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Monday, June 20, 2011

Imma celebrity, go 'head and google me


There was an article about my friends and I today in the dominion post. Epic!
I loved it. They printed all of the smart stuff I said, and none of the stupid dorky stuff. And the picture was really nice- I wasn’t smiling. Serious and horny*, that’s the way to go. I don’t smile in photos because my front teeth are a little crooked (I refused to get braces when I was 14 because I said they were bourgeoisie); and although I maintain my imperfect teeth are cute, that doesn’t mean I want them photographed. Ever.

I’m very excited and I can’t wait to send a copy to my grandma in New York- I haven’t been in the newspaper since I was 15 and there was a large photo of my cleavage accompanied by a small paragraph about how I and my miraculous underage breasts were visiting the UN in the Hague.

One thing that struck me about this whole experience is how easy it is to ‘alert the media’- after the whole fun drama with the girls on the bar, a couple of people suggested I do so. So, I just rang the number on the Dom Post’s website and a nice reporter called Tom Hunt answered who politely listened to my story then allowed me to question him endlessly about how funny it is that a portion of his job is to sit around and answer the phone when randoms call in with things they think are news. A couple of days later, there was a photographer and in interview in my gross student flat, and bang. I’m totally famous now. Lol, jks.

Hopefully a few people see it and are inspired to donate/ bid on what's left of my auction, which should go a little way towards fixing the damage from yesterdays calamity. 


*Kidding. 30 Rock/Jenna quote!


Post script: The title of this blog, is of course, a reference to Teyana Taylor's 2009 smash hit Google Me Baby. A timeless classic that truly encapsulates the spirit of this age.

2 comments:

  1. Nice to see that you are concerned about the status of Indian women, but have you thought that it might be better to donate the proceeds of the auction to groups in India like SEWA who work on the ground to give women skills and jobs and understand the social and cultural issues that they face?

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  2. Hi Helen- that sounds like very worthy charity; but so is the one I am working with, IDEX. They are an Indian based, Indian run, organization that has a strong focus on community involvement and long term development.

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