SARAH JESSICA PARKER PHOTOGRAPHED BY ME (AM I NOT TOTALLY FABULOUS?)
At the office last Friday, the following IM chat ensues.
CubanSandwich65: so r we going to see sjp @ lord & taylor at lunch?
Oz: omg, yes!!!!!! i’ve completely peed myself twice!
CubanSandwich65: did u change your shorts?
Oz: twice!!! omg!!! she’s my FAVORITE!!! i have a gi-normous girlcrush on her! i may have to wipe myself now.
CubanSandwich65: she goes on at 12:30. should we leave @ 12:25?
Oz: 12:20!!!!
CubanSandwich65: so how come you're such an sjp fan?
Oz: cuz i love how strong she was when her affair with mr. big broke up and then they ended back up together in paris
CubanSandwich65: ummm, oz, that's a tv show. carrie and mr. big are not real
Oz: SHUT UP!!!!!!!!
Oz and I met in front of our office building on Madison Avenue and rushed over to Lord & Taylor for a special in-store appearance by none other than Ms. Carrie Bradshaw herself, Sarah Jessica Parker. SJP was in the store promoting her new fragrance, Lovely. Well, the store was mobbed with nothing but a bunch of cretins, I tell you, armed with low-end digital cameras, acting like they had never seen a celebrity before. Honestly. Can you imagine people who would actually go out of their way just to see a celebrity? And bring a camera to prove they were there? Okay, I know I do that too, but at least I actually know some famous people myself. After all, last year at Fashion Week I was hanging out with Naomi Cambell and Beyonce. Plus I’m famous myself, you know. I mean, I have a blog and all. And I know how to pose for the paparazzi.
Anyway, it was certainly a challenge to get pictures what with the hordes of groupies cockblocking my shot. But I did get a decent image or two. And 238 awful portraits of the backs of people's heads. All that matters is that SJP looked...Lovely, and I found a way to inject some fun into my newly single life (I DO NOT want to talk about it). But I think poor Oz was disappointed he didn’t get a chance to talk to her. I think he was hoping he would get to meet her and tell her how much better her celebrity fragrance is than J-Lo's Glow. Then, of course, she'd give him her cell number and they'd meet this weekend for brunch at Pastis. He was convinced they’d become Bestest Girlfriends Ever and that they’d giggle and shop and kiki around town together in her limo, then stay up late watching all her old movies on DVD, coloring each other’s hair and talking about boys. Instead, all he got was a little vial of Lovely. Which actually smells lovely.
So, people please go out and buy a bottle of this stuff, because let me tell you, SJP deserves every penny she's making from every bottle sold. She worked her ass off at this event. She was signing bottles, and there must have been a hundred people in line. Then she kept getting up and posing for pictures and talking to everyday people. Unless you're a celebrity like me and SJP, you couldn't possibly understand how grueling these in-store appearances can be. Smiling for hours and actually having to be nice to total nobodies can just wear down celebrities like me and SJP.
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