Whatever, they're both stupid swing states anyway.

Posted by: Kim

Wow, my talent for predicting baseball championships is ... not, eh?

Oh well. Philly whut.

All Hallows Eve approacheth

Posted by: Kim

Telephone conversation of the day:

Kim: "I found gaping flesh wounds!"
Jen: "Oooooh. How much?"
Kim: "$9.99"
Jen: "Sweet! Get them. Did you get blood?"

Guess what we're going as?
I'll give you a hint: You're probably at least half wrong.

Whitney Port Shows She Has Learned Nothing From Diane, New York

Posted by: Jen

Oh look everyone, Whitney was back in LA yesterday looking like... Oh I don't even know, HELL? I was trying to think of something funny and it involved the phrase "80's puking up all over her" but JESUS, this is no time to be funny. Whitney, I liked you better before when you were well dressed and uninteresting. Now you're poorly dressed and uninteresting, well done. What would Diane say? What would Lauren say? Please tell me this is for Halloween and you are going as Vito, the kid from my Jr. High that thought he was super cool and everyone jokingly voted in as School Spirit Club leader, because he dressed like this every day and it wasn't even cool in 1994.

Oh, and another thing about GG:

Posted by: Kim

Nate and Jenny? I mean I guess we knew it was coming (but I guess I was also sort of hoping Josh Schwartz would surprise us) and I guess Nate and Jenny are kind of cute (although she, most certainly, was far cuter pre-turning into a raccoon) but, overall? ICKY.

I can't get past it. Kiddie porn! Kiddie porn! I mean, you can't cast some grownups to play teenagers AND some children to play teenagers and THEN LET THEM ACT LIKE TEENAGERS TOGETHER IN THE SEX KIND OF WAY. I mean, okay, so I know they just kissed, but, like, really. I'm so sure it will end there. ICKY. Like, either be Degrassi or be every other show about teenagers, but, eep.

I've been looking for an awesome gold dress ...

Posted by: Kim

Nicole Ritchie looks awesome and I want this dress:



In other news, I wanted to go look for pictures from tonight's Gossip Girl solely because I almost fell out of my seat when B sent C the "You win. Tonight." text (you know, pre-Dan Humphrey sucks, pre-America's collective heart breaks) and he received it while descending a staircase wearing a purple sweater and was totally the Hottest. Thing. Ever. I swear I'm a Nate girl, but, what? Maybe I'm not anymore? (Right, like that's even possible). But wardrobe is doing something way right this season with the Bass-tard, cause boy looks good walking away ... and approaching. And ... always. So yeah, either they've stepped up or they were doing something wrong by Ed Westwick last season, because I did not used to drool this much. I don't even know what I'm saying at this point, but, damn. Purple sweater. I know Jen approves of purple.

Anyway, right, I wanted to go look for pictures, but, I think I will wait until they come to me and go watch baseball until I fall asleep instead. Computers are hurting my eyes lately.

Also, I don't want the Phillies to win the World Series. That is all.

Nate And Little J? Ew.

Posted by: Jen

My my, Little J running around with a Corey Kennedy inspired Marissa's little sister with an Asian hipster "photographer" shooting them a la Last Night's Party. Hellooooo 2005, I forgot about you! Anyway, anyway, Nate, seeing that things were going awry, and unable to formulate a sentence quickly enough to keep Jenny from leaving into the dark Brooklyn night with the long lost members of the Mishapes, charges after her, rescues her from dancing in her underwear (so, if we've learned anything from S, blow and porn were soon to follow, so plus 1 for N) and then KISSES her. Are we supposed to swoon, because I gagged a little. And I know Nate is supposed to be sort of age appropriate on the show for Little J, but I kind of felt like I was watching the start of the eventual real-life porno that will come out. You know, after Taylor Momsen goes to rehab.

I Appreciate This:

Posted by: Jen

Really, I have to thank Heidi and Spencer for this one, and I know I said I wouldn't post about Heidi anymore because her choices in clothing, hair and boyfriends disappoints me but these pictures make me want to have a hug-it-out style reconciliation with her like she did with LC.

