remember the designtard series? remember when you saw dantard making goo goo eyes at the hot gay dude who came it to critique the madness of 3 recliners in a nursery?
so the hot gay dude is john gidding, an architect and designer and overall renaissance gay. well he contacted me several months ago and asked me if i wanted to write his blog for his new website. i accepted and we met yesterday and went over the details. first of all let me just say he is major eye candy. i nearly passed out due to the glare coming off his teeth. he is super tall like 5'15 or some shit. and tan. and...funny and nice and cool and...(gulp) talented.. he showed me some of his furniture designs which are very cool and modern and frank gehry-ish.
so..the website itself is dedicated in part to his new hgtv show airing in the spring called curb appeal the block in which he fixes up the facade of not just one house but a whole block. i watched a sneak peak yesterday and i have to say as far as hgtv shows go this one had a reality sensibility (i.e. unscripted, free form etc..) unlike some of the other cheese fest's that hgtv offers. john is warm, funny and a little nerdy on camera which always wins me over. i can't stand when people take themselves too seriously, it's such a turn off. it makes you judge their shit more harshly, no? anyhoo....there were promises of events i would attend, photograph and blog about as well as a few silly things i could post (there was talk of the penis chandy ) and coming to the set of curb appeal to perhaps blog about that. so overall i am pretty excited to actually be paid for writing! i mean i never ever ever EVER predicted that when i started MFAMB, and to be paid for something that i actually enjoy! plus to be called by the guy i was kinda razzing says something about the guy doesn't it? as i said earlier..it's CRAZEBALLS!!!!
so from my perspective as long as you write it all from your heart and use your voice and not a voice you think people want to hear and try not to bore the piss out of people you will get a job with a hot gay dude!
awesome...congrats! i'm so happy for you and looking forward to reading more of your writing..please provide links and updates. yay!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is so exciting, congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! That is so awesome! This blog is funny and honest and you totally deserve it.
ReplyDeleteI hate you ~ not really, just writhing in pain from jealously. John is indeed very hot. I jump for joy when he is designing on Designed to Sell. He always knocks it out of the park. I am terribly impressed (or is that depressed?. You are a fabulous writer (I've said so all along). You write from your gut which is a scary thing to do. Your living the dream girl..living the dream.
ReplyDeleteCongrat's & celebrate this weekend xxx
you SO deserve this!!! please!! please!! please try and take a shower with him (he's gay, your married it's fine!!!) but somehow get naked with him. it' a moral imperative.
ReplyDeletexo, katie
So excited for you! And could he be more gorgeous? Good luck focusing. Geeeez.
ReplyDeleteXXX Kate
First I'm happy you got a gig. And I hope it's a well paying gig.
ReplyDeleteFunny how HGTV has something good now that you met this hunk. Just sayin' ha ha.
And about that penis chandelier. I sent that image to a client over six months ago as a joke. It has been circulating amongst designers like forever, and it is so old. Can't we move onto the vagina sconce?
Love you!
xo xo
BTW You don't need to be ghosting someone's blog, your talent needs to be on HGTV. Just sayin'...
Woo hoo! That is so cool!!! Big congrats! You must let us know when it is up and running!!
ReplyDeletehahah that's awesome!! i remember when you wrote that post & then seeing his nice comment hahaha so funny!!!
ReplyDeleteand he is SO freaking good-looking.
i can't wait to read & am so excited for you!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :) xoxoxo
Yay, hot gay dudes!
ReplyDeleteCongrats...
Fucking awesome! And I totally agree with goodniteirene, just gotta.
ReplyDeletehow exciting! I can't wait to read it! You Rock!
ReplyDeleteThat’s fabulous news! Can’t wait to add that blog to my RSS feed too -- be sure to tell us when it’s up.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
We just knew you were destined for greatness!! The guy is obvi. a genius for having the good sense to snatching up your talents before someone else did!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Jenny. It couldn't happen to a better blogger.
