Spring scores for less than $40 (incl a Lilly Pulitzer bag & eel skin wallet)! #valuevillage #latergram
PS: (Can you spot the new maraca I got for karaoke?)
Somebody made this, and now I have something in both of my eyes.
Grilled Hammister and KhalCheesy sandwich for me tonight. Thanks for keeping it Thrones-y, internet!
My pal Clinton is opening a new German street food-style sausage joint called “Bestie” in Vancouver’s Chinatown, and he and his biz partner made this adorable video to raise crowdfunding money on IndieGogo. Not only did they achieve their fundraising goals in record time, but guess whose video was just ranked as one of the site’s top 12 pitch videos of 2012? It’s super cute… click and see why.
Jane Abbott Lighty, left, and her partner of 35 years, Pete-e Petersen, are the first same-sex couple in King County to receive a marriage license. King County Executive Dow Constantine signed the license at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.
Read the story: http://seati.ms/TLv7u9
I LOVE OLD LADIES IN LOVE OMG
You go, girls! (Yay neighbours to the south!! Congrats on your big day! I’ll be toasting you at 4:20!)
Guess what Steely Dan song I’m singing.
I know! I know! It was “Dirty Work”!
(I suppose this is cheating, because I took this photo. Guess who came to sing at my karaoke night?? VIP PLATINUM CLUB 4 LYFE!)
“Notes To My Future Husband” hits the shelves this week!
I have to admit, I woke up this morning pretty fuckin’ excited about it. I might even be a little freaked out, but hey, that’s a good thing.
I know I’m supposed to tell you to go buy a copy, and yeah, that’s awesome if you do, but if you really wanna help me out, I’d like to send you on a larger mission that might turn out to be a lot of fun.
I want you to go to all of your local bookstores this week. Every last one of them. It doesn’t just have to be Barnes and Noble either. It can be Urban Outfitters or motherfucking Walmart. (I ain’t gonna judge where you score your reading material.) Just get out there and look for copies of my book.
If a store doesn’t have any copies in stock, find a manager and tell them to order a case of that shit pronto. Put in a formal request. Pester them until they promise to put it on their shelves.
If they do have copies in stock, do me the massive favor of arranging them on the shelf so that the cover faces outward. (It sounds ridiculous, but that shit makes a huge difference.) If you’re feeling feisty, feel free to take a fresh stack and feature them on the most prominent table in the store.
Be sure and snap a picture of your bookstore handiwork, email it to me at dearcoquette@gmail.com, and I promise I will find a way to thank you.
Proud to have even been a tiny bit involved in this creation. Now go complete your assignment, kids!
It’s been a loooong time since I’ve received anything as cute as this in the mail. Does your editor make you friendship bracelets? Because my editor is JUST THAT AWESOME.
TEAM GIGGZ 4 LYFE
Congratulation to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the successful launch of Mars Curiosity! Huge. You deserve to celebrate. And be celebrated. You’ve made Earth proud.
I also celebrate NASA/JPL for how visible women were as part of this extraordinary event. Several times on the livestream last night people made reference to kids looking at the launch of the Mars Curiosity and seeing possibilities for themselves in STEM - and thanks to a number of prominent women on the team, little girls will see a path to space for themselves too.
There were six members of the JPL team in the control room for the launch. In no particular order, they were:
- Pauline Hwang, Deputy Integrated Planning & Execution Team Chief
- Erisa Hines, Attitude Control System Engineer
- Ann Devereaux, EDL Flight System Engineer
- Kelly Clarke, Deputy Realtime Operations Team Chief/GDS Engineer
- Leslie Livesay, Director for the Engineering and Science Directorate
- Nagin Cox, Assistant Flight System System Engineering Manager
…and present in rehearsal (unsure what role she had at launch; confirming)
- Tracey Nielson, Fault Protection System Engineer
NASA commentator/reporter Gay Hill tied it all together as the night wore on.Also, those delightful @MarsCuriosity tweets are voiced by a trio of ladies, led by NASA’s social media manager Veronica McGregor (who opened the press conference after the launch), with Courtney O’Connor and Stephanie Smith. Still giggling over “GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!”Anyhoo. Not that we’re indifferent to Bobak’s charms - please, we’re totally down - but we wanted to give shout-outs to the incredible ratio-changing people who were part of the MarsCuriosity’s terrific team. We’re sure there are more, but these were who we saw. See, visibility is important. Even from space.