Ladies and gentlemen, behold! The Best Picture I Have Seen All Week (no, really, even LOLCats can't top this):

YES! It is Heidi and Spencer with a gun and a six pack and matching McCain/Palin shirts! Flannel! Short denim shorts! Like, I know all of these things are supposed to outrage my east coast elitist liberal latte drinking self, but to tell you the truth, I love it. It is amazing, and I'm starting to wonder (a la my Lindsay Lohan legging line conspiracy theory), are Heidi and Spencer fooling the world with some kind of performance art about what is wrong with American culture and society and general?

Oh god, I love it. Seriously, I don't even care who they are really voting for (friends can have political differences!); I am a Heidi fan again... Look! Heidi is READING (she may be an elitist too!) a book titled "You Can Profit From A Monetary Crisis" while Spencer swills a Bud. If that isn't a "Chin up, America!" message, I don't know what is.

Thanks for making my day, you crazy kids. Oh, and LC, you still have yet to impress me AT all, not to mention in this kind of awesome way.

Too tired too function. Will mindlessly daydream up places to wear couture instead of attempting social interaction and/or general human activity.

Posted by: Kim

Weird week, too much work, too fast, too much vodka, too much talking to people I didn't think I'd be talking to, too much apologizing for things that don't matter, too much cold, too much Claritin, not enough glasses of water per day, and where the hell is my amazing Sephora lip gloss?!

I like next week better already, but, until then, here's a really pretty dress:


Reese Witherspoon in November Vogue.

Jen, remember when I said you could wear whatever dress you wanted in my wedding party? I changed my mind. It might be black tie, and this might be the MOH and BM requirement. I'm sure you won't feel like paying your rent that year anyway.

Chace Channels... Everyone. And Looks Incredible As Usual.

Posted by: Jen

Well well, there is my pretty pretty friend all dolled up on the cover of a magazine I have never heard of. What is that? Chuck's bow-tie? Dylan's hair? Dawson's plaid flannel (ok, that one was a reach, but you know what I am going for here)?

Can we take a minute to talk about his eyebrows? They are AMAZING! Do you think he waxes/threads/plucks? No real human can have such flawless eyebrows, and I know this as fact based on my never ending battle with mine. In real life, my eyebrow inspiration is Jennifer Connolly, and I was actually doing quite well until I decided they were uneven, so I tried to shape them and now they are just thinner and STILL uneven (sigh), which brings me back to my original question -- how does he get them so perfect?!

Why Is My Boyfriend NOT An Agreeable Lifesize Ken Doll?

Posted by: Jen

No for real, hear me out. I am not trying to give my boyfriend (henceforth known as MB for My Boyfriend) a makeover and I think he is 100% fine (FINE! Roar!) but sometimes I really wish he would take a tip or two from me. For instance, while MB dresses completely appropriately most of the time excluding every weekend between Memorial Day 2007 and Labor Day 2007 in which he wore a bathing suit as shorts, I just wish he would believe me about the simple things, like checks. Or purple. Or a shoe that is not square toed and black.

Case in point, my little friend from Jamaica, Queens:

I would send MB to work like that, clearly, with a little bit of tailoring as it would not fall like that on his slight British frame. But yeah, mismatched suit! Color. Thanks for doing the world a service Fifty (Fitty? Oh, lolz!) and showing that men can wear pink and look badass.

Also, I refuse to beleive the whole "pink is for gay men and girls" thing. Own it boys, especially if you have the right complexion for it! MB does not, which is why I encourage purple in his case. But seriously, why do you guys want to go around looking like a recently graduated Sigma Nu brother in a blue shirt and yellow tie? You are doing yourselves -- nay, THE WORLD -- a huge disservice!

Lastly, as I know a mismatched suit with pink accents and pointy shoes is completely out of the question for dear MB, I have suggested the following shoes to him, worn a la Ferris:

SEE? YES! This is seriously ALL I want and MB refuses to believe me. It looks hot. WHY does he doubt me? Also, that pic above is how I picture MB and I when we are 40, btw. I will have broken him by then...

Awww :(

Posted by: Kim

Well-played, Tampa Bay. Well-played Boston as well, just ... not well enough.

So ... it's the Phillies and the Rays.

I have no real feeling either way, and they've got equally as motivating backstories for an historic WS victory, so, I'll just predict:

Rays in 5. Okay, so I really think it's going to be Rays in 4, but, I'm giving the Phillies one because it's not nice to count the NL out so completely even though I sort of always do.

