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I Told You About My Other Other Job, Right?

Thanks to the awesome Jennifer Huber, aka solotravelgirl, for capturing this madness magic on video and posting to YouTube

It's a big joke that I write for a zillion different blogs, but hardly ever here. Lately I've been even more MIA than usual, because business has been booming with my social media agency, Clever Girls Collective.

I told you about that, right?

Together with the brilliant and awesome Stefania Pomponi Butler/CityMama and Sheila Bernus Dowd/Xiaolinmama, we are taking the worlds of Twitter, Facebook, blogging and yes, even YouTube, by storm. Things are moving so quickly that we're still developing our website, designed by the talented Fog City Design.

That said, we already have some highlights to brag about, including getting Carson Kressley to take off his shirt (and put on our client's shirt, RIPT Fusion, the Yummie Tummie for men) in front of dozens of adoring fans at BlogHer '09. Please see the video above for the entire luridly delightful episode. I'm very proud of my performance, including touching Carson's breast.

PS, Carson is as sweet as can be. And he doesn't have man boobs at all, so I don't know what he was talking about in the video. But I still touched him there, because wouldn't you?!

Also, we are hosting a totally fun weekly Project Runway Twitter Party, with prizes. Because the only thing that can make Tim Gunn better is the possibility of winning makeup or jewelry or cute clothes.

You can participate in the party by following @CleverGirlsColl on Twitter. For all the details, including the prizes each week, check out the Clever Girls Collective Facebook page. Become a Fan and get the updates delivered to your wall!

I'm not going to lie and say I'll be here more, but a new season of Dancing With the Stars starts on Monday, and Maks is single now, so ... you do the math.

- Cat/DearBadKitty

Everyone Loves the Pink Derek Lam Sunglasses

I picked up these fabulous pink Derek Lam cat's eye sunglasses for a steal at Loehmann's. But even if I had to pay full retail, they were coming home with me. My fingers went numb when I touched them -- they spoke to me.

Little did I know that everyone would find them as irresistible as I do! It's pretty much universal: family and friends ask to try them on and then strike a fun pose for the camera. What's a shutterbug to do? I snap away...

Weighing in on the "Jessica Simpson is Fat" Thing

This is my professional style writer opinion: People, get a clue!  J-Simp is a curvy girl with terrible taste in clothes.

But let's get one thing straight, Jessica's not fat, she's stacked.

She's been through the "high-waist-mistake fat wringer" before. For an illustration, please see the photo above from The John "I'm A Tool" Mayer Era.

Perhaps this time will teach her to donate all -- yes, Jessica all -- of her high-waisted pants to Goodwill or Dress for Success. This style will always look bad on her, no matter how much/poorly she accessorizes.

Leaving aside her wardrobe shortcoming, there is not a (straight) guy out there who wouldn't be pumped to hang out in a hot tub with a bikini wearing Jessica, right now. They might request ear plugs, to avoid hearing her inane chatter, but she would score high on any T&A assessment.

To summarize: say all you want about her clothes, but leave her ass alone.

Woman Haunted by Truth of Big Hair Past

Blast from the Past - Retro 1970's Purse

Weekend projects always deliver unexpected delights. I was going through storage and found my purse from when I was five INSIDE a LeSportSac from the 80's that I thought I could put on ebay. It was like a time capsule! The best part -- the items inside: two crayons, a small plastic horse, a matchbox car and thirty seven cents, and a bicentennial button. I'm guessing that the change might have represented my life savings at the time because it was twenty two pennies, a dime and a nickel. That's a whole lot of candy!

How Mariah, Madonna, Gwyneth, Janet, et al Lost 20 lbs.

They never eat.

THE END.

Urban Burkha: A Goth's Battle with Sunburn

Yes, I learned today that in my black linen skirt the piercing sun of spring can  STILL sunburn me. For pete's sake I was under an umbrella at Red's Java House. I was consoling the loss of my laptop and backup drive - through some freaky bad technology luck. Sadly, my remote blogging skills are terrible, but I hope to start blogging from the iPhone and we'll see how it goes. Tips anyone?

Dita Von Teese, Inspiration

Check out Dita Von Teese and her super hot Mom.

Dita is a true inspiration for those of us who espouse a dramatic personal palette. Look at that milky skin! Look at those fantastic shoes! The daringly shaped red trench! Her super dark hair, including eyebrows, free of high-lights or low-lights!

Ivana Trump Had the Euro-Trashiest Wedding Ever.

Last weekend Ivana Trump -- the original Mrs. The Donald Trump -- got married for the fourth time.

First, let's applaud this woman. She's a Gabor sister for a new millennium. She's got the hair, the accent, the wardrobe straight out of Dynasty. She admits to being 59, but who knows how old she really is? And her new husband, whom she kept in gold hunter quarantine dated for 6 years is only 35. Good for her!

Now that the sisterhood crap is out of the way, let's get to the dirt.

Purse Meme

Thank you BFF Stefania for tagging me with the Purse Meme. Just what wishbone clover needs: yet another post where I provide specific examples of how crazy I am. Yay! A million pictures and more detail than necessary after the jump.