Let’s face it: your hopes of landing a finance gig are next to nada, even with a summer internship under your belt. The best you can hope for is some eleventh hour nepotism that works to your favor. In the meantime, drink your worries away at Internbar with other nervous underaged kids experiencing New York City for the first time.
InternBar, which is being run this year by my lovely friend Nan, is a series of Ivy-centric bar/club nights that take place each summer in Manhattan (because bankers don’t live in Brooklyn, obvi). Join the Facebook group and you’ll get updates on each week’s events and the accompanying drink specials. The kickoff event is this Friday night:
Pranna NYC
Friday, June 5th at 10pm
79 Madison Ave #2
Manhattan, NY
Salons throughout the country are offering free Kérastase treatments (with blow dry!) on Wednesday, May 20th. This is easily a $100 value in most major cities, and for girls who dye their hair, it’s worth even more because it’ll help you keep color longer. I’ll actually be in New York on Wednesday and will be heading to Michael Angelo’s Wonderland Beauty Parlor.
Make appointments now, because these will book up fast. For Boston-area chicks, it looks like the majority of participating salons are on Newbury Street. I’d recommend my salon, Avanti, as well as Salon Marc Harris, which I’ve also heard good things about.
(Don’t forget to tip!)
After a heated debate over AIM about bar options for Thursday evening, Evelina and I agreed on the Rooftop Bar at The Standard in downtown Los Angeles. This is us on one of the water bed pods.
Things to know before you go:
Receive a bikini wax (Brazilian or completely bare) or sculpted spray tan performed by a New York state-licensed esthetician-in-training at Completely Bare’s downtown training school. Available dates:
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday May 13, 2009 from 1:00pm - 9:00pm
There is a $20 service fee. Schedule with a friend and the service fee is only $10. Call 212-366-6060 for an appontment.
Stopped by Polka Dog Bakery on our walk to brunch in the South End. Think $3 cupcakes are bougie? There are more varieties of treats here than there are varieties of pastries in most people bakeries. This is where the yuppie-raised pups schmooze.
I’ve always thought that my sweet tooth was a liability. After all, constantly ordering dessert is neither good for my wallet nor my dental health. But starting next week, I’ll be contributing to Sugar Bomber, a lookbook of delectable desserts both tasty and aesthetic. Who would’ve thought my penchant for all things sugary and adorable would actually prove useful?
(Pictured: Key Lime Pie, a new favorite dessert, from Burtons Grill)
Here’s a heads up on tomorrow’s Groupon: If you’re hoping to jumpstart your fitness regimen to get ready for bikini season, One2One Bodyscapes is offering three sessions of personal training for just $59. Sure, it’s pricier than the Healthworks deal, but for gym-a-phobes like me, personal training is an easy way to get acquainted with scary gym equipment and free weights. And at $59, it’s definitely a steal. (To compare, that’s approximately the price I paid for a single session at the Hemenway, the Harvard Law School gym.) Check out Groupon tomorrow for the complete details. You’ll have until midnight to sign up for the deal.
Terms and conditions: Only available to first-time clients. One Groupon per person. Must call ahead to schedule. Valid for any of One2One’s 11 locations in Massachusetts. Expires six months from tomorrow.
One2One Bodyscapes
Back Bay
Trinity Place 1 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 267-5766
Coolidge Corner
1285 Beacon Street
Brookline, MA 02246
(617) 232-1010
I could eat at Lala Rokh everyday of the week, but with courses in the $20 range, it’s way over my budget for a regular meal. Luckily, the Persian restaurant offers unbeatable lunch specials that make fine dining accessible to even the most plebian of college students. For just $10, this is what you get:
The same $10 will get you a sandwich, at best, elsewhere on the Hill. There’s no other comparable deal in the area, since everything else in that price range is probably at a cafe — which, however quaint, doesn’t come close to the quality of food at Lala Rokh. Plus, the service is impeccable, and that’s something you can’t put a price on.
Lala Rokh
97 Mt. Vernon Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 720-5511
You have until midnight to sign up for the latest offer from Groupon, which is worth approximately $200 at retail. Healthworks is a women-only gym that I’ve tried out a couple times at the Porter Square location. The boot camp-esque class I took then effectively kicked my ass, so I’m totally in for this deal, especially since it’s the only way I can afford pilates in this city. Other options include kickboxing, yoga, spin, and belly dance. Classes have to be redeemed by May 27, 2009.
Healthworks
441 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 859-7700
36 White Street
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-4454
Other locations include Brookline, Chestnut Hill, and Salem.
I'm Lena Chen, a writer and media producer who's been called a "skank" (by Bill O'Reilly) and "a small Asian woman" (by The New York Times). My favorite part of my workday is the hate mail.
I got started blogging as an undergrad at Harvard, where I started the infamous Sex and the Ivy blog. My life and my Google results haven't been the same since. Nowadays, you can catch me online talking all things sex-related on Sex Really With Lena Chen, a webcast for Bedsider.org, and Sexy Times, a web series debuting in January 2012 on gURL.com. I have mixed feelings toward the portmanteau "sexpert".
