Are you a DoucheBag?

In my post It’s rating men, I promised a description of all those “mankind”… Ladies, feel free to add your comments, gentlemen, feel free to spice-up the debate. Debate is good!

Rating 1 (the lowest score) on Little Audrey’s “scale”: the DoucheBag!

A man who thinks he has it all, which he generally limits to money, fame & looks.

Where to find him: Expensive gyms, expensive restaurants, expensive & selective clubs, and celeb cocktail parties.

How to spot him: He generally wears designer clothes, and is followed by his entourage (other DoucheBags and a horde of low-self-esteem girls). He also make sure photographers are following his every moves.

How to seduce him: Lose 20-pounds, get a boob-job, wear a stripper’s costume. Tell him you saw his picture on XYZ Magazine and you want his autograph.

What’s the catch: The DoucheBag is considering women as pretty objects to be photographed with, or names to be associated with. He only cares about himself and his career/status/fame. He rejects everything that he doesn’t consider worth his attention because not sexy enough or not famous enough.

Something a DoucheBag would say: “This girl is worth taking home when drinking, but not dating.”

Reason #97 – My city, so pretty…

When my friend Olivier came to visit a couple years ago, he was surprised to see how beautiful and active Center City Philadelphia was. He thought American cities were all like downtown L.A.: places where people work before going home in the suburbs. In Philly, you want to live in the pretty and lively downtown. It has the charm of historical neighhorhood and the class of modern architecture. Sneak peeks…

Opinion on feelings

Allow me to be a little sentimental here but I really think feelings should come with an on/off button; both for the “off” and the “on”!

Ultimate Event ‘09 – October: Philadelphia Fashion Week

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The first annual Philadelphia Fashion Week, brought to you by CMK Entertainment, will include a jam-packed schedule of fashion designers from Philadelphia and from across the globe showcasing what’s in style. This exclusive event will be held in the gorgeous 23rd Street Armory, situated in the heart of Center City. The event will give Philadelphia’s fashion-conscious crowd, including journalists, buyers, celebrities and social types, a sophisticated, stylish and attractive venue to view the latest in fashion trends sweeping the globe.

B.E.C. @ Caffeination (21st and Chestnut)

Egg & Cheese on a Bagel, the answer to difficult mornings, slight hangovers, need for comfort food, sudden uncontrollable hunger… The diet obsessed out there will say too many carbs, not healthy. I say, B.E.C (Bagel Egg & Cheese) remains my go-to food whatever bad press they get. Ranging between $2.00 and $6.00 the quality of the B.E.C varies a lot, and the most expensive does not necessarily means the tastiest. I’m on a quest: where is the best Egg & Cheese on a Bagel in Philadelphia?

A cute coffee-shop (with a terrible website) that opened recently in my neighborhood. Great concept: everything there is coffee! For all the java-addicted, you’ll find your fix no matter what.

The B.E.C? Not that good. Heavy thick bagel, dried out eggs, orange cheddar. You’ll need a lot of coffee to get that down, which, I assume, might be part of their sale strategy!

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Caffeination – 2100 Chestnut Street – www.caffeination.com

On the menu of the French Cafe: Cervelle de Canut

Cervelle de Canut - Photo credit: Rhone Tourisme

A Canut was a silk worker; eaten by poor people with nonetheless a solid gastronomic tradition, this dish might be translated as “poor man’s brain.”

A specialty of my city of Lyon! Cervelle de Canut is basically a fresh white cow cheese beaten with a whisk and seasoned with salt, pepper, finely chopped garlic, chives, and enriched with heavy cream.

Serve with baguette toasts, fresh veggies and a Cote du Rhone! A Happy Hour favorite!

Where did Little Audrey go? (Episode 6)

Those feet are made for walking. Guess where they are (precise location) and win a t-shirt. Just put your answer in the comment section!

The t-shirt is still up for grabs…

It’s rating men!

Is that really all that matters?

It was recently brought to my attention that someone in this city is playing the game of rating women. From what I understand, a 10 would be Monica Belluci and a 0 would be Susan Boyle… if you see what I mean. This made me think how women would probably rate men in a totally different manner and I thought the exercise could be fun.

1. The douche-bag (i.e. whoever thinks women should be rated)
2. The player
3. The serial-dater
4. The sport fan
5. The commitment-phobe
6. The workaholic
7. The sugar daddy
8. The starving artist
9. The “good on paper”
10. The one that’s right for you

That would be my order, I’m sure other women would have a different one. I’m actually curious to hear your feedback! As far as definition for each of those categories, that’s material for future posts, stay tuned!

Ugly sign of times…

Times are changing, the way people seek for information is changing and with it the face of the news industry. On June 1, one of Philadelphia’s daily newspaper, The Bulletin, folded.

As mentioned in Robert Moran’s article on Philly.com, The Bulletin “catered to conservative readers”, which would not necessarily match my personal views, nevertheless, The Bulletin offered me, a few month ago, an opportunity to live a childhood dream and write movie critics for their Culture section, and for that, I will always be thankful.

My editor and friend, Lindsay Warner, shared an insider vision in her blog: “Although no one could pretend to be surprised — late checks, unpaid freelancers, minimal advertising and visits from the PNC finance manager portended the eventual closing — the news still came as a shock.”

The face of journalism is changing forever. And even if I’m the first one to root for web-based information: more reactive, allowing multiple point-of-views and conversations on news subjects, I’m still sad to see newspapers slowly disappear. It’s a page of history that is not easy to turn.

How to become a Philebrity

There are 3 tips that seem to be the key to stardom in this city. Follow these simple rules and you might find yourself on the cover of Philadelphia Style or any other local gossip column.

1. The trashier the better
Whether it’s the people you surround yourself with or your attitude in general: the trashier, the better! Top outfits to wear to pompous celeb parties: ultra short / ultra low cleavage dresses, preferably in wild patterns or bright colors. The man uniform is a little more boring: jean / t-shirt, preferably designer version, but always accessorized with a couple of young, fake boobed, bimbos (very convenient to have later in the evening when drunk and making out with each other: great appeal to the crowds).

2. When everyone struggle to keep their living resources: stop working!
Because after all, you’re so above the simple worker… To reach the Philebrity status, you need to consider yourself as one and live that way. You “job” now is to report all your actions and thoughts on your blog so that your “million” fans can follow your whereabouts. Potentially, you can start a “modeling” career; meaning get a friend to take naked pictures of you to post on the sus-mentioned blog.

3. Be provocative, oh wait no, better: be rude
Because provocation is done for a greater purpose which you don’t really care about. The purpose is yourself, isn’t it? Be rude to people who serve you, to people whom you don’t consider good enough to be part of your entourage, to half of this city’s population… The rudest and the most obnoxious you get, the more they’ll love you.

When you get to stardom, don’t call me. Really.