From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Question of the Day-What the heck is this???

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

I have a tendency to not only work late, but to also scribble notes to myself that end up scattered around my desk. Usually, they’re about the work-in-progress, especially if I’m in revisions. I’ll have a gazillion Post-its about Things To Do as I’m revising, and I know when revisions are complete when I’ve a) [...]

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Fashion Friday: Everything Old is New Again

by Dee Davis

  When circular skirts came back in fashion in the mid-seventies, I remember my mom refusing to wear them.  Stating emphatically that “she’d been there, done that.”  I didn’t understand at the time but now that we’re seeing they wedges and gypsy clothing of the seventies again, I’m starting to get it.   Fashion may swing [...]

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Writer’s Corner: From the Heart

by Sherri Browning Erwin

This week, Thursday belongs to Kathleen Givens in the Whine Sisters Schedule, which means Sherri combs the Whine Archives looking for past relevant writing advice from Kathleen Givens to share with you lucky readers. Kathleen had plenty of great advice, some on writing, but this is the one that made my breath catch this week: [...]

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WHINY WEDNESDAY–I’M SO DISORGANIZED!

by Jacquie D'Alessandro

Today’s whine is this:  getting organized is a huge pain in the you-know-where.  BUT–this whine has a happy ending because I figured out how to solve the disorganization problem that plagues everyone on the planet (with the possible exception of Martha Stewart).  Here’s the answer in one word: bins.  Yup, storage bins have changed my life.  When [...]

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Smart Phones: Which One Would You Choose?

by Julia London

This is Good Buy Tuesday, and this time, instead of telling you a good buy, I am asking your opinion. The hubot and I have waited patiently for our current phone contract to be up. It is. We really want iPhones, but our provider is Verizon, which doesn’t have iPhones.  Any consultant at any Verizon [...]

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Pop Culture Monday: SAG vs Golden Globe

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Comparisons are fun! Shall we have a look at some different style choices for SAG/Golden Globes? Christina Hendricks. Full figured gal, on the hit show Mad Men. I love that she has amazing curves. And she knows how to play them up or down, clearly. For the Golden Globes, she let the globes come out [...]

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SAG Awards Round-Up

by Sherri Browning Erwin

SAG Awards. Well, well, well. Tina Fey gets it right this time, and Kate Hudson is much improved. Penelope Cruz and Sandra Bullock look good again. (Sandy’s dress, not my favorite, but not bad). Drew Barrymore goes galactic! If Judy Jetson attended the SAG Awards, this would be her dress. Jet Screamer might call it [...]

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Question of the Week: Music To Embarrass Your Kids By

by Kathleen O'Reilly

My kids just downloaded the latest Vampire Weekend Album, and I was listening to some of the music in the car, and I really like it.  It’s got a nice beat and you can dance to it.  I’m surprised at how much music affects me.  I can turn happy or sad, or start to dance [...]

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Fashion Friday: Golden Globes Whine Report

by Sherri Browning Erwin

So we already talked about some of the gowns in The Good and The Bad on Sunday. Let’s see the rest, shall we? It seems a lot of the looks were up for debate. No two expert sources (E!, People, In Touch, Us, Entertainment Weekly, Go Fug Yourself) seem to agree on who was actually [...]

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Writers Corner: Spurring Creative Juices

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

My oldest daughter is about as creative as they come. Okay, that’s a significant part Mommy talking, but the kid really does make up some wild and crazy stories. And she’ll invent worlds and friends and bizarre situations. Leave the kids in their room to play for a couple of hours, and who knows what [...]

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Whiny Wednesday: Classic Kathleen Givens

by Sherri Browning Erwin

From November 15, 2007: It’s that time again, my every so often whine about stupid things happening in the world, few of which we can control. Some things are so inconsequential that I feel dumb even commenting on them, although that’s not enough to stop me from doing just that, is it? So here goes: [...]

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Good Buys, Good Books: What Happens in London

by Dee Davis

I am a sucker for a good book.  And more particularly a good author.  So when I find the latter, especially with a backlist, I’m in seventh heaven.   Most recently I’ve been glomming Julia Quinn.  Always a little behind the rest of the crowd, I’ve come to Quinn’s books a bit late.  I started with [...]

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POP CULTURE MONDAY: WHAT’S YOUR REALITY?

by Jacquie D'Alessandro

As much as I wish it wasn’t true, I have to confess—-I’ve become addicted to certain reality shows.  I’ve managed to avoid some of them (The Bachelor, Survivor, and the one where Brett Michaels keeps trying to find true love) but there are a few that have sucked me in and I’m hooked.  Some of [...]

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Golden Globes: The Good

by Sherri Browning Erwin

So many good. Too many to list. Observe: Jennifer Garner, Sandra Bullock, Drew Barrymore (except for the thing on her hip, what is that?), Penelope Cruz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Marion Cotillard. And Sandra Bullock just won for The Blindside (woot! But Jacquie might have a problem with her relaxed hairstyle tonight).

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Golden Globes: The Bad

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Ah, let’s have a look at some of the gowns! This looks better in the picture, but EW! (and I don’t mean Entertainment Weekly). Kate Hudson looked like a showgirl well past retirement age. Chloe Sevigny (who won for TV Supporting Actress, Big Love) was equally oddly attired– but then, Chloe is always outstanding on [...]

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Question of the Week: Awards Shows

by Sherri Browning Erwin

The Golden Globes are airing live Sunday night. Awards season! I love it. The Golden Globes, my favorite of the awards shows to watch because it’s not as formal as the Oscars and there’s a lot of alcohol flowing to loosen tongues. Plus, it’s for TV and movies, so all the big stars come out to [...]

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Hairy Kari

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Once again, in a horrible irony of fate, I am tasked to tackle Fashion Friday.   Today’s discussion will be on hair, because this is my current image angst.  I could choose many image angsts to whine about, but when I saw the Blind Side on Tuesday (with SisterInW(h)ine, Dee), I took long notice of Sandra [...]

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Writer’s Corner: Refilling a Very Empty Well

by Julia London

I had kind of a bad 2009.  A lot of personal stuff zapped my creative energy and I didn’t even know it was happening.  Looking back at the pages I had written during the worst of it (when I thought I was writing my way through it, like well-meaning writers tell you to do) I [...]

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Whiny Wednesday-Ptooey on housework!

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

It. Never. Ends. Never. Seriously. Come on, you know what I’m talking about. That dirty, dirty word: Housework. Every night, I load the dishwasher. Every morning, I unload it. And grumble grumble fuss and mumble, every dang night it has to be loaded again! (I swear, environment be damned, I’m switching to paper plates, plastic [...]

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Kathleen Givens: Tribute

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Kathleen Givens will always be a Whine Sister. She lives on in our memories, and in her own words. We’ve decided to repost some of our favorite Kathleen Givens blog entries on her day for the next few months (starting next week), as well as to ask you to remember her by donating to her [...]

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Pop Culture Monday: 3D Ad Nauseum

by Dee Davis

Let me start on a positive note.  I am so excited about the upcoming Alice in Wonderland movie.   What’s not to love?  Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman  (they had me at Johnny Depp).   Not to mention the fact that Louis Carroll’s Alice books are two of my absolute favorites from [...]

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