November 2007
I LOVE that my magazine, Star, did this poll -... →
If one celebrity or celebrity couple could just disappear next year, who would you want to see go? Lindsay Lohan Britney Spears Jennifer Aniston Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Paris Hilton Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudges
Julia Allison: You should make a HUGE splash leaving Gawker
Julia Allison: So you can solidify yourself as a brand.
Julia Allison: You should turn it into a chance to SAY SOMETHING about the STATE AND TONE AND FUTURE OF MEDIA TODAY!
Julia Allison: You have to take life by the balls or it'll take you and insist you be a bottom
Julia Allison: and use anal beads and whatnot
Emily Gould: (embroiders a sampler)
Vay-what?
Julia Allison: Today on CNN I pronounced Darth Vadar's name wrong. I thought it was Darth Vay-DAR and apparently it's Darth Vay-DER.
Jeff Bercovici: you did not
Julia Allison: I didn't know that. Does everyone know that?
Jeff Bercovici: ha! did they make fun of you?
Julia Allison: yes.
Julia Allison: I don't get it! I've been pronouncing it Vay-DAR for ... years!
Jeff Bercovici: this must be one of those things that Jakob like educating you about, like radiohead
Julia Allison: well Jakob didn't get a chance. CNN did.
Jeff Bercovici: oh well, of all the gaps in one's knowledge to get called out on...
Jeff Bercovici: you can always claim you are above that stuff
The WSJ (and media in general) loves nothing more... →
C’mon, doing a story on rich people gettin’ all bothered cause ASmallWorld is less exclusive? Yawn. (BTW, I’m a member of ASmallWorld and I can’t for the life of me figure out A) why and B) what the point of it is. The last time I signed on was the time I signed up.) Here’s a line to get you started, “If you have one guy worth $100 million sitting at a table...
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New York Press: Journalism at its finest!
Hello my sweet readers. If you read this blog regularly you’re probably not an asshole (assholes don’t like reading happy blogs), and you know that I’m not one either.
So why did I get called one today, on the cover of New York Press, a paper I’ve never read before (and probably you haven’t either!)
Well, remember the Patrick Moberg story? Yes, the adorable guy...
“By marrying young, and subsequently divorcing after 20+ years of mediocrity in...”
– My cousin, Andrea Sholer Ruston, newly married for the first time at age 40
“Whenever I’m upset about my romantic life my mom says “remember,...”
– my high school boyfriend, Dan, whose parents hated me with a passion normally reserved for suicide bombers and men who hurt small animals. It’s funny now, although at the time … yikes.
“My parents told me a key to a happy marriage is having two bathrooms.”
– R.J. Melman, a high school friend of mine, whose parents managed to found Lettuce Entertain You Restuarants, raise three kidlets, AND have a solid marriage, to boot.
“Message my mother gave me: no one’s perfect. Message I’m giving my daughter: no...”
– Reader Barbara S., commenting on this week’s topic “What your parents taught you about relationships”
Friend: Are you on a diet?
Julia: Sure! If by "on a diet" you mean I would like to be thinner without doing anything differently!
Stupid humorless bureaucrats sack funny, sweet... →
It’s really, really sad when people don’t have a freaking sense of humor. From the article: An official announcer for London’s Tube system has been sacked after making spoof messages mocking American tourists, peeping Toms and sweaty commuters. Voiceover artist Emma Clarke, 36, recorded the announcements in the same smooth tones that have warned millions of passengers to...
Julia: OMG. O. M. G. I'm going to be on FoxNews' Redeye with RON JEREMY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marshmallow: [yawns]
Julia: MARSHMALLOW!!!!! He is disgusting!!!!! What should I say to him!??!
Marshmallow: [Looks blankly at me]
Julia: Good advice.
I am a Hairless Mole, and proud of it.
Brazilian Laser Hair Removal (package of six) - $1200 Touchups every three months - $75 Not worrying that it looks like you have herpes when you just have ingrown hairs? Priceless. Anyone who knows me knows I have a bit of a body hair phobia. I just DO NOT LIKE it. This is probably because I was cursed with very, very pale skin (transparent) and dark hair. Ladies who’ve had to deal with...
Details, details.
My Editor Elise: He's *so* hot.
Me: Oh yeah?
My Editor Elise: Yeah. But he's a little dead inside.
Me: HAHAHA
"Would you rather" is stupid.
Friend: Would you rather be poor, fat, ugly or mean?
Julia: No.
Julia Allison: wait are you HOME?
Business Reporter: YUP
Business Reporter: about half the time these days
Julia Allison: slacker!
Julia Allison: ha
Business Reporter: screw you. I work harder here than i do in the office
Business Reporter: though I do masturbate more
Julia Allison: HAHAHHAHA
Business Reporter: well, maybe about the same
If you do NOTHING ELSE today, watch Bindi Irwin... →
I don’t even know where to begin, except that I’m afraid that this is exactly what I would have been doing if I had my own Discovery Show at the age of 9 or 11 or however old Bindi is. You have to wonder, though, how much those backup dancers needed the money. I mean … Oy.
"deadly wit"? I think that might be a tiny...
Reader: Julia, You are doing very well; keep up the good work! Incidentally, are you related to my Yale law classmate Peter [redacted]?
Julia: Ha! Yes, he’s my father!
Reader: No doubt; his lively mind likely explains your deadly wit. Please give him my warm regards.
Reader: And, as Zeus said to Narcissus: "Watch yourself."
Julia: HA
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!
I’m really proud of you. Thank you for showing me what a strong, happy, fair marriage can look like. You are my role models.
He makes it sound so easy ...
Julia: So what's the secret? Why are you still married when most people aren't?
Dad: You just make your best choice. And hopefully you do that wisely, but one of the things you're choosing is someone whose commitment level you think matches yours. Both mom and I are very committed to one another. And that obviously is critically important.
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“All this stuff about divorce - it’s so negative, when marriage is really...”
– My dad, tonight.
on the phone with my dad tonight
Julia: Jakob and I were talking about our parents and he said "Now, your parents - there's nothing wrong with them." And I said, "HA! There's plenty wrong with them."
Dad: Oh, no, I think he's on to something! [laughs]
“The best gift a parent can give a child is a happy marriage.”
– My mom used to say this to me throughout my childhood. I think it makes a lot of sense.
On Fame
The public’s fascination with celebrities helps fuel their fame. But why do people find them so exciting? Prof Cooper said it is all about our need for “communality” - a feeling of belonging. “We talk about people in the public eye and use people as metaphors in public life for our own lives. We use them as a common view - as a vehicle to test things out in our own lives....
“You haven’t quite found yourself yet. You’re still caught up in the...”
– My ex, Alex, who wishes I would live “a little more quietly.”
WatchHello! For those of you who have just happened upon this blog due to my recent column on Yahoo, I didn’t want a boring photo of my dog to be the first thing you discovered. So here is one of my favorite Lip Dubs, something my boyfriend and I do occasionally for fun. For my regular blog readers, Yahoo is re-running many of my archived columns (I have more than 100 from Georgetown, AM New...
