The "Tramp".

On Tuesday night I had the privilege of seeing the Broadway show Chaplin. It portrays the life story of the famous Charlie Chaplin also known as “the tramp”.

"The improbably epic rise and fall makes a good story, and the creators do nothing to get in the way of that. The pleasant, pastiche-quiche of Chris Curtis's score functions as a sort of an airplane glue, holding everything together and managing a few corky motifs along the way. Rob McClure, a relative unknown, who won't be much longer, proves himself a brilliantly gifted physical comedian, an able clown, and a passionate musical theater performer all rolled into one. At his heights he finds genius in pure play; in his depths, he is a champion thrower of tantrums. And always, always, he is in motion: Even McClure's stillnesses are electrified."

 —New York Magazine

Although the reviews were spectacular, I must question the producers choice to keep all costumes, props and sets in black and white. It made the content of the show kind of “tired”. I couldn’t help but noticing the yawns happening in the audience. The cast was spectacular, with fantastic voices and amazing energy. Rob McClure was able to depict the personality of Chaplin impeccably. However, there were severe parts of sadness with in his life being basically an orphan and being “exiled” after his participating in Russian political protests. Overall, in my opinion the show was a 7 out of 10.

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Hot Dogs.

Now, I’m not one to consider myself a “foodie” however, I have tried a lot of hot dogs from Yankee stadium to Chicago-style and it took me a while to experience the best hot dog ever. For those of you that have never been I strongly suggest you get in your cars and drive to Walter’s Hot Dog Stand in Mamaroneck, New York. While in high school my friends and I would drive the 35 minutes to inhale from two to six hotdogs (yes, they’re that good). Now at Fordham being only 20 minutes away the trip is obviously worth it.

With the dogs sliced in half, the buns perfectly toasted and there homemade spicy mustard what’s not to love? Since they only offer hotdogs there’s and few sides to choose from which is hard when they all taste equally delicious to the hot dogs. Curly fries, straight fries, potato puff or sweet potato puffs and lets not forget the milk shakes with homemade ice cream makes the trip even more worth while. Since Walter’s was established in 1919 its now even a landmark, with a large following of happy patrons who pay visits even weekly. It’s also across from Mamaroneck High School, which causes crowds during the lunch breaks.

(Just a quick tip – it’s cash only and with hot dogs for $2.25, $10 will get you decent meal)


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Shopping Obsessions.

Over the last couple of years I have incurred what one might consider an “online shopping addiction”. With the huge boom in E-commerce how can you not online shop when all it takes is a click of a button and a few days later, BAM, clothes (and other findings of course) at my front door. Some of my favorite sites include:

• Ideeli
• Ruelala
• Gilt
• Piperlime
• Shopbop
• Hautelook

With the exception to piperlime.com and shopbop.com all the above are “sample sale” websites offering exclusive deals with in a limited time frame; great for girls with expensive taste on a limited budget. Some fall fashion I’ve been drooling over lately:

 Vince Side Button Sweater (Nutmeg)

Current/Elliott 'The Rider' Panel Denim Leggings (Dark Army)

Steven by Steve Madden Friisky (Cognac Leather)

Since the temperature has been dropping in New York I’ve been seeing a lot more printed denim, chunky sweaters and little booties being sported on the sidewalks of Manhattan. So ladies, break out the dark nail polishes, put away the sandals and enjoy the foliage. Hellooooooo Fall. 

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Sunday Brunch.

Hello World,

Since this is my first post and first blog for that matter, what better way to kick it off than with a few words of wisdom?

“Do it while you can”.

 (This of course is my group of friends “mantra” for our senior year).

As the last year of our adolescence AKA College, why not take advantage of our final year of bliss before entering the forever frightening and exciting days of our future lives. With that being said, this blog will follow me through the events, sightings and happenings of my final year of college. It will include, but is not limited to, nights out, mornings reevaluating, fashion trends, food finds, opinions, insights, and questions about life as a senior in college. I hope you all will enjoy hearing about my journey as much as I will by experiencing it.

As clearly stated above, the name of my blog is Iced Coffee & Champagne so why not celebrate the birth of my blog by combining the two at the only place applicable, BRUNCH.  With Manhattan being only a stones throw away, Sunday brunch in the city is well worth it when with the girls. Especially since websites such as Savored, offers up to 40% off of over 1,000 restaurants, what’s not to love? Bottomless mimosas and homemade banana pancakes? Who knew waking up early after a long night out could be so lovely.

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