l.e.s. francophile

Posted 1 day ago on November 6 2009

The reality of the situation sets in:

24 hours later, I realize that yes, I did get “handsy” with General Colin Powell.

Hey, he smiled through the conversation. Further proof that the man is the only decent aspect of the Bush administration; he let me paw at him. Funny, when I was speaking with him, I kept on thinking about how I could cry in a second thinking about how they threw him under the bus, pushing him into the UN General Assembly to make the case for war on Iraq, when they knew they fed him lies. Now, in the harsh light of cocktail hour, I could cry thinking about the fact that if I am remembered by Mr. Powell, it will be as the chatty gay who got handsy on him in the basement of the Crosby Hotel. Sigh.

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Posted: 1 day ago on November 6 2009

An email from me to Emily.

Oh and yes I chatted with Colin Powell for like 10 minutes. Me and Mer. It was amazing. I was tipsy and handsy. I think he found the handsiness kind of endearing. At least I would LIKE to think that. He talked about Vietnam and family. We talked about how our family basically is Vietman. Kidding! We didn’t. (Kindof.)

Tell you more later.

(Photo of me and General Powell is forthcoming.)

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Posted: 1 day ago on November 6 2009

Scene: Iman is next to me, looking 25, and wearing a MJ-esque Balmain peaked-shoulder blazer

Me: Hi, Iman. My name is Matthew.
Iman: Hi, Matthew!
Me: I just wanted to say that I adore your jacket. It is divine and I am a little bit jealous of you.
Iman: Thanks, I love it. You're so kind.
Me: Well, you do look great in it. Almost - almost - as good as Michael Jackson looked in a similar one in This Is It.
Iman: Well!
Iman's gay friend: When were you born, like 1988?
Me: 1984!

Posted: 1 day ago on November 6 2009

The Yankees parade is taking place outside my office today.

It looks like Queens vomited on the streets of Manhattan. Yuck.

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Posted 3 days ago on November 4 2009

mcgrory:

Carroll Street Subway Station, Brooklyn, taken yesterday

This is my stop. I knew it at first glance.

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Posted 4 days ago on November 3 2009

I got this Ralph Lauren hunter green wool shawl-collar jumper sweater with elbow patches about 2 years ago, and it has become my favorite wintertime sweater. I am, seriously, in love with it, and I wear it with everything from jeans to sweats (which, like, duh, never except at home). But I love it and can’t get enough.

Today, my intern wore this sweater to work, which is cool. I complimented him on it and on how new it looked - what excellent condition the wool is in, etc. And he told me that he just bought it, at a RL outlet, for … $15.

When ~~I bought it~~ my mother bought it for me 2 years ago, it was $300. My disdain was, shall we say, unfortunately obvious.

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