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After walking in circles in the West Village for a while, I...
Dec 31st
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Today I had brunch at Pastis with Tiffany Koury. Having not seen her in forever, I was really...
Dec 30th
A great man once told me that sometimes you just need to know when to cut your losses, however...
Dec 30th
Your attorney gave birth to you.
— My Mother
Dec 30th
I have original copy of this Gucci advertisement framed and...
Dec 29th
My friends on Facebook often take advantage of the Facebook Platform and add a lot of the optional...
Dec 29th
Munson:
You know what always impresses me about this room?
Simko:
That I've painted the walls neon green?
Munson:
Close but no. It's the fact that you have this uncanny ability to accessorize with items complimenting a color that I'd imagine to be the same as Kermit's balls.
Simko:
...
Dec 29th
Though not a smoker, I still really love Suck UK.
Dec 29th
Simko:
FYI: I got a call at 2am telling me how much I suck for not being in Nassau so you can save that speech...
Alexander:
you do but I am not going to give it - I will just give you my liver after they have to remove it and let you understand how much fun we were having
Dec 29th
Toyota A-BAT (Hybrid) Concept Pickup Truck? Do. Not. Want.
Dec 29th
At the tender age of 23, Ryan Allis is CEO of iContact....
Dec 29th
Given the fact that my desk is roughly 85 inches long,...
Dec 29th
Dec 29th
I’d be lying if I said, ‘Just do what your heart tells you,...
— Tobias Wong
Dec 29th
Hypothetically, this would solve my...
Dec 29th
Dec 29th
One thing’s sure and nothing’s surer, the rich...
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great...
Dec 29th
Dec 29th
Apple meet Starbucks, Starbucks meet Apple
Dec 29th
Further proof that over-branding sucks…
Dec 28th
Otto Bell just sent me an email regarding his experience on...
Dec 28th
I had a ‘business meeting’ with my father today about the new website he is launching in...
Dec 28th
I’m watching Ratatouille during amazingly relaxing...
Dec 28th
Javier-Borja:
What are your plans for NYE? I'm conditioning my hair.
Simko:
Having postponed my trip to the islands for reasons I don't even want to begin explaining I am thinking Chinese food is a serious option...
Javier-Borja:
I would wear couture to that event
Simko:
You think I'm kidding. Me stepping foot in a club in Manhattan ain't happening. Seriously.
Javier-Borja:
No, I'm definitely on the same wave length as you. Staying in and making it a Blockbuster night while making outlandish resolutions with you is my idea of a solid party - one I would RSVP to and even dress appropriately for.
Simko:
Date confirmed.
Dec 28th
via Coroflot…
Dec 28th
Matt Oliver fled Manhattan again and I am too tired today to write something remotely clever - so I...
Dec 28th
I couldn’t make it to Rachelle’s Birthday party last night. I’m officially the...
Dec 27th
Yeah - I’m way in love with her dad.
— Krystal Simpson
Dec 27th
I haven’t really stepped foot on 27th for anything but...
Dec 27th
Otto Bell is a plethora of good ideas… Stay tuned -...
Dec 27th
West:
They kind made a movie out of you recently - Dane Cook was the guy who everyone found their true love after sleeping with him
Simko:
Ummm...???
West:
Except it has to do with death and not marriage but you get the point
Simko:
Right... Except that I haven't slept with anyone involved in any of this and no one has found true love
Dec 27th
Have you ever had one of those nights where you answer the phone at 1am and somehow suddenly gain...
Dec 27th
Simko:
Should I ask so that you can answer in code?
Wintzen:
Yes
Simko:
Say "yes" if it's going well - and "no" if it's going terribly
Wintzen:
TERRIBLY!
Dec 26th
"Who thought it would be a good idea to have...
Dec 26th
Two words I never want to see mingling in my life (or...
Dec 26th
When I signed my first lease in Manhattan, I had the pleasure of sharing a gorgeous building with...
Dec 25th
Dad:
You know why I don't like cauliflower? It feels like you're eating air. It's a waste of time and taste.
Mom:
There is no cauliflower at this meal. Do you see cauliflower?!
Dad:
Nope... (smiles)
Dec 25th
Ironically, the funniest part of this ‘greeting’...
Dec 25th
And the best most ridiculous Christmas card of 2007 award...
