ITEMS: Chicos Twitter feud, Ann in the New York Times, and #ANNSFACE on The Talk

**UPDATE** NO #ANNSFACE on The Talk tomorrow. I repeat NO #ANNSFACE. Turns out CBS WAS kidding and new exec prod decided no more follow friday segment. Perhaps new exec prod caught a glimpse of #ANNSBANGS!

ITEM: OH THE HUBRIS!! I started a Chicos twitter/facebook feud and lost.

It started like this:

“Do you ever have one of those days when you look down and realize you’re UNINTENTIONALLY CHICOS?”

When the inevitable Chicos Backlash came I tried contrition:

Dear Chicos and lovers of Chicos and @mollydcampbell I am sorry I used your name in vain. Again. Flow on with your gauzy selves! FLOW ON.

The feud ended with one of my fashion icons/dear friend Maria (she teaches at FIT in NYC) schooling me with the fact that SHE sometimes thrifts things with the label de CHICOS.

ITEM: I met Suzy Soro in LA. She drove me around and gave me gifts and told me to take my leggings off from under that dress, for God’s sakes they look like pajamas. AND I DID. Suzy is powerful and wields a huge crucifix and a cane in her car, so you listen to Suzy.

ITEM: I’ve started 4 different essays, all of which go nowhere. Unlike these poignant ITEMS. 


ITEM: I wrapped a national show and struggle to say sufficient thank yous when thank you isn’t sufficient. By “wrapped” I mean the shows have ended but the work of LTYM keeps pulling me along at a frantic pace. I’ve had to say no to things and cut back on things and disappointed at least one friend in the process. I still don’t feel like I have available headspace to blog or write, but I still manage a rigorous snacking schedule. I’ve watched the LTYM Austin videos and suddenly realized that HOLY.SHMOLY.ON-A-POLEY! This happened. You can watch them too. They are really really good and moving and even brilliant thanks to Wendi and Jennifer and the cast. See? Insufficient thank you.


ITEM: I had the pleasure of being interviewed by journalist Jennifer Mendelsohn for this story that ran in The New York Times. It’s not about blogging or writing or LTYM. It’s about the Happy Pancakes Witch movie, which of course you remember. You remember? ANYONE??

Still from Winter of The Witch

  
ITEM: I created an LTYM photo montage promo thingee that turned out pretty well even though Suzy Soro asked me what the hell I was thinking with my choice of music and if I’m 100 years old and maybe hearing impaired. Maybe I am because I didn’t listen to Suzy and I still LOVE Hot Club of Cowtown for letting me use their charming song “Secret of Mine.”


ITEM: If CBS is not fooling you will see #ANNSFACE  for a few minutes on The Talk‘s Follow Friday video feature tomorrow May 27th. Depending on how much they edit, #ANNSFACE will even say a thing or two.

ITEM: How I’ve struggled. With my bangs. But I’m not ready to talk about that yet.

ITEM: I’ve felt inspired by 3 of my girlfriends running their first half-marathon in honor of one of their Mamas, Judy, in her second bout with Cancer. I’ve ridden a swell of fear and dejection seeing images and reading about the Tornadoes in Joplin and elsewhere. I’ve felt humbled over the life I get to lead. I tried not to punish myself during first-grade reading time when the book mentioned eating too much food and I asked the kids about their favorite food and if they ever eat too much of it. The moment it came out of my mouth, my brain screamed DUH ANN HALF THESE KIDS DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT EVER YOU DUMMYSNACKHO.

ITEM: I’ve tried to slow down and make room in my brain and my soul and for the enormous squash-eating LTYM baby, and enjoy my kids and remember people I love and acknowledge them on their birthdays and important crap like that. My brother turns 40 soon and how did that happen and my beloved mommy just sent me another one of those “I’m making a few tweaks to my end of life plan!” emails. Life is not slowing down.

ITEM: I’ve begun to feel writer’s block-y and afraid of my blog so I made myself sit down and write this and stop forcing the other four making-no-sense essays. Because that is the only way through—HIT PUBLISH. I also changed the context, so instead of writing in my home office I’m at the coffee shop and LOOK AT THE BRILLIANCE. But if you’re stuck on something, changing the context helps **

ITEM: I’ve been reading about servant-leadership and synchronicity and thinking about the kind of leader I’d like to be as LTYM grows. I specifically never wanted to lead an organization, or be a “leader.” Except a snack line-leader, because of first-dibs on choice snacks. My life’s work has finally found me and it thrills me and sometimes terrifies me. I’m making a vow right now to never be the friend that makes other friends wear company-embroidered polo shirts, or God Forbid give company embossed leather goods as gifts. But while I’m on the topic of shirts, you should go buy one of Suzy Soro’s t-shirts on her sidebar. And Molly Campbell’s. I own both shirts and they are soft and cozy! Whistle some Cow Town at Suzy, and slap Molly a GO CHICOs high-five.

ONE LAST ITEM:  I tried to craft yesterday. Bye!

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