WHAT.

Posted by: Kim


American Girl is RETIRING SAMANTHA PARKINGTON! My first style icon ever! The one whose influence resulted in me prancing around pretending I was a poor little Victorian rich girl for years of my youth while my parents patiently explained to me that the women's suffrage movement was no longer of issue!

Apparently all the 21st-Century dolls they've come out with are making the classic originals null and void? W.T.F. I am really losing faith in the world. Aren't American Girls supposed to be about the history? And now they TAKE AWAY SAMANTHA?! SHE IS THE BEST ONE! God. And, as an added un-bonus, this means Nellie will be retired too!

Whatever. My Samantha doll is having a grand old time in my parents' basement with my sister's Kirsten doll, I'm sure, but I pity the youth of the future who are going to be stuck with all the stupid new dolls.

What's next? GG retires Blair Waldorf?

Disgusted disgusted disgusted.

In honor of Jen fixing my colors ...

Posted by: Kim

... I bring you, photographic evidence that Jen exists!

The other weekend we got obscenely and awesomely overdressed for the bar we were headed to and drank two fishbowls, encountered a waitress who was not wearing pants, and had a cab photoshoot, and then Jen told off a couple of randoms who made the stupid kissy noise at us circa 4:30-ish in the morning.

Jen was wearing an adorable purple Alice + Olivia dress. When we woke up one of the straps was broken and the cat was using it as a bed. I was wearing an amazing Zara cocktail dress. When fishbowl #2 arrived, I quite literally picked up the decorative-and-functional alligator it included and poured its contents (grenadine) directly onto said dress instead of into the fishbowl.

It was that kind of night.

Anyway, here's Jen and a fishbowl WITH PINK AND BLUE STRAWS OMG THE WORLD HAS CAUGHT ONTO US!


Shame you can't see her excellent dress. Or boots. But ask the Queen of the Shopping WIN how much she scored that Chanel watch for ;) It's impressive as always.

Happy weekend. Steer clear of fishbowls.

Kim, I Fixed Your Colors!

Posted by: Jen

And now, to quell my rage, a cute animal picture:

Dear John McCain, Ask Me How Much I Care About "Your Health"

Posted by: Jen

Now I know this is a few days late, but I've been busy and I'm extra cranky right now because I just ran 20 miles in preparation for my next marathon. So seriously J. Mac, that was the biggest asshole move of the century. Thanks for telling me you could give a shit about my health -- as if we already didn't know from your stellar healthcare plan -- but I'm really glad you could drive it home and say you don't care about women. Please remember you are REALLY old and fuck you. xoxo, Jen

ALSO!

Dear Sarah Palin, stop shitting all over anything that's not small town America and then coming to New York City and saying "9/11! The Terrorists! USA USA USA!" Seriously, I refuse for you to criticize me for having all of my teeth and knowing how to read for one minute and then trying to unite with me over our (non)mutual hatred of the (OMG!!!1) terrorists the next. It's disgusting, cloying and if we ever met, my thoughts on you would be much more direct and succinct, that's to be sure.

I'm totes an American, so stop saying I'm not to rally to your stupid base that probably doesn't even exist. I hate the fact that you have a Joe Six Pack and a Joe Plumber and assume that your average American is a dumbass white male redneck, and he should be proud of it. All citizens should be insulted because I don't believe that your average American is really like that -- they are much smarter than you give them credit for. Also, last time I checked I wasn't part of the state trying to succeed from the US. xoxo, Jen

PS: Dinosaurs and humans NEVER co-existed, and most "average" Americans can tell you that, dontchaknow.

All Jess can say is: "Comeback kings!"

Posted by: Kim

YEAH! Haha!
Not what I predicted AT ALL, but I will take it!

T-9 +/- hours til the weekend.

Do or Die!

Posted by: Kim
(For real ... the colors? I am ON A DIFFERENT COMPUTER EVEN!)

No liveblogging tonight.
Prediction: Long, low-scoring, tedious, nerve-wracking game ...
And that's all I'm saying.
Okay, I put my faith in the Sox, obviously.

Spring = Flowers and Headbands. Well. Who Am I To Disagree, Actually?

Posted by: Kim
(... ... where are the colors? I am supposed to be pink.)



