Sunday, August 17, 2008

T-star's Super-Smartypants Sasian Wedding

So Kathryn, Mumi and I got to Philly to get ready for Tara's big day.

At first I tried on Mumi's skirt as a cape. It looked pretty sweet.



But ultimately I decided to go with something a little more traditional.

(I would later learn that most Sasian men apparently do not wear Sasian clothing to Sasian weddings.)

Kind of felt like I was the guy who didn't get the memo.
(See: Derelicte Party)




Kathryn showed up looking great and newly anorexified.

(Picture has not been altered)



We got ready quickly and headed to a neighboring bar to pregame.




Our excursion was foolish, however, because it caused us to miss out on the groom riding into the wedding ceremony on a horse.

Oops.



The wedding was held in a beautiful building at the College of Physicians.

It was a pretty big wedding.

Sasians. Brown people. Harvard Law people. I think the average IQ in the room was about 195.



The ceremony started with a procession of best friends and family members walking with lit starcandles.




Then Tara walked in looking radiant.



The bride and groom took their seats and the one-hour ceremony began.



The priest spent a lot of time mumbling and making the couple add fuel to a little fire that was burning in front of them.



Even T-star seemed to zone out every once in a while.



Overall though they were super-smileyfaced and it was beautiful.




At one point, the priest abruptly got up and knocked their heads together.



It made a hollow coconut-y sound that made everyone laugh.




Finally, Chiraag and Tara exited the room to great applause and flying flower petals.



All the Sasian clothing was so beautiful.






But my favorite part of any wedding is the cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.




We got to say hi to Tara right before she headed out for a clothing change.





Dancing commenced immediately (like, before dinner even) with an incredible live band.



We sat down for a family-style dinner...



Each table was named after one of the couple's favorite books.

Our table was Salman Rushdie's "Haroun and the Seven Seas".

(My friends is wicked smaht.)



Yum.






Then...more dancing.








The band played one epic song after the next. We danced until the very end.

It was a giant room full of drunken, dancing, smartpeople.






Kathryn had a lot to drink.



And then I made friends with a body-pillow.



Congratulations T-star!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Friday, August 15, 2008

Sushi Sandra

Sandra organized a sushi feast for her birthday last night.

There was your usual spicy tuna and tempura rolls. But also there were beef rolls. Weird.

Delicious.











Thursday, August 14, 2008

Golden Egg

DannyHong, my #1 reader, just sent me a great gift.




Thanks buddy!

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

100k

Today is a day in history people!

(Actually it could have been yesterday...or the day before...)

We hit 100,000 page views!

Of course this is about .025% of the hits Perez gets DAILY...but still...it's a good number.

Thank you friends, thank you Canadian Asians, thank you DannyHong, thank you Greta from Germany.

I do it all for you.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Oh...

It was for all Asians.

And there were definitely hot ones.

Hmmph.

Off to the gym!

Monday, August 11, 2008

UGLY CASTING!

So you might have forgotten that even after all this time I am still an Ugly Model.

I went on an audition two weeks ago for a music video but was beat out by a little midget woman.

Lame.

I got an email from my booker the other day though and this kind of sounds promising...

from: Erin B - erin@uglymodels.com
to: DK - dk@gmail.com
date: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 1:20 PM
subject Target Print Campaign option

Hi Dennis
Are you already back in LA?

Hope all is well.

I submitted you for the new Target North American Print campaign and they wanted to put a hold on you for the week of Sept 15.

RATES
shoot: $5,000-8,500
Travel : Up to $750 flat travel allowance for OOT models

Can you come in Tuesday to meet with the casting director?

Thanks so much

Erin

UGLY NY
www.uglyny.com

How sweet would it be if I got a Times Square billboard before Matt or Anne did?

Friday, August 8, 2008

Sasia Quest

KateFat and I took a trip out to Jackson Heights, Queens today in a quest for delicious curry and Sasian clothes for Tara's wedding next weekend.

The area is totally Sasian. Curry and Bollywood movie posters and saris and kurta pyjamas galore.

Took some hot pics of her while we were out there.

Another thing I love about NY...

You meet and bump into people here constantly. And in the most random of places.

So I have a new workout buddy that I bumped into the other day after having met him briefly in line for a bar through mutual friends like 3 or 4 weeks ago. We grabbed a lunch that turned into a walk that turned into him bringing me as a guest to work out at Equinox.

Equinox. Is. Sweet.

While there, I ended up bumping into DannyR (my neighbor in L.A.), of all people. He's in town visiting a boy.

That turned into an impromptu Monday happy hour with frozen margaritas...



Which led to early evening cocktails...



Which led us to Splash Bar!



Yay!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Wandering...

Everywhere you turn in NYC there's something to do or see...

Over the last few days I've done a ton of walking. Miles and miles. Just put on my headphones. Pumped some tunes. And walked.

From the treehouse... to Wall St... up to the Upper East Side. And back.

That's a lot more walking than I do making the trip down the block to L.A. Buns or the gym when I'm at home...

..........................

I had an awesome brunch at Sara Beth's in the Whitney Museum (75th and Madison).

Got this Open-Faced Tuna Sandwich with fresh tomatoes, basil, and balsamic vinegar and it was the best tasting tuna I have ever had in my entire life.



Swung by the most crowded Apple store in the world (and it's not just because of the iPhone)...







Wandered through some street fairs which I always think are neat because they close off huge avenues and set against the backdrop of these giant buildings...well...it's just kind of surreal...




Passed by the Shake Shack.

Shake Shake, Shake Shake A-Shake it...



And I came upon a scene from my future when I stumbled on some random fashion shoot. Neat.



Hooray! Walking!