Another great post from my homegirl Sklar, putting this in perspective… a girl’s got some real role models now!
- Bling (n): Expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewelry.
- Bromance (n): A close but non-sexual relationship between two men.
- Chillax (v): Calm down and relax.
- Crunk (adj): Very excited or full of energy.
- D’oh (ex): Exclamation used to comment on a foolish or stupid action, especially one’s own.
- Droolworthy (adj): Extremely attractive or desirable.
- Frankenfood (n): Genetically modified food.
- Grrrl (n): A young woman regarded as independent and strong or aggressive, especially in her attitude to men or in her sexuality (A blend of “Grrrr” and “Girl.”)
- Guyliner (n): Eyeliner that is worn by men.
- Hater (n): A person who greatly dislikes a specified person or thing.
- Illiterati (n): People who are not well educated or well informed about a particular subject or sphere of activity.
- Infomania (n): The compulsive desire to check or accumulate news and information, typically via mobile phone or computer.
- Jeggings (n): Tight-fitting stretch trousers for women, styled to resemble a pair of denim jeans.
- La-la Land (n): A fanciful state or dream world. Also, Los Angeles.
- Locavore (n): A person whose diet consists only or principally of locally grown or produced food.
- Mankini (n): A brief one-piece bathing garment for men, with a T-back.
- Mini-Me (n): A person closely resembling a smaller or younger version of another.
- Muffin Top (n): A roll of fat visible above the top of a pair of women’s tight-fitting low-waisted trousers.
- Muggle (n): A person who is not conversant with a particular activity or skill.
- Noob (n): A person who is inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity, especially computing or the use of the Internet.
- Obvs (adv): Obviously.
- OMG (ex): Used to express surprise, excitement, or disbelief. (Dates back to 1917.)
- Po-po (n): The police.
- Purple State (n): A US state where the Democratic and Republican parties have similar levels of support among voters.
- Screenager (n): A person in their teens or twenties who has an aptitude for computers and the Internet.
- Sexting (n): The sending of sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile phone.
- Textspeak (n): Language regarded as characteristic of text messages, consisting of abbreviations, acronyms, initials, emoticons. (wut hpns win u write lyk dis.)
- Totes (adv): Totally.
- Truthiness (n): the quality of seeming or being felt to be true, even if not necessarily true.
- Twitterati (n): Keen or frequent users of the social networking site Twitter.
- Unfriend (v): Remove (someone) from a list of friends or contacts on a social networking site.
- Upcycle (v): Reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original.
- Whatevs (ex, adv): Whatever.
- Whovian (n): A fan of the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who.
- Woot (ex): (Especially in electronic communication) Used to express elation, enthusiasm, or triumph.
I have no problem with most of these. (But mankini? Really? What about the mirt? The murse? Or manties?) These kinds of list always prompt a lot of eye-rolling and gnashing of teeth and “what has our language come to?” sorts of lamentations, but language has always reflected usage and not what’s proper, hallowed or staid. All the words in the English language were new once, so chillax and welcome new words when you read about them on your COMPUTER over the INTERNET.
Paging Uncle Grambo… Peep that #33!!!!
Married!
(via: Devin)
Sigh. Best wedding I’ve ever been to.
This makes me happy. Congratulations.
Video introduction to all the new cast members from the next season of Game of Thrones!
Jojen and Meera! Missandei! Diana Rigg as the Queen of Thorns!
I enjoy all these casting decisions!
YAY JOJEN & MEERA
GARETH KEENAN INVETIGATES
This is Tess Lynch’s dog and she has been missing since this morning near Sunset Junction in Silver Lake. They’ve already contacted shelters, her microchip company and vets, as well as posted on Craigslist and distributed posters.
Please keep an eye out and let me know if you see her—you can email hello@matthewallard.com, if you like. We’ll respond right away.
SADIE is a small black Shiba Enu. There is a reward.
Sadie.
(photo by Ben Woodlock)
LA: Please look out for this dog.
UPDATE: SADIE HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!!!
SADIE HAS BEEN FOUND! Thanks for helping us spread the word!
For the record, she was found RIGHT AFTER I reblogged this post. Tumblarity!
I love a happy ending.
YAYDIE!
I posted about this disgraceful shitshow yesterday, and look what our lovely internet did for 68 year-old Karen Klein!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, ERRYBODY!
UPDATE: $275K raised already!
