{"id":245,"date":"2007-11-11T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-11T22:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=245"},"modified":"2017-05-05T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T17:07:09","slug":"people-will-see-me-and-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/people-will-see-me-and-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"People Will See Me and Cry*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If I get any more <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/fame-clock-is-ticking.html\">famous<\/a> I am going to ask myself for my autograph. I won&#8217;t do it during dinner or in the doctor&#8217;s office though, because we famous people hate that shizz.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RzYFT5caIOI\/AAAAAAAABRw\/IsMO78n0jYs\/s1600-h\/anonymous.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131294664830886114\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RzYFT5caIOI\/AAAAAAAABRw\/IsMO78n0jYs\/s320\/anonymous.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">No pictures! No pictures!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>First, the gorgeous and <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/coveted-is-in-chronicle.html\">famous<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thecoveted.blogspot.com\/\">Jennine of The Coveted<\/a> interviewed me for <a href=\"http:\/\/ifbu.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/blogger-interview-wendy-brandes.html\">Independent Fashion Bloggers<\/a>. I really should have been interviewing HER because The Coveted was one of the first fashion blogs I read and Jennine was and still is a big inspiration to me. I was lucky enough to meet her in August; like any starstruck fan, I took a <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/08\/san-francisco-treat.html\">bunch of photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecoveted.blogspot.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131295974795911410\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RzYGgJcaIPI\/AAAAAAAABR4\/6G4y7JtMrJ4\/s320\/20070819_0654.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecoveted.blogspot.com\/\">Jennine<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_and_the_Amazing_Technicolor_Dreamcoat\">amazing technicolor dreamcoat<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Then the gorgeous and studious Susanna of <a href=\"http:\/\/jewelboxdreams.blogspot.com\/\">Jewel Box Dreams<\/a> tagged me to share seven random facts about myself. Now, you might be saying to yourself, &#8220;Self, didn&#8217;t I just read six random facts about Wendy?&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/six-facts-about-me-requested-by-lady-n.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The answer to that is: Yes<\/span><\/a>. You might also be saying to yourself, &#8220;Self, since Wendy already informed you that she is 95% sugar and once gave the <a href=\"http:\/\/ifbu.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/blogger-interview-wendy-brandes.html\">Heimlich Maneuver<\/a> to a small dog, could there be anything else worth knowing about her?&#8221; The answer to that is: No. However, I am going to respond to Susanna&#8217;s tag for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Famous people are required to constantly talk about themselves, so I am practicing for Vogue, Letterman, dinner with Madonna, and all that other crap that I am going to be SO over after a week or two.<\/li>\n<li>It was very kind of Susanna to think of me.<\/li>\n<li>It was even kinder of Susanna to give my jewelry <a href=\"http:\/\/jewelboxdreams.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/gigi-caron.html\">a good review<\/a> in my pre-blog days.<\/li>\n<li>Susanna is a senior at Barnard College, a part of Columbia University. I graduated from the Columbia College part of Columbia University,where my stepdaughter is now a freshperson. I can&#8217;t turn down a sister Columbian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RzYIV5caIQI\/AAAAAAAABSA\/SoeA6_Taix4\/s1600-h\/graduation+from+columbia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131297997725507842\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RzYIV5caIQI\/AAAAAAAABSA\/SoeA6_Taix4\/s320\/graduation+from+columbia.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">This is me standing next to Columbia&#8217;s Alma Mater statue after graduation in 1989.<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> I hope I did not wear that elegant outfit under my gown.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Accordingly, here are seven more random facts about me.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Barnard is an all-women&#8217;s school, while Columbia College was formerly a men&#8217;s school. Columbia College started admitting women in 1983. I got there in 1986. With that timing, I can&#8217;t exactly call myself groundbreaking, but I am definitely among the womyn who were entitled to say, &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe you asshats just went co-ed.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>My New Year&#8217;s resolution for 2007 was to eat a piece of fruit every day. I figured I would aim really low to ensure success. I still failed.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Feel-Bad-About-My-Neck\/dp\/0307264556\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1\/104-3777651-3702313?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1194672439&amp;sr=8-1\">I feel bad<\/a> about my knees. I think they are becoming as wrinkly as a flattened-out origami paper. I&#8217;m worried that I need to start wearing pants all the time, including on the beach, to avoid drawing the attention of any Fashion Nazis. I am sure that in the near future, while I am tucking my sagging knees into my shoes, I will remember this post and say to myself, &#8220;Self, you had great knees then that you should have appreciated more.&#8221; This does not make me feel any better now. In fact, I just feel sorry for my future self. (<a href=\"http:\/\/fashionista.com\/2007\/11\/post_639.php\">This<\/a> didn&#8217;t help.)<\/li>\n<li>I am very interested in finding out the name of Demi Moore&#8217;s surgeon. You think she REALLY had a knee lift?<\/li>\n<li>I feel guilty about every cent I spend while I am spending it. Maybe not every cent. Let&#8217;s say 95 cents on the dollar. This does not stop me from spending money or enjoying my purchases after the trauma subsides.<\/li>\n<li>I used to have both a scene from The Muppet Movie and the first 26 lines of the Canterbury Tales memorized. I only remember the Muppet Movie scene now.<\/li>\n<li>I greet immediate family members by saying, &#8220;Hewwo!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0fMICrBHs34\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n(Oh great. Now I have a Muppet song stuck in my head. <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=dwYFFEf_ohc\">Click here<\/a> for the original Sesame Street Ma Nah Ma Nah.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Like before, I won&#8217;t tag other people because they might have been tagged previously and I fear rejection. However, if you&#8217;ve never been tagged, just let me know and I will announce your tagging with great fanfare. Meanwhile, if you&#8217;re one of those bloggers with a 100-fact tag to hand out, you should know that I will beat a bitch&#8217;s ass if I get tagged with that.**<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">*From the song <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oldielyrics.com\/lyrics\/irene_cara\/fame.html\">Fame<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">. Not a reference to my knees&#8230;yet.<br \/>\n**I had written this post but not posted it when <a href=\"http:\/\/valleygirl71.blogspot.com\/\">Valley Girl <\/a>tagged me&#8230;luckily for her, not with that 100-fact tag. Therefore, there will be ANOTHER tag post coming shortly.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I get any more famous I am going to ask myself for my autograph. I won&#8217;t do it during dinner or in the doctor&#8217;s office though, because we famous people hate that shizz. No pictures! No pictures! First, the gorgeous and famous Jennine of The Coveted interviewed me for Independent Fashion Bloggers. 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