By Erika P. Shen
A princess? But, of course. A goddess? Well, I sure as hell like to think so. A laundress? Nope, not so much. Wondering what a laundress is? Well, maybe you should be wondering who a laundress is, and don’t worry! I’ll tell you. Gwen Whiting and Lindsey Wieber are the co-founders of The Laundress, a super-duper chic fabric care line out of NYC, and ladies – these ladies know themselves some laundry. They can tell you how to fix any laundering problem…even problems that involve our best friend, Cashmere. Therapists around the globe can’t fix problems with Cashmere, but these laundranistas can.
They have an entire line of products to actually clean your clothing. Can we say delicious smelling? Yes. Can we say won’t ruin your clothes like other shitty brands? Yep, we sure can. For jimini’s sake, they even have special products for bathing suits, your children, and your pet. Hellooooo, all those STUPID outfits you buy your dog, floofie, can now be cleaned…thank god. Need some crease release? Sure. A bag in every size imaginable to hold your stank-ass laundry and detergent. Ok, now I didn’t want to really say anything, but this has to be one of my favorites. We all know how OBSESSED I am with bags…I think I might even use these as a weekender if I could! Or, the gift “buckets.” I would not be upset if someone sent me one of these for my birthday on March 12 – hint, hint, hint.
Now, what could be more fabby than all the things I’ve just mentioned? Uh, that would be that les laundresses themselves will be at Gracious Home on the UWS on February 28th to answer your questions in person. Forget about shlepping your silk to the dry cleaner. Pop in a cab or walk, bring your red wine drenched white cashey number, drop to one knee, beg, and say, “PLEASE HELP ME!” Nah, I’m just kidding. You don’t have to drop to one knee and beg, although I’d LOVE to see it. They’ll help you just because they care. And they’re damn good at what they do. It’s so brilliant I can hardly find any more words to explain how utterly fabulous the whole thing is.
February 28, 2006. 12pm – 6pm.
Gracious Home: 1992 Broadway; New York, NY 10023. 212.231.7800
Some thoughts:
By Erika Palmer Shen
Has anyone read or heard about this “blah, blah, blah” email? I’m frankly so taken aback by this whole thing I thought I’d share some thoughts. In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, a young woman who just graduated from law school in Boston was offered a job, and decided at the last minute to turn down the job and go into business for herself. Instead of calling to tell her future employer of her decision she…emailed. And, it wasn’t just any email exchange, she was filled to the brim with cocky, and after a few back and forths ended the exchange telling the employer, “blah, blah, blah.”
Ok, first of all – who the hell turns down a job offer via email? I don’t care what day and age we’re in – that’s ridiculous, unless, of course, you’re working for an internet company. For some reason it then makes sense to me. Second of all, what lawyer out of law school goes into business for herself? I’m going to post the original email chain below so you can get a dose of the real deal because trying to explain it does it no justice. Third, what the hell does “blah, blah, blah” supposed to mean? Does she think she’s really getting this now never-in-a-million-years employer “real good?” I’d love to know her grades in school and do an academic study on the correlation between common sense and intelligence. How does someone like this become a lawyer. Ok, refrain from the lawyer jokes, because this one is too easy.
And then of course we all came to know about this exchange because one appalled forwarder turns into another which turns into another, etc etc etc…Then it ends up in a few papers, then the national news, and then in your email boxes via my ramblings.
So, on this very fine Thursday in February let us all remember – Never email anything that you wouldn’t want to end up on Nightline.
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(Feb. 19) – Dianna Abdala, a 24-year-old Boston-area attorney, had apparently agreed to work for William Korman.
Then things went sour in a series of last minute e-mails.
Following is their e-mail correspondence, obtained by ABC News’ “Nightline,” that degenerated into a spat that got e-mailed to various attorneys, publications and “Nightline.”
—–Original Message—–
From: Dianna Abdala
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 9:23 PM
To: William A. Korman
Subject: Thank you
Dear Attorney Korman, At this time, I am writing to inform you that I will not be accepting your offer.
After careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that the pay you are offering would neither fulfill me nor support the lifestyle I am living in light of the work I would be doing for you. I have decided instead to work for myself, and reap 100% of the benefits that I sow.
Thank you for the interviews. Dianna L. Abdala, Esq.
—–Original Message—–
From: William A. Korman
To: Dianna Abdala
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 12:15 PM
Subject: RE: Thank you
Dianna –
Given that you had two interviews, were offered and accepted the job (indeed, you had a definite start date), I am surprised that you chose an e-mail and a 9:30 PM voicemail message to convey this information to me. It smacks of immaturity and is quite unprofessional. Indeed, I did rely upon your acceptance by ordering stationary and business cards with your name, reformatting a computer and setting up both internal and external e-mails for you here at the office. While I do not quarrel with your reasoning, I am extremely disappointed in the way this played out. I sincerely wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Will Korman
—–Original Message—–
From: Dianna Abdala
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:01 PM
To: William A. Korman
Subject: Re: Thank you
A real lawyer would have put the contract into writing and not exercised any such reliance until he did so.
Again, thank you.
—–Original Message—–
From: William A. Korman
To: Dianna Abdala
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:18 PM
Subject: RE: Thank you
Thank you for the refresher course on contracts. This is not a bar exam question. You need to realize that this is a very small legal community, especially the criminal defense bar. Do you really want to start pissing off more experienced lawyers at this early stage of your career?
—–Original Message—–
From: Dianna Abdala
To: William A. Korman
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: Thank you
bla bla bla
02-19-06 09:54 EST
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