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FRIDAY FAVORITES – Quarantine Life

May 15, 2020 By AJ Leave a Comment

These Friday Favorites coming at you from the Quarantine Life, day 617. Okay, it’s like day 67 but doesn’t it feel like that? 67 days might as well be 617… I’ve started to crack here and there, kiddos. I’ve become a chef, a skilled dishwasher, a puzzle savant, an expert napper….  We all have our struggles right now and your struggle is no easier or harder than mine so remember we are all permitted a lot of latitude in this situation. It is okay not to be okay. Quarantine Life WHAT I READ
  • Entrepreneur Magazine assembled a pretty robust list here — 50 companies that are hiring right now. Take a look and hope this helps someone out.
  • These iconic Hollywood women were so badass!
  • Chris Hemsworth posed for GQ Australia and I guess it’s not “what I read” per se, but ya know, there’s an article.

Quarantine Life

  • Why you should never wait to uncork that special bottle of something.
  • Dave Grohl wrote a wonderful piece for The Atlantic on “when the live event returns.” Highly recommend.
BLOGGERS & SMALL BUSINESSES
  • So into these fantastic pop culture art prints. Very affordable.
  • This Etsy shop is so clever. Framed floor plans from your favorite TV shows. I obviously want The Golden Girls floor plan.
  • I bought a 144 piece laser-cut wood puzzle from Pew Pew Laser Craft that is challenging the hell out of me.
  • Would you eat fried, pickled red onions? (I would.)
  • Greeblehaus is sharing some travel-inspired Zoom backgrounds.
EARLIER THIS WEEK
  • Did you see the Back to the Future reunion?!
  • The Hollywood Picture news binge watched s’more things. We shared our recommendations here.
  • Jeff Goldblum shared his best Quarantine life.
THINGS TO DO – EVEN IN ISOLATION
  • Every week, We Like LA posts a great list of things to do around town, and that practice has not stopped in Quarantine. This week’s list is pretty stellar.
  • Fever Up has been hosting a lot of fun, creative online events. Check it out! This week I’m taking a tiki cocktail class and playing Drag Queen Bingo.
  • Tech Radar has a pretty extensive list of things to do – mostly online – as well.
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
  • Stars from several incarnations of the musical Hairspray joined forces to sing “You Can’t Stop the Beat” together and it’s a pretty joyous video and I’ve watched it a whole bunch today.
  • Did you know? You need this mash up of Lizzo and The Aristocats?. Trust me.
  • I guess this is a little self-serving but I did a thing! I participated in a panel discussing how the entertainment biz is adapting to the Pandemic:

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: Aristocats, Back to the Future, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Grolh, Etsy, Jeff Goldblum, Lizzo, Quarantine Life, Support small businesses, Things to do

FRIDAY FAVORITES: All The Things

December 21, 2018 By AJ Leave a Comment

Happy Friday, y’all! I sent out the annual holiday e-card this week. Wanna see?


And on with……!

Friday Favorites

WHAT I READ

  • I worship at a shrine dedicated to Nora Ephron. And I love the movie You’ve Got Mail. Here’s a great piece from the NY Post about how that film made New York a romcom star.
  • Thrillist revealed their list of Best New Restaurants this year.
FRIDAY FAVORITES: All The Things
  • Buzzfeed combined THE GOLDEN GIRLS with DISNEY PRINCESSES. Amazing.
  • Support local, independent bookstores! This article features 61 of them.

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

  • Aimee has holiday playlists for every mood!
  • I’ve been enjoying the unboxing of all of Agency Guacamole’s holiday gifts on Instagram.
  • Ah, the joys of marriage and glitter.

EARLIER THIS WEEK

  • I am now a BRUNCH JOURNALIST. My first article for LAist went live. Check it out!
  • Lin Manuel Miranda played with a puppy whilst doing an interview. This is how all press should go.

  • This experience warmed my heart.

PR & SOCIAL MEDIA

  • A genius stunt for the holidays, Popeye’s sold “emotional support chicken” for travelers.
  • The Daily Mail ran a terrific interview with the subject of a documentary I handled PR for.
  • Sigh. Instagram influencers are posting – GASP! – fake sponsored content. Read about it.
  • Forbes suggests some tactics to step up your social game in 2019.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

  • A little “Spill Your Guts” from James Corden with Will Ferrell. So disgusting and so entertaining.

  • I also very much enjoyed Corden’s parody of “Thank U Next,” THANK YOU JEFF. Because Jeff Goldblum.

