YES! I was just going to say Coach and Tami. I love them so, so much.
Yeah, I agree with you re: her being actively engaged in writing. I was mostly responding to the word "published," like being published automatically means you have a firm grasp of language, grammar, storytelling. Because believe me, it does not. And I work for one of the big six, so I'm working with some barely literate bestselling authors here.
As someone who works on these types of books for a living --- not really. Being a published author does not make you a good writer/qualified to teach English. The ridiculousness that I read on a daily basis would blow your mind.

That said, I hope this teacher keeps her job AND sees a bump in her sales.
@Julia Allison: Sure, right under Famewhore Experience with the rest of your life.
@The_Obvious: I second C_MaryLouise. And I have a southern accent to match yours.

#gawkerdating
@LessLikeYou: Yes, because we all like to beat the shit out of each other down here. Fuck off.
Not Kelly Pickler. I have no reason other than I'm from the same hometown and feel that gives me enough authority to say no. And I hope it's someone more interesting.
Kloe was outside my office shilling for Kotex today in a very tight, very red dress. That made me laugh. (And the screaming girls made it impossible for me to work.)
@morninggloria: I support that with a good Oh. Snap. Go Heels!
@LatestBy: Well, this speech was given in NV, not the south. Also, we're not ALL idiots. My state went blue for the first time in forever voting for Obama.
Now all I can think about is Barney screaming "Citizen's arr-e-uhst! Citizen's arr-e-uhst!" on the Andy Griffith Show.
Richard, at least you get to have wine at Thanksgiving. I had a second glass of champagne at an anniversary party once and my grandmother told my cousin that I "sure like to drink a lot."
GOD IS REAL!!!! And he is wise.
1. Lady Gaga has a sick body. 2. I cannot understand what RPat is saying --- does becoming famous mean you lose the ability to complete full sentences and be cogent? 3. Please see video and #1.
@Tippi Hedren: No, it was a video of him performing "Public Service Announcement," my favorite of favorite Jay Z songs. Damn your workplace for denying you HOV!
@sekushinonyanko: I don't think anyone's pissed, just annoyed. Megan Fox constantly makes complains about her status as a sex symbol and other women being jealous of her inability to be anything but sexy (see her Vargas girl comment), but she uses her sexuality freely and liberally to gain attention (see all her photo spreads and comments about hooking up with women, etc.). I just find her to be a hypocrite, and a boring hypocrite at that. Christina Hendricks is a different situation because (a) she can actually act and (b) everyone focuses on her body as some version of "other" in relation to Hollywood standards. So yeah, if you were constantly confronted with the sentiment that "Oh my god, she's so BIG and CURVY but still attractive --- how'd that happen?!" you'd be annoyed, too. Also, CH doesn't say lots of stupid things that are obvious and lame attempts at being controversial.
Meg-a-roo, there are many things about you that make you not classy --- it's not just your innate ability to look like a Vargas girl when in your undies. (Gah, her "controversial" statements are incredibly boring.)
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