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Top 5 Diane Saywer TV Moments

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:01:52 -0400

Diane Sawyer has interviewed a chimpanzee, made Britney cry, and talked crack-quality with Whitney Houston. If that’s not worthy of a listicle video round-up, I don’t know what is.

For Context

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:28:37 -0400

For Context:

Jeff just blew up my Gchats.

Jeff Rosenthal On Levi Johnston's Johnson

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:27:10 -0400

1:59:59 PM Jeff Rosenthal: you've gotta have some johnson.
2:00:21 PM Jeff Rosenthal: PAUSE NO HOMO, etc.
2:01:00 PM Jeff Rosenthal: i'm guessing it's a dude posing for women.
2:01:09 PM Jeff Rosenthal: YOU'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO UNFOOOLD SOME THINGS.
2:01:42 PM Jeff Rosenthal: "i don't look at that shit."
2:01:52 PM Jeff Rosenthal: i like how levi wants tank there.
2:02:01 PM Jeff Rosenthal: THEY ARE IN LOVE.
2:02:08 PM Jeff Rosenthal: i want you to be my right-hand man.
2:02:11 PM Jeff Rosenthal: PAUSE
2:02:14 PM Jeff Rosenthal: EVERYTHING'S A PAUSE.
2:02:26 PM Jeff Rosenthal: just two dudes, talking about getting naked/johnsons.
2:02:35 PM Jeff Rosenthal:
2:02:48 PM Jeff Rosenthal: #alaskin
2:04:25 PM Jeff Rosenthal: also: this: http://twitter.com/spencerpratt/status/3713873539

"Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy."

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:23:32 -0400

“Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.”

- Milan Kundera (via hydeordie)

This is Dewey. My sister is currently fostering this adorable...

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:28:22 -0400

This is Dewey. My sister is currently fostering this adorable mop of a dog. But he needs a home. In her words:

Dewey was found wandering studio city last week. He’s (we think) 6 months old…was totally matted and we are looking for a home for him….I will be the foster until we find his forever home.

Dewey is neutered
Fully house-trained
Plays fetch
Loves people
Other dogs
And kids! It really is unbelievable. He’s the FULL PACKAGE!!

She’s in LA (Laurel Canyon) so I’d love it if we could pass this around to some of the LA Tumblrs. If you’re interested, or know someone who is interested, email me! verenasays [at] gmail [dot] com.

tarastiles: Doing some jungle move that seemed right at the time...

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:04:17 -0400

tarastiles:

Doing some jungle move that seemed right at the time in Jamaica.

If I may make a recommendation - go to Strala Yoga. It’s the most laid-back, down-to-earth, no om-ing, free fruit-having, ass-kicking studio I’ve ever been to.* If that’s not enough, the owner and main teacher is my buddy Tara Stiles, who may or may not be kind of a big deal. (At least Vanity Fair thinks so…) And if that’s not enough to get you there, then at the very least, follow her Tumblr. She’s a ball of fun. She’s also great at handstands. (And taking hot bikini photos.)

*I’ve only been to like 2 yoga studios in my life, but the fact that I’ve found myself dedicated to some form of physical activity should speak mountains. (Is “speak mountains” even a saying? Or did I just make that up? Whatever, you get the point.)

lfarm: Last night. Verena and I had a phenomenal dinner at The...

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:06:47 -0400

lfarm:

Last night.

Verena and I had a phenomenal dinner at The Smith, where we ran into Daniel Meade, Kelly Reeves and Jeff Baum. I had beer, corn on the cob and mac & cheese. Verena had beer, baked beets and fried chicken & waffles.

Following our meal of champions, we took it downstairs to the Photo Booth. This was only my second time in a booth, and we succeeded in a major way.

Then we met Sarah down at Donnybrook for a nightcap. It was a great night.

I may be the world’s most inconsistent blogger, but there is no doubt in my mind that this deserves a reblog. Also, I said it before (like 3 minutes ago) and I’ll say it again: I will own my own photo-booth.

And he’s all mine.

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:52:17 -0400

And he’s all mine.

Such a big world for such a small dog.

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:49:42 -0400

Such a big world for such a small dog.

I Am Trying To Upload An Adorable Photo Of My Dog

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:51:36 -0400

And it will only show up sideways. WHY.

How am I supposed to share his Disney-level cuteness if I can’t get the photo to upload correctly? Help please.

My interns are awesome, and people in Union Square are...

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:43:12 -0400

My interns are awesome, and people in Union Square are hilarious.

There is so much I love about this image. Photoshop credit goes...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:26:59 -0400

There is so much I love about this image. Photoshop credit goes to @danielshea.

