The Gossip Girl Guide to Summer

Find out the 10 ways to survive – and thrive!
the hottest season like Blair, Serena, Nate, Chuck and Dan.

1. GET MADE IN THE SHADE

Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) know how to enjoy a lazy summer day: by putting their feet up and – what else? – gossiping over cool drinks.

2. MAKE A SPLASH

Whether you're clad in a sleek sliver coverup like Serena or showing off your biceps in a tight white tank like Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), the beach is the new runway – so work it.

3. BE SPORTY

Croquet is a civilized sport – and one you can play while sipping a cocktail, which is no doubt what bad boy Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) likes to do.

4. EAT A SWEET TREAT

What better way to stay refreshed at the beach than with a slice of juicy watermelon like real-life couple Lively and Badgley?

5. HAVE A SUMMER FLING

The summer heat has a way of creating summer romances. Looks like Blair's ex, Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford), is getting his motor running with a makeout session in a car with an unidentified female companion.

6. GET SOME PUPPY LOVE

'Little J' hasn't lost all her friends! Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen) cuddles with a pair of precious puppies, the perfect de-stresser.

7. ENJOY SUMMER READING

There's no better time to indulge in some fun reads: Barbara Walters's tell-all book Audition: A Memoir is the perfect companion for the Upper East Siders, whose summer homes are tucked away beyond the reach of Gossip Girl's Web site.

8. GO ON A ROMANTIC RIDE

Ah, the sights and sounds of summer. Prim and (sometimes) proper Blair takes in the scenery by going for a bike ride with new guy Marcus (Patrick Heusinger).

9. ALWAYS BE PREPARED

Chuck knows that a surefire way to attract beach beauties is to have the essentials of a picnic on the beach ready to go – just in case.

10. CAUSE A SCENE

Bring out those cute dresses! Blair and Serena are the talk of the town in their fashionable frocks (Alice + Olivia for B and Vena Cava for S).

(Aaron Parsley)

my life is like an episode of The Hills

6 Juli 2008
09:40 WIB

Pagi ini gue berasa bangga sama diri gue sendiri. hebat banget jam sgini udah bangun. Karena kayaknya enggak mungkin gitu mengingat tadi baru pulang jam setengah 5 subuh aja. Semalem pergi makan ke Blok M terus lanjut ke ajojing-ajojing dikit di The Pure. Semalem kita berangkat rame-rame. Kaka yoni, mba hellen, mba oty, mba anggi, benny, mas bambang, mas eki, sm bayu. Disana kita ketemu kaka cumi sama Ve plus 3 sodaranya (yg satu - cewe - mabookk gelaa!!! Gila kalo gue jd nyokap tuh cewe - gue gampar abis-abisan itu si Ve!!)

Disana kita seru-seruan. dansa-dansa sambil ditemenin a bottle of vodka. Gue minum skitar 3 atau 4 gelas tapi nggak bikin saya mabuk. aneh. sementara si nyolot Benny Dolog dengan takaran yang sama mabok berat sampe naik ke atas meja - joged-joged nggak karuan dan nggak turun-turun!! parah banget maboknya!! Gue emg denger bbrp cerita soal gmn si benny kalo mabok. tapi ini pertama kalinya gue liat dgn mata dan kepala gue sendiri. besokannya dia pasti nggak sadar udah joged-joged gak karuan diatas meja berjam-jam. batak yang aneh. minum sgitu aja udah parah banget maboknya. malu-maluin org batak aja!!

Lumayanlah ngilangin kesel sama kejadian sebelumnya. Jadi nih, semalem sekitar jam8 malem, pas gue mau ke kantor ketemu Mba Hellen untuk nemenin dia ke undangan kawinan Mba Prita Sales - gue ketemu D *temen kantor gue yang awalnya gue anggep kita deket - ternyata ENGGAK!!* di halte depan kantor. Pas ditanya, dia bilang mau jalan-jalan sama A dan R. Gue nggak diajak dooongggg!!! Gue sih bukannya minta diajak atau apa ya. Gue tuh udah anggap dia sbg temen deket gue. sm kayak temen" gue di Info yg lain yg satu angkatan kyk A *another A* dan Y. But look what he's done?! Dia nggak ngabarin gue sama sekali!! KESEEEELLLL!! *skrg sih saya nganggepnya kesel nggak penting. Whatever!!*

Tapiiii.. I just need to explain some other things. Ini bukan pertama kalinya mereka pada jalan-jalan dan begaul behind my back. They just DON'T want me. Gue ceritain masalah ini sm bbrp temen gue. Ada yg bilang mereka itu emang kayak mau bikin circle of friend baru yang isinya mereka doang bertiga. Tapi kan anehhhh!! Mereka itu sama-sama Infotainment dan kita anak-anak Infotainment sendiri udah ada circle friendnya. Kenapa sih nggak bikin circle of friend yang lain? kayak gue sama geng bolang yang masing-masing beda program, atau gue sama temen-temen media (label, radio, majalah), atau gue sama temen-temen forum yg emang dari latar belakang kerjaan yang berbeda dan bukan dari program yang sama. tapi kalo dalam 1 circle friend yg sm, tapi dia bikin 2 circle - kan konyol?!

Ada jg yg bilang mungkin si D nyangka gue sibuk. Tau dr mana gue sibuk? ngabarin? nggak. nelfon? nggak. sms? enggak. Pdhl gue kalo lagi mu jalan atau makan kmana sm anak disatu circle friend yg sama, gue pasti ngabarin dia biarpun gue tau dia lg kerja atau lg diluar. Sekarang sih gue cukup tahu aja. Kalau mereka emang mau jalan bertiga - fine. Gue juga males begaul sm org kyk gitu. Gue cuman nggak abis pikir dan nggak ngerti aja. Gue berasa dikhianatin dgn kejadian ini. sepele - memang. tp yg kyk gini yg nantinya lama-lama bakal jd masalah yg lebih gede.

my life is like an episode of The Hills right now..

friends .. parties .. betrayed .. revenge ..


xKIKIx