October 2010
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Hooray for Tee Vee! Oct 31 – Nov 6 →
It’s your weekly installment of What to Watch/TV Guide/Make sure your DVR is properly scheduled.
SUNDAY
CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
A profile of Houdini, a story on Clint Eastwood, and…
Awesome Dolphin →
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Totsy: An awesome place to buy awesome kids... →
If you’ve heard of or participated in Ideeli or a site like Ideeli and/or if you have kids or buy for kids, you’ll want to check out Totsy. Totsy is a discount site for kids toys, clothes,…
Awesome: Seeing @mamaspohr’s @annabelspohr on ESPN... →
Don’t Mess with Annie Spohr
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Clients From Hell: Client: ”The site looks... →
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Client: ”The site looks terrible. The columns don’t line up, and the text is all over the place. I’m seriously concerned. We had an agreement and I will not pay your invoice until you resolve these issues. “
Me: ”The site looks fine to me in Chrome, IE, Firefox and Safari. Which browser are you…
Awesome Pregnant Mom →
I say good for her for getting her hair all styled up and dapper for the photo.
But I have one question for mom: Why not a fancier bra? One with support? Some underwire? Lace? Padding? Ever hear…
“Put it on your Christmas List.” →
The best thing about having young kids (4 & 6 in my case) for the 3 months before Christmas, is one simple line: “Put it on your Christmas List.”
Holy thanks be to the Baby Jeebus & Mama Oprah.
HasselAwesome →
I’m thinking April just needs to write here, because she’s clearly Awesome for yet another Awesome Submission.
And now I’m craving vodka and a cheeseburger served on the floor.
I Blame Zombies. Or Aliens. Or Alien Zombies. →
Because I? I do not cook. If I can’t throw it in the microwave, I don’t eat. Not that I’m STARVING to death, mind you.
But the notion of me cooking is like the idea that John C. Mayer has actual…
Bearded hot dudes with wool caps. →
Do they all look alike? And if you can name them, you win 25 internets.
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We know big butts and big nerds. →
We here at The Awesome have seen pretty much everything there is to see around the internets. When you spend 20+ hours a day online, it’s kind of impossible not to see it all and want to erase 1/2…
You cannot unsee Tiny Rappers. →
I have a strange affinity for Tiny Rappers.
Lil Kim
Eminem
Easy E
Lil Wayne
Just some of the Tiny Rappers who have a special place in my wonky heart
It’s a niche market that’s really not…
Poo, coffee, and the unrelated happy. →
I tend to find happy in the little things because the big things are few and far between. It’s also because I’m pretty simple-minded.
Because I loves me a list, I bring you a list of 20-Odd Ways I…
The Simple Life →
You know what’s full of the awesome? PURGING.
No, I don’t mean like BARFING, because if there’s anything that’s not full of the awesome, it’s the vom. I mean, PURGING CRAP.
I’ve spent the last…
Playing dress-up with pretend winter! →
I have two girls. Two BEAUTIFUL girls. As much as I think they are beautiful, I fear for my near future of them being teenagers. For now, I’m appreciating their cuteness and dressing them up in…
Truthy Truthfulness →
As long as I’ve been a blogger, I’ve tried to tell the truth. It’s not always been easy and it’s not always been the same. I mean, your truth changes over time, doesn’t it?
For 29 years, my…
Did you know “they” added a FIFTH ocean? →
I KNOW.
Seriously.
When we grew up, we learned there are 7 continents and 4 oceans.
FOUR.
Not five, but FOUR.
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian.
But now, there’s a fifth: the Southern…
Not Awesome: Professional emails to magazine... →
Below is a copy of an email I sent to Marie Claire editors in response to the “fatties” blog article published on their website on Oct. 25. I’m sorry, but I’m not linking to the post, because I…
The —As You Are— Campaign: An Open Letter To Marie... →
theasyouarecampaign:
(This is a letter in reference to an article posted on Marie Claire’s website.)
As content creators, we realize that you have no responsibility to produce value of any kind, that if you put out an article that falls under the category of “for women,” then you’re doing just fine with Hearst….
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#MariasMargaritaWeekendofFun! →
I went to St Pete beach this weekend with some of the smartest, loveliest, laughiest, drinkiest, beautifulest, kindest women friends I know. No drama. No rumors. No pretenses.
I didn’t know a few,…
Hooray for Tee Vee! Oct 24 – Oct 30 →
You’ve probably seen my Hooray for Tee Vee! weekly column over at Aiming Low for the past few weeks, but I’ve decided to bring it on over to my hizzouse. Check back every Sunday for my…
I am a Wendy’s Frosty purist. Plus, a giveaway! →
I’m a girl who likes her food.
Obviously.
I’m a girl who likes good food I don’t have to make.
I’m also a girl who likes good food I don’t have to make that’s easy on the non-existent teeny…
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Chagrin! It’s what’s for dinner. →
Apparently, my girls are spoiled.
They’re whiny little kids when it comes to eating dinner. Lunch, they love. Breakfast, they eat it up.
Dinner? Complaint-ridden, crying, protesting, begging,…
Quite possibly, the best name EVER. →
She’s a real girl, working a real job, at the real Disney World.
And she has the BEST name in the whole wide world.
©2010 A Whole Lot of Nothing. All Rights Reserved. Steal my stuff, I…
There’s no way to say it gently, so I’ll just say... →
I’ve spent days writing this in my head. Frankly, I’m not sure if I should publish this for the world to read.
I fear for how I will be perceived after this information is public.
But after…
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Women's Right to HAVE to Vote
I received this essay in a mass email today, and normally I don’t read them, but this has resonance. I don’t know the author of the essay, but she deserves a major pat on the back.
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This is a wonderful reminder for all women to appreciate this right. These women did pay a big price for us. I respect them. This is the story of our Grandmothers & Great...
This? Is not OK: Martha Stewart’s Balls in Your... →
Oh, Martha.
Some people don’t agree with your tactics (see: Federal court), some people are obsessed with you (see: craft store patrons), some people admire your business savvy (see: not Donald…
I blame the parents. →
Who is it that raises people to hate?
Yes, this is me, forcing parents to take responsibility for their child’s actions.
A SHOCKING suggestion!
I’ve been asked several times over the last week…
Religion and Hypocrisy. In other words, I may be... →
I did not grow up in a religious household. We did the standard Christian-esque Christmas and Easter celebrations, and when we happened to be at my grandparent’s house on a Sunday, we went to their…
I’m off to Bora Bora! …someday… →
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Some jackholes need to be punished. →
It’s hard for me to walk idly by while jackholes are allowed to do what they want.
We have rules in this world for a reason.
My own personal Rule of Life #45 says, When There are Available…
My kid is a major nerd. #SheIsOK →
And I couldn’t be prouder.
In our family, nerd, geek, dork, brainiac, are all terms of endearment.
We OWN the terms that describe us. It’s WHO WE ARE.
I think that by using the words as terms…
Sunday is for the Quick & Dirty →
Yes, I mean THAT, too.
Aside from Teh Sex, here’s the quick & dirty:
My Tee Vee post is up on Aiming Low. Here’s a sneak peek: “Three words: Martha. Plimpton. Farted.”
Is that enough…
Gay is OK →
Really. It is.
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Gay is OK →
Really. It is.
If you use your Bible as your excuse for saying it is not OK, please re-learn what you were taught. The scriptures you quote are out of context. The language you read is…
