October 2010
7 posts
meltzer:
“Every Social Network I’ve Ever Joined.”
So enjoyable, though I blame this for dredging up the memory of finding out I was broken up with via Friendster relationship status. 2003, you were a harsh year.
Oh, social networks! You are the county record and newspaper rolled into one!
September 2010
1 post
August 2010
3 posts
July 2010
5 posts
There's No Crying in the Break Room →
We’re way more Pegs than Joanie, but when in a room full of Peggys, we aspire to be more like Joan.
folkinz:
The best advice we’ve ever gotten from Joan Holloway
On self-awareness
“Go home, take a paper bag, cut some eye-holes out of it. Put it over your head, get undressed and look at yourself in the mirror. Really evaluate where your strengths and weaknesses are. And be honest.”
...
“Feminism has to be for all women. Even women you think are stupid, naive, or...”
– Feminism For Bitches - The Sexist - Washington City Paper
possibly the best title ever? also, yep. see also: Sarah Palin.
(via champagnecandy)(via themarriageofadeadblogsing)(via tiaramerchgirl)(via clitorisaurusrex)(via pigisapig)(via fight-war-not-wars)(via brave-slut)
(via sexismandthecity)
...
June 2010
3 posts
healthy holiday tip!
Fact: we enjoy visiting fancy gardens. It’s not that we know shit about plants or birds or landscapes, but it’s a nice way to chill out, hang out somewhere pleasant, and to trick your friends and relatives into getting off their asses, shutting up, and being in some sort of cultivated nature environment (all things that the people we descended from have a hard time doing).
You can get...
May 2010
8 posts
On cuddle cheating.
dearcoketalk:
Does drunk cuddling constitute a form of cheating? And if not, why do I feel so guilty about it?
Oh, Bambi. You feel guilty because you consider cuddling to be an act of intimacy, and so it feels like cheating when you do it drunkenly with someone other than your partner.
Good for you for being all adorable and having a conscience about the whole thing, but remember that...
things to do while the whole world is watching...
Go to a restaurant/bar that’s always too fucking crowded, and dine in peace and solitude
Avoid Twitter. Instead, use that antiquated and expensive technology, the telephone to…
Call your elderly relatives
Call relatives you don’t really want to talk to, as they are probably the sort of people who freak out about “lost” and will not pick up
Call those smug...
steal this look!
it’s comfy, casual, and fairly glam.
Duane Hansen, Supermarket Lady, 1970
Now, you may think this is sloppy and disgusting, but you are wrong. This look involves four or five key components. Headscarf, jewelry, casual wear and props. Brassiere optional, but also goes great with foundation garments. You can make it like John Waters, with curlers, contempt, and foul behavior; conversely,...
WatchWhy is it that dudes with complicated masculinities (often ones who previously channeled it into being an asshole) always get into new-age shit with such aggro fervor? Like J Mascis Chants for Amma? You know that all his friends were like “dude, take off the crystals”!
Also, we like that Charlie or whatshisname has adopted Spencer’s hippie-dirtbag vibe. It’s cute when...
April 2010
2 posts
March 2010
1 post
sassy do
K, we’re very excited about your gamine crop. We’ve been busy (procrastinating) thinking up ideas to refine your style for the sophisticated intellectual lady that you are.
Bear with us.
What first came to mind is Olympic gold medalist swimmer Janet Evans, in all her glory at the 1992 games. However, the photos of her on google images are barf, so let us defer to her likely hair...
February 2010
8 posts
WOMEN IN ACTION
From a former librarian, take this as a major “We want to go to there”
operationmagpie:
The other night I passed by a salon window, and had to make a photographic record of this fantastic log of wash n’ wearcuts of yesteryear.* This book resonates with me a lot, actually. Last month I went into the salon to get this wig re-shaped into something sexy, and somehow I ended up with...
While we’re on the topic of mid-80s songstress style, we must also touch on Rachel Sweet, Kirsty’s labelmate on Stiff. RS later went on to ghost-sing the Hairspray soundtrack, and appear on Seinfeld (not in the coveted “Jerry’s girlfriend” role, but as Constanza’s girlfriend. Not fair!)
A gross friend of one of our exes would do this creepy thing where he...
Which is more perfect? Kirsty MacColl’s songwriting, or her hairdo on the cover of Kite?
lean on...
