the good thing about life in the alphabet city is u can just get up in a butt freezing cold morning, put on your fancy overcoat over your pajamas, and head down to NINTH STREET ESPRESSO for a latte and a cranberry scone by the bakery from BALTHAZAR, even before u brush your teeth and wash your face, and start a day happy. oh, and that peacock plate i just got from ANTHROPOLOGIE. lovely