Sometimes there really isn’t a good way to start this other than to just jump in with the meat of the story, so that’s what I’m going to do.
There is a young woman in this world with a Paula Deen tattoo.
Lindsey Mitchell was apparently so enamored of the southern cook that she got a tat of a stick of butter with the words ‘’butter, y’all.'’
I’m not going to judge anyone for their ink choices. This isn’t even the craziest idea I’ve seen (the same site has a post about a woman with Rachael Ray’s face on her back - that might take the poorly-made, 30-minute cake if you ask me). But I do have to wonder how Lindsey is going to feel about this down the road.
I hope she abides by my personal ink theory - that even if you are no longer interested in whatever it is you had inked on your body, at one time it was important enough to you to do that, so you should see it as a representation of that chapter in your life.
If you’re wondering what the lady herself thought about it, there’s a video after the cut of her talking about how great it is.
So, are there any BUSTies out there with crazy ink? Something other people might scoff at? Something everyone swears you are going to regret? Let’s hear all about them! -Liza
Did you know that today is a holiday? A very important one at that.
Yup, it’s National Donut Day! If you follow that link, the Daily News has a list of places around NYC that are giving away free donuts in celebration. Yum yum yum.
Also in June: pig out for National Chocolate Ice Cream Day on the 7th, National Iced tea Day on the 10th, Eat Your Vegetables Day on the 17th, National Chocolate Eclair Day on the 22nd and National Waffle Iron Day on the 29th. Not to mention the fact that it’s Candy Month.
And don’t forget to have a good shopping spree on the 18th in honor of National Splurge Day.
I’m loving this website. I found out that, fittingly, I was born during Sarcasm Month (on Brandied Fruit Day, to be exact). You can also look up celebrities that share your birthday if you’re so inclined. Apparently I share Brandied Fruit Day with Bela Lugosi, Jerry Orbach, Tom Petty and Snoop Dogg. Hells yeah. -Liza
…for men. Pfizer just launched a program last week that will provide free medicines for newly unemployed Americans, including Viagra. The new program, MAINTAIN (Medicines Assistance for Those who Are in Need), will focus on helping those who have lost their jobs (and health insurance) recently. Of course they’re not handing it out like candy; you have to meet the requirements of eligibility in order to receive the benefits of the company’s program.
So, men can get their groove on…what about women? Free birth control, perhaps? I know many who would be grateful for that, and not just for sex; women also benefit from the pill because it puts their irregular cycles on a schedule. Amidst the all-too-easy hard-on comments left by some of the readers of the online news site topix.com, there were some comments worth mentioning. Woody (no pun intended, seriously) from Florida said, ‘It would be better if they handed out birth control in the ghetto,’ while Jerry from Massachusetts said, ‘Sure–give free Viagra to everyone who lost their jobs–then they can have kids and go on welfare!!! Really smart!’ What do you think? –Regina
Joshua Katcher (above) or the Discerning Brute will be making an appearance and doing a demonstration at this weekend’s BUST Spring Fling Craftacular . In association with the Farm Sanctuary , Katcher will be demonstrating how you can replace everyday food items with vegan ones, thereby helping the environment and helping yourself become healthy. Joshua will be doing ‘Vegan Cooking 101′, a lot of Q and A, specifically addressing each farm animal, and how to replace those foods in everyday cooking. It is not to be missed!
He will be doing his vegan cooking demos in the afternoon on Sunday May 17th at the Warsaw in Brooklyn between noon and 3:30pm, and as a Craftacular special, he will be whipping up some vegan waffle samples for attendees with unspeakably yummy toppings!
Check out this fun video here and and below of Katcher at the Todd Oldham studio doing some Valentine’s Day craft demos!
*photo Joshua Katcher, The DiscerningBrute.com, photo copyright Ryan Pfluger
On May 6, skip lunch (or bring something from home) and donate your daily food moola to City Harvest , which helps feed hungry New Yorkers, especially children.
It’s part of the Skip Lunch Fight Hunger campaign. You can register to participate as a team or an individual. Teams will get a kit with paper lunch bags so that members can go out on the sixth to collect donations. Last year they raised about $500,000 and this year they’ve made their goal $600,000.
