it's such a perfect day

there are lots of things that make my day awesome. these are some of them. oh and you can also find me at The Frisky. I accept gifts of the stinky cheese, salami, and puppy variety. Just email amelia@thefrisky.com.
December 3
Wolves Howling At Moons Go High-Fashion

Wolves Howling At Moons Go High-Fashion

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My interview with Erica Kennedy, author of "bitch lit" novel Feminista

After reading the interview, I can’t wait to buy the book!

rkb:

The Frisky: Feminista doesn’t just send up feminism, but also magazine publishing and pop culture, from Sydney’s wild but successful boss Myrna to The Raven, who is like a tranny Prince (your first magazine interview subject). How much of your experience in magazines wound up in Feminista?
EK: I love that you made the Prince connection. My Prince interview is such an awesome and unbelievable story. I had just started writing professionally after quitting my PR job at Tommy Hilfiger. I had sent my clips to In Style and one Friday afternoon they left me a frantic message. Turns out they wanted me to interview The Artist (as he was called then) and it could happen at any moment so they wanted to have me on standby. Of course, I’m psyched, but I’m also suspicious because they had never worked with me and I was so green. So I asked, “Why me?” They tell me he specifically asked for an African-American female writer and I thought, Out of the whole Time, Inc. network, I’m all you got? At that point in my career, anybody would have been more qualified than me!  So in the book, the idea that Sydney is offered this cushy contract, even though she was previously just a temp, is derived from the fact that I got drafted into the big leagues under the Prince Rogers Nelson affirmative action plan!

Please read the whole interview (and if you’re so inclined, reblog/comment) and know that it’s 1/5th of what I had emailed with Erica about due to space considerations. (and this means I actually did 2 things this week)
December 1
Jodi Arnold Pairs Designer Garb With J.Crew

This was a misleading headline, but exciting nonetheless.
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WANT.

WANT.

November 30

GUYS ARE YOU WATCHING HOARDERS

I just want to say that last season, there was an episode where a woman had OVER 30 DEAD CATS IN HER HOUSE. THIRTY!!!!!!!

sarahmc:

jgh:

LIKE OMGAH

THEY FOUND A DEAD CAT IN ONE PILE OF TRASH THAT THE WOMAN WAS NEVER AWARE OF

SERIOUSLY

DEAD CAT

I am watching.  I don’t know why.  Those poor cats.  Hoarding is like, the new trend in “reality television.”  Because families with 600 kids are getting old.

November 29
I love this. icanmakewaffles: A dinosaur freak when I was younger (and still today), I had several of these wood models, including a brontosaurus who only passed away last year. After her tail broke, she didn’t make it to my mom’s new house. It’s a shame, because she would have looked good on my mantel. (photo via the thinking tank)

I love this.

icanmakewaffles:

A dinosaur freak when I was younger (and still today), I had several of these wood models, including a brontosaurus who only passed away last year. After her tail broke, she didn’t make it to my mom’s new house. It’s a shame, because she would have looked good on my mantel. (photo via the thinking tank)

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“ And it takes a confident, exceptional man, to be on board when you write about the two of you, to take a deep breath and let you glide your pen like a razor blade over the seams that join you, exposing the deformed parts, the parts that you hide from the neighbors and stuff under the couch cushions when you have guests. All that reminds me of Diana Vilibert’s amazing post about writing and relationships and support. And Lorrie Moore. (via rkb)
November 26
“ If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat? Sarah Palin in Going Rogue
November 24
Taylor Lautner On The Cover Of Rolling Stone
November 21
loveleeallie: caylamarie:sashya-k: “Well that’s what we do, we fight… You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I’m not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you’re back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.”—“So what?”—“So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What’s it look like? If it’s with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that’s what you really wanted. But don’t you take the easy way out.”—“What easy way? There is no easy way, no matter what I do, somebody gets hurt.”—“Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants? Stop thinking about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do you want? What do you want?” —The Notebook (2004) THIS. AGREED

loveleeallie:

caylamarie:sashya-k:

“Well that’s what we do, we fight… You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I’m not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you’re back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.”—“So what?”—“So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What’s it look like? If it’s with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that’s what you really wanted. But don’t you take the easy way out.”—“What easy way? There is no easy way, no matter what I do, somebody gets hurt.”—“Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants? Stop thinking about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do you want? What do you want?”

—The Notebook (2004)

THIS.

AGREED