a little before Ted Leo's 6:30 show (did not know they had concerts this early, but it actually worked out in our favor). Went to Jacob Worth (the oldest German bar in Boston- and the closest one to the parking lot because it was FREEZING OUT). I grabbed this pic of a menu that Conan O'Brien signed b/c I thought it was pretty funny.
We then grabbed some drinks & aps at the Intermission Tavern. The manicure was in full effect too!Arrived at the concert fashionably late (7ish), picked up the tix at will call and headed into The Roxy. (Which is funny because this morning I saw that a Boston brat had her MTV's Super Sweet Sixteen party at the very same place!)
Apparently Ted Leo has a big hipster following. I came to realize this when I noticed the audience seemed pretty somber for a kick ass rock concert! The hipsters stood quiet in their flannel shirts, their wool hats, and their "I don't even care that we're at a concert" 'tudes
(thats my word for attitude btw). Kristeen Young opened up for Ted Leo and was pritty pritty interesting. Let's just say she seemed like an angry muppet who liked to bang on the keyboard and sing. See for yourself below!!

Someone pissed her off though when they yelled "Bjork called- she wants her songs back". She did sound/act/perform a lot like her. Finally Ted Leo came on, and he was AWESOME! I'm trying to think of what he sounds like.. maybe Weezer meets Ben Folds Five? He's on iTunes, check him out. Plus he did an awesome cover of Kelly Clarkson's Since U Been Gone and combined it with Yeah Yeah Yeah's Maps. Unfortunately he didn't play that at the concert, but email me if you want me to send the mp3 to you = a great iPod addition.NONE of the hipsters even moved to the music. Pretty much the entire concert I was in the back doing the 'Elaine dance' and singing..screaming.. the words to all the songs. Plus Hipsters don't drink, because it seemed like we were the only ones who 'sipped' on Bud Light during the concert! They're a different breed those people.. I'm way too loud, anxious, and crazy to ever be classified as such a thing.. great musings for a blog post though!