Come on, New York BUSTies - get out there and help the people that need it. -Liza
It’s already Passover! Can you believe it? This year I’m home in NYC instead of doing the whole seder thing with the fam in VA, so I thought I’d start my own little tradition by having my girl band over for a night of home style Jewish cooking and a spirited screening of The Ten Commandments . I already started my vegan matzoh ball soup last night with the help of Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s genius recipe , which you can follow along with here:
And every time Charlton Heston demands ‘Let My People Go!’ I’m gonna pelt my band mates with macaroons. How are you gals out there gonna celebrate?
Whew, SXSW is kind of the most exhausting thing ever. I even lost my voice today. Not only is there so much to see and do and you always feel like you are missing something, but there’s also a lot of stress and pressure to meet people and make moves. Yesterday was really intense, Sara and I headed up the BUST tables for two major events. One was at Bird’s, which is basically the raddest barbershop ever, and featured some hip bands and was full of hip people, with hip hair. It was packed all day and everything was free! In the evening we headed over to the Mohawk for the Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar/Dead Oceans event featuring Akron/Family, Women, and a very special secret guest (DINOSAUR JR.!) but I will leave the music posting up to Sara later today and tomorrow. The best part about SXSW is Austin itself, the food and the weather cannot be beat. I ate tacos for breakfast-and it was only $1.50! Later I am hopefully making it to Iron Works for some famous BBQ ribs ! There is a reason everything is bigger in Texas. Hopefully I can bike all this off, did I mention I rented a bike? I’m really excited for this evening, there is going to be a super secret screening of an amazing documentary called ‘Todd P Goes to Austin ‘ at the foot of the pedestrian bridge on Lamar. It follows bands (like Mika Miko , The Death Set , Ninjasonik and tons more) and promoter Todd Patrick on his yearly trip down to SXSW to throw free, all ages shows where the objective is to show really great music, not just for pure networking/marketing purposes. Check the trailer after the jump!
It’s Girl Scout cookie season! This is the time of year when boxes of Thin Mints, Caramel Delights and Peanut Butter Patties begin to whimsically appear in offices, cupboards, and lunch bags across America. It’s also a time of year when young girls learn to be entrepreneurs, selling cookies to raise money and prizes for their troop. GS cookies were seriously my first venture into the world of marketing and sales, (not to brag, but I was in the GS Cookie Hall of Fame two years in a row, fact!). Without cookie sales, I never would have been able to go to Summer camp, and those trips to Camp Deer Lake and Camp Sugar Pine were invaluable to me growing up.
And so I was a bit upset when I heard about Wild Freeborn’s (real name!) story. In an effort to sell enough cookies to send her entire troop to camp, Wild made a youtube video promoting cookie sales. But when parents from neighboring counties heard about the tech savvy 8-year-old’s tactics, they all turned into cookie monsters and demanded that the video be taken down saying that it was unfair to other girls in the community. I don’t know. If anything I think this smart cookie should be given a badge for computer savviness. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sometimes there really isn’t a good way to start this other than to just jump in with the meat of the story, so that’s what I’m going to do.
Did you know that today is a holiday? A very important one at that.
New Yorkers, it’s time to 
Whew, SXSW is kind of the most exhausting thing ever. I even lost my voice today. Not only is there so much to see and do and you always feel like you are missing something, but there’s also a lot of stress and pressure to meet people and make moves. Yesterday was really intense, Sara and I headed up the BUST tables for two major events. One was at Bird’s, which is basically the raddest barbershop ever, and featured some hip bands and was full of hip people, with hip hair. It was packed all day and everything was free! In the evening we headed over to the Mohawk for the Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar/Dead Oceans event featuring Akron/Family, Women, and a very special secret guest (DINOSAUR JR.!) but I will leave the music posting up to Sara later today and tomorrow. The best part about SXSW is Austin itself, the food and the weather cannot be beat. I ate tacos for breakfast-and it was only $1.50! Later I am hopefully making it to Iron Works for some famous 
