Me So Hungry Blog Presents - Cookie Contest and Full Slate of Bands This Sunday Dec. 20th

Union Pool off the Lorimer L stop (I actually like the Graham stop just as much if not more) is where hipsters go to occasionally meet non-hipsters, drink 4 dollar beers, and throw down to either great soul music or bearded fellas playing the gee-tar. Our good man Jason over at foodie blog Me So Hungry is serving up some mighty fine holiday spirit this year with a combo of cookies baked by whoever feels like bringing cookies (he described it as a cookie pot luck, but I see it as a chance for cookie hipsters to fight tooth and tight jeans over whose is better) and a whole host of bands for Sunday evening. For free.

Music will have plenty of recognizable holiday tunes, done in the bands' own styles, which could range from indie rock to indie rock, depending on how you see it. Here's the flyer:

Hey, any excuse to chill at the depression I've felt called Kellogg's Diner is good enough for me.

Last Day to Enter Ms. G Train Contest!

From McBrooklyn and the Yelp NY talk threads comes a wonderful thing: the crowning of the next Ms. G Train (Carrie Prejean antics hopefully not included). City Reliquary is giving you ladies the rest of today to apply for consideration by the only train that decided not to go into Manhattan (not that the train has a mind of it's own, unless you want to call it lazy and uncooperative when you most need to get to Long Island City).

You can apply at this email here: missgtrain@cityreliquary.org but please take a look at the requirements first. You'll need a photo. If you don't have a camera, I would just find an approximation of you on the web and send it in.

On Nov. 19th during the daylight hours, finalists will be chosen. If you're a vampire, that's ok because the actual decision and par-tay will be in the evening at where else, the City Reliquary:

370 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211

What should go into being a Ms. G Train? I have no idea, but touring the city up and down the G line would be pretty cool. It's like a Ms. G Train sighting. She could end up being a dirty hipster, but hey the G Train is full of 'em right? Or an incredibly unreliable woman. Basically a lot of cliched negative things about subways, put it to the women, and let's see what happens.

The Chris Cab-tion Contest 4.28.09

Congrats to a one Szyzska for the winner of the last contest, and will receive a DVD. Good luck on your film shoot sir.

So our old friend Patrick got hitched over the weekend at The Riviera by Coney Island and of course you all are wondering, what is going through Chris Cabin's mind?

"What if this is the most handsome I'm going to get?"

Winner this time may receive a Best Buy gift certificate. But only if they can get past the next Cab-tion contest, which will also be wedding themed....

Chris Cabin is our very own resident film critic. You can see his reviews on Filmcritic.com.

Some Food2 News: 12,000 Dunkin' Donut contest! I gotta go to the BATHroom

The good people over at Food2 have let the world in on some sweet sweet love: a doughnut idea worth 12,000 dollars. Now as an occasional fan of the wonderful texture of doughnuts, my favorite always being strawberry filled ones from DD (none of that jelly crap), I have to say this should affect NYC and Brooklyn in the ever constant battle of Starbucks vs. DD (in terms of coffee price and taste).

Or maybe not, but it's always good for a sound bite (this morning I'm just on fire). You choose from a host of flavors in each category, there's a public vote in May with a winner announced on June 5th, and that doughnut gets duplicated for America to chow down on.

Here's mine:
It's called the PB & StrawJelly.


To fulfill your wildest doughnut dreams, go here. For more on Food2 and their fun posts, go here.

I Love Me Some Hoodies - Champion "Hoodie Remix" contest

I'm all about the hoodies, I don't even collect them (or buy the really snazzy ones that all the hip kids are wearing) but I love their versatility and scrappy nature. I have about 7 myself, and I'm hoping to add to that by winning a custom designed one at Champion's new Hoodie Remix contest.

You can design as many as you like which is great, and we all know that Brooklyn is the place to be when it comes to serious hoodies. You can choose from different patterns and colors (although you can't change the patterns' colors. It's like that "you can pick you friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose" kind of logic).

Check out my designs so far here and vote for me (one I messed up, the other is incredibly amazing): Kings County Bop Hoodie Designs