So, while I was watching Boston get all massacred last night, apparently Lauren Conrad was showing her Fall '09 line at something called 'LA Fashion Week' (oxymoron, y/n/maybe?). I cannot find any photos from the show, but according to the comments on the Fug Girls' article about the affair, it included flowers and headbands. You'd think I'd be intrigued, but, I'm still put off by her 'designs' up until now including jerseys, and ... jerseys. And jerseys.

Apparently she and Heidi may or may not have made up, though! And it sounds like this mystifying 'LA Fashion Week' is just as glamorous and prestigious as you'd expect, complete with dumpsters, reality tv guest lists, and, you know, less-than-designers. Read about it here!

But Lauren did wear the above, and looked very pretty. The flower-child May Day pagan-ista headband is at least slightly less obnoxious than the similar ones the All-Bright hipsters have been sporting with their American Apparel dresses, so, there is that.

Dan And Serena Do A PSA For Obama!

Posted by: Jen



Also, via Salon's Broadsheet: GG Author on which character most resembles Barack Obama: "According to author Cecily von Ziegesar, it’s none other than Blair Waldorf. 'Barack and Blair are both beautiful, passionate, ambitious dreamers. They won’t stop until they get what they want, which gives them a bitchy, sexy edge -- and we like them like that.'"

Part 4: My baby sis says maybe I can remain more calm if I switch between the game and 'Greek'

Posted by: Kim

9:03. Of note, I miss college. Of note, I was not in a sorority and I do not regret that.

9:08. I am starting to panic because there are not enough commercials and she will not relinquish the remote control. Also, of note: I do miss college boys. For reasons I cannot comprehend, really.

Bottom 4th. LET'S GO ALREADY! ... Or not. Looking at strikes is also fine. Groundouts, too. Sure. GAH.

9:18. 'Greek' was more interesting last week, when I thought it hooked me. But it really is no GG. Or I could just be preoccupied.

9:20. "What flavor is that? Mint chocolate bitch?" Okay, maybe I can be drawn back in.

9:23. So they're using Audrina, LC and Heidi as code names. I'm back to feeling mildly invested.

Top 5th. ENOUGH WITH THE RAYS RUNS. My suggestion: Stop letting them on base.
Jess says: "Don't worry, there's always next year." Jess only likes hockey. Jess was adopted and passed off as a blood sibling and I'm telling her tonight. Actually, scratch that, she'd probably be psyched.

9:35. Commercials AT THE SAME TIME. SURE. SURE. NOT COOL.

Top 6th. This must mean a certain team had no offensive success last inning. Hm. Delcarmen in. 1-2-3, let's go. Gah. One down. And Jess changes the channel.

9:46. Bored of 'Greek.'

STILL TOP 6TH THEY HAVE ANOTHER RUN WTF. Best of 7, best of 7, best of 7. Gahhhh. Bases loaded, 1 out. Not fun not fun not fun not fun.

9:50. Cast of 'Greek' does a commercial: "Not voting is like telling yourself to shut up!" AWESOME.

Also I don't even want to know what is happening at Fenway at the moment.

Top 6th. It's never ending. Walked in a run. Sox bullpen is dead. OMFG. 8-1 bases still loaded. Boo. Vodka time! Javi Lopez ... whoo ... let's ... do it ...
"Death by a thousand cuts for the Red Sox." Wow. Really? Yeah, probably. Oh hey, 9-1. That was last night's score. Ehhhhhhhh.
And, 10-1. Let's start imagining the headlines. I mean, they've all been done at this point. Let's see ... Relentless Rays. Boston Massacre. Rays Rip Sox. Fenway Unfaithful. Ummm ... something utilizing 'stings'. Stunned Silent.
Oh hey, they've gone through their entire line up. OMG THERE WAS NO PLAY ON THAT? FOR FUCKING REAL?! REALLY? Okay, as if I could do it. I couldn't. I will shut up. I still believe. 11-1.
OH THANK THE EFFING LORD THAT'S OVER.

10:06. Greek: "Great politicians are supposed to inspire people. Not just be better than the alternative." Excellent. Recalls '04. Fortunately, we have inspiration this time around. Yes? Yes.

