Your Girlfriend is Ugly

This blogs for you Ivan!

Well, I am very happy to announce that YGIU has received international recognition! Ivan (sorry I can't figure out how to do the accent over your a) from Mexico City is a fan of yours truly! This is the comment that Ivan, accent over the a, left on the Well, excuse you! blog:

"Lol, THAT must've been hilarious.. (Well, not for u) But anyway. I just discovered your blog, and I'm totally lovin' it. Just read the past 7 entries. It's the kind of blog I've always wanted to do, with all that acid humor and stuff, but I'm way too lazy. One fan from Mexico City added to your fan roll!"

Hooray for the Ciudad de Mexico!

(insert upside down exclamation point) Bienvenudos Ivan!

Oh and it might behoove you to comment on this blog, you know, since it's about you!

 

Xx

NKOTB back in action.

What's next? Snap bracelets and the "wave" hair style??

NKOTB is planning a reunion tour.

Oh dear God...

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. I mean clearly they've all run out of money and thought, "If the Spice Girls can do it, so can we!"

Mmmmmmmyeeeeah....not so much. I mean I remember getting up on a Saturday morning from my NKOTB themed bed, smoothing out my NKOTB nightgown, grabbing my pillow with Joey McIntyre on it and leaving my room, but not before kissing my NKOTB poster and heading downstairs to watch the NKOTB Saturday morning cartoon. After which I'm sure I called Rose to discuss how dreamy the whole thing was.

I find the whole reunion thing creepy. At least the Spice Girls had fun music like "SPICE UP YA LIFE!" and that catchy albeit annoying, "I really really really really wanna zig zigaaaaa..."

NKOTB has "Oh oh oh you're my cover guuuuuuuuUUUUuuurl..." and "Oh Oooh Oooh OOOH ooh...hanging' tough..." The music just seems so....so 1988.

And we've also seen what some of the NKOTB boys can do! I saw Joey McIntyre in Wicked. Pretty damn good too. And although the show got canceled, Donnie Wahlberg was in Boomtown on NBC which was a really reeeeally good show. Boy showed he can act.

The official announcement is going to come from the group tomorrow on the Today Show. So even though I can't stand Matt Lauer and crew I'll be tuning in to see what develops.

So...NKOTB back in action...DISCUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

YGIU Reviews: LuxeBeautiQue

A few weeks ago JSutt, Keyse and I headed to Swampscott. What is in Swampscott you ask? Well one of JSutt's clients, Amy DePerrior of LuxeBeautiQue, is a HUGE fan of YGIU and expressed interest in advertising on my website. Being the product hound that I am, I naturally had to go check it out.

I prepared for a road trip. Swampscott is in the North Shore and being a South Shore girl I don't get across the Zachim Bridge much. Hell I just crossed it for the first time three years ago when I had to get to New Hampshire to do the Breast Cancer 3-Day. On the morning of our adventure I woke to some heinous weather. It was windy and rainy and looked like a legit hurricane outside of my window. I contemplated canceling due to the dubious conditions, but after consulting with my dad on the phone, he informed me that it was safe to drive. So I put on my best road trip outfit: UGGs and sweatpants (I wanted to be comfy behind the wheel) and I thought about taking a page out of my friend Leva's book and getting Diet Sprite and beef jerky for the ride but I decided on coffee and 100-calorie packs.

I arrived in the South End to pick up JSutt.

"Ready for our road trip?!?"

JSutt regarded me quizzically, "Um. Sure..."

Hmmm...Whatevs. Maybe she gets car sick.

After collecting Keyse we were off. I popped in the mix CD I'd made for the ride and we chatted idly.

We made out way over the Tobin as the sun came out. What a great day. I love being in the car when it's this nice out.

A few minutes later I heard Jess talking over the hum of the music. I turned down the volume, "What?"

"Lees, we're here."

"We are?!"

"Yeah."

"But we've only been driving for like 15 minutes."

"Yeah Swampscott isn't that far away."

"Oh."

We parked and headed in. The location of LuxeBeautiQue is awesome. It's like a little gem by the sea and Swampscott is beautiful.

Owner Amy DePerrior, spunky with a side of sass, and her team of beauticians took good care of us. And I have to say, I got the ultra sonic facial and my face was like a baby's behind for like five days. Oh and the lovely Lisa did my makeup and was very charming and patient while I explained to her that purple just "really wasn't my thing". And I have to give a shout out to the masseuse Natalie. Keyse got a massage by her and said that it was the best one she'd ever experienced. And Keyse gets massaged a LOT.

