December 2010
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Tuesday Meditations: Do you like the INTERNETZ?...
Listen, folks. Lots of shit is going down in the news. For one, Amber of “Teen Mom” fame got a monstrous tattoo of her little girl (who, for chrissakes, is a f*cking ward of the state and should stay that way).
It looks like the hamburgler plus cake frosting roses. And yes, my bad tattoo haiku spider senses are TINGLING in creative fervor.
You can read more about THAT freaking ...
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'Looks can be deceiving' by Founder Alisha Gaddis
When I went looking for a a holiday post for today- I thought I would give you all something a little cheeky, something a little fun, something a little…dirty.
But not too much…because I am a lady!
So then I found a Dirty Santa website. And lo and behold- I found out this is something my family has been doing for years! We just didn’t know the name!
Turns out I was raised...
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Beezy's Bagina Bonologue: 'Rudolf' by Bekah Tripp
A few friends of mine recently engaged in their favorite, time honored, holiday tradition; gathering in front of the ol boob tube and watching the fabulous claymation creation, Rudolf and the Misfits. However, they about cried into their spaghetti when they realized that the Rudolf and the Misfits version that they had DVR’d and spent countless days counting down to, was not the one ...
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You Heard Me! By Dr. Kate Ruppert
The following is a REAL question from a REAL viewer (probably you)! Keep asking, because Dr. Kate keeps answering.
Dear Dr. Kate:
Two weeks ago, I found out that my ex-fiancé (who I broke up with 6 months ago because he was cheating on me with multiple women) has been sleeping with a good friend of mine ALSO since before I found out about any of this. That is just backstory. My...
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"Say Something" by Madam Maggy Keegan
Ladyfriends! How are you this week?! That’s wonderful! Why yes I have been toning. Well thank you for noticing. No, I just cut my bangs. Why thank you. That’s very kind. I like your shoes. No really I do. I love a peep toe. Well done!
Alright, let’s get down to lady business. So I was minding my own lady business last week doing what I like to call scouting – just taking a little look see...
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Red Wine, Cats & Recipes - Pear and Blue Cheese...
Between my sophomore and junior year of college my two best friends and I had what we called “The Summer of Wellness”. The basic plan was to exercise, eat right and to stop chasing after guys that were emotionally constipated. What ENDED up happening was a summer of over exercising, under eating and binge drinking. I don’t know if you’ve ever drank a bottle of vodka on 500 calorie diet but it...
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'Saturation' by Founder Alisha Gaddis
Saturation is important- of ideas, of culture, and of body lotions after the shower. One of my singlehood luxuries was my enjoyable methodical after-bathing routine. I would apply certain crèmes to certain places, perfumes in strategic locations, and most importantly, body lotions all over. Then, I would wrap myself either in a) a bathrobe b) a towel or c) lie naked on my sheets- the latter is...
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Tuesday Meditations: Nature’s still a b*tch. by...
I know we’re all holding our heads high and sipping our fucking mocha lattes up in this shit, but let me tell you something. As a Wisconsiner, I respect nature. I am a cautious user of nature. And, I don’t f*cking f*ck around with nature. I’m sure any tsunami survivor would agree with me.
You may ask, why, gentle writer, should I give a shit about the weather?
Well, there’s some...
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Laura Mannino left the couch...and ate a pig (not...
Last month, my husband Alex and I joined our foodie friends Maura and Corey for an unbelievable dinner at Osteria Mozza’s Scuola di Pizza’s “Mangiare in Famiglia” event (which is Italian for sit around a large table with strangers and eat until you almost vomit all over them). This family style dinner takes place in the exhibition kitchen (which is English for a...
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BEING MRS. JESSICA – THE WIFE LIFE “A WOMAN’S...
As I discussed in an earlier blog… “HERE IN MY CAR… I DON’T FEEL SAFEST OF ALL!” - I don’t view myself as a typical “girl.” But yesterday afternoon, XBF and I found ourselves falling very comfortably into our male and female roles.
I was in the kitchen cooking up some pumpkin muffins with a homemade buttercream frosting while XBF was in the living room watching Jean-Claude Van Damme kick...
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Beezy's Bagina Bonologue: 'Humanity' by Bekah...
Read that title again…humanity. Ahhh…just the sound of it…it’s delightful. Isn’t it rather like hearing the name of an old friend that you haven’t seen in FOREVER and you just miss the sh*t out of them?! Goodness gracious sakes alive….I would kill for a little more human kindness…to clarify…I would kill either in the kindest way (Old Yeller style) or I would kill someone that was...
