Recap

Some people are talking about the season premiere of SNL today. I was going to say, "A lot of people are talking about the season premiere of SNL" but I'm not so sure that's true. I think my sister and I are talking about it. And maybe three other people on the internet. Anyway, let me preface this post by saying as anyone who reads this blog knows, I have a dear place in my heart for SNL. It is rarely funny, but it is allowed to be rarely funny because it's SNL, and because Seth Meyers. So what I will say is this: Amy Poehler is a national treasure. I kind of want to chug beers with her and pet her perfect doll hair. I could do without Tina Fey and all the bitter she brings. I'll probably be unpopular for saying that but go watch "Date Night" or something, aiight? The tiny skit with Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg gets five gold stars and an A+++ in my grading system. Patterson: thumbs up! Thanks for being a good sport. The rest I could do without. But isn't that SNL in a nutshell? How did I get in this nutshell?

Wall Flower

Paz de la Huerta. What do we think about this broad? I spied her in the flesh at a charity event last week, during which she wore the above dress, and I am perplexed. There are several other photos of her from the same event, posing in a way that not only makes her look pregnant, but also like she has scoliosis and a mild case of "I think I am a seahorse." I read the NY mag article about her a few months back, and I think it took me a few days to recover. It's not really the overt sexuality and shock value of her shenanigans (please, if you can, just read the first paragraph of said article. It involves a steamhouse, construction workers and raw honey). It's more...oh, who the hell knows. From what I can tell, it seems like she grew up in affluence but maybe did not get a lot of attention. So to give it to her, eh.

Weather Proof

Speaking of Steve Madden, their "Tsunami" style rain boot ($79.95, stevemadden.com) is another recent discovery via the pages of Marie Claire and I likes. You can't tell from this photo but they zip up the back with an Hermes-orange zipper, which is a detail to die for. They make me want to wear riding pants and a huge cable knit sweater and drink hot apple cider, which is typically the opposite of what I want to do, unless the apple cider is spiked.

Interesting

I was drawn to anntaylor.com today because I spied a pair of leopard flats in the October issue of Marie Claire and I was like, "Oh, hello there." So there I went and perused the website and let me just say, Ms. Taylor has managed her comeback quite nicely, even minus the help of Naomi Watts and her flaxen, flawless dye job. I'm not talking anything super directional here. In fact, the flat pictured above ($158) is probably about as spicy as you're gonna get chez Ann. That said, the entire shoe collection reads like a laundry list of must-haves, the leather appears sumptuous and the prices, while a bit above your average Steve Madden, are reasonable at the end of the day. I say, well done.