Monica is…thrilled Kat Dennings is on NYLON!

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Kat Dennings is on NYLON Magazine’s “Young Hollywood” issue! Everytime she appears on magazines or in interviews, I actually look forward to reading about what she has to say. She’s trully charming & I can’t wait to see her in The Answer Man formally Arlen Faber playing a spacey hippie (funny enough not what she is) & Robert Rodriguez’s Shorts. Olivia Thirlby is also on the cover & has the quick wit to keep up with Dennings in their “coffee tawk”, with Nylon’s Stephanie Trong. Here’s a few quotes I loved…

On “Perfect Hollywood”—-“Hopefully, the tide is turning. Personally, when I see a movie starring the perfect blah girl with the hunk guy, I’m just like, ‘Oh, screw this. I don’t wanna watch this. Who cares what happens to you guys?’ ”

On “actors being obsessed with looks”—-“I love my career, and I know that looks are a huge part of it–but people are obsessed. Like, ‘Don’t you have other things to do than not eat and go to the gym, you freak?’ I mean, ask any size-0 twit if she’s read a book lately”.

Monica is…thinking about chicken mcnuggets.

I wonder why?…This pic has been floating around & Valentino’s color is nothing short of crispy. Sweet & sour sauce prreeaase!

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Monica is…inspired.

Everytime I think about Lucas Zarebinski, he blows my mind. He is an amazing & talented photographer that takes a subject like food, accessories or drinks & makes them a work of art. The contrast in color & light makes just a regular ass sandwich pure debauchery. His work has been featured in LA Magazine, Men’s Health & countless others. When I muster up some cash for a new camera, he’ll be my inspiration. Check out the rest of his work on his personal page. FYI the B.L.T. is my favorite.

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Monica is…still laughing out loud.

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I have been on a quest to find a new robe. You may be wondering what the picture above has to do with this. Well, It’s been a looooong search.

Before I would have gone to Bloomingdales & just called it a day, but since the money ain’t flowing anymore, I find myself bargain shopping in the most depressing places. It’s really cruel when you have become accustomed to shopping in certain stores & have to downgrade to save a penny. I will only allow myself an “old” luxury item here & there, but it’s hardly satisfying. I needed a robe badly since I had to retire “old faithful” due to overuse. The robe has become as important to my life as visiting gossip sites. They both comfort me on a bad day & I feel naked without them. The robe is my household uniform & a way to keep warm in this cold ass, uninsulated apartment. So, I figured I’d find a cheap one at Target, but they had stupid patterns & weren’t soft. Strike 1. There was a C- mall near Target & decided I had nothing else to lose but look. I hate going To Victoria’s Secret, but I figured they’d have some semi-decent robes. I was quickly attacked by a sales girl with hand lotion & a bottomless sales script. I couldn’t get away in time & I left the store smelling like a stripper. Strike 2. I was growing tired from walking through the shitty mall near Target, & just when I was gonna end the search, I saw Jc Penney. Score! I swear, everytime I walk into this store it never fails for a cheap laugh. I find this place mighty amusing. This place is an alternate universe stuck in the 80’s. The sales people are beyond horrible, the place smells terrible (more like pee), kids are always hiding between the racks, & I always find the scariest looking clothing. I didn’t find a robe at all, but I had to take a few pictures of these giant harnesses & polyester house suits. The old people shot me dirty looks as I chuckled loudly & my camera phone made the shutter sound. Hehe…

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Monica is…always happy about a shopping trip.

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It was my day off today and was really excited to head over to the Century City mall for a few hours and do some window shopping. I really miss shopping. When I had a decent paying job, eating, traveling, & shopping were my top things to do. I always think about it everyday, because these are great things to savor in life, although not having funds makes it nearly impossible to consistently do them. So for now just a stroll and maybe one tiny purchase (a supersoft marc by marc jacobs hoodie I snagged on sale!) will do. I usually come down to this mall simply for the Cusp boutique (Part of Neiman Marcus). Its truly a beautiful store with the perfect mix of high & low fashion, perfectly trimmed down to the best pieces from my favorite designers. Plus their sales are just amazing. I came in early so it was just me & two other people sifting through racks of fairly new spring stuff already marked down more than 50% off. It’s incredible how the recession has affected these specialty shops. I truly hope its not a casualty of this shitty economy because its a pretty special place.