Congrats!! You are one talented and lucky girl!! And John is lucky to have you! When do I get my hot gay dude?
ReplyDeleteI can't even tell you how insanely happy I am for you! Rock Star, You, Rock Star.
ReplyDeleteYou rock. Plain and simple
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! Promise that MFAMB is not going away. Promise!
ReplyDeleteomg - so cool. and i look forward to your updates along the way.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! You so deserve this. Your writing is informative and freaking hilarious and I cannot to wait to read more of it/you!
ReplyDeleteYour blog fans rock!!!!! You are blessed my girl.
ReplyDeleteJenny!!! That is frickin' brilliant! I can't wait to see you rock that world!! So many congratulations, how fricking wonderful!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteLilah
Great news and very clever you Jenny... xv.
ReplyDeletejenny -- omfg! you are a rock star (i mean we all knew that, but now it's official!)
ReplyDeletecongratulations. rock on.
details -- what did you wear for the meeting?
so happy for you.
Kickass! Good for you!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome!!! Congratulations!!! What great news to start the weekend out with.
ReplyDeleteAnd your sideboard looks amazing. Really really great job. One side note, though... sprayers aren't always super easy. First of all, they're messy - it's like spray paint. And the resevoir is not that big - you're constantly filling that thing up. And then you have to wrangle with the little resevoir to get it off and on, without dropping the thing and the paint going everywhere. Sprayers are okay, but they're not all that.
Congrats again on the hot gay boss news.
OMG!!! How amazing is that??? Congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteWell let me be the 29th to offer my congratulations! That is some effin' awesome news! I can say I knew you when...
ReplyDeleteIs this all local, btw?
CRAZEBALLS, Indeed! Woo hoo to you! Way to go--nothing like launching a career on insults. Congratulations--and I mean that whole-heartedly! (Love your writing so much!)
ReplyDeleteget out! congrats!
ReplyDeletelove that for you - congrats
ReplyDeletewhat a fun gig, you will shine by him
good call on his part
:)
Mom and I are always happy when you make new friends dear.
ReplyDeletej, amazing amazing amazing amazing!
ReplyDeletecongratulations. celebrate, get a little too tipsy, and revel in your greatness this weekend.
Very happy for you!
Honey, you are living the dream! So well deserved; your writing is fresh and freaky (which is pretty much the highest compliment I can give).
ReplyDeleteNow I'm going to go back to kissing your boss's picture.
Congrats!
Holy shitake! I step away from the computer for one day, one freakin' day, and my rock star gal announces the news of the year! I'm over-the-blue moon excited for you! Obviously, the hot gay guy knows a good hot brilliant tamale when he sees/reads one! LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteJenny!!! Holy crap! This is so awesome! Of course I have known for years what a unique and hilarious voice you have, but I'm so glad that random strangers are loving it, too. And now this! Super cool. Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeletexo,
Seeroo
oh insanely fantastic!
ReplyDeletecongrats!
kinda completely awesome, you'll need to let us know when it starts showing up out there so we can check it out!
ReplyDeleteI know talent when I see it. I am not surprised! You go girl!
ReplyDeleteFabulous news. Congrats on your new writing gig. Keep it up because your stuff is fantastic. I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading your blog and it looks like now I'll have to follow some other online spots for your musings!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. You absolutely deserve that job - your design writing is spot on.
ReplyDeleteAnd yea, holy crap that guy is hot. Any chance of turning him to play for the heteros? He would be the MVP for sure.
Lucky bitch! I am too thrilled for you girl! Will you be censored much? I am sooo interested to see what you write, my spirit is jumping like nawlin's during Mardi Gras!
ReplyDeleteYAY!
As long as you don't have to edit the language I'm thrilled.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool. Congrats!!!!!
ReplyDeletecrazeballs is right. i'll tune in just because he is so hot. hot. hot. can't wait to see what you come up with... thanks for not boring me to tears.
ReplyDeleteIs he single?
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