Dec 25th
Every year, on Christmas Eve, our town lines the streets...
Dec 24th
My mother’s primary method of transportation remains...
Dec 24th
Nothing has really changed at my house (besides the fact...
Dec 23rd
Our house has a few of those weird rooms that exist without...
Dec 23rd
Home sweet home… Many a MacBook Pro have met their...
Dec 23rd
Simko:
I need sleep. I'm officially exhausted and losing my mind...
Alexa:
Oh fun! Are we sure?
Simko:
I just looked down at all of the salt on the ground and actually thought to myself "wow - New Yorkers really do eat a lot of pretzels"
Alexa:
Ahaha Funny
Simko:
It was actually snow salt...
Alexa:
Clearly. Now go to bed.
Dec 23rd
I am soverytired but very much looking forward to heading to Connecticut in a few hours…
Dec 23rd
Because I am being a nerd (staying in tonight to try to wrap...
Dec 22nd
LESSON: Do not critique/judge the break-up methods of someone who recently ended their long-term...
Dec 22nd
Simko:
Hows home?
Sister:
Good. One of the Christmas trees kept falling over so Dad threw it out. Naturally.
Simko:
I really love the level of (absurdly) awesome that man achieves on a very daily basis lately. Does mom know yet?
Sister:
Oh yeah
Dec 22nd
I recently reunited with Matt Oliver and thus our friendship...
Dec 22nd
Fromm:
simko f'ing come to miami next week
Simko:
I hate Miami and NYE so...
Fromm:
hahah you think I'm gonna go to miami so I can hang out with every god damn person from new york hahah
Simko:
Absolutely
Dec 22nd
“It’s worthwhile pointing out that I do still use...
Dec 22nd
About 2 hours ago I got back from a meeting which started at 12pm. A 6 hour meeting is always a...
Dec 21st
5.35am and I am awake testing code for a (potential) launch tomorrow. It’s not nearly as...
Dec 21st
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2007 advertisement from Cadbury…
Dec 20th
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense....
— Lewis Carroll, Through the...
Dec 20th
Alice in Wonderland by Annie Leibovitz featuring Natalia...
Dec 20th
Johnson Banks… Site.
Dec 20th
I guess I’m left with a slightly sinking feeling that the...
— Michael Johnson
Dec 20th
I assume that the reason Gawker loops their advertisements...
Dec 20th
Streaking condoned - but only once every 3...
Dec 20th
This morning I had emails from Spock and Naymz - both new...
Dec 20th
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I watched the new Ashlee Simpson video a few times yesterday but thought it was time to watch it...
Dec 20th
Banksy?! Swoooooon…
Dec 20th
Dec 19th
Old Man:
You paint the wall, you make it look beautiful
Banksy:
Thanks
Old Man:
We don't want it to be beautiful, we hate this wall, go home.
Dec 19th
Dec 19th
Dec 19th
Lunchtime mecca with Otto Bell and Banksy… Epic.
Dec 19th
Weaver:
miss me?
Simko:
Shut it. Wait - aren't you headed my way in about a minute (or week)?
Weaver:
back to new york in 4 days
Simko:
Ohhh fun! Can I haze your new better half?
Weaver:
out of the question
Simko:
Booo you. Knock knock anybody homo?
Weaver:
Wow - read that from "spoiled bitches daily"?
Simko:
I'm sure she's really a delight and she appears to be very pretty... I'm not bashing her at all. I just thought you'd end up with someone more like the last one (crazy)
Weaver:
Wait... Is this where I mention something about how I'm still recovering from dating you?
Simko:
Cute.
Dec 19th
Simko:
You are the worst story teller (ever).
Oliver:
Do you even know what my story would sound like if you stopped interrupting it?
Simko:
Hmmmmmm... No
Oliver:
Me either!
Dec 18th
Thanks to technology, my Tuesday night has been nothing short of (socially) loaded. So many...
Dec 18th
Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.
— Pablo Picasso
Dec 18th
Dec 18th
In the Dangerous Liasons video (below) there is a line in the Strange Love song making a reference...
Dec 18th
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‘Dangerous Liasons’ commercial by Levi Strauss & Co, featuring ‘Strange...
Dec 18th
Mom:
Are you eating?
Simko:
Definitely. Why?
