Emily continues:

Nick figured that I was just another dumb shit/ yacht-hopping "heiress" and that the only retaliation he would get would be from Steven Brill- best of all, that this was going to 'up' his status and maybe even land him a good table at Michael's.

What sets Emily apart, of course, is not merely the distinguished name, but the coupling of that name with her profound and impressive cluelessness. In college, I had a seminar with Emily while she was a visiting student at Columbia. Her incessant references to prep school and befuddlement about how to get to the center of the Brooklyn Bridge ("Where should I tell the cab driver to stop?") intrigued me, and I had no idea who her father was. I found her website from the pre-Essentially Emily days, where she had posted a picture of herself in her Hanukkah jammies getting a brand new Lexus, complete with a large red bow, just like the ads.

(Her specialness aside from the name may be why no one bothers her brother Sam.)

But all the ridicule of the internet has not deterred Emily. As she says, "I developed a 'now or never' mindset (which I do not regret to this day)." This day is now, right? Because if it were never, that wouldn't make sense at all.

And what exactly is Emily doing now? Her dad wants to know: "He keeps telling me to 'Get a J-O-B.' got one dad."

Apparently getting mocked on Gawker is now a profession. Consider this post your spring bonus.

But I do have a battle to fight every day I wake up, so sometimes I give off that impression. But guys, I'm at a normal, healthy weight. And If I don't watch every piece of food (and drink) that goes into my mouth and keep up a vigorous cardio and strength training regimen, I will get fat again. This might sound controversial, but sometimes I do feel like a cancer survivor in the sense that every morning when I wake up, I know that there are forces fighting my body to get back to a state of existence that, for my purposes, might as well be death.

[Essentially Emily]

Ariz. Doc in Trouble Over Photo [AP]

Barta pleaded guilty to "unlawful surveillance," a felony (but only when pervs do it, not the government). He'll lose his law license and have to endure an embarrassing year of "probation and counseling." Meanwhile the ladies are going off scot-free for having the audacity to change their clothes almost in public, sort of.

We salute Peter Barta, hero, friend to the poor, martyr, archetypical Sharper Image customer, amateur videographer, dude who likes seeing ladies change their clothes.

Legal Aid lawyer admits videotaping female co-workers [NYDN]

Previously: Chelsea, TriBeCa, NoLIta, Williamsburg, Park Slope.