"And another thing ..."
"The reason half the world feels lonely is because the other half is pretending to be perfect."
I'm Julia ...
Subtle!
Nice.
At Georgetown they didn’t allow birth control to be prescribed at the campus health clinic - and even if you had a prescription from your hometown doctor, they refused to fill it.
Oh, and condoms were not allowed to be sold on campus, or in the stores adjacent to campus. Fucked up, right??
With Mr. Condom
Tonight, with an adorable NYU freshman majoring in sexuality. Who knew you could MAJOR in that!??!! The Jesuits would have a heart attack just contemplating it.
Men’s Style Tip of The Day: Ralph Lauren
For Spring, hit up for some classic, bold colors. My favorite shirt is the Equestrian Knit Polo (Purple Label) that hasn’t come out yet.
Love this look above, I know it might be a little much for some of you, but use it as inspiration to keep your look crisp.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mary, I love love LOVE this look. Men who have difficulty looking pulled together without wearing a suit should try something along these lines. I love a man in prep.
This week's Time Out New York column, on how awesome astrologers are.
The best of the best:
Shelley Ackerman
karmicrelief.com
(212-539-3100, shelley@karmicrelief.com)
Ann Johnson
annjohnson.org
(212-246-4975, annie6057@aol.com)
Rose “The East Village Astrologer”
(E 9th St between First and Second Aves, roseroom@bway.net)
Kyle King
inspiringtheamazonwithin.com
(831-818-3898, info@inspiringtheamazonwithin.com)
At CNN today, before my taping.
This outfit was actually put together by Mary - the color combo of purple & red was shown at the Oscar de la Renta show and she was inspired. :) Anything with color, I like, so I was happy. See? Fashion’s not zero-sum! Mary & I can BOTH win. haha
Taking matters into my own hands at CNN
Thank you Megs
People do not realize or appreciate the internally positive influence Julia has on her friends. Last year at this time, I was a broken hearted little bird that desperately needed resuscitation. Julia brought me back to life and taught me that I could make a career for myself just as fulfilling as any previous love affair. I was pretty catatonic when I moved back to New York, stumbling around the city lacking self confidence and direction. Julia managed to arrange opportunities to get me out of my funk and move on to our next adventure.
Julia, Mary, and I are ‘just having fun’ something that seems foreign in this rat-race age full of boundaries. I know it is innately human for people to speculate about others, but before you do do that with your nasty comments, please know that perception is very different than the truth. To me, Julia is one of the most compelling free-spirited inspiring individuals to be around. What you see from the media has no validity to her real relationships with others. I am so grateful and astonished to have befriended such dynamic special women.
Thank you Megs. I love you. And you’re right - it’s about having a joy for life. It’s not about being perfect - that’s impossible. People will ALWAYS have differing opinions on what you should do with your life, with your money, with your time, with your spirit. But ultimately, as long as you treat people well, you have nothing to be ashamed of …
A Note of Support from the Deepest, Darkest Internets
Meghan Asha writes:
I rarely get upset about other’s blog posts, but recent articles make me question how I am perceived. I vacillate from thinking that I am just having fun to wondering if I am completely ruining my nonexistent reputation in the tech community. Most of what they post is untrue, but I wonder later on if this type of PR will make it hard for me to transition into a solid career. Since quitting my job and being more ‘expressive’, my level of fulfillment and confidence has skyrocketed. Life is about following your dreams and working hard enough at a goal until you obtain it. Though my goal needs a bit more time and focus, I have no doubt that it will be achieved as long as there are others around also with the same pursuit.
Today
10 am - Uri from German TV meets me to film more for the documentary. He’ll be following me around all day.
10:15 am - Head over to Fox Business to do political fashion segment with Mary.
11:30 am - Take car over to CNN
12 pm - Talk to Northwestern Journalism school’s Medill grad school about new media and the ethics of blogging (from CNN’s greenroom - how meta!)
12:30 pm - Tape CNN’s Showbiz Tonight for a lead piece on Paris Hilton
4 pm - Daily News calls to interview me about relationship privacy & the internet. I’m the go-to girl on this one, apparently. Two words: “Cautionary Tale” (then again, the Jimmy Wales-Rachel Marsden thing reminds me that it could have been so much worse.)
Afternoon - write column, do work.
8 pm - Talk to NYU’s freshman class about dating
9 pm - Meet up with my beautiful cousin Andrea and her new husband Scott, who are in town from LA …
10:30 pm - Meet up with Meghan at her place
Technology + Breakups = Bad.
From the Times London:
High-tech splits
Trevor Luxton, a financier, e-mailed friends boasting of how he had received oral sex from his ex-girlfriend while speaking to his fiancée on the phone. The e-mail flashed around the world, to be read by thousands.The American writer Robert Olen Butler sent an e-mail to five students about his split from his wife, which was equally widely circulated
Fax
Phil Collins asked his wife for a divorce by faxTelevision
Eddie Murphy announced his split from the Spice Girl Mel B on television, further insisting that the baby she was carrying might not be his.Matt Damon announced – to the world and to his girlfriend Minnie Driver – that he was single on the Oprah Show
Radio
The comedian Johnny Vegas announced his split with his girlfriend on Kiss FM, saying: “If she’s listening, which would be amazing, it’s not that anything went wrong, it’s just that you stopped trying.”Magazine advertisement
The soul singer James Brown ended his marriage by taking out a full-page advertisement in VarietyPress statement
The late Robin Cook, the former Foreign Secretary, announced his intentions to leave his wife and marry another woman via a press statement made at Heathrow
Classy!
I give it 6 months until someone dumps their S.O. via a URL like www.JenSorryItsTotallyOver.com or, more to the point, www.HeyGiantCheatingDouchebagPackYourBags.com
As I said to the Daily News reporter today - if you’re going through a breakup, step away from the computer.