New York Central Perk Pop-Up Shop

On Wednesday, Sept. 17 2014, a Central Perk pop-up shop will be opening in New York City in honor of the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Friends.

        

 

Inside, the gift and coffee shop is modelled after the place Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey spent most of their time.

 

        

You can sit down on THE famous orange couch and enjoy a cup of coffee, courtesy of Eight O’Clock Coffee.

        

THE. ORANGE. COUCH.

You can also watch episodes while enjoying a special blend just for Friends fans, the Central Perk Roast.

There’s lots of Friends-themed merchandise you can buy and take home with you.

Like, a bangle that says “PIVOT, PIVOT, PIVOT”!

        

And this T-shirt that proves The Rachel isn’t the only iconic Friends look.

        

 

Here’s a complete price list of the items you can buy:

The coffee station has four flavors, including the Central Perk Roast.

 

 

And there is TONS of INCREDIBLE memorabilia that will make you stop in your tracks.

Like Chandler’s wedding vows for Monica.

And Monica’s for Chandler. And their wedding invitation! AND HER ENGAGEMENT RING!

Here’s a ticket to the pilot taping of Friends (which was originally called Friends Like Us) and Joey’s Dr. Drake Ramoray name tag from his Days of Our Lives stint.

        

Oh, and Rachel’s sonogram picture (which she notoriously struggled to see the baby in) and Ursula’s porno that she made in Phoebe’s name!

        

Here is Emma’s nursery crib tag (before she was Emma).

And Ross’ Science Boy comic!

        

AND THE FREAKING GELLER CUP, PEOPLE!

 

The store even has actual costumes worn by the Friends cast throughout the seasons.

(From left to right: Courteney Cox’s outfit as Monica Geller in “The One Where Monica Sings”; Matthew Perry’s outfit as Chandler Bing; Lisa Kudrow’s outfit as Phoebe Buffay in “The One With the Engagement Picture”; David Schwimmer’s outfit as Ross Geller in “The One With All the Resolutions”; Jennifer Aniston’s outfit as Rachel Green in “The One With the Late Thanksgiving”; and Matt LeBlanc’s outfit as Joey Tribbiani in “The One Where Rosita Dies.”)

 

There are also copies of the pilot episode, when Friends was previously titled Six of One, and “The Last One,” signed by the cast, hanging on the wall.

And on Sept. 17, this could be you!

        

Wish I could have been there... after all it opened on my Birthday...

 

*Many thanks to Buzzfeed for the content (http://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/heres-a-look-inside-the-amazing-central-perk-pop-up-shop?utm_term=1xqy626#2ib3064)

 

"Perfect" life

We all like to live in a dream world. A place with the “Perfect” everything. Perfect House, perfect family, perfect job, perfect boss. A life that brings a smile to our lips and lights up our faces. So that when we sleep at night, we have no worries or regrets. A peaceful and satisfied existence.

But when we fall off the Dream cloud and land into the Realities Earth, the picture is far from perfect.

Our Job is not something we ever thought we would be in, we hate our bosses, our house is just so ordinary and our families are anything but perfect. 

 

 

 

Then there are people who expect that the “Perfection” world should be real and try to make it happen. They try to find “that” job which will make them happy and wealthy. They strive to be in good terms with their bosses, hoping that their office will be a happy place where they will be appreciated and recognized. They try to buy the perfect house, which they have always seen in movies. And they try to mend relationships, so that it will be an ideal family.

 

But, I wish they accepted the truth instead of living in false hopes and dream worlds. Imagination is good, but trying to build your world so that it is a reflection of that dream is just not worth it.

It not only makes you a fool, but also is painful to those around you, whose have to go through the experience as you strive to make everything perfect, only to see it fall apart again and again.

 

 

 

Many people believe in “Forgiving and forgetting” and starting afresh. But when reality strikes again, they are in for another heartbreak, since the people and circumstances generally remain the same.

If this same mistake is made repeatedly, how smart is it? Should one really keep trying to make everything perfect only to no avail. Is it not more heart wrenching to see ones dream shattered every time. How beneficial is it to live in the hope of everything being perfect someday?