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: Friday Favoritrs, James Corden, Jeff Goldblum, Thrillist

Friday Favorites – Fresh From Sin City

September 7, 2018 By AJ Leave a Comment

Greetings! I am here with Friday Favorites, fresh from Sin City, USA. Yes, I just returned from a brief but phenomenal trip to Las Vegas to see JLo in concert and a lot of you were impressed with the semi-private charter I flew on, JetSuiteX, so I’ll let you in on a little secret. It’s not expensive. We looked at flights on Southwest, round trip, that were $170. JetSuiteX was $150. If you live in Los Angeles, especially if Burbank is convenient to you, it’s an amazing way to fly to Vegas or Northern California. If you want to know more about it, I’m happy to get more into it with you. And if you try it, use my code, 8YOUU5, for $20 off your first flight.

Friday Favorites - From the Surface of the Sun

WHAT I READ

  • FAO Schwartz is COMING BACK!!! It sounds like a lot of fun — the way they’re executing it. Check this out.
  • I read a LOT of articles about Colin Kapernick and Nike this week. Then I bought a pair of Converse sneakers (Nike owns Converse).
  • This company is winning because they offer “FURternity leave” when an employee adopts a new pet. COME ON.
  • There is a second-hand shop in Cardiff where a genius employee filled every picture frame on sale with a photo of Jeff Goldblum. I couldn’t love anything more than I love this.

Friday Favorites - Fresh From Sin City

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

  • So I am not following 2Chainz’s French Bulldog on Instagram. Don’t judge me. He’s pretty cute.
  • Carolyn wrote a really lovely post to her daughter, who just left for college.
  • Natalia keeps tweeting these ridiculous recipes and I’m not minding. Check out this one for “Crack Chicken Tacos.”
  • This dad is having a helluva time posting a video of himself…. I DIED LAUGHING.

https://twitter.com/RB_TRUEST/status/1034822114023493632

PR & SOCIAL MEDIA

  • The Village Voice is gone and I am very sad. It is (was?) a Greenwich Village and Manhattan staple.
  • Learn a little more about Instagram Engagement Rates.
  • This is social media at its worst. This bride canceled her wedding after her guests refused to contribute $1500 pp. Then she let her ugly shine through on Twitter.

EARLIER THIS WEEK

  • My dog is ridiculously cute and very popular with the LAPD.

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  • You can now register for Social Media Club’s September networking event and panel discussion on Crisis Communications. I shall be the moderator. Click here for more information about it as well as the three badass women I’ll be chatting with. (GIRL POWER!!!)
  • I was added to the list of speakers for this year’s Austin Film Festival!!! I am SUPER EXCITED. I love Austin and I love meeting filmmakers. It’s going to be great. If you’ve been on the fence about attending, let me try to sway you with a discount code: AJ25.

Friday Favorites - Fresh From Sin City

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

  • And speaking of Jeff Goldblum….

  • Nickelodeon is launching a streaming platform that will showcase many of their old shows I loved as a kid and teenager. I really hope it includes “Roundhouse,” which was one of my favorites. It’s so under-appreciated. Does anyone else remember it? I shall leave you with their end credits routine:

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: Austin Film Festival, Colin Kapernick, FAO Schwartz, Hot Ones, Jeff Goldblum, JetSuiteX, Nickelodeon, Nike, Roundhouse, Social Media Club, Village Voice

Friday Favorites – And a little proselytizing

July 20, 2018 By AJ Leave a Comment

If I may step up on my metaphorical soapbox for a moment, on the heels of James Gunn’s firing from the Guardians franchise, I just want to caution the universe about this massively toxic Court of Public Opinion we’ve created. James Gunn tweeted some things ten years ago that were pretty repugnant. I’m not saying that’s okay, but I challenge you to find anyone who lives a life within or adjacent to the entertainment industry with a pristine record. I know mine’s not perfect. If we start dragging the river for sins of decades past, we’ll be left with very few idols to worship.

I question Disney’s motives here. Something smells rotten in the state of Denmark. Johnny Depp has long been accused of horrible things by multiple sources and yet hangs onto his Jack Sparrow role in their Pirates franchise. Roseanne was quote publicly tweeting and touting horrible offensive garbage long before they finally fired her last month. John Lasseter was never actually fired for his behavior — he saw the writing on the wall and stepped down himself. So why was James Gunn made the Donna Martin of their studio?

I’m particularly incensed by this whole thing because James Gunn is someone I follow rather loyally on social media. He is often outspoken on behalf of the little guy, often anti the right, anti-Trump, and has a dry sense of humor that appeals to me. Of course, I’m a fan, but I can’t say with 100% certainty he’s a good person based on Twitter — the same way I don’t think Disney should be condemning him.

Anyway, off the soapbox, onto this weeks antics….