We were very startled to see our teacher munching on a Lean Cusine frozen special this evening when we arrived early for our Anusara class, and probably equally disturbed to SMELL the tex-mex-zesty-chicken aroma in a space we like to think of as DEVOID OF ALL FOOD, spare orange slices, tea without any caffeine in it, and the rare trace of Kombucha in a re-used bottle. ESPECIALLY since the teacher...
career advice for drew b.
We know yr looking for something fun and meaningful to do in the wake of GG and Whip It! (what is the likelihood that cast members of Whip It thought it might be apropos to spend an evening celebrating the film by doing whipits? )
How about optioning a Judee Sill biopic and starring in it? Serious folks will be up in arms, but they forget that Judee herself was rather silly, albeit a savant. We...
January 2010
9 posts
workin' it
We totally understand the marketing behind J Crew’s “Weekend Lounge” section, which is basically cashmere sweatpants and weird cotton thingies that you can’t wear out of the house. It’s to make you feel like you’re workin’ it when you’re sick/depressed/stuck in the house.
BUT! It’s all a lie, and one of the oldest there is! “Sexy...
teh opposite of alluring
Jeez tumblr is having some problems!
So, if you work in some sort of techy-forwardthinking place where they take out all the walls and just have everyone sit in open space, you are like 1000% less to experience sexual harassment or dude weirdness at work. This is because the dudes you work with will hear you softly singing along to Mariah Carey, see you scratching yourself and updating your...
Sometimes we think about what kind of loot we want when people realize that this is the best lifestyle blog on the internet. And all we can come up with is a case of Ellnett, some classy booze (not that there’s anything wrong with Old Granddad!), and some really fancy french undies.
This is not to suggest that we follow the doctrine of emulating Frenchiness as a means to a satisfying...
meditations on a ski sweater
We’ve never understood why rumors painted the conflict on SATC between Kim Catrall and SJP. Clearly, the real beef must have been between Pat Field and Cynthia Nixon! Just imagine how much the over the top lesbo costumer must have despised the priggish, closeted former child actress. Taunting her with muddled butchiness in these dumpy and unflattering getups:
(isn’t this from the...
is it just us?
Or is anyone else following this Casey Johnson saga really closely in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the charming Bijou Phillips? Considering her squeaky voice and impetuous nature, one might speculate that the tragic Johnson heiress sought out Tila Tequila as a sub-par romantic stand-in for her adorable pal!
when you want your beard back...
You will send fancy old china. Who else cares about that shit, besides manipulative older female relatives?
Their relationship is over, but Jake Gyllenhaal hasn’t given up on reconciling with Reese Witherspoon. According to an insider, Reese cooled the romance when she realized she wasn’t ready to take it to the next level — marriage — but now Jake is trying hard to win her back. Not only did...
Appearance resolutions
1. Always wear one of the following when leaving the house: red lipstick, a bra, or a leather jacket.
2. Big hair all the time.
3. Wear less underwear, but make it fancier.
4. Throw out leggings with inappropriate holes.
5. Shoulder pads.
you didn't ask, but we will totally answer
We’re strong enough to admit have a problem, especially when it’s internet-related. (And no, it’s not the monitoring the progress of our exes’ exes eating disorders via their flickr pages. That shit is on-the-street training for if we ever decide to become gymnastics coaches and/or ED counselors. You should support my dreams, especially you, ‘rexy.)
No, it’s...
December 2009
8 posts
close out this decade with dignity
Gentle readers, please don’t sit around in coffee shops, calling everyone in your address book in an attempt to make plans for New Year’s. It makes your stranger-neighbors nervous and feel quite bad for you.
Our preferred way to spend new year’s eve is with someone we are already sleeping with, a bowl of chili, and some westerns on television. If you must usher in the new year...
steal this look: the cast of roseanne
Our new year’s resolutions include doing some sort of wacky detox diet and getting back into the swing of being the “best lifestyle blog on the internet”. But for now, here’s thirdanddelaware:
Roseanne’s Retro Stoner Outfit
When Roseanne started going through her box of “mementos” in the basement, what did she find? Well, aside from a garbage bag full of...
Exclusive!
Jessica Simpson and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan have started dating – and are taking things slow, says a source close to the pop star. “They are getting to know each other,” says the source. “He’s a nice guy.” On Friday, Simpson, 29, and Corgan, 42, were spotted together in New York City. She was in town earlier in the week for sister Ashlee Simpson...