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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/05/09

In reply to Leighton Aging Rapidly; Target & Rodarte A Go!
Is anyone else totally sending off an application for the Torrid competition? I just have to figure out how to get an 8x10 before Friday.
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Jenna
08/05/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: No, don't get any kind of fancy 8 x 10! I guarantee what theywould most like to see are a couple natural, unposed, makeup-free shots in natural light. Wear something simple and form-fitting and look happy! Good luck.
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badmutha
08/05/09

In reply to Leighton Aging Rapidly; Target & Rodarte A Go!
ACK! First Miley on the cover of Elle, and now a Gossip girl on Bazaar? Oh people, bring back the models! Maybe an adult like Milla?
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rednrowdy
08/05/09

In reply to Leighton Aging Rapidly; Target & Rodarte A Go!
oh, leighton.
"Any fear of aging, I think, is simply vanity," Meester told the magazine. "Because what comes with age is so many wonderful things: wisdom, understanding."
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amowls
08/05/09

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Wow that Wolf Shirt thing so 2000 and late.
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cate3710
08/05/09

@amowls: True. It's all about the Keyboard Cat shirt now.
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Eleanor Ramilly
08/05/09

@cate3710: Is that shirt real? Is that shirt real??
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badmutha
08/05/09

@cate3710: HA! I would love to have the LOL Keyboard Cat shirt!
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cate3710
08/05/09

@Eleanor Ramilly: yup, it's available at Threadless.
[www.threadless.com]
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alouette
08/05/09

@cate3710: I am getting this for my boyfriend because he made me watch that video so many times that often I will just get the "Meow, meow-meow-meow meeeoooooww" lopping in my head. Goddammit.
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Elaken
08/05/09

In reply to Leighton Aging Rapidly; Target & Rodarte A Go!
I have to be honest, if I had the money I'd start botox now, I am 26. From what I have heard if you start young it can look natural.
Usually the people who advocate aging gracefully and all are incredibly attractive and aging gracefully. I need all the help I can get.
Although the comment does it make it sound like she is already using it but if you go the site she seems to just be saying people should be free to do what they want.
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badmutha
08/05/09

@Elaken: Darling, I am sure you are a beautiful young lady who doesn't need to inject things into your face. Please think twice about Botox. It is not as side effect free as many think. Avoid the sun, don't smoke, drink lots of water, and use good skin products and you will be lovely for years.
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Harlot Brontë
08/05/09

@Elaken: I'd second Badmutha's excellent advice. I've always thought that probably a wiser path to take is to use the thousands of dollars you might spend on cosmetic surgery and procedures and put it towards things that will make you feel good about yourself in other ways. Whether that's travelling to the mosques of Samarkand and the secret snow-covered mountain passes of the Himalayas, or buying a whole library full of good books to read, or a wardrobe of beautiful, magical clothing, or a gleaming sailboat, fast as a knife, or time well spent with a fantastic, life-affirming therapist, or whatever it is that floats your boat. It will make you more interesting, and it will never, ever let you down.
Go for life experiences over botox, friend. It's always the right choice.
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angelheadedhipster
06/22/09

In reply to Teenage Edith Wharton Would Have Made Amazing "Gossip Girl"
Fact: I almost picked up the first book in the Gossip Girl series at the library on Saturday but was too embarrassed (and this is from someone who maintains 2 different Gossip Girl-related listservs for friends, including a one for episode recaps).

I think I'm gonna take the plunge next weekend, though...
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CollegeCamel
06/22/09

@angelheadedhipster: The books are quite fun to read. Absolutely shallow and without substance, but so absurdly delightful it's insane.
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
06/22/09

In reply to Teenage Edith Wharton Would Have Made Amazing "Gossip Girl"
"Will Ladislaw is charming, but somehow although a great deal is said of the passion between him & Dorothea one fails all through to feel its power. When it was so dangerous to love at all, they might have loved a little more!"

That is sheer awesomeness and pinpoints one of my frustrations with that tome. And I was 20 when I read it... oy.

I hope they publish these new found correspondences rather than keeping them hidden for another zillion years.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
06/22/09

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DAMN YOU ALL! You're making me want to watch Gossip Girl...
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
06/22/09

@MissSkittles is not your kind of lady: stay strong, we can weather this storm together!
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Penny
06/22/09

@MissSkittles is not your kind of lady: I was late to the party, but I loved it. Total guilty pleasure, and easy way to get my boyfriend out of the office.
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♥ dosido☮
05/21/09

In reply to House Of Mirth
Didn't work out so well for Lily Bart now, did it?
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TurtleWexlerKickedMe
05/21/09

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I can't believe I haven't been there yet.
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
05/21/09

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If they can teach me to write like Wharton, I'll take every workshop offered.
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Joy_Rebar
05/21/09

@HeatherNumber1: Amen, sister.
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Liz11685
05/21/09

In reply to House Of Mirth
The Estate was just featured on an episode of Ghost Hunters. Hopefully that can bring in some interest from people who maybe aren't Wharton fans. It really is a spectacularly beautiful estate.
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keldo
05/21/09

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Yes, it does seem like a money pit but I'm glad it's keeping on. It's a beautiful place.
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burningdinner
05/21/09

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Oh I will fix that debt! I am going to go visit so soon (I AM SO EXCITED) and I will buy every. single. thing. in the gift shop!

I could never quit Edith Wharton.
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Joy_Rebar
05/21/09

@burningdinner: I was there a few years ago. Her grounds and gardens are so lovely. If philanthropy were an option in my current circumstances, I would give them all my dough.
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andBegorrah
05/21/09

In reply to House Of Mirth
Perhaps they should look into French Estate Ways and Their Meaning.
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