Top 7th (Ummmm what happened to the Bottom 6th?! Great, guys.). HA! Stephen King is reading a book. That's pretty funny. At least he didn't leave. Several of the Faithful appear to be channeling Yankees fans tonight and are wandering out onto Yawkey Way. Gross. Bandwagoners. Baseball teams don't always win. Get used to it. STAY AND CHEER.
1-2-3, yes! Thank you. Needed that.

Bottom 7th. YES PAPI! GAH, SO CLOSE! GO GO! Hahahaha, way to run it out, big guy. Tripppppple.
1981: Cubs led 8-0, Bottom 7th the A's put up 10 runs to win it 10-8. Interesssting. Thank you, sportscasters.
RBI Youk. Nice. Alright. 11-2. Here they come. Hee.
Bay! Bats are waking up.
Pfffft B.J. Upton, you are a showoff. Okay, though, nice arm, if ... unnecessary, there.
Come ON. Don't leave him on 1st. YES! 2 on, I'll take it. Sonnanstine, you are fading. Sox will take walks. COME ON CASH, DO IT AGAIN. Gah. Dammit.

Commercial break. Anyone seen Reese Witherspoon's Vogue pictures? They're amazing. I will find tomorrow.

Top 8th. NO NO WALKING, TIMLIN. Timlin? What are you doing here?
NICE, KOTSAY! Youk too.
Oh dear. Nice effort, J.D. Sigh. Is it too forward to say Jacoby would have had that? Probably.
12-2. Ick. Oh fucking christ. That's 13. This is ridiculous now.
Thank god that's over. I feel like I've said that after 8 too many innings.
'Rampaging Rays.' There's another headline.

Bottom 8th. I always liked even numbers. This will be EPIC.

So this woman I know of who joined Red Sox Nation in, oh, October of '07 (not even '04!) with obnoxious overzealousness once interrupted my workday to inform me of Neil Diamond's inspiration for 'Sweet Caroline.' You know, she went on to explain, the song that always plays at Fenway during the 7th? Yes, yes. I know. Except it's in the 8th, DUH. Ha, sorry. That was really pointless bitching. The booing and the leaving is getting to me though. Fucking multicolored hat wearers.

YES! PEDROIA! Whoo! 13-3. I will need a caffeine IV in the morning. I have to be at work for 7:30. Grosssss. Hey! Youuuuuuuuuuk! 13-4. Let's just stay in this inning forever.

Top 9th. That was fast. About freaking time.

Bottom 9th. I always liked odd numbers. Let's go!
Hey! Jacoby! Pinch hitting amidst the slump because ... there isn't that much to lose? Whatev. Hi! Get on base! Double steal with Coco! Do it do it do it!
HA! YES! EVERYONE WALK! Who says there can be no 9-run rally in the 9th?! Come on Lowrie. Be a hero.
Or not.
J.D. Drew ... ... ... awwwww sigh.

Bring on Game 5. But first I will sleep for 12 hours tomorrow night.

(That was strenuous. Never again. Need more vodka. Possibly gin.)

Part 3

Posted by: Kim

So we're having a home run derby.

I'll accept that last one.

I probably can't do this much longer.

Part 2

Posted by: Kim

Definitely barfing. Later, Wake.

Liveblogging the Sox-Rays ALCS Game 4, Part 1 of ?

Posted by: Kim

Top of the 1st:

Oh my EFFING GOD.

I will probably throw up shortly.

Deep Thoughts On Lindsay Lohan's Legging Collection

Posted by: Jen

Does anyone else think that Lindsay's new legging collection, 6126 is a big giant joke? Not like, a "I can't believe Lindsay is hawking leggings named after Marilyn Monroe's birthday for ridiculous amounts of money" joke, but rather a joke on all of us. Think about it, she's is mocked regularly for wearing leggings (which I have no issue with, I think it's great whenever she wears pants, and I own a pair), so she was probably all, "Ok bitches, I will SELL you leggings and I will make money and then who will be laughing? Muahahaaha!" and then sells them at Henri Bendel to 16 year old Chapin girls and laughs maniachly (and adorably, with Samantha) all the way to the bank. Think about it.

There Are So Many Things Wrong With The World And CNN Has To Bring Ponies Into It

Posted by: Jen

So I log on to CNN this morning to check the news, and the above image is a screen cap of the headlines. Let's break this down because I haven't had my coffee and I may be feeling more senistive than usual due to my three day hangover.

