April 23, 2010
My latest [blog] crush
Sunday Williams of Anger Burger fame.
For starters, she has this series called Respect Your Elders and it’s about sharing the clippings recipes her great-grandmother collected like jammy mayonnaise and burger loafers. She’s written open letters to a grocery store and cereal manufacturer that bring me to tears with laughter. Here’s an example:
Dear Trader Joe’s,
It’s true that we’ve had some beefs. I’ll always wonder why your aisles are so narrow — I know, you claim it’s because you rent the smallest possible stores to keep costs down, but seriously, we know you do it to instill a sense of panic in us. And I ignored for years that you sold trawl-caught fish. And I think it’s vaguely infuriating that you eliminate popular products made by other companies just as soon as you find a supplier who can mimic it under the Trader Joe’s name.
But for the most part, you’re the reason I can afford to eat organic sugar in my tea, and for another weird reason your plain regular soy milk is seriously the best soy milk I’ve ever had. How is it so creamy without the addition of oil? And the Empire chicken? Lord don’t get me started on the Empire “No Really, We Actually Are Number One” chicken. I’m not Jewish, but I’m sure glad those chickens are. Were.
No, what I want to discuss are the solicitors outside.
I know you put up a sign that says that you don’t endorse them, and yes, technically you have no power over what someone is doing on the sidewalk outside your store, but in particular the location on La Brea? What the fuck, you guys? You probably remember me because last year I complained about this creepy, aggressive 20-something man who was shilling products to help save children from cleft palates¹ who kept stepping in front of me and blocking my way into the store? Yeah hi, I’m that lady. The lady who keeps complaining [...]
So clusterflock, what about you? Are you crushing on a blogger out there somewhere?
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Aside from the ladies of Clusterflock? Not a blogger, but definitely NPR’s Big Money reporter Chana Joffe-Walt. I don’t know what it is about her voice or reporting style that sends me over the moon.
The ladies of clusterflock! Someone called us ladies!
Cindy, it’s like you were in my head for a minute there.
Not a blogger, per se, but major webcrush on comic-creator Kate Beaton. Comedy gold from a Canadian gal.
Kelsey, I keep telling you–I am everywhere.
Thanks to Amanda Mae, I have a bit of a man crush on the Hot Knives guys.
It’s because of things like this, ” While Korean cuisine may be the new “it” food in America, we’re obsessed with it for the same reason that Koreans are: It fucking rules. Seriously what’s not to love? Hot chilies, fried eggs everywhere, and loads upon loads of various fermented vegetables, namely the über pre-choucroute: Kimchi.”
I have crushes constantly on real and imaginary individuals. I’m scared of their googling power, but here goes:
K*i Rysdall on Marketplace from American Public Media. I love his little comments, (they remind me of Joel McHale when he makes fun of the E! Network.)
My all-time internet blog/Twitter crush is Nico M*hly, I’ve never read anything funnier. Every single post of his is starred in my reader.
I love the Hot Knives guys. One of their cmments was something like “Two dudes trying to make lasagna is a little weird, like wearing your mom’s dress or something.”
I’ve got a bunch more, but… eh.
I heart nico muhly, (once again, im on the iPad havent taken the time to figure out how to post links) thanks to Amanda Mae. Intelligent, funny to the point of inducing wheezing, his voice is all his own in my estimation.
Zlso, trelvix. And of course “a good man is hard to find.”
Lately, though I haven’t been keeping up. Gotta get back on track.
Oops Amanda Mae? Should I have * to preserve anonymity?
Haha, no Rick, you’re fine.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find is going the way of the dinosaur soon.