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June 2011

Jun 30, 2011 1 note
#google plus #Mark Zuckerberg
A Fancy Ribbon For The Tough Guy
  • ME: hey tough guy, why don't you try arm wrestling a gator if you're so strong?
  • GABBY: i did
  • GABBY: i killed them all.
  • GABBY: :-!
  • GABBY: IM SO STRONG
  • ME: oh my stars
  • GABBY: youre one lucky lil lady
  • GABBY: you got yous such a tough guy
  • ME: i just lol'd
  • GABBY: HAHA
  • GABBY: i did too
  • GABBY: i snorted
  • ME: i also want you to know that you are the only one that passed my weird test
  • GABBY: hahaha
  • ME: i thought, i'll throw this at my friends and see who will survive
  • ME: and it was you
  • GABBY: :-D
  • ME: everyone else got confused
  • GABBY: i want recognition, a fancy ribbon and credit on LA ROSA KNOWS
  • GABBY: cause Im that good.
  • ME: i am posting it
  • ME: don't you even SWEAT IT
  • GABBY: hahaha
  • GABBY: ;-)
  • GABBY: i heart your blog
  • ME: it is also in love with you
  • GABBY: buh
  • GABBY: .
  • GABBY: that was way too fast for me, i need space.
  • ME: wait... WHAT?
  • ME: I just got a key made!
  • GABBY: im breaking out in HIVES
Jun 29, 2011 3 notes
#alligator #tough guy #gchat #funny #gabby
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Jun 29, 2011 8 notes
#ginger #redhead #red hair #tim minchin #video
Jun 29, 2011 20 notes
#teddy bear #pomeranian #cute overload #cute puppy #dog
I'm Lazy, Apparently.

This revelation came to me this week because I need to work on my thesis, a novel, which is due come the first week of August.

Allow me to walk you through it:

Monday: With that looming deadline over my head I suddenly kicked into an ultra high gear that I didn’t know existed; up at 6 am to write for an hour, working from 8 to 11 at night when I’m home from my job at ‘The Secret Circle.’

I’m not great at math, but that’s 4 hours of writing a day and I have a full time job… why wasn’t this happening before?

So, then I get the idea that I’ll do this everyday and by the time August rolls around my thesis will be good to go.

Tuesday: The morning came and when my 6 am alarm went off things weren’t looking so ready to write, so I hit snooze… over and over again until I had a half hour to get to work and no time to write.

But no problem, I can write when I get home! That is until my friend Elizabeth asks if I’d like to go to a party near my house and I willfully give in because I’ve been at work all day and a drink sounds super yummy.

Wednesday: And then this morning, where the same Tuesday scenario seems to be happening already and I feel badly because I think about how well Monday went and my failed plans for world thesis domination.

I need more Mondays in my life, all I’m saying.

Jun 29, 2011 5 notes
#lazy #cute puppy #writing #The Secret Circle
Jun 29, 2011 9 notes
#backpack #bugpack #bizarre #wtf
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Jun 28, 2011 2 notes
#samuel l jackson #go the fuck to sleep
“When women don’t have friends, I’m afraid of them. I grew up around women, I believe that we can teach each other so much. I’m always thinking about how unselfish we are and the things we need to hear and how much pressure there is being a woman.”—Beyonce
Jun 27, 2011 8 notes
#love #friendship #beyonce #quote #women
Jun 27, 2011 5 notes
#unicorn #candy corn #candy #food porn
Jun 27, 2011 16 notes
#pizza #witches #pentagram #food
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Jun 27, 2011 2 notes
#AfterBuzz TV #true blood #video #podcast
Jun 25, 2011 8 notes
#true blood #poster #premiere #vampire
just curious.. where in LA do you live?

Here’s the thing: I can’t be tied down to zip codes. It’s not my style, guy. #homeless

Jun 24, 2011
Witchcraft in 'The Secret Circle' Offices?

Yes– that is my cryptic handwriting and it’s also a legitimate question.