1. Will racial 'Bradley effect' hurt Obama? -- Like who does that? Ok, so voters don't want to seem racist, even though they are, so they lie upon leaving the polls about who they voted for? Okay, rational first: you can tell the truth without saying why. However, I know that it is more embarassing to admit that you voted for Crankypants and Girl Genius than it is to admit you are racist, so whatever.

2. Vote for Piper's mom, Palin girl urges -- No wait, WAIT. Everyone vote for my dad instead.

3. Puppy stays in Iraq, Army tells soldier -- FOR REAL? A nice Sergeant rescues a dog and then the Army refuses to let her take him home with her? Even though it is homeless now. Oh hey, awesome, glad to know they're totally cool with having you die for your country but not for having a dog. Priorities. They have them.

4. Ponies flee wind-fueled flames -- I'm glad they got away. But sad they lost their homes. I am inviting one homeless pony to come live with me in my studio. He can sleep in the bathtub and give me a ride to work.

5. Polar bear falls into zoo moat -- "A playful polar bear pawing at a toy lost his balance and slipped into a moat at the Milwaukee County Zoo." OH GODDDDDD! Luckily he is ok, but come on CNN, what is with that heart-tugging first sentence. It's like you want me to be depressed.

"I'll Fight You for It." - Jen, Re: Red Missoni scarf

Posted by: Kim

Urgent! A question about tonight's Gossip Girl!

Someone with a quicker eye or a greater Missoni appreciation: In that last scene at Yale-umbia, with B & S and the two outifts I did NOT enjoy ... (You know. That hat. I like a 20s throwback more than most and I wasn't feeling it, but I digress) ... was Blair rocking (or not rocking) a Missoni print dress? Because on Saturday Jen and I totally discussed how Blair would not wear Missoni! As in, we were drunk and running around draped in Missoni scarves that did not belong to us, and that came up. Followed by something about Gucci and equestrian patterns. Or that could have come first. True story. Anyway, so now she maybe just did. Wear Missoni, I mean. Wtf.

In other news, the string-quartet arrangement of Muse's "Time Is Running Out"? Well, that was awesome.

Is our culture now just breeding us to possess an overbearing sense of entitlement?

Posted by: Kim




Eeee! Little Suri, arguably the most adorable child walking the earth at the moment, and a teeny little Hermes bag matching Mama Joey Potter's! DARLING! Right? Right?

Well, over at the fabulous jezebel.com, the internets are thinking otherwise, as the general consensus in the comments currently stands at something like, "OMFGWTEVER WHATTTT DOES A 2-YEAR-OLD NEED WITH HERMES WHEN THE ECONOMY IS TANKING?!!?!!!11!??? I CAN'T AFFORD TO EAT! (ahem ... at least not if I want to keep up with my Louboutin addiction)!"

I mean, I'm not gonna say I don't wish I could afford a little more luxury in my life, but my initial response to that is: "honestly speaking, what does anyone need with Hermes, then?" It's not exactly a new trend that kids with rich parents tote designer labels. I'm thinking what is new is the Gen X-and-Y-ers (myself included, as I am a whiny brat on many an occasion) who were all collectively raised to believe we could have whatever we wanted are running into brick walls all over the place because, while the majority were also raised with a 'Go Get 'Em, Tiger' mentality and are willing to tear it up in the workplace, most also think they should be doing so for nothing less than a quarter mil, and, well, the chips just haven't been falling that way since we all entered adulthood. Unfortunately, the majority response to this has not been to feed the fire and make everyone work harder or more creatively, or even throw their efforts in another direction, such as selling out with vigor or possibly marrying up.

In most cases, really, most people have just turned into whiners. And spectacular excuse-utilizers.

-"You don't understand, my parents were poor and I didn't get a trust fund but I should be able to act just like everyone who DID!"
-"I couldn't afford to get a college degree, so instead of working my way up I will use this as an excuse for failure!" (or, conversely: "I got this damn college degree and it's totally useless and now I am poor and screwed and DAMN THE MAN!")
-"I work really hard and it's still not enough, but instead of working more to achieve the things I want, I'm going to watch TV because I deserve a break."
-"I deserve it more than anyone, so I'm going to take and take and take and assume that's okay."
-"Of course I hate X, Y, and Z. They have everything I want and I see no way of achieving it for myself, so instead, I will hold a grudge!"