Friday Favorites

WHAT I READ

  • Even though it airs in reruns in seeming perpetuity, I am still excited a box set of “Saved by the Bell” is coming.
  • Um…. this thread on Reddit is fascinating. I can’t tell you what it’s about here. I’m too shy. But go look.
  • This dude has been to more than 14,000 Starbucks and it’s still going. Because life goals.
  • Guys, there is a colossal Jeff Goldblum balloon in London. I would like to go Selfie there.

Friday Favorites: Goldblum Balloon

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

  • My friend Alyssa is about to embark upon a life-changing journey. Follow her!
  • Raquel bequeaths us this recipe for easy cheesy garlic bread. YUM! (And by the by, speaking of cheesy…..)
  • THE TINY HANDS ARE CREEPY:

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PR & SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Oh Twitter. I love you but you make it so hard for me to stay loyal. Now touting they simply don’t have the bandwidth to fix their verification system.
  • A handful of online activists have taken to the internets to manipulate the Google algorithm and now, when you Google image search “idiot,” you get nothing but images of the biggest one:

Friday Favorites: Trump Idiot

  • Some tips to perfect those Instagram captions, kids.
  • Instagram is testing a feature that will allow public accounts to remove followers. I love this.

EARLIER THIS WEEK

  • I AM SOMEHOW UNBANNED FROM YOUTUBE! It’s a MIRACLE! I don’t know how or why, but I don’t care. I can sign in and subscribe now. I can rate. I can comment. It’s a whole new world. (Don’t know that story? Click here.)
  • Recode’s Kara Swisher conducted an EXCELLENT interview with Mark Zuckerberg. I said as much on Twitter and she thanked me for it, which was very flattering.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

  • Tony Award winner Gary Beach passed away this week. He is particularly special to me as I saw him in the original Broadway cast of The Producers and in Beauty & the Beast way back in previews before it was on Broadway. He also gave a phenomenal performance of iconic song “I Am What I Am” in La Cauge Aux Folles. All videos below are in his honor.

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: Beauty & the Beast, Disney, Donald Trump, Gary Beach, Geordi LaCorgi, Google, I am what I am, Idiot, James Gunn, Jeff Goldblum, La Cage Aux Folles, The Producers, Tiny Hands

Friday Favorites – Taking a Big Bite

November 10, 2017 By AJ Leave a Comment

I am so hungry. Maybe it’s the weather changing or my stress level but I keep craving weird things at odd hours. Like the extremely salty pickle I just inhaled before I sat down to write this. It’s for the best that I tend to crave savory foods and protein these days, otherwise you’d have to dig me out of a pile of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup wrappers or something. So guess what the theme of “Friday Favorites” is?

Friday Favorites - Taking a Big Bite

WHAT I READ

  • 12 (INSANE) snacks hacks? Yes, please and thanks. Enjoy.
  • A new seafood spot in Pasadena called PRAWN looks intriguing to me.
  • Google is – somehow? – adding wait times for restaurants to Google Maps. I’ll believe it when I see it…. I think.
  • There’s a British Pub coming to…. Sherman Oaks? Well, I totally want to try it. I’ve never had a Scotch Egg.

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

  • My friend Alyssa is going to be pregnant FOREVER. I’ve been teasing her about it. Because I’m that friend.
  • I hate when my friend Jessica pulls something random out of the back of her closet and manages to look STUNNING. Bitch.
  • Spoon Fork Bacon made a recipe of ALL THINGS I LIKE. Cheesy Herb Baked Mashed Potato Gratin with Roasted Garlic Gravy. DONE. DONE. DONE. Get it for me.
  • I caught this recipe for one pot chicken parm past on Twitter. It looks amazing.
  • I keep seeing Sous Vide recipes and now I really want to try Whitney Bond’s Sous Vide sliders. Don’t they look like perfection?!

Friday Favorites - Taking a Big Bite - Sous Vide Sliders

EARLIER THIS WEEK

  • Forget the “PSL,” I am all about Starbucks’ Caramel Brulée Latte. It is BACK and I am HAPPY.
  • Twitter doubled our character allowance. I don’t know how I feel about it. But I know Law & Order SVU is nailing it.
  • I had one the best dinners of my life at Commerson so I was excited to try their brunch this past Sunday.
  • I attended a media event for Beverly Hills restaurant The Flats. You can expect even more on this later but let me just say, for now, DELICIOUS!

Friday Favorites - Taking a Big Bite - The Flats

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

  • I am completely obsessed with Jeff Goldblum. Nerdist invited him to critique people’s tattoos OF HIM. He rates them on a scale of one to ten GOLDBLUMS. He is amazing. Just watch.
  • I am also fairly obsessed with the new TBS series, “Drop the Mic.” It’s totally scripted but totally fun to watch.

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: Commerson, Drop the mic, Friday Favorites, Jeff Goldblum, Sous vide sliders, The Flats

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