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- Textual Healing: Responding To Late Valentine's Day Texts
- Janice Dickinson Is Probably 56 Today. Here Are Some Of Her Best One-Liners
- Watson Ties For First On Jeopardy, Suffers From Male Attention Deficit Disorder
- Video: Tiny Justin Bieber Fan Destroyed By Grammy's Snub
- Listen To Childish Gambino's (Donald Glover's) New Song 'Freaks And Geeks'
- Crushable's Cat Lady: Men Are Dogs Unless They're Cats
- Cee-Lo's 'Bodies' Video Is Like The Weirdest Game Of 'Clue' Ever
- Crushable Book Club: Cheryl Burke's 'Dancing Lessons'
| Textual Healing: Responding To Late Valentine's Day Texts Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:41 AM PST
Today is February 15. You loaded yourself full of Italian food and too much red wine last night while you Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse for you to wallow in memories of ex-boyfriends, and if your ex found himself alone (and drunk) last night, he was probably doing the same. All of the social pressure on singles plus a stomach full of vodka and a sugar high from too many cookies/chocolates/candy hearts can be a lethal combination, with results likely including embarrassing text messages to exes, ones who got away, or your secret crush. In fact, the idea for this very column came from a Valentine’s Day text from an ex boyfriend who was undoubtedly drunk and lonely and not thinking clearly. If you’ve avoided replying on the most romantic day of the year to whatever some guy (who wasn’t cool enough to ask you out on Valentine’s Day) happened to think appropriate to text you, then I have some advice about how to proceed now. • Ignore that text from your ex — Whether he’s a recent ex or someone you haven’t heard from in over a year, this approach is always valid. If he wants to talk about getting back together, reconnect as friends or was trying to hit you up for a booty call, Valentine’s Day is never the time to do it. If he’s really serious about reuniting, he’ll reach out again on any old day. • Cut the new guy you just started seeing some slack — So he avoided you until 12:01 a.m. on Valentine’s Day. It’s okay. When a relationship is young (like, just a few dates in) Valentine’s Day can put a lot of pressure on a guy to be romantic. And you don’t want to date someone who is just going to be romantic because of a date on a calendar. If your new relationship isn’t there yet, don’t push it. Admit it, you had more fun with your girlfriends eating unlimited breadsticks at Olive Garden than you would have on an awkward second or third date anyway. • Give your casual hook-up a good ribbing — Really? You really thought it was a good idea to booty text me on Valentine’s Day? I’m not that desperate for some loving. Don’t text me in the middle of the week again unless you have a better offer. Like one that includes a free meal. • Make a move on your crush — You’ve been playing text-tag with that cute boy for weeks, but he’s never pulled the trigger and asked you out. Now that the dreaded Valentine’s Day has passed, what’s his excuse? He did text you on February 14 (give or take a few hours), after all, so he’s sending you all the single and interested signals. Today’s the day to ask him when he plans to ask you out. Or, better yet, let the spirit of St. Valentine motivate you to ask him out yourself. Now, all these suggestions are good and well if you got a text from a guy that you didn’t reply to. But what if you were the one who drunkenly texted him in a champagne-infused haze? Depending on how it went down, I can only offer you one piece of advice: play it down. If there is one night of the year (in addition to your birthday and New Year’s Eve) when you can get away with sending embarrassing texts and acting like it didn’t happen, it’s Valentine’s Day. Enjoy your get out of jail free card, take any gentle mocking that comes your way and don’t forget to delete certain phone numbers next time you’re single on Valentine’s Day. Did you get any remarkable, surprising or inappropriate texts last night or on past Valentine’s Days? How did you respond? Leave your experiences in the comments below and you might see your stories featured in an upcoming installment of Textual Healing. Post from: Crushable Textual Healing: Responding To Late Valentine's Day Texts  |
| Janice Dickinson Is Probably 56 Today. Here Are Some Of Her Best One-Liners Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST Happy Birthday, Janice Dickinson! 56 years ago today, the “world’s first supermodel” (her words) was born. Or so I thought. At various times, her date of birth has been listed as February 15, 17, and 28, and her year of birth as 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, and 1960. However, February 15, 1955 seems to be the general consensus, and makes sense, given her date of graduation from high school, so we’ll just go with that. Janice has been making headlines since her time as a young model, from her alcoholism to fights with Tyra Banks on America’s Next Top Model to multiple marriages and various sexual exploits with many male and female celebrities. Janice has also said some pretty shocking/crazy/hilarious things over the years. In honor of her birthday, here are a list compiling some of my favorite quotes from her:
Who knew Janice and Dina Lohan had so much in common? Post from: Crushable Janice Dickinson Is Probably 56 Today. Here Are Some Of Her Best One-Liners  |
| Watson Ties For First On Jeopardy, Suffers From Male Attention Deficit Disorder Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:58 AM PST
In Jeopardy’s first round, Watson answered 12 of the first 16 clues Alex Trebek posited and left his competitors in the dust. But we soon learned he is bad at wordplay. And his scored suffered from incorrect answers. At one point, Watson got confused and asked: “What is leg?” That sounds oddly familiar to some bad dating situations I’ve been in. Other proof that Watson is genetically male? He doesn’t learn from mistakes. At one point, Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings answered a question incorrectly, and Watson followed up with the same answer, only seconds later. In the end, Watson tied for first and advanced to the next round. But his performance proved that even four years of devoted technical research cannot fix the genetic problems associated with male humans. Oh well! Post from: Crushable Watson Ties For First On Jeopardy, Suffers From Male Attention Deficit Disorder  |
