Jordan Reid, tv host who also blogs, is celebrating her internet expertise! (Happy) First Anniversary One year ago today, I wrote my very first post. I had just quit my job in order to embark on a pretty insane - and, I’m sure some thought, extremely ill-advised - adventure, and had absolutely no idea where I was headed, although I hoped it would be better than where I’d been. Over the next few months, I left one venture to strike out on my own, learned some important lessons, (sort of) learned how to shoot and edit my ownvideos, said good-bye to a tiara (and realized that it’s just a...

Jordan Reid, total nobody with a tumblr who aspires to be a popular lifestyle personality, rarely says no to a tv appearance, writing gig, or interview. Anything to get your name in The Google right!? Well Jordan did an interview with some rando blogger last week. Since there's nothing else going on today (unless you guys want her perrrrrrrrrrfect recipe for potato salad) here it is: (more…)

Robert Scoble, alleged conference drunk, understands the importance of letting your kids learn to survive on their own while you chase skirts at tech shows. @zbussey my kids will survive power outages just fine. They know how to start our generator. :-) Scobie's life prep for his kids sounds like the beginning of Blast From The Past, prompting twitter to ask him wtf he is really teaching his spawn: @Scobleizer Hahaha, what happens when the gas runs out? I don't mean to question parenting style, but do your kids have offline skills? RUDE! Of course the crotch products of Robert...

Jessica Schroeder, self-important blogger and hater of the obese poor, is tired of people with their thoughts and stuff sharing their thoughts about her on the internets: Ugh, Internet Every 4-6 months I really need a break from the Internet. It’s not just that everyone with a modem has an opinion, it’s like EVERYONE IS SCREAMING WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT YOU AND EVERYTHING ELSE! AHHHHHGGGGRRRAHHHHHHHSCREAM! I have a week until I need to turn in my manuscript and I don’t know if I’ve ever felt more pressure in my life. The voices outside are so much louder than my inner...

Meet Annie Werner. She used to do something at Blackbook. Then she interned for the Village Voice, blogging with Foster Kamer or...something. She is a junior at NYU "sort of kind of" not "majoring in blogging". Now she is tumblr's second paid female. Yet again an intern. I guess she likes being a blog intern or something. Or likes saying "I worked at Blackbook and VV and TUMBLRRRRR!!!" even if it is just as an intern. Anyway. She's kind of hot and knows all the right people, so sorry folks who had actual skillsets, Intern Annie wins the "coveted" position...

Mary Rambin, consultant and Houston social blogger tech expert, is just like you and me. She makes fun of her own ass; she hates her office coffee; and she totally doesn't want to work on Mondays! My oceanfront office. Ok, not really.  It’s too hot and sticky outside to be productive.  I’m actually sitting on the couch reading emails right now. But, it looks like a great idea, doesn’t it? In a perfect world, I wouldn’t need to work today, but I’m not opposed to it. Happy Monday! At the risk of sounding like I'm picking on MMBH lately (since I've...

Meaghan O'Connell, talented author slash bidness lady and representative of women in tech - AND only woman working at New York based tumblr - took to her tumblr to agree with some mentally blocked douchebag: lol. New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say This brilliant post was in response to this statement made by some idiot who has obviously spent 15 minutes in New York: One of the biggest shocks upon moving to New York was realizing it had no cafés. You can’t have startups or revolutionary...

Jordan Reid, halfway to her master's in hospitality, thinks dinner guests have responsibilities! She answers a reader's petulant bortching about having to do the dishes after she hosted a dinner party with a long list of excuses about why SHE didn't help the host of the last party she attended. Basically it reads like a big OMG IM SORRY FRANNIE post, rather than Jordan nutting the up and telling Reader Becky to shut up and do the dishes like an adult hostess. Commenters telling her that her excuses of  long term friendship aren't needed since grown-up hosts do the prep...

Jordan Reid, famous interviewee and founder of Reblogging Mediocre Homemaking Tips, has more invaluable tips to share! Seems Jojo is going to be travelling a lot soon; "Canada, Los Angeles, and San Diego". Instead of just staying at a hotel, she will be treating her friends and family like free hotels. But hey, she's not a rude cow! She intends to bring amazing, useful, thoughtful gifts! HOSTESS GIFT SUGGESTIONS - A treat (or two) from your hometown (e.g. Buckeyes if you’re coming from Ohio, salt water taffy if you hail from Cape Cod, or some Cajun spices if you’re from...

While us plebes wait for healthcare reform and survive on cheap fatty food, Mary Rambin has gone where the health is: With a fresh pineapple margarita. Case and point: Mexico is healthier than the States. I get that she loves Mexico, but has she seen any part of it beyond Rich White Guy's House And Town? I mean, the WHO website doesn't make Mexico sound like a total third world, but it's not exactly a nation full of organic vegans who walk 5 miles a day because they are concerned about their health.