Mom:
Your face looks very gaunt. You have cheek bones...
Simko:
Oh! You mean chic bones?
Mom:
Trying to have a conversation with you is just impossible sometimes
Dec 18th
Ditto.
Dec 18th
This branding is really not going to help Stephanie Rad quit...
Dec 18th
Rolling Stones album cover…
Dec 18th
Facebook meet Google...
Dec 18th
Those Swiss and their cheeky designs…
Dec 17th
You know what hip-hop has done with the word...
— Banksy
Dec 17th
For Christmas I would really like a mecca with my favorite...
Dec 17th
Installation by Stefan Bruggemann. See more…
Dec 17th
I’m afraid of nothing except being bored.
— Greta Garbo
Dec 17th
The Charity Ball is tonight. I can’t make it because...
Dec 17th
There is a reason they named it The Four Seasons and not The...
— Justine Javier-Borja
Dec 17th
Dec 17th
Simko:
Ummm... Are you on aSW?
Oliver:
yes and we are connected (i checked while we were talking earlier) we are totally tangled in every social network
Simko:
Hhahah Excellent
Oliver:
maybe we can rewind 4 years and connect on Friendster too
Dec 17th
Dec 17th
The first time I met Matt Oliver he was running a door. He was nice to me and mean to the general...
Dec 17th
International prank from several months ago… Read more...
Dec 16th
The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it...
— Banksy
Dec 16th
Oh look at you Rolling Stone with your tricky...
Dec 16th
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We saw this Pioneer Kuro commercial in all of its glory tonight while watching TV… It’s...
Dec 16th
We just spent a fair amount of time planning Dominique...
Dec 16th
This “storm” was a complete disappointment. I can still see the streets. Whatever...
Dec 16th
I need about 1,600 wine corks. It’s for an interesting...
Dec 16th
I’m currently reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest for the first time. I really...
Dec 16th
You’ve always been my favorite plethora of random...
— Emily Lazar
Dec 16th
After Christmas I am (temporarily) relocating to the islands. This will in no way, shape or form...
Dec 16th
Williams:
I'll hit you up a little later - duty calls
Simko:
Fine but I demand a hint first
Williams:
Take a wild guess and multiply it by a shitload
Simko:
You're clearly underestimating the level of wild my mind can run to...
Dec 16th
I shamelessly stole this Red Cross advertisement from Otto...
Dec 16th
I walked by H&M and was dumb enough to go in....
Dec 16th
This city is at war Playtime for the young and rich Ignore...
— Cobra Starship, The City Is At...
Dec 16th
Tory Burch (zebra) pony hair balet slippers and Moon Boots...
Dec 15th
Home in Connecticut for the funeral. Surprisingly, there is...
Dec 15th
It’s been a while since I have been told news bad...
Dec 14th
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I’m operating at a 5th grade level today… Enjoy.
Dec 13th
Dec 13th
Words I’ve nominated for retirement (from my vocabulary) in 2008: aggressive, incredible,...
Dec 13th
I can’t help but wonder the correlation between the...
Dec 13th
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
— Albert Einstein
Dec 13th
Powercord designed by Wilson Song. The rest is fairly...
Dec 13th
Frat Boy for life...
Dec 13th
There’s nothing like a death in the family to bitch-slap you back to reality. More on the...
Dec 12th
Daddy I want a Jetpack...
Dec 12th
The logo on the (broken) umbrella says...
Dec 12th
The world is too much with us; late and soon…
— William Wordsworth
Dec 12th
Nick Damianos just sent me this in an email with the subject...
Dec 12th
Apple is the new Starbucks...
Dec 11th
Munson:
what you know about going out head west red lex tvs all up in the headsets?
Simko:
biggie biggie biggie can't you see? sometimes your words just hypnotize me and I just love yo' flashy ways, guess that's why they broke, and yo' so paid
Munson:
for some reason it feels so much blacker when I do it
Simko:
I think it's probably the "biggie biggie biggie" part and that I didn't use Google
Munson:
damn, busted
Dec 11th
Assumably due to spelling, whenever I see “rast”...
Dec 11th
Dec 11th
Thank you Leslie, for sharing that little gem with everyone...
Dec 11th
Why is it so gloomy outside today? I crave color (and...
Dec 11th
Dominique Stone has forced Stephanie Rad to start using AIM. Granted, unless you are either of them,...
