Category Archives: THE ARTS (SORT OF)

Taking Jellies to a Whole New Level!

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Holy purple velvet jelly platforms! 
That’s right, these really exist.  And although they sort of look like you could find them for $20 at your local ghetto shoe store between the sequined flip flops and the pleather thigh high dominatrix boots…you can’t.  These puppies are Marc Jacobs through and through, and they’ve got the $550 price tag to prove it!
They also come in grey, but as far as G&G is concerned, if you’re gonna do velvet jelly platforms, you might as well do ‘em in pink! 

Waaaaay better than sliced bread!

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Ok, so G&G is a little behind the times with this post, but they are always broke and can’t afford to go to fancy places very often.  But just so you know, the Girls have been meaning to go to Varga since it opened back in…uh…May. So anyway, they finally made it.  
First off, anything having to do with vintage pin-ups gets an automatic gold star.  And Varga was named after Alberto Vargas, one of the most famous pin-up artists EVER.  Varga Bar even has pinups painted on the ceiling above the bar.
See? Look how cool! 
And, if you share G&G’s life-long dream of being a pin-up girl, Varga may be able to help you out.  They are creating a vintage pin-up calendar and need a model for each month.  Maybe they need you! Find out more about it here.
Anyway, yes, pin-ups are awesome.  But so is the food.  The Varga Salad was awesome.  The gnocchi was awesome.  The brussels sprouts were awesome.  The Thanksgiving Soup was extra-awesome.
But by far the most awesome of them all…behold:

Yes.  The cereal flavored ice cream.  The whole reason G&G wanted to go to Varga in the first place.  They have wanted to try that stuff since, well, May.  And whoa baby was it awesome! 
We’re talking real cereal flavored ice cream.  Not like, vanilla with pieces of cereal in it, oh no, this is the real deal.  The Apple Jacks tastes like Apple Jacks!  The Cocoa Puffs taste like Cocoa Puffs! And the Trix, oh man the Trix. It tasted just like Trix.
Ice cream is one of G&G’s main food groups, it is the Girls’ main source of calcium.  And they think it would be very beneficial to their health if they visited Varga on the reg because they would really like to try the Honeycomb, and also the Lucky Charms.

Top 10 Countries to Catch a ‘Stache

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AskMen.com is one of G&G’s favorite things.  Those boys are always thinking up crazy things to write about, like listing what countries have the most mustaches per capita.
Naturally, that is something G&G is interested in knowing, so here they are, in all their mustachioed glory:

10. Bulgaria
(We know…who would have guessed?)

9. Hungary 
There is actually a “Hungarian” style of mustache.
The Hungarian Mustache. Big, bushy and beautiful.

8.  The United States 
 It is estimated that there are 10 million ‘staches in America.  And, as you know, we dominated in the World Beard and Mustache Championships.

7. Turkey

6. Egypt 
 Everybody in Egypt loves mustaches, even their presidents.

President Anwar El Sadat (in office 1970-1981)

5. Iran 
 Iran’s most famous mustache? It’s a toss-up between President Ahmadinejad and soccer star Ali Daei.


4. Germany 
Deutschland has more clubs affiliated with the World Beard and Mustache Championships than any other nation.

3. Pakistan

2. Mexico

1. India
One estimate says that 80% of the men in South India are sporting a ‘stache.  India is also home to the World’s Longest Mustache, grown by 60 year old Badamsinh Juwansinh Gurjar.  Twelve and a half feet long! Whoa baby! 

Sleep Like A Man

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The G&G Girls are intellectuals.  And so sometimes they read The Wall Street Journal. The last time they did, they saw this article about super awesome beds.  Apparently, women have traditionally made the sleeping decisions and now the “bed industry” has decided that men have been neglected for too long.  Sooo…that means a whole new crop of pimped out beds complete with built in mirrors, wine coolers, massagers, TV’s, lighting and air conditioning/heaters.  Those perks don’t come cheap.   The Hollandia International “Sphere” bed, pictured above, can be yours -in your choice of fabrics and colors- for $50,000. 
Whoa baby!
With all the boys G&G has known, they have encountered all sorts of sleeping situations.  From bunk beds to creaky futons to limp mattresses just laying on the floor…the Girls have seen it all.  Except for this.  And they’d kind of like to try it.  

I Mean, We ARE Girls…

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A G&G Girl can chug PBR and down shots of Jack along with the boys anytime, but sometimes she craves something different.  Something a little more fancy.  Something sweet.  Something kind of…girly.  And when that happens, here’s what she usually goes for:

Swedish Fish shot. 
Blackberry Schnapps, vodka and a splash of cranberry juice.
Not every bartender knows how to make these, but when they do, Whoa Baby! they taste just like the candy.
Sex on the Beach
Peach Schnapps, vodka, cranberry, orange and pineapple juices
You really can’t get any girlier than a drink with fruit perched on the edge of the glass.

Jolly Rancher shot
melon liqueur, Apple Schnapps and a splash of cranberry juice
Sweet, tart, and it doesn’t stick to your teeth like the candy.
Vodka Cranberry
Just, you know, vodka and cranberry.  
A G&G Girl’s ultimate standby.  Even if the bartender is completely incompetent, it’s pretty impossible to mess this up.
G&G’s latest obsession is sweet tea vodka.  They mix it with lemonade and drink it by the bottle.  Literally. They fill up old water bottles and are good to go.  If you go to a G&G Girl’s house and she offers you a drink, this is probably what she means.