This morning, I walked into the kitchen in our office and 3 out of the 4 male writers were wearing the same color shirt of almost identical style. Now, true, when people are holed up together for long stretches of time their fashion choices tend to rub off on each other, women start cycling together, etc. In college my best friend and I would show up to parties in matching shirts, looking like weird non-twins.

I get it, this kind of thing happens, but is this coincidence or tapping into something else??

Then I walked past the Writers PA desk, and Charlotte told me that her printer has been acting very strangely… apparently, when you walk by the thing, it will start printing and no one has sent anything to be printed. It just spits out blank pages.

That’s kind of weird to me, all of this happening in the same week, not to mention the fact that we are writing a show ABOUT WITCHES and these odd things keep happening. It would be cool if there was a witch in our midst, don’t get me wrong

Is there a witch in ‘The Secret Circle’ office?

Jun 24, 2011 8 notes
#The Secret Circle #witches #witchcraft #wizard #magic #spells
MY TOES.
  • me: i'm going to get you really drunk
  • me: then you'll pass out
  • me: and when u do, i'm going to have gabby hold the camera and i'mma put my toes in your mouth!!
  • me: MY TOES
  • Kristen: hmmmmmmm
  • Kristen: yes. i am ok with this.
Jun 24, 2011
#kristen #g chat
hey wats up ;]

Hey dude- straight up chilling with my hand in my pockets. Typing with my nose.

Jun 23, 2011
Jun 23, 2011 111 notes
#Alexander Skarsgard #true blood #magazine #Anna Paquin #sookie
What Reese Witherspoon Taught Me About Sex...funnyordie.com
Jun 23, 2011 1 note
#reese witherspoon #sex #funny or die #robert pattinson #virginity #love
Jun 23, 2011 43 notes
#wizard #magic #witches #camp #drinking
Jun 23, 2011 45 notes
#friends #tv show #lord of the rings #high school #sex
Jun 23, 2011 30 notes
#tiger cub #cute overload #cute baby animal #kitty #kitten #cat
'The Secret Circle' Still Awesome

Last night I was at the office until 10:30 with Andrew and Richard while they worked on a story pitch document for our show, The Secret Circle.

We found out that it will start airing Thursday nights after The Vampire Diaries, come September 15th and I couldn’t be more excited!

I have watched the pilot 4 times now, but the closer it gets the more I want to watch it again (though perhaps we’re getting borderline psychotic now).

Everything is still new and shiny at my job; staying late and eating takeout feels like being part of some special club, and waking up early to do it all over again gives me energy from some well I didn’t know even existed.

This week is also my last week of grad school class, so I will officially have my master’s in writing– WHAT UP!!

I’m trying to really enjoy all of this now and hope that the good feelings continue.

Jun 21, 2011 9 notes
#The Secret Circle #pilot #andrew miller #richard hatem
Comparing: Mean Girl Move Or Normal Reaction?

Something all girls do is compare and we do it freely and without abandon to each other’s:

-Hair

-Body

-Career

-Family

-Boyfriend

-Sluttiness

-Humor

-Successful pickup rate

-Eating habits

-Clothing

-Slang

-FB photos

-First Date Ideas

-Nail polish color

-Clever tweets

It is exhausting, to say the least, and I’ll admit that I have done this more often than I’d like to (on a daily basis, even).

And the thing is that all of the comparing is typically done silently because you don’t want the other girl to know that she’s the subject of your scrutiny. One crucial aspect to comparing is secrecy and our own personal gain (i.e. “She is a size bigger than me, therefore I am okay”).

Part of it feels a little bit mean girl, even though it’s not always malicious and often more of an inspection, and another part of it feels like a way to gather intel on how to model our lives so they can be made better.

I think men do this too though, especially when it comes to where they are in their careers when that competitive edge comes out. Then they compare their girlfriends to make sure theirs is hotter/smarter/funnier/the baddest bitch. And maybe next to that is bodies.

Though I’ve never heard men discuss this very much, do they at all?

