Seattle, Suckas

OK, so the title doesn't make as much sense as the last time I left for a trip, but as far as I know there's no catchy phrase associated with Seattle, except for a certain saccharine Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movie that's just too obvious to use, so this will have to do.

Yes, I'm going away for the weekend, so I won't be able to blog until next week. But alas, poor, weeping readers, here are things to occupy your time while I'm gone (besides sitting by your computers, anxiously awaiting my next post, of course).


1. Grab a vodka gimlet and head on over to Metaphor, Dummy. Our dear Sereena X is hosting the Roundtable discussion this week, and she's basically willing to do anything to get the most comments, and by "anything" I mean "sell you ficticious magazine subscriptions." So stop on by, sip a few martinis, flirt shamelessly with RW and the others, and leave a comment!

2. The editor's at Blogcritics have chosen my piece, "America's Previous Barely-Employable Model," as an Editor's Pick of the Week March 8-14. Describing why, they say, "I wish I could offer an adequate summary. I can't. Just. go. read. it." Okay. Anyway...hooray! While that piece summarizes the winners of the first five seasons (sorry, cycles) of the show, I've been sharing with you my favorite America's Next Top Model quotes as they come up. For some past classics, go here, here or here.

3. Still suffering withdrawal since Project Runway ended? Top Chef just not quite filling the void? (Could Billy Joel's daughter - I mean, wife - possibly be any worse of a host?) Check out Kara Janx's "decoy" collection she showed at Fashion Week (since the TV viewers didn't know who the Top 3 were yet, they had Kara show, too, to throw everyone off). It's actually pretty cool, managing to be both colorfully funky and elegant (my favorite combination), especially the aqua/copper dress halfway through. Although that multi-layered dress towards the end looks like a bloated goth wedding cake (actually, that would be cool).



Have fun without me! Don't cry too hard! Seriously, pick yourself up off the ground. You look pathetic.