This cursed Internet...

So, I was perusing the 'net, as I often do in this hour. And I found something very disturbing. It seems that some little joiner is going around as "The Reluctant Hipster" and poaching content from our very own Honey M. Barc. 

Interesting.

I found a nearly identical article from another reluctant hipster (which I'm refusing to post because thieves don't deserve page views) that was published just a couple of weeks ago on a blog that nearly line-for-line rips off the article that we published last week. Which was written and published to a syndication site months ago by Honey herself (oh, and did I mention Honey's is time stamped from FEBRUARY?) 

This isn't cool people. We're not in the kind of economy where you can afford to lose your job by ripping off other people. I've posted a nice little message on this person's sites in the hopes that his or her boss will give them the boot, but good.

Honey, you're the greatest, girl. Getting ripped off by no-talent hacks just proves it to us!

Our next issue of Allegory Weekly will probably be my most favorite. We have someone who I've been a big fan of for YEARS as the Allegory story. I'm so excited. He's amazing and might I add--CUUUUUUUUUUUTE!

Congrats to Carrie Bradshaw and Ferris Bueller on the announcement of their new baby girls. Fashionistas of the world, unite!! Twin messiahs are on the horizon.

I think that's it. I've gotta go do an interview. Then I'm taking my weary bones to bed. I will TiVo "90210" and "The Mentalist."

Working on my fitness

Well, it's not even lunch time and already I've eaten a delish Chinese chicken salad from Trader Joe's and a huge handful of orange-flavored cranberries. So tasty. Still, I feel like yacking...

Maybe that's a story idea for next week: how to avoid the pre-lunch pig-out.

I woke up crazy early this morning and started watching the news, which is something I rarely do since leaving my post at ABC. Let's just call it, "post-traumatic stress disorder" and leave it at that. However, I saw that there's an epidemic of swine flu going around. People are cancelling vaycays to Mexico AND the U.S. Dude, that's so gross. Let's all be careful to cover our mouths when we cough, give people plenty of personal space when they talk, and wipe down our desks and keyboards at the office. Germs are super creepy.

In other news, Bea Arthur, star of "The Golden Girls" passed away this weekend. I think she was 86. Bea was sooooo rad. She was one of the funniest ladies on television. I loved her as Dorothy on GG, but she rocked my socks off on "Maude." I once wrote a song called "The Ballad of Bea Arthur" and sang it for my friend Julie when we were all kids working at Urban Outfitters on Melrose. Sigh... You'll be missed, Bea.

I'm out.

Allegory for the week of 4/26 is out!

Well, I've just emailed all of the folks featured in this issue of Allegory. Drennon Davis, who is the Allegory story for this week is someone I met while doing Improv at the Westside Eclectic in Santa Monica. He's a cool guy and dare I say a raging hot piece of ass. He's also an amazing comedian. Check him out if you can.

Same with Dave Einmo from Head Like a Kite. He's a fantastic musician and such a nice guy. I implore anyone out there to check this band out when they come to your town.

But probably one of the things I love the most about this issue is greenKarat. I love what this company stands for and I think the stuff they make and sell is awesome.

As for next week, that issue is currently underway. What would you like to see in Allegory Weekly?