Jun 21, 2011 3 notes
#women #girls #body image #self esteem #boyfriend #relationships
Jun 20, 2011 6 notes
#rape whistle #santa
I Keep Killing My Prius.

I have a really awful habit of leaving the lights in my car on, so that when I go to hit the “start” button on my 2007 Prius I come to find that the battery has died.

To give you an idea of just what a problem this is, it is now June, and I have killed my battery no less than 4 times this year. That means that out of the current 6 months, 4 of them have included visits from AAA to jump start my car.

I bought this “instant jumper” from Target. It’s really heavy and looks (to me) like the heart paddles they use on ER type shows.

I am equal parts terrified and excited to use this thing.

Jun 20, 2011 8 notes
#car #battery #white people problems #dead battery #prius
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Jun 20, 2011 14 notes
#maru #cat #cute cat #kitten #cute overload #adorable #video
Jun 18, 2011 4 notes
#brass knuckles #jewelry #ring
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Jun 17, 2011 5 notes
#harry potter #trailer #the deathly hollows
On Patton Oswalt As A Koala.
  • me: they're high outta their minds
  • me: and boning all the time
  • me: they r the stoners of the animal kingdom
  • Ali: koalas get high?
  • me: they're fucking themselves over-- pun intended
  • Ali: HA
  • me: yeah, eucalyptis is like pot for them
  • Ali: oh my
  • me: they just get high and have sex
  • me: all day
  • Ali: i might be part koala
  • Ali: at least i was in college
  • me: my friend lived in australia for a while, and said he could hear them humping at me: night and it was terrifying
  • me: hahaha omg
  • Ali: ewwwwww
  • Ali: they all look like little furry fat men
  • Ali: with their stubby paws
  • Ali: UGH GROSS
  • Ali: they're like patton oswalt
  • Ali: little patton oswalts
  • me: exactly, horny stubby old fat men koalas
  • Ali: boning all the time
  • me: YES
Jun 15, 2011 10 notes
#patton oswalt #koala #pot #eucalyptus #sex
You Know You're a Floridian If....


 

So, my best friend Elisa sent me this chain email with the subject line, “You know you’re a Floridian if…” kind of like those “You know you’re a redneck” jokes, except ours are more redneck because it’s Florida.

Inside was this detailed map of my home state, my city of Belleair, FL being part of the “Old Rich People” chunk, along with the following “facts” about how you know if you’re from Florida:

Socks are only for bowling.

 

You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.

 

A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.

  

Your winter coat is made of denim.

 

You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

  

You’re younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.

 

Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.

 

You’ve driven through Yeehaw Junction.

 

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix. 

 

Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.

 

You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn’t worth waking up for.

 

You dread love bug season.

 

You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list.

 

You know what a snowbird is and when they’ll leave.

 

You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.

  

‘Down South’ means Key West 

 

Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.

 

You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.

  

You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.

 

A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.

 

You know the four seasons really are: Hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer.  

  

You’ve hosted a hurricane party.

 

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Withlacoochee , Thonotosassa and Micanopy.

 

You understand why it’s better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.

 

You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn’t swim.

 

You’ve worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Years.

 

You recognize Miami-Dade as ’ Northern Cuba ’

Jun 15, 2011 7 notes
#florida #tampa #chain mail #chain letter
Jun 14, 2011 4 notes
#joseph baena #arnold schwarzenegger #affair #mistress
My Tranny Obsession.madatoms.com
Jun 14, 2011 3 notes
#tranny #LGBT Issues #gay #lesbian #transgender #gender issues
Jun 13, 2011 5 notes
#will smith #jada smith #gay #LGBT Issues
The Thing is... I Became a Weekend Alcoholic.

I’ll be honest, I spent most of this weekend drinking. Why is that? Let me explain.

On Friday I went with David to see ’Matt & Ben,’ and before the show we went to Formosa Cafe and split a bottle of wine because the waitress said the following words: “It’s $28 for a bottle and $10 for a glass, so I think you both know what the better deal is.” Then, after the show, there was a booze tent… So, I boozed in the booze tent.