In truth, most people just want a lot from life. We all want to live in New York City (or whatever your personal equivalent is; generally speaking, they're never cheap), we all want to study abroad, we all want to go on exotic vacations, we all want to dress head-to-toe designer, and we all want to work less and play more. It's just that only a fraction of our generation is willing to work to get there, and make amendments along the way to our plans of ultimate consumerist-driven happiness when some things just stay forever out of reach.

The rest? The rest get angry when privileged babies have what they want - or rather, think they deserve. The rest use the state of the American economy as a rationale for their anger at the monetarily blessed, and yet another excuse. It's true, Suri didn't have to do much work to afford whatever's in her Hermes bag. But that's nothing new. All that's new is there are more people ready to reel at the sight and rant in a public forum, because of jealousy, not because of what's right or wrong, and regardless of the state of American economy.

If it makes anyone feel better about adorable little Suri, think about it this way: At least her parents are just rich and spoiling her with their own money. It could be worse. I heard a rumor some insurance firm execs just spent a whole lot of the nation's money to get facials and massages.

Oh, also, you can see Jupiter right now.

Just, sharing. If you didn't already know. And if you can see sky objects from wherever you are. It's the bright one, you know, smaller than the moon, bigger than the stars.

Love, Kim

Yay, MK&A!

Posted by: Kim


How cute are the Olsen twins these days? Blonde! Healthy! Twin-ish! Legs bigger than my arm! WIN.

P.S. MK, A, if you should, by chance, have time to make another cinematic piece of twin genius such as Winning London and New York Minute, I can guarantee I will go see it. And I will bring Jen.

LA keeps it classy. Not. Shocker.

Posted by: Kim


(I wanted to totally rip off Boston.com and use "Halo, goodbye" as my title because it is AWESOME, but, I used to write headlines for a living - no, seriously - and I just couldn't do it to the brilliant copy editor who coined that.)

So the Sox are going to the ALCS! Whoo! Yay! I love this team! I mean, I always love the team, but I really love this team! As fun as the '04 idiots were, that shtick was done being cute pretty quickly, and it's been a blast watching this group of professionals overcome so many injuries/shocking trades/unexpected brilliance exploding out of Tampa/etc. and storm the postseason again. AND JASON BAY! I promise I'm not talking like some bitter ex-fan-now-Manny-hater, but, seriously. What a role to walk into, and what a way to fill it, and all the while with an air of complete grace and dedication and hilarious cleanliness (is that just me? His uniform stays. So. Clean.). Omg, Sox, just, win it all for Jason Bay. And Jon Lester. I can't decide which story is better. (Okay, so it's Lester's. Tugs at the heartstrings and all that.)

Anyway, the Angels ... of Los Angeles ... of Anaheim ... the winged representatives of La-La Land and Disneyland ... whatever ... that left coast team that used to be one of my favorites ... did sort of help out by committing a lot of baseball suicide, for which, hey, thanks! And then they warmly congratulated Boston on games well played.

Or not.

Via the LA Times (story here):

"We lost to a team that's not better than us," growled pitcher John Lackey, who gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings. "We are a better team than they are. The last two days, we shouldn't have given up anything."

"[Sunday] night they scored three runs on a pop fly that was called a hit, which was a joke," Lackey said, referring to Ellsbury's pop that fell between center fielder Torii Hunter and second baseman Howie Kendrick in Game 3.

"[Monday] night they scored on a broken-bat ground ball and a fly ball that anywhere else in America is an out, and he's fist-pumping on second base like he did something great."

Asked to describe his feelings, Lackey said, "Like I want to throw somebody through a wall."

"I'm [ticked], I'm upset, this one's going to be with me for a while," Hunter said. "It doesn't feel good, because we're a better team than they are. But they're moving on."

Dear Angels:

Yes, you dominated the Red Sox in the regular season. Yes, you are 100-game winners. Yes, you cake-walked all over your cupcake AL West division (sorry, couldn't resist, but, dude. The Mariners.). I wasn't going to be one to take any of that away from you, but, bratty much?

