There's (Still) Something About Mary

maryrambin:

I’m not claiming to be up to speed on the recession or drastic decline in the market, but I feel like our President should be. The other night he and Michelle were head bopping to a private Stevie Wonder concert at the White House. Now 3 hour basketball games.

You guys get on my ass for taking vacations, but I assure you I’m working most of the time (otherwise they would be less frequent). Working from anywhere in the world is one of the perks of having your own business. Great perk, but there is a lot of risk that comes with it.

And the future of a nation isn’t resting on my blog.

Looks like Obama has a good start on competing with Bush’s vacation day record.

This is what Scary posted as a caption to a picture of Obama on PRESIDENT'S DAY enjoying a beer and a basketball game. Spending time with the people who have put their faith and their country in his hands. You know, on the day meant to HONOR presidents, when even banks are closed. In his short time in office Obama has already presented a blueprint for the budget. Raising taxes on the rich, cutting taxes for working America, lower cost healthcare, renewable energy, education reform: everything Republican’s love to hate. And everything Obama promised in his campaign. Among other things. A little more involved than blogging your nasty feet from Aspen and calling it work.

Stupid bitch.

maryrambin:

"When you've taken the time to iron out the wrinkles in your mind, everything you wear will look gorgeous."

— Wednesday’s quote from Kyle King (It’s still Wednesday for me!)

Oh, Mary... you're just making it too easy with this one.

"When you've taken the time to Botox out the wrinkles on your forehead, everything else about you will look more worn out."

Or something like that.

maryrambin:

Recognize this dress? Full head to toe coming tomorrow.

Mary gives the finger on the whole dress thing.

Nice wrinkly puffs of skin under her eyes and a forehead that seems to not move at all no matter what expression she makes. If she’s a walking ad for Botox, I think I’ll pass.

maryrambin:

"True intimacy with another is possible when you've cultivated true intimacy with yourself."

Wednesday’s Quote from Kyle King

Translation: Go fuck yourself.

LOL ;c)

"If you're depressed, anger feels better. If you're angry, frustration feels better. If you're frustrated, hope feels better."

Deep thoughts NOT by Mary.

Loving the new selfless image you girls are trying to present, but after all we have seen it’s too little too late.

“A Quote from Kyle”?

Oy.

A DYKE???

Mary: I'm not like spiky hair crazy girl.
Julia: You are now!
Mary: I look like a dyke from the back.
Julia: This is true. But a hot one.

US:

What does a "DYKE" look like MARY RAMBIN? PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOUR STEREOTYPE MEANS! TELL ME WHAT THAT FUCK A DYKE LOOKS LIKE YOU DISGUSTING HORRIBLE IGNORANT PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A WOMAN!
DYKE's LOOK LIKE YOU, LIKE JULIA, LIKE MEGHAN, LIKE EVERYONE. YOU PIG.
And Julia, you AGREED with her! So NonEducated, answer me THIS: WHAT THE FUCK DOES A "DYKE" LOOK LIKE?

Oh lord, I visited her Twitter:

• This twitter is pretty much just my headline. She posted it the next day. WTF is THAT supposed to mean, Scary?
• Scary shit talks the Frisky, retaliating of course to their article about her. "of course a gossip blog".
• What does it mean to use Facebook "strategically"?
• Mary thinks Rachel Ray looks like an idiot. I prefer Rachel Ray over you, Scary and that speaks volumes.
• Hey Mary, how about permanently?
• Mary questions her worth to someone who "just isn't that into her". I think she meant "interested IN".
• Mary Twitters from the pisser. Ew.
• I'm not sure what this really means, but it ain't pretty.
• It didn't take her long to blow her resolution, did it?
• Drunk, lonely, and pathetic.
• Starfuckers Inc.
• She wants you to be jealous.
• More drunken patheticness.
• All these posts about being drunk and liquor and all that makes me wonder if Scary has an alcohol problem. Would explain a lot of her wardrobe choices...
• Mary has bad hygiene habits and no one to care.
• One of her Sugar Daddies make Mary an offer.
• Mary claims someone "spotted" her. All things considered, that's just embarrassing for her. And what was our "style snob" wearing? Pajamas. Tres Chic.
• She thinks some guy she wants un-following her means... HE CARES. Um. Wow. Delusional.
• "Spotted" again. And in her "PJ's" again. In public. Walking around like that. Why is it anytime anyone sees her offline she's in pajamas unless there's an event or a TMI taping? PJ's is NOT "style".
• More depression.
• This is definitely one of my favorites. Scary insults the intelligence of an MBA grad and thinks she can teach someone how to "start a business". Her warped view of herself is palpable.
• Proof that you should be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it. Mary did.
• More pathetic desperation and rejection.

maryrambin:

Yep, it’s my Nin (my sister Leven).

I’m so glad we finally found a time to catch up. Despite the physical distance between us, we get together and it’s like we never missed a beat. And I love watching her grow into a woman. When I was watching Winnie the Pooh with her (or Barney when she would make me), I could have never imagined the lives we would end up leading. But tonight it dawned on me, I know exactly how and why we are here.