Dec 11th
Alexander:
wow she looks horrific - giant no entry sign for me
Simko:
On so many levels but at least she has the bangs
Alexander:
I think bangs are the new tramp stamp
Simko:
I have them now remember?!
Alexander:
and you are a tease so what's your point?
Simko:
...
Alexander:
(you know I am joking right?)
Simko:
hahahahahaha yes but did you love the awkward pause?
Alexander:
no I didn't, I was worried you were in one of those rare sensitive moods, like post fight-with-a-non-english-as-a-first-language-boy
Simko:
I enjoy you
Dec 11th
I am your best 1/2 black, 1/2 white, gold-eyed friend…...
— Kevin Crawford
Dec 11th
It’s unbelievable how much I enjoy buying people presents but how I just can’t seem to...
Dec 11th
Crawford:
Do you want to change one last thing for me? Or shoot me in the eye?
Simko:
Both?
Crawford:
I can live with that.
Dec 10th
I had a long talk today with a friend I met back when I was...
Dec 10th
One of my building’s massive trash cans… Two...
Dec 10th
Have you ever tried to walk into the Body Worlds exhibit...
— Derek Bonner
Dec 10th
The HEMA site is still popping up everywhere… It just...
Dec 10th
Yet another reason to cry when you accidentally drop your...
Dec 10th
Simko:
Does it get more awesome?!
West:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA that is an aweful/some
Dec 10th
Lately, I really miss living on Christopher and Bleecker....
Dec 10th
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If you can get past Philippe Starck thick accent, his words (especially regarding the big picture...
Dec 10th
I took this photo in Pittsburgh a lifetime ago - when...
Dec 9th
Every time I do a project, I always look around and see if...
— Philippe Starck
Dec 9th
Kitler: Kittens That Look Like Hitler...
Dec 9th
There is a direct correlation between the size of the mess...
Dec 9th
I never would have been satisfied if I were just doing...
— Cory Kennedy
Dec 9th
Simko:
I don't know the exact details, just that it actually happened.
Dishuk:
But my question is - how do you hurt yourself that baldly?! It's practically impossible unless you are swinging from the chandeliers or trying to walk... on the ceiling.
Dec 9th
Charlie Brown’s tree seems to have multiplied…
Dec 9th
Oh and remember - It’s not an addiction. It’s a...
— Karline Moeller
Dec 9th
Kevin Crawford and Josie Smith-Malave’s Birthday...
Dec 9th
I just read an article in Gotham about designer Larry Laslo....
Dec 9th
wun·der·kind /ˈvʊndərˌkɪnd, ˈwʌn-; Ger. ˈvʊndərˌkɪnt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled...
Dec 8th
‘Wild eclecticism’ is when everything works...
— Lary Laslo
Dec 8th
They weren’t kidding about the extra noodles. I also...
Dec 8th
It's a bad day for ipod thieves... Or not.
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
Du hast 31 ungelesene Nachrichten bei schwarzekarte…...
Dec 8th
That’s the thing about going into people’s...
— Stephanie Rad
Dec 8th
I’m almost positive someone I know made this (because...
Dec 8th
I learn a lot from the web…
Dec 8th
Why is crossing off so commonly an option but not underlining? I refuse to believe that deleting is...
Dec 8th
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
— Timothy Leary
Dec 8th
I’m attempting to reading my first book by Timothy...
Dec 8th
You have to take a good beating every now and then. Because...
— Gordon Ramsay
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
Translation? An ex-boyfriend that I have not seen in about 3...
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
After 36 hours of sleep deprivation it’s like being...
— David Blaine (commenting on...
Dec 7th
Dec 7th
Dec 7th
Nick Damianos called me today and this site came up during a...
Dec 7th
I miss sleep(ing).
Dec 7th
Here’s some more of that ‘feedback’ Mark Zuckerberg claims to appreciate so very...
Dec 6th
Speaking of gold digging… Have you seen that picture...
— Brian McCarthy
Dec 6th
Oh Facebook messages, how I enjoy thee…
Dec 6th
Dec 6th
These skis have been making quite a buzz in the design world...
Dec 6th
...
Dec 6th
Larry Page is getting married this weekend - thus killing my...
Dec 6th
One snap of my fingers and I can raise hemlines so high, the...