Of note, Mr. Lackey: When players fail to catch a pop and it therefore lands on the ground in fair outfield territory, it is a hit. Duh. I mean, you don't even need a rule book for that one. If you're talking that crazy infield fly rule, it doesn't apply here, clearly. If you thought it should be an error on your fielders, well, what error? They didn't do anything. That was the problem, but, also, sorry. Their problem. Your problem. Ellsbury's hit.

Also, re: "[Monday] night they scored on a broken-bat ground ball and a fly ball that anywhere else in America is an out, and he's fist-pumping on second base like he did something great."

Um. What? Now you are angry because of the ballpark dimensions? Because they were not built in favor of your personal preference as to how far batters drive your pitches? I don't know. Pitch better then. Know the park. Know what you have to do. Forget the 'if we were playing somewhere else' crap. You weren't. If you were so much better in the first place, shouldn't you have beaten them anywhere, then? Or maybe you should have tossed your awesomeness all over Angel Stadium or whatever the hell it's called these days and, you know, won Games 1 & 2 so you wouldn't have to be forced to lower yourself to playing in a ballpark with such unacceptable dimensions during a must-win moment or make yourself look like an ass because you're whining about how the little guy crushed the curve you delivered right up in the zone for him.

ALSO. Re: Fist-pumping. Excuse him for ... being excited? A double off the wall at a clutch moment is a pretty great way to break your slump, especially in a Division Series game. And come on now, we're all used to a certain team's prized closer shrieking absurdly and blowing kisses at god after every save like he just won the World Series. I'll give you a hint: It's not Papelbon. Clearly your emotions runneth over during this interview. Let's not fault Pedroia for a fist-pump, please.

Love,
Kim

And now I will leave everyone with some fun pictures of nice boys playing in champagne. I guarantee nothing, but I'm fairly certain had this series gone the other way, not one of them would have reacted so ... ugh.




P.S. My favorite AL West team is the A's.
P.P.S. I'm still mildly petrified of the Rays. Wtf?

Shawn Johnson: Silver In All Around, Gold in ADORABLE

Posted by: Jen

Shawn Johnson can totally be the mascot of our Dream Team of friends. She is adorable, and always looks so happy! Look at her scarf! And her Uggs! I feel like I am looking at a kitten hugging a baby monkey while some ducklings pass by in the background and a rainbow appears in the sky and then it starts raining Skittles.

My thoughts are crabbed and sallow/My tears like vinegar/Or the bitter blinking yellow/Of an acetic star

Posted by: Jen

OMG, the saddest news EVER. Rupert the baby dear is DEAD after gracing our fair world with his presence for a few days. This is probably how my mother felt when Elvis died.

Life is not fair, the world is cruel and I KNOW ONLY PAIN! I am so glad I wore black today because I am officially in mourning.


Jennifer: OH JESUS
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/10/02/the-saddest-day-of-my-entire-life-realized/
Kim: NO!
Jennifer: omg I am in mourning
Kim: I CANT DEAL WITH THIS AT ALL
Jennifer: all I wanted to do was kiss him on the head
my day is ruined
Kim: i think im breathing improperly
Jennifer: I'm suddenly absolutely sure that there is no god
Oh cute baby deer, whhhhyyyy
Kim: "He’s basically a living, breathing chocolate chip cookie with a halo."
hahaha
omg why did this happen?
Jennifer: it's true, I wanted to put him in my mouth
not chew or anything
but like eat him in a non-murdering kind of way
life is so unfair

Pfft, And The Other Guys Have Wings And Everything.

Posted by: Kim


I know I'm not the only one who failed to panic absurdly when Beckett got pushed back to Game 3, and I know I'm not the only one who is pretty sure Lester's been this year's ace anyway, so ... why did the press go from acting like the entire population of Boston should hurl themselves into the Charles with cinder blocks strapped to their ankles (whilst wearing #19) to acting like all Sox fans should be reprimanded for being "surprised" by last night's win?

No one was suicidal (for more than an initial WICKED SCARED moment), and no one was surprised. Sox fans (with the possible exception of the brand newcomers, but, they'll figure it out in a couple of seasons) always believe. Duh.

October!

PS: Whatever it was exactly that the sportscaster said last night along the lines of "Now that the Steroid Era is over, baserunning has become a very key part of the game" made me spit wine on a down comforter. Awesome. "Now that you can't cheat your way to victory, well, you're just gonna have to be athletic!"