After hearing her stories, I would give anything to be 18 in LA again, and at the same time, I’m so happy not to be 18. It’s a good thing we actually never have to make the “if I could be young again” decision.

US:

More “deep thoughts by Mary”. Maybe I’m just being cynical (me? no!) but I feel like she’s trying to improve her “image” right now by hanging out with her sister, who has managed NOT to make a PR mess of her career before she even really has one.

This pose is for Mary what this pose is for Julia.

Played. Contrived. etc.

maryrambin:

No, I don’t want to be first lady…think bigger. VP of Technation baby! I had tea today with an Editor from PC Magazine. Hell must have frozen over or I might actually have active brain cells.

(Photo credit: Caroline McCarthy via Facebook)

BTW, great pics of you from the party Caroline.

US:

Oh. My. God.

I am sitting here right now giggling hysterically hard as I type this. She makes it SO easy, doesn’t she? Think of sitting next to someone at a party or something, who turns and says this to you. My response would be to say, “Hell must have frozen over, love. Global warming is a bitch.” and walk away as fast as possible, before a camera could EVER present proof I had stood in such close proximity to this grotesque human being.

“No, I don’t want to be first lady…think bigger. VP of Technation baby!”

Um, what? Wait… *confused*

VP of where? If this is your pretend “tech” nation, wouldn’t you rather be the president rather than the VP? I mean it’s YOUR pretend nation. It doesn’t even EXIST. Even in your fantasies you see yourself as second fiddle to someone else. I think psychologically that’s very telling.

I wonder when she wrote this… did she think this was cute? Funny? No one I know would SAY something like this. EVER!

“I had tea today with an Editor from PC Magazine. Hell must have frozen over or I might actually have active brain cells.”

I would think to myself, ew this bitch is so insecure that she feels she has to impress me with who she had “tea” with rather than just being herself and letting that be enough. It doesn’t take very many brain cells to sit and blather this type of ignorant and embarrassing chatter. Why does she think having tea with someone ELSE who has brain cells means one might assume SHE has them? Only someone dumb as a rock would even think that way to begin with.

maryrambin:

FIRST LADY STYLE FILE

With all of the attention around the inauguration of our first African American president, did anyone stop to check out how stunning his little lady looked today?

US:

Little lady? Reading that made my blood boil. Sometimes I question whether or not you really are that bad and then something like this comes up.

She graduated from LAW SCHOOL. This “little lady” was University of Chicago Hospitals VICE PRESIDENT.

The couple’s 2006 income was $991,296, including her TreeHouse (she was a board member) compensation, investments and royalties from his books. Sen. Obama earned $157,082 in Senate salary last year and his wife earned $273,618 from the University of Chicago Hospitals.

You boast about reaching almost a million views per month… and still don’t understand the responsibility that comes with that. The things you say on your “blog” are making some kind of impression on modern media. God forbid young girls might look up to you and get the impression that even in a modern time where an African American man is our president, the wife is still referred to as the “Little lady”… BY ANOTHER WOMAN! A woman whose own resume consists of a failed reality show and a one hit wonder bag design she admittedly improved upon stole.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU FUCKING MORON?!?!?

You make me sick. I would love to slap you silly for shit like this.

maryrambin:

We, as a nation of moral, democtaic people, wouldn’t be where we are today if the leaders who had the balls to push the boundaries let themselves be silenced.

All men are created equal. That took a while. So have hope. One day, we’ll get there with the issues that continue to plague us today. Gay marriage, abortion -they will all be inherent rights. Keep talking people. In fact, yell!

And, as for all of you traditionalist media folk who refuse to acknowledge the digital revolution, here’s a tip. Bloggers are about to take over the world. And guess who we’ll elect president….

US:

We as a nation of illiterates… “democtaic” people??? It’s obvious you are TRYING to sound like you have brain cells but you finish your sentence with use of the word “balls”. So classy Mary, really. Ew.

For your information there are people who do more than talk, blog, or yell. There are people who go out and VOLUNTEER their time, attend PROTESTS, and MAKE CHANGE instead of just propagating everything that is WRONG WITH SOCIETY TODAY.

And you do that SO well.

Bloggers are taking over and electing WHO president? YOU???

Gag me with a fucking spoon. Save the “deep thoughts” for Julia. At least she has some writing talent. This was like reading something a second grader wrote. It really was.

* maryrambin:

Today’s Question of the Day.

You all* had some great insight and seem to align with specific traits from each of us. As for those of you who are still a little confused or disgruntled, I offer you a direct response (scroll down to the bottom).

Our goal here is to be as real as possible so you know us. I feel like this is the mission of many Tumblr bloggers, which is why I enjoy my little dashboard community.

*In real life, I would say y’all.