| Video: Tiny Justin Bieber Fan Destroyed By Grammy's Snub Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:22 AM PST A die-hard Justin Bieber fan has a meltdown when his “teenager” doesn’t win a Grammy. The sad thing is, I’m afraid he’s more passionate about this than I will ever be about anything in my entire life. Post from: Crushable Video: Tiny Justin Bieber Fan Destroyed By Grammy's Snub  |
| Listen To Childish Gambino's (Donald Glover's) New Song 'Freaks And Geeks' Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:18 AM PST Donald Glover, Community star and Spider-Man-wannabe, has a second career as a musician, rapping under the name Childish Gambino. He’s released a track from his upcoming EP, and it’s really good! Plus it’s called “Freaks and Geeks,” and that show was like the Community of the late 90s. Bonus points if you catch the Black Swan reference on the first listen. Post from: Crushable Listen To Childish Gambino's (Donald Glover's) New Song 'Freaks And Geeks'  |
| Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:51 AM PST Marc Jacobs is hiring a full-time Twitter writer – And he’s casting it through Twitter. Wait, then who’s doing the interviews? Fashion is ridiculous (excuse us while we go apply). (Gawker) Post from: Crushable  |
| Crushable's Cat Lady: Men Are Dogs Unless They're Cats Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:42 AM PST Dear Cat Lady; I have a huge crush on a boy from school. I thought that he didn't have any idea that I existed, but my friends dared me to friend him on Facebook. It took him more than two weeks to accept the request, and now he's behaving so weirdly. He'll do nothing for a week, and then "like" all of my pictures, and then nothing for another week, after which he'll leave ten posts in a row on my wall. What is the deal with this guy? Please help – Over-Under-Stimulated Dear Over-Under-Stimulated; I must admit, your case had me stumped. I pondered it while winding yarn balls for my kitties (I thought that I had a sufficient supply, but now Didums is refusing to play with anything but ash-grey angora yarn – I should never have let him read all of those House Wonderful magazines). I cogitated while doing my daily examination of the contents of the litter boxes – I check each deposit for foreign materials. And your problems even distracted me while I was trying to prepare for my next dinner party – I'm planning a menu of sushi and terrines which both my feline and my human friends can share. Finally, the mystery was revealed. You see, I usually think of male behavior on dog terms. That's because men usually act like dogs – big, clumsy, slobbery creatures who try to hump everything that moves and selected objects that don't. But your crush is acting like a cat. Even seen a cat stalking a mouse? It wallops the mouse with a swipe of the paw, and then ignores it. Just when the mouse thinks that it's free, it gets another slap across the room, and then another reprieve. Your crush is doing the same thing – an overwhelming amount of attention, and then nothing. You're confused and susceptible, just like a mouse. Although I'm not sure if acting like a cat means that he's interested in you or that he's gay. You'll just have to play dead and find out. Happy electronic mousing! Post from: Crushable Crushable's Cat Lady: Men Are Dogs Unless They're Cats  |
| Cee-Lo's 'Bodies' Video Is Like The Weirdest Game Of 'Clue' Ever Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:46 AM PST Cee-Lo Green’s “Bodies” is a song about muuUuUrrrrder! And the corresponding video, out today, take us on a scrapbook-noir adventure through Cee-Lo’s life as an accused killer. Featuring… a shark tank! Janelle Monae! Blood! Condoms! And a monkey playing the guitar (no exclamation point). There’s also this weird moment where a cartoon Karl Lagerfeld pops up and turns into a pocketknife (his spirit animal?) that’s apparently available for purchase at H&M. Huh? Here’s a screengrab of the bizarre shot: (via) Post from: Crushable Cee-Lo's 'Bodies' Video Is Like The Weirdest Game Of 'Clue' Ever  |
| Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:06 AM PST Country singer Craig Morgan rescues two kids from burning building – Oh man, that’s gonna make the best song ever. What rhymes with hero? (PopEater) Post from: Crushable  |
| Crushable Book Club: Cheryl Burke's 'Dancing Lessons' Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:02 AM PST
In case you’re not familiar with the show, Cheryl’s talking about the duo’s performance of “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy).” So dirty, ABC! My grandma watches this show! Post from: Crushable Crushable Book Club: Cheryl Burke's 'Dancing Lessons'  |
Text messaging is often the fastest way to communicate with friends and acquaintances, but it's not always the best one. Especially when it comes to texting with guys. Here at Crushable we aim to help you sift through all the subtext and emerge relatively unscathed – with a little help from our friend Amanda Ernst. 
Watson, the talking IBM robot, was on Jeopardy last night. And while he started off strong, the computer soon showed an inability to listen and a misunderstanding of basic body parts. Actually, if you think about it, he sounds like a lot of my ex-boyfriends.
Cheryl Burke totally owns Dancing with the Stars, you guys! She’s been a featured dancer for 9 of the series’ 11 seasons and was crowned champion twice: first as a partner to Drew Lachey and then with Emmitt Smith the very next year. But Cheryl wasn’t always the confident TV star we see today. No siree, she was once a nervous young woman living in Harlem abs trying to stay out of the limelight. She details her transition into a reality diva in her new book, Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance Floor and in Life. Here’s an excerpt about her time with Drew Lachey:| You are subscribed to email updates from Crushable To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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