Peer Pressure List, Vol. 10

• NYC Restaurant Week: Restaurant Week is a glorious time when fancy schmancy restaurants give you beautiful 3-course dinners for $35. That's how I was able to have escargots, veal, and chocolate mousse with The Banker at Cafe des Artistes last week. There's one more week of it to go; I might just have to go again.


• Jet Blue: I was lucky enough to be able to take a 3-day weekend visit to Houston, and Jet Blue was incredible. They've built a new terminal in JFK, complete with free wi-fi, lots of food options, and comfy seating galore. On the plane itself, you get 30 channels of TV at your seat! Umm... yes, please, I will spend 4 hours switching between The Millionaire Matchmaker, Law & Order: CI, and Jon and Kate plus 8, all while munching on sweet potato chips. Don't mind if I do.


• Kiehl's: Not surprisingly, my skin has been freaking out ever since I left warm, humid Houston 3 weeks ago and came to cold, dry New York. My usual skincare regimen just wasn't cutting it, so I paid a visit to Kiehl's, where they hooked me up with the best cuticle cream I've ever tried (and I'm something of a connoisseur), lip balm, and samples of several different moisturizers to try. Much better.


• Chick-fil-A: You better believe that the first meal I had when I got back to H-town was chicken nuggets, waffle fries, and lemonade from Chick-fil-A. Yum. Just don't try to go there on a Sunday.


• President Obama: I have a pretty strict no crying at work policy, but I almost made an exception on Tuesday around, say, noon. Honestly, if it hadn't been for the Chief Justice's screw-up and the god-awful robotic voice of the poet and Aretha Franklin's ridiculous hat, I probably would have completely lost it. I can't wait to see what he does next.