One thing to note: Keisha Witaker (yes, Forrest's wife) just launched her Kissable Couture makeup line at LBQ. The colors are really beautiful and there is even a lip gloss named after the Oscar winner himself! The chic boutique also carries BECCA, Bare Escentuals (a personal fav of mine), Rodial, Murad, Billy Jealousy and a ton more.

LBQ is definitely worth the 15 minute ride if you want all of the luxury of a Newbury Street spa without the hassle of finding parking or the stigma of Newbury Street. When you call to schedule your appointment mention yourgirlfriendisugly.com and get a free makeover and 10% off your purchase!

Also Amy and I are thinking of having a little party, a joint effort if you will, so keep your eyes and calendars open for that.

For more information on LuxeBeautiQue and to schedule your appointment, click the flashing ad (designed by one Jessica Sutton) to the left.

Now go and pamper yourself!!

Xx

You like me! You really like me!

I mean...I think I'm funny. My mom and dad think I'm funny and LK and Shana always laugh when I simply blink my eye lids so I know that those closest to me find me insanely riotous.

There was one hairy incident when a dude I went on the date with straight up told me that he didn't think I was funny. But what did he know? I mean he had a goatee. *psha*

It's always nice to be told that people think you're funny and that they like you and enjoy your anecdotes and that they're laughing with you not at you. Plus, I'm my favorite subject. Were there a "Lisa Gradie" major in college, I'da nailed it! (I'da also nailed "Jell-O shot making 101 but that's neither here nor there.)

So imagine my elation when I receive not one but TWO emails yesterday from people telling me how much they enjoyed my blog!

The first one was from a person I'd never met. Subject line of the email: Your blog cracks me up! (ha! totes!...that's me saying that not the person emailing..)

Hi there,

My name is Dana and I am good friend of your cousin Mark. He and his wife, Wendy, introduced me to your blog this past Springtime. I check it out when I can and it totally cracks me up. Although we have never met, I can hear your voice in my head and your columns/articles bring a smile to my face.

I just thought I would reach out and say hello and wish you a happy holiday season, in spite of the snow.  Have a great day!

Best regards,

Dana

AMAZINGNESS! I'm so glad I can put a smile on a person's face, especially someone I've never met. And way to go Mark and Wendy for spreading the YGIU love! You guys definitely have a chance to make the blog next time you're up in this neck of the woods. Consider yourself lucky. It's hard to make an appearance in the blog.

The next one is from my friend Meg. Meg is a long time reader and supporter of the YGIU and she's also one of the cutest humans on the planet.

Subject line of her Myspace message: ....so you have some jr high readers

hey there sister....funny story ..

so there i was today at the end of school and i had given them basically a 'lets just hang out and watch the snow' last class of the day and i hear a general address to the class...
'who reads yourgirlfriendisugly?....like what is that all about...?' ( gal was snooping at the task bar to see what people are looking at..)

and i admitted that i was the one who read it ...so not remembering that there are words like fuck and other various things that I ...as their teacher...probably should NOT be admitting this ...hahahaha

bottom line ...one of my girls read it ...thought it was wicked funny...thinks i am a 'tad' cooler for it ....( because they think i was pretty much born during watergate....they have no concept of time to the point that its scary...)

thought you would like that!!

hope all is well...

woot

meg

Oh I love it. Now YGIU.com is shaping young minds! It's good practice for when I pop out a few of my own. Keep it up Meg! And encourage those tweens to stop by and check out YGIU on a regular basis. Those kids can learn a lot from me. I mean, I didn't walk "up hill both ways in the snow with now shoes" like my parents did when they were kids, but I've had my own fair share of hardships. You have no idea what it's like being a girl and living in the snow-ridden town of Boston. Or trying to just go out and get a beer and being hit on by balding 50+ year old men who smell like sausage.

Seriously. Stick with me.

I hope this encourages my other readers out there to hit me up with some fan mail! You'll make the blog. And when I become famous and get a movie deal with Untitled Entertainment and Vanessa Hudgens is playing me, your likeness could get a part on the silver screen!

Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink about it.

And while you're at it hit me up at [email protected]

Happy blog reading Xx