— Patsy Stone
Dec 6th
Dec 6th
Rush:
I think she's hungry
Simko:
It's so sad when pretty girls get eating disorders
Rush:
Not that hungry - hungry like she wants out of here
Simko:
Oh. Well then... On that note I am going to get a bagel
Dec 6th
Ummmm... Do your ears hang low? Do they...
Dec 6th
Look at you with your Barbie Doll hair!
— Rachelle W.
Dec 6th
I made it back in time to have a (very) late and (very) long...
Dec 6th
Rachelle has (finally) returned from LA - and back to my...
Dec 5th
Did I mention that I painted my living room neon green?...
Dec 5th
I found a really interesting garage near the restaurant. I...
Dec 5th
I had this dream last night and he was wearing a...
— Angela Chase
Dec 5th
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Passionate about design. Clearly. Hahha
Dec 5th
I am officially sick of traveling and meetings.
Dec 5th
Vinyl.
Dec 4th
Gmail Chat meet AIM, AIM meet Gmail Chat
Dec 4th
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If the link for the video failes you can find another copy here.
Dec 4th
Guess who just brought their brilliance to Manhattan…...
Dec 4th
Damianos:
I am the most brilliant motherfu*er on the planet. Write that down.
Simko:
Welll... Except that you just spelled 'motherfu**er' wrong Mr. Brilliant.
Dec 4th
Everything in Connecticut is always 20 degrees colder…...
Dec 4th
I still have a weird obsession with Silicon Valley (even...
Dec 4th
Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always...
— Richard Branson
Dec 4th
Reason #73971271 I love Kevin Crawford: He encourages me to...
Dec 4th
Nurse:
What in God's name are those things on your feet child?
Simko:
MoonBoots!
Nurse:
For a minute I thought you had broken both of your feet.
Simko:
They come in neon green too. You seem like a girl that might enjoy a pair in neon green...
Nurse:
(laughing) Just because I'm Jamaican you think I want dem crazy colors?!
Dec 4th
At the Dermashallowgist.
Dec 4th
Blood. Work.
Dec 4th
“Select to order all tests listed below” I bet...
Dec 4th
Uptown Baby, Uptown Baby
Dec 4th
It’s no secret that I crammed the last year of my major into a semester. Most of my close...
Dec 4th
Marc Jacobs… As excessively festive as ever.
Dec 3rd
Dec 3rd
Whatever happened to “tight but not touching”?...
Dec 3rd
I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best...
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great...
Dec 3rd
Dec 3rd
I am learning that certain people remind me of mistakes with the same unexpected ferocity that...
Dec 3rd
Think before you type.
— My Sister
Dec 2nd
Marc Gerber just emailed me an article that re-hypes the already (over) hyped. I predict it will...
Dec 2nd
Dishuk:
Wait. Hold on. Back this story up - why were you trying to walk on your hands? Start there.
Simko:
Because I'm terrible at it and practice encourages skill... (and also it was obviously a contest)
Dishuk:
With yourself or other people?
Simko:
Did you really just ask that?
Dec 2nd
Advertisement for ultra-thin condoms by Condomi...
Dec 2nd
One of my old B&C decal design projecto(s)… I had no...
Dec 2nd
At The Bowery Poetry Club… Admiring the detail of this...
Dec 2nd
Dec 2nd
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This advertisement landed Nike an Epica Award (silver). Primary agency was Nitro London. I think...
Dec 2nd
Very true. It reminds everyone that I am still human after...
— Stephen Asprinio
Dec 2nd
Matty:
Let me get this straight - I just bought a sandwich and 2 waters and the bill was $32?
Cashier:
Yes.
Matty:
Is there something you aren't telling me? Does the sandwich come with a hand job for $32 or something?
Cashier:
No.
Matty:
How big is the sandwich?
Cashier:
(gestures 7-8 inches)
Matty:
Sweetheart, listen, it's a sandwich not Tommy Lee...
Dec 2nd
Matt Osborn gave me a fun new toy called a FlipVideo....
Dec 2nd
When I have time I will recap last night but that time is not right now… However, I will say...
Dec 1st
Flirtation is something that should be practiced very...
— Julie Newmar
Dec 1st
En-route to meet Matty, Jared and Brody at Four Seasons for...
Nov 30th