This Makes Me Sad, If Only Because I Regularly Flout The Law And Bring Dumbo On The Subway Sans Bag. (What? He's Heavy.)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:56:00 -0400

This Makes Me Sad, If Only Because I Regularly Flout The Law And Bring Dumbo On The Subway Sans Bag. (What? He's Heavy.)

Let's Talk This Out

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:43:00 -0400

So, yesterday, I wrote this. And, as some of you may or may not know, I used to work here. And knowing how these things work (because I used to work there) and knowing the platform HuffPost offers and knowing that because it’s my piece and because neither Air America Media nor HuffPost care whether or not I’d published it on their respective sites, I chose to re-publish the aforementioned piece, in its entirety, on HuffPost. Then I promptly went on with my day.

Until I got a Google alert directing me to ASSME.org - you’ve heard of them, you might be going to their fundraiser next week, and heck, like me, maybe you actually worked with one of its editors over here - to see that Drew Grant had written a post about my cross-published piece.

Her post reads:

So lets see: Air America’s website published this story about how you can actually learn stuff by watching how Lauren Conrad navigated her career on The Hills …and the Huffington Post thought that this was so inspirational that they did one of their patented copy-and-paste deals and took Verena von Pfetten’s entire article to reprint on their site.

I’m not sure why I’m coming to the defense of my previous employer who, most undoubtedly, does not need defending, and to be fair, Drew’s post seems to, in a somewhat condescending way, be coming to my defense, but here’s the thing: why was there no effort to get the facts straight?

Would it have been so difficult to email me to, I don’t know, just ask if HuffPost had stolen my content?

Because the answer - if anyone had actually cares - is, in fact, no.

That’s all.

I start my new job tomorrow.

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:41:00 -0400

I start my new job tomorrow.

We're A Dying Breed

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:58:00 -0400

Like any 21st century, self-obsessed person, I have a Google Alert on my name. And like most 21st century, self-obsessed people, there’s no real reason it. Most of the alerts I get serve as unnecessary reminders that I’ve just published something for the site at which I work or that some spammy robot in the farthest regions of the internet has linked to my piece, my blog, or something someone else wrote about me 8 months ago.

And then there was today’s, which — though biting — has provided me with the best qualification of my job description I’ve ever read:

Huffpo welcomed [Bo Obama] with meandering, tepid columns of regurgitated nothingness last week: Dr Patricia Fitzgerald wrote 1000 words on how cool the Obamas were for promoting the wellness pets bring their owners; Wendy Diamond is ga-ga over how hip and jazzy the name “Bo” is (“BO!!! As in Bo Diddley, curious — when did Malia and Sasha Obama start listening to Bo Diddley?”; and finally, Huffpo’s “Living Editor” — that’s presumably as opposed to the now-dead one who authorised the budget for this crap — Verena Von Pfetten contributed this phenomenal sentence to the discourse: “Oh, look! There’s a photo of him running with Obama! Squee!!”

(Emphasis mine.)

That said, NewMatilda, you’re funny and above all, not necessarily wrong, but two things: you forgot a parenthesis, and you’ve managed to miss one of the most over-publicized facts about HuffPost, which is to say: we don’t pay.

So this morning while trying to put in my contacts, one of them...

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:13:10 -0400

So this morning while trying to put in my contacts, one of them got misplaced. As they were my last pair, I looked all over for it and even called in for reinforcement. It was not in my hair, on my face, down my shirt or on the floor. It was not in my eye, nor in the sink, nor near the case or by the door. Tonight, I’m brushing my teeth and this is what I see. Seriously.

peterssecondthought: Me and Zac. Peter makes me laugh. And...

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:48:18 -0400

peterssecondthought:

Me and Zac.

Peter makes me laugh. And that’s why I lovies him.

Dude, If The Internet Can't Tell Me Where Find The Cash Cab Then Really What's The Point?

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:36:00 -0400

kellyreeves:

adamiss:

nudawn:

(via michaelorell)

I was on cash cab once. I’ve told you all the story haven’t I? They cast the show. So you’re never going to accidentally catch a cash cab.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

I came so close

I too had an appointment for the CC. But my friends and I were too sick to be up as late as our scheduled ‘meet us on X block’ time required. : ( My mom watches the show religiously and was so bummed when I missed my chance.

Me too. Also: this.

Ugh, Sorry

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:39:00 -0400

I was just taking a vanity gander at Verena Says and for all intents and purposes 4 out of my last 5 posts have involved photos of me. Please accept my most sincere apologies. In penance, I am promptly disabling Photo Booth.