Attention: Jordan Reid, woman who treats dumpsters like a ramshackle Ikea, does NOT have bedbugs! (We do not know this, but our lawyers  want us to say that.) Woke up this morning to the charming discovery that I spent the night cuddled up with a mosquito. Fortunately, I remembered this little tip for instant itch relief: just dissolve a couple of Alka-Seltzer tablets in some water and apply the mixture to the bite. Alka-Seltzer is presently fizzing away in a glass on our kitchen table while I smack at my ankles (no scratching!) inantici…pation. It is very likely that waking...

Jordan Reid, lifestyleanista, took time out from her busy job to share some AMAZING info: Because he knows me quite well, Matt brought me just about the perfect gift when he visited from Ohio: a case ofBall Mason jars. I adore these things, both because they can be used in about a billion different ways, and because they’re just so simple, old-fashioned, and gorgeous. I plan to use a few as drinking glasses (I have a little habit of breaking mine, and could use some extras), a few for fruit infusions, and a couple as vases. More ways to use Mason jars:...

My dad just cleaned my computer. Now it looks like a bold fresh piece of machinery. #foxfan #oydad26 minutes ago via TweetDeck Sklarge is a  truly an independent woman doing great things for gender equality!

Jordan Reid, wifemaster of Kenny and founder of a website that apparently reblogs Real Simple, gives us a fascinating lesson in how frozen water works: Too pretty: Instead of dumping a whole mess of ice cubes into your punch bowl, freeze some water in a Bundt pan, and then pop it out to create a beautiful ice ring that keeps your punch chilly without diluting it.Image via RealSimple. Yes Blissers: if you don't want your ice to dilute your punch, don't use REGULAR ice; use special ice made in Grandma's Mahjong Party Cake Mold! Keep your liquids cool with a...

Sarah Lacy, "writer" and travel expert, is still bortching and pissing about having to do work on her book. Prepare yourself for some serious screaming of SHUT THE FUCK UP SARAH: three days until book deadline. good god chapter 8 will you please stop sucking!?1:28 PM Jul 30th via web seriously. can someone just send a hit man for chapter 8?3:41 PM Jul 30th via web i'm going to make a tshirt that says "i h8 8."3:45 PM Jul 30th via web attn all 5 people following my drama: chapter 8 is DONE. NOT rewriting it again. pls hand me...

Remember these two? Yeah, that lalawag.com couple? They might be squeezing out a kid today. Percival Looks like showtime! #percivalspawn 42 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone Good luck, safety, painless, I don't know - whatever you say to people on the way to greet the end of their fun. Just don't turn into one of those couples who takes their baby to meetups and booze parties and cons.

Jordan Reid Berkow, the 98 lb OMG MARRIED wife person of a former rock star, doesn't want you judging her because she tasted some bologna, ok??? Yesterday, minutes after arriving on the set, I chomped down on my lower lip so hard while eating my bologna-on-a-roll (it’s what I felt like; don’t judge) that my mouth filled with blood (I know, sorry) and I almost fainted. Right in front of everybody, of course. Who is going to judge some anorexic blonde for eating a little bologna roll? It's not like she sat down and plowed through 4 stuffed crust pizzas,...

Jordan Reid Berkow, wannabe lifestyle and food blogger, recently discovered a new food thing: cooking eggs in a frying pan with water: Huh! Well, this is something new. This morning, I wandered down to the lobby of my hotel in search of a hot breakfast, and when I requested poached eggs, the lovely gentleman behind the stove suggested I have them “basted.” I have never heard of this in my life, so of course I said yes,... Basted eggs are more or less a hybrid between sunny-side-up eggs and poached eggs…sort of steamy-fried, if you will. Sound gross? They’re totally...

shillshacklesham somehow continues to limp along towards it's inevitable whimpering fail, but that doesn't mean Jordan Reid isn't going to keep giving you handy dandy info on where to buy....salt. Because Melissa is awesome and knows that things like gourmet salts are inexplicably exciting to me, she sent me home from our beer & cheese tasting with a wonderful gift: three jars of Artisan Salt. Cyprus Flakeis a mild salt with a unique pyramid shape - perfect for finishing dishes - and has already been called into action (I sprinkled it over last night’s delicious dinner - recipe to come). Murray River (pictured...

Mary Rambin, consultant, has a new gig - being the social media expert for Houston! I just launched a new blog: @HoustonSocial for The Chronicle Along with contributing features to The Good Life Section (and coming soon 2995) I’ve just launched a blog to help educate Houstonians on social media. For those of us active in the blogosphere, the information will seem like ancient history. But as with fashion, Houston is a little slow in adopting trends. Southerners in general are adverse to change. While consulting and even socializing in Houston, I realized so many people are unfamiliar with blogs,...