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2014-07-29
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Anonymous said: Have you ever thought about just getting a regular job to have some stable income. It can't be fun being you. How the fck do you pay rent in NYC? Bloggers boggle the mind.
Or would you say BOGGERS BLOGGLE THE MIND??? It makes you think. I do a ton of work that doesn’t go on the blog, you just don’t see it. Trust me, there’s no way anybody could live in New York without stable income unless they were personally very wealthy or came from a wealthy family. I do not come from a wealthy family, and I am not personally very wealthy, so I have a stable income. I just don’t blog about it. It’s as simple as that.
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volantvolant said: Have you ever been told you look like the lead singer of a band called Bastille? Because you do!
I have, and yes I agree that I do.
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On Le Blog today — my first ever clothing customization experiment that worked out better than I expected it to. @nikeid for the win. 📷 by @thisisweeny
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2014-07-27
Casually hanging in the background with these dudes in @gqrussia
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2014-07-26
Closing out a long hot week with @jackspadeny and @myhabit — you know the feeling. #gentlemenofsummer 📹 by @thisisweeny (at 88 Orchard)
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2014-07-25
Anonymous said: Hi Isaac I wanted to know ur honest opinion. I started tinder and a lot of these guys ask to meet up. There's one I really like but don't kno much about him. If I have sex with him the first date do guys usually disappear after bc the chase is over? I know I'm really generising men into one thing but kinda confused. He asked me to come over and chill (like most guys on tinder) and so I want to but isn't that asking for a booty call almost? Is it possible to chill at his place without sex?
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Mooching in the LES in my @jackspadeny jacket from @myhabit accompanied by my main man @richardbiedul who has now left me for boring old Europe. #gentlemenofsummer
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Anonymous said: hey isaac i'm visiting nyc in a few months but having never been to new york, and having lived in nz my whole life, i don't know anything about the neighbourhoods. i've been looking on airbnb and found some pretty cheap places in bed-stuy. is the area really as dangerous as google tells me it is?
I’ve only hung out in Bed Stuy once, when I was shooting behind the scenes at David Dallas’ video with Buckshot, and yeah there were definitely parts of it where I felt glad that I was with a local. But that said, I know people who live in Bed Stuy and they like it just fine. If you’re worried about it, try Bushwick — it’s on the L train just past Williamsburg and it’s probably going to be about the same price. Or see what you can find in Chinatown. I always think if you’re visiting, staying in Manhattan is more desirable than any other alternative.
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2014-07-24
@leteciaprice’s casual daytime look
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Check out my favorite NYC corner for people watching on @myhabit’s blog theFIX today! Wearing @jackspadeny 📷 by @thisisweeny
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Anonymous said: Hey Isaac. I have this weird old-fashioned thing where I think the girl can't make the first move. Pretty sure its hindered me in a number of situations- apparently I'm hard to read- so I think I need to get hella over it. I'm just not sure how. I feel like I'm the kind of person who will swing from the extremes of aloofness (unintentional) to the take-a-protection-order-out-against-her type of girl. I also overthink things so usually end up writing/saying things that are plain awkward! Help
Mate! Here’s my first concern: You’re swinging the pendulum of extremes from aloof to crazy, with no moderation to speak of, and I can only imagine that will start the warning bells chiming in even the most adventurous of young men’s hearts. You are right that you’re over thinking the absolute bejeezus out of this whole courtship debacle, and it’s not doing you or any of your potential courters any favours. I’m a firm believer that if two people like each other, they probably don’t need that much help in figuring out a way to get together. After all, people have been doing it for centuries with quite a lot of success.
I could be wrong, but it seems likely to me that if you really liked the person you wouldn’t be aloof; and common sense dictates that if you are ever hoping to have a successful relationship with somebody you probably shouldn’t get so crazily obsessed with them that they consider calling the police.
Whether or not you make the first move is irrelevant. What’s critical is that you figure out a way to stop swinging from one extreme to the other, because moderation and balance are definitely the keys to success here.
As far as the over thinking bit goes, if you’re worried about sounding awkward, why not send the message to your best friend first for approval. If your mate says you sound awkward, don’t send the message. If you get the green light, go ahead.
The final thing I’ll say is that you cannot force these things. It’ll happen when it happens. I once had a friend who was so desperate to be in love that she’d go on one date with a guy and start thinking about what their kids would look like. You know where that got her? Nowhere good.
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itsthecarousel said: Yo Isaac! I'm helping a man with your sartorial splendour can assist on a conundrum. I get to marry a total fox next summer and I'll be wearing a tux. I'd probably prefer it to be midnight blue but we'll be having the groomsmen, MC, and both of our Dads in black tuxes. I'm a little concerned it may appear mismatched if I'm not in black too. Any advice based on your knowledge bank would be greatly appreciated amigo, as would a steer on what sort of shoe best compliments a tux!
Hey man! Congratulations on your pending nuptials. I was best man for my friend Sheida back in 2010, and he had the groomsmen and the Dads in black suits, and he wore a charcoal suit with an ivory coloured shirt (that matched the bride’s dress), a cream tie, and black shoes. It was extremely fresh, and I’d recommend it to anybody. If you’re set on a tuxedo, though, I’d have no problem with a midnight blue tux so you stood out in the sea of black. I’d probably go for a pair of simple, highly polished black leather lace-ups, because if you wear brown shoes then you might start clashing with your groomsmen. Have fun!
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Anonymous said: Never been on a date before and my first one is coming up. Any good places to go in ny? I'm not 21 so no bars and lounges of course. But as a girl what do I even wear? Talk about? Etc? Any tips?? I'm really worried man lol
Oh mate I know exactly what you mean. American dating culture is freaky to say the least. Coming from New Zealand, the thought of sitting opposite someone you don’t know and attempting to sell yourself to them is a very strange proposition, and that is why I am entirely inexperienced in the field — we literally don’t do it. But don’t mind me projecting my cultural insecurities on you, we New Zealanders are socially anxious people at the best of times. I promise you you’ll be just fine. So…
If I was you, I’d do coffee or lunch because there’s an informality to both that might take a bit of the pressure off. Also, since it’s daytime you can control how long you want to spend with the person — having a meeting or a class or a hair cut or or a personal training session or whatever are all viable excuses to get out if you need to.
You could even just go get takeaway coffee and walk around together — that way there’s always something to look at and you get to choose if you want to make prolonged eye contact as opposed to being forced into it by sitting opposite each other at a table.
Actually, here’s what to do: Go to Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. You can chat while you wait in line, then eat your burgers at one of those little tables, then either hang out in the park or walk around the city a bit. That sounds fun.
And just wear what you normally wear. The more comfortable you feel in your clothes, the better you’re going to look, trust me. If you wear dresses, wear a dress. If you’re more of a jeans and sneakers type girl, wear jeans and sneakers. If he’s asked you out I promise you he already likes your appearance, so that’s the last thing you need to worry about.
Talk about what you see or what you’re thinking about or what you do or the last good movie you saw, and ask plenty of questions. You might want to steer clear of controversial world issues, or maybe you want to jump right in and ask him what he thinks about what’s going on in Israel. Don’t be afraid to be strongly opinionated if you’re strongly opinionated, and don’t be afraid to say you haven’t made up your mind about something if you haven’t made up your mind about it.
If the conversation flows, hang out again. If it’s awkward and stilted, don’t. Same as meeting a new friend. Just have fun! That’s the point, right?
Oh, and do offer to pay at the end. He might accept your offer or he might not, but don’t be one of those girls who just looks at the bill when it comes and then looks at the guy expectantly. I find that a particularly bizarre way to behave in 2014.
Hope that helps!