My potential for becoming an alcoholic was further tested on Saturday during PRIDE festivities, where my friend Erich had us over his place starting at noon, and we drank until 10 p.m. when Gabby and I (pictured) finally gave in to being in our mid-20s and said it was time to call it a night (this was after drinking endless mimosas, taking jello shots at Erich’s neighbor’s house, and hopping from Micky’s to Fiesta Cantina where we ended the night with nachos and a triple margarita– that’s a margarita with triple the tequila).

Yesterday I slept in until 10 (a rarity for someone who usually wakes up at 6), and have spent the day detoxing.

I didn’t drink Sunday, but I know this coming weekend will further test me. What, with seeing Les Miserables, going out for a “ladies night,” and likely investing in a bottomless-something brunch on Sunday…

I guess what I’m trying to say is: Would anyone like to join me in my inevitable slide into alcoholism??

Jun 13, 2011 3 notes
#alcohol #alcoholic #brunch #drunk #pride west hollywood #LGBT Issues #fiesta cantina #matt and ben
Jun 13, 2011 2 notes
#dinosaur #t-rex #balloon animal
Jun 12, 2011 118 notes
#now and then #movie #nostalgia
Go See 'Matt & Ben.'

One of my favorite plays is Brenda Withers and Mindy Kaling’s ‘MATT & BEN,’ which was originally put on in New York, (Mindy played the part of Ben Affleck, while Brenda was Matt Damon).

It’s a really weird, funny, and quirky play that essentially explains how it’s possible that Matt and Ben could have written 'Good Will Hunting.’

I’ve only ever read it, so I was super excited to hear that it was being performed at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

I went last night and let me just say that seeing it live was just as odd and fun as reading the play. My friend Maggie Henry played Ben, and she did it with the same goofy and lovable quality that I always pictured, and Jessica Blair (who I’ve taken improv classes with), played the driven and egotistical Matt with enough heart to make it very convincing. It was funny and witty and the performances were just stellar.

It was such a fun time, pay as you go, and after the great show they have a tent filled with booze and music where you can hang out with other Fringe goers… A BOOZE TENT.

I seriously can’t recommend this more for those in LA, make sure to check it out and buy tickets here.

Jun 11, 2011 3 notes
#matt & ben #mindy kaling #brenda withers #maggie henry #jessica blair #matt damon #ben affleck #hollywood fringe festival #los angeles
Jun 10, 2011 70 notes
#pizza #food porn #bizarre
Jun 10, 2011 4 notes
#dog #puppy #cute overload #funny #love #relationships
These are all of the ways a woman will let you know that she's angry (or, at least, this is how I express myself)madatoms.com
Jun 9, 2011 2 notes
#women #angry #anger #funny #photo #mad atoms #relationships #love #passive aggressive note #passive aggressive
Jun 9, 2011 9 notes
#passive aggressive #quotes #boring #bored
Jun 8, 2011 10 notes
#breakup #heartbreak #relationship
Jun 8, 2011 3 notes
#lolita #vladimir nabokov #book art #books #love
Waking Up Early.

Did I mention that since getting my new job I wake up at 6 am everyday so I can get all my writing done?

That’s me with my coffee, in a robe, about to blog this to you. Also, no makeup- so enjoy that fresh face!

Jun 8, 2011
#coffee #morning #robe #breakfast #writing
Jun 6, 2011 2 notes
#frank sinatra #blogging #job #writing
Jun 6, 2011 2 notes
#cat #cute overload #kitty #kitten
Want to know how to survive bikini shopping season? Check out my guide.madatoms.com
Jun 4, 2011 2 notes
#bikini #summer #shopping #funny #mad atoms
Jun 3, 2011 2 notes
#buzzfeed #dolphin tattoos #viral
Jun 3, 2011 12 notes
#baby polar bear #baby animal #cute overload
Jun 3, 2011 3 notes
#then and now #mother's day #funny
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