Simon + G&G = Soulmates?

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As probably everyone knows or can assume, the G&G Girls are kinda cat ladies.  Not the crazy town, I have 473 cats and they are my best friends and will probably eat me when I die because no one will notice for two weeks kind of cat lady.  No, we are Junior Cat Ladies if you will. None of us has more than one cat, though we do own socks with cats on them.
That said, we have recently been introduced to the work of Simon Tofield, a London based animator with three cats: Hugh, Maisie and Jess.  He has put the frustrations of living with cats to paper in a series of animations and now a book.  We think he should marry us.  We are willing to move to London.  

He’s DON It Again!

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G&G would not be surprised if Don Draper runs for president in 2012.  As a matter of fact, we’d probably vote for him as long as we could secure a White House internship/some sort of secretarial position.  
After all, this fictional character just beat out our real president as AskMen.com’s Most Influential Man of 2009.  That’s right, Don Draper edged out the likes of President Obama, Steve Jobs, and Jack Dorsey (the creator of Twitter) to secure the title.  The site explains that Draper “represents something about male identity that is enduringly captivating but has nonetheless vanished.”  
G&G has to agree. Even though Don doesn’t exactly adhere to the old school values he represents, at least he represents them.  And though we probably wouldn’t marry him even if he was an actual person because he’s kind of an ass a lot of the time, to us, and AskMen, and pretty much the entire country, he is very real. And apparently, very influential. 

“It says here we need to get some throw pillows and a potted plant.”

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G&G often gets a kick out of the dating advice offered up by the popular press. Between the likes of GQ, Cosmo, Men’s Health, and Marie Claire, both sexes are provided with useful articles on deciphering a guy’s cuddle style or how to become more than just her friend. Pretty crucial info.
Men’s Health Living published what is definitely one the best “how to get her into bed” articles ever written…”How to Seduce Her With Your Space.” This is pure gold. A room by room guide to using your apartment to get laid. Besides valuable input from a Rutger’s University anthropologist like, “The size of your TV and where you place it say a great deal about who you are,” this gem lists red and green lights for each room. For example, in the living room – khaki, brown or grey walls get a green light because it shows you have good taste, as do bright red or blue walls because it shows you’re “fun.” However, having more than one toothbrush in the bathroom when you live alone gets you a red light because it symbolizes emotional baggage. As do silk sheets because they obviously mean you’re a player. To earn some points in the bedroom, invest in a “soft, gentle bedside lamp” since it shows you’re considerate.
The red and green light lists are accompanied by a recipe for salsa and instructions on how to clean your toilet. Because nothing will get you the girl like a little spice and a clean place to pee.
The article includes written commentary by an actual girl! who offers up such quotables as, “If I don’t want to drop my panties in your bathroom, I’m not going to drop them in the bedroom.”
You know what? This article is so good, I think you should go read it yourself. Good luck and get laid! And remember, a handsome area rug greatly increases your chances!

Nice pad, Mark Zuckerburg

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Truth- we all (or almost all) use facebook. Even the G&G ladies use it to do a little research/ creeping on… well… everyone, and they need to do it often. However, we can’t help but notice how advertiser and application friendly FB has gotten over the years. What ever happened to the good old days of college kids only? Why is your little sister “in a relationship” with one of her friends? Why to I have to add some stupid “garden patch” app to accept a bushel of beets from you? Why is it telling me who my top friends are? And why is there a picture of Brittney Spears (via 1999) on the side of my news feed telling me that I need to go on a diet?

The truth is sad, but this is why: Facebook packed up and moved into a new super expensive warehouse in Stanford Research Park, and it looks freaking amazing.

And this is just the lobby…

It’s an IKEA wonderland, more or less.

The building is the first to be designed and built under the Palo Alto 2008 green building ordinance and the skaters in back reminds us a bit of the 1998 Disney classic “Brink,” starring Erik von Detton (where is that blondie California dreamboat now…?).

And while G&G hopes to someday be a big as facebook, the ladies are just sprawling out in each other’s living rooms on their own computers hoping that the Disney channel will replay “Brink” just one more time. Please… for old times sake.?

HAVE YOU IHOPPED TODAY?

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Because now you can, you know! We are so pleased, happy and thrilled to announce to you that after all these long months of waiting…the new IHOP at Walnut and Juniper is open for business baby!  And how could G&G live with themselves if they didn’t stop in on the very first day?!

Soooooo happy!

Our server, Roderick, was not only smokin hot, but was very patient as we oohed and ahhed over the menu for oh, maybe half an hour before finally ordering.
Whoa baby!!!
And order we did!  You know the Girls love to eat, and as soon as the food was put in front of them they did what they did best and made that shit disappear.  And since this IHOP is open from 7AM to 2AM, they are bound to be back time and time again for the bacon, the homefries, of course the pancakes, and the excellent syrup selection.

Butter Pecan, Old Fashioned, Blueberry and Strawberry