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You Heard Me! By Dr. Kate Ruppert
My Land, My People. I’ve super busy as of late. Which is annoying, because I spent so many years being never-busy that I’m completely overwhelmed. I’ve regained my shit and I have it together, but I’m still a bissel stressed and I think stress is what happens when people don’t create boundaries and honest limits to what they can do. I know, that’s heavy...
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'Mandy, What a Gal!' by Maggy Keegan
Ladyfriends! What is happening in your worlds?! Have you decorated for the holidays yet? Tried out any new holiday chocolates I should know about? Bought yourself a fancy holiday treat/hair accessory/jeweled accented piece that is changing your life? I myself have bought two cocktail dresses in less than a week. I am officially out of control.
So as you know, we are in the midst of our...
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'In Case of Emergency' by Founder Alisha Gaddis
My first cell phone was a ginormous 3lb florescent yellow contraption. I have no idea what it could have done. It was stored in responsibly in the glove compartment of my four door Chevrolet.
I was 16 years old and under strict guidelines to never ever use the cell phone unless an emergency arose. Looking back, I should have used it. A lot. I could have called my friends, found out which...
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'Red Wine, Cats & Recipes - Hobo Dinner' by Jamie...
When I moved to Los Angeles from Seattle a number of years ago, I was used to homeless people. Seattle has tons of them. But nothing could have prepared me for what I ran into at my first job in LA. A special breed of homeless, better dressed, more brazen, with fancy haircuts and an appetite for Mr. Chow leftovers.
I’m talking about The Beverly Hills Homeless.
Let me explain…
My...
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Tuesday Meditations: Bad Tattoo Haiku! by Rebecca...
To be really good at Haiku, you have to be a fucking wordsmith. Naturally, that’s why I started writing haiku.
Hey chicken wing girl
Chicken heaven is calling
I say fight or flight
unicorn tribal
you sing the songs of yore
proud songs of yore-shit
truth is subjective bacne is objective
doubts like pulled honey pork
half of a six pack
I’m not sure who will...
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BEING MRS. JESSICA – THE WIFE LIFE “WHAT DO YOU...
This question has plagued couples throughout the ages… Many think that a battle between the warring houses of Montague and Capulet was what tore apart the star-crossed Romeo and Juliet… but really it was the battle over the decision to have Sushi or Mexican. Long before they were fighting for custody of their daughter’s, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger were known for their arguments to...
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Thank you all! from Founder Alisha Gaddis
Dear fabulous friends!
I want to sincerely thank you all for all of your amazing love, donations and kindness benefiting the Downtown Women’s Center for the Homeless in Los Angeles.
Thank you for the generous donations from: Mitchell Leib (President of Music and Soundtracks Walt Disney Pictures), Alexandra Flores, Cakettes LA (Kara Simpson), Kate Ruppert, Hillstone Restaurant Group...
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Beezy's Bagina Bonologue: 'Belly Shirts' by Bekah...
Wha wha what??? I thought half shirts went out with Richard Simmons ladies! Yet…today, at one of my favorite North Hollywood eateries…I come face to face with this grotesquely amputated tank top. The other day…I saw a super trendy gal wearing an asymmetrically cut belly shirt. Let me just tell you…no matter how you cut the fabric….you can’t trick me…I know a filthy stinking belly shirt...
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You Heard Me! By Dr. Kate Ruppert
Look, I’m my own boss. I do what I want, when I want. It’s my absolute most favorite thing about my life. However, comma, there are times when I do things I don’t want to do because while I am Miss Independent-Kelly-Clarkson, I’m also an adult. And being an adult is about doing things I’d really rather not. One of those things is fulfilling a social obligation of any kind. I hate it. ...
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'Feathers for Everyone' by Madam Maggy Keegan
Ladyfriends! How ARE you?! Have you fully recovered from Thanksgiving? Me either. I’m still wearing clothing with elasticity and fabrics that drape. I look like a belted walking curtain. In black.
So I think we’re all aware that it’s the holiday season and because of this I thought it’d be fun to do a little series around a movie which I think can teach us a lot about who we are, why we’re...
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Red Wine, Cats & Recipes - Turkey Posole by Jamie...
With Thanksgiving done and over with, I’ve been left with a refrigerator full of misfit leftovers. I don’t have all the fixings to make another complete meal yet I have enough turkey and Pumpkin Pie at my house to kill a horse. I’m kinda in a predicament. That and I feel guilty about going to the grocery store and buying MORE food when I have all this meat and pie but I’m preeetty sure I’ve...