My coworkers and I have been waiting for the yearly holiday increase in sales for a while now and the people finally came out this weekend. The last few nights I have worked have been quite lucrative AND fun. ‘Bout time!

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Friend/ coworker Blair measuring one of her models |
The day wasn’t wasted though. We did some Christmas shopping and for dinner went to the Chelsea Brewing Company at Chelsea Piers. Although the brewery is kind of in the middle of nowhere, it’s got a great spot right on the Hudson River. Plus, their Pumpkin Pie Ale is delicious. The highlight of the day was definitely ice-skating at Bryant Park. Doing anything with Jen that requires a moderate amount of eye-hand coordination is always entertaining (pic). I was a little disappointed because she didn’t fall once. A lot of other people fell, though, which kind of made up for it but the ice was still missing blood. We had to endure about 100 elementary and middle school kids who were on a field trip. That was fun. There was also a man who had to be in his eighties skating around in old-fashioned skates and was clearly wearing a diaper. My favorite was the man in a wife-beater (It was forty degrees out) who was doing triple axles, among other stunts, and appeared to be on acid.
It’s been tough, but I’ve been doing ok watching my carbs and sugar lately in preparation for the Fusion Fashion Show. Tonight I went to my first fitting for the show at Parsons. Only two of the four designers who chose me, Jackson and Simon, had templates ready for me to try on tonight. There were about ten or so designers working with their models while the director of the program did some DJ-ing up front. There was great energy in the room and it was fun. I was surprisingly comfortable with stripping down to my skivvies in public. Enjoy the few pics I was able to sneak in.
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Designer Simon photographing model |