* READER REPLY 1:

I’ll defer to the other two girl’s blogs as being a little more ‘real’ and compelling than my own. I’m obsessed with Mary’s sense of style and Julia’s self-reflective very poignant posts. Truth be told, I have a hard time expressing myself, I like to keep my emotions to myself at times. When comments get to me (like yesterday), I retreat to deal with my feelings versus putting it out there for the world to dissect. As I’ve said before, my blog and the selective coverage of my life is still a work in progress. I’m slowly learning to not let comments ruin my day. But to be honest, some days are better than others.

Even during this weekend’s competition, I was rattled at just how far the lynch mob is willing to go, posting on various sites with personal attacks that seem unwarranted. My mother found her way to one of the heated areas filled with vitriol and promptly responded under a code name. I can’t begin to express how sad I felt knowing that my mother had read such remarks about her daughter. To all of you that get a kick out of posting hatred, next time, please put yourself in my position and think of how you’d feel if your parents read the anonymous slander. Even though it was painful to know that my mother had read that crap, I take this experience in stride and will be stronger because of it. To all those that want to hurt NS with anonymous words, you will NOT shut us down, you will NOT shut me down, you are in fact just making us stronger able to take more hits than a ball in a baseball game (weird analogy, but I’ll just go with it).

We’re not hurting anyone, we’re three women brave enough to put ourselves out there and push the envelope. Like anyone, we make mistakes. We’re not trying to put others down, we’d only like you to be inspired to succeed, to learn from our mistakes by living vicariously through our own experiences. We want nothing but the best for everyone we work with and for you as a reader.

Our stunts mean no malice, it’s all for the sake of entertainment, for you to feel engaged. Why you feel the need to bash us anonymously is beyond me. You say I’m a fraud, I never said I was an expert, I’m just a girl that likes tech, likes to know how things work, and stays up late at night reading tech news. I personally know and respect the REAL tech hackers that have crossed my path, just so you know, I’m not pretending to be one of them. All I can offer is advice on general lifestyle technology. Subjects like: what to do when your computer poops out, what gadget is worth purchasing, and what new websites to explore.

Please keep in mind, you are looking through a window of what we put out there, it’s not the entire story. I know you feel the need to judge it. I do the same sometimes, it’s human nature. But please, for those of you that still need to spew particularly venomous comments, please look at why you are doing so, what is making you so unhappy that you feel the need to make rude comments about virtual strangers? I know most of the time when I speak ill of someone else, it mainly has to do with how I feel about myself. I want all of you to find peace (even the haters), as I doubt that nastiness makes for a very fulfilled life. That’s all the Namasté I have for today. X

* US:

You guys are always talking about the “anonymity” of the haters. Would you feel better if you knew our names? What difference would that make? Count on this. Soon enough you will know mine. I promise. But… what’s the difference? And it isn’t that I don’t have a fulfilled life, I do. I have made it very clear that I am not hating on Mary for the sake of hating on Mary, because my own life is lacking or because I am reflecting what I hate about myself onto her. I am doing this because public female figures should take more responsibility over the image, the stereotypes, and the types of things they base public businesses on. There are more women than men in this world and if you don’t have your own behind you, who do you think will stand there?

And what makes me even more frustrated is that this IS your business. And you make it immaturely clear that you DO see and read all this negative feedback. But also immature, like a child, rather than NOT take it personally, but logically incorporate this feedback as you evolve and modify you business, you dig in your heels like defensive toddlers, insist you have a plan, and refuse to change a thing. THAT will be the end of you, not all us “haters”.

I HAVE A PC DREAM

maryrambin:

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my PC friends.

And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the Silicon Valley dream.

I have a dream that one day this PC nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all computers are created equal….

I have a dream that one day even the state of [technology], a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

US:

The only Silicon Valley dream of yours that has a real shot at coming true is your dream of implants.

* maryrambin:

After a long day, I love to unwind at Zoe Soho. I come to chat with Andrew (above) about nothing in particular, have a glass of wine, and devour a decent meal. Andrew always wants to educate me about wine (which I enjoy for more than the obvious reasons). I wish I could say that I found Zoe on my own, but an ex from last year introduced me to this gem that most people know for brunch or business dinners. But by the look of the young crowd in here tonight, I think the word is spreading. I refuse to let trendsetters take over my place of peace so I might have to take drastic measures!

* US:

Just you being there is deterrent enough.

* web20morons:

The place is an overrated shitter. I’ve been there and walked away “eeh”.

Also, “young crowd”. She’s young but looks old and weathered. Is she railing against people her own age? That’s pretty funny.

* US:

I guess she not only dresses like she is 45, with skin like she is 45, but thinks like she is 45 too.

* maryrambin:

In the interest of true lifecasting, I’m letting you know we are in a 3 hour meeting discussing the future of TMI by exploring our thoughts and your comments.

* lovecity:

I feel like you have been dissing your readers alot lately! Not everyone hates you/y’all and not everyone is dumb enough not to understand there is a lot of work involved with starting your own business (duh). Have a little faith!

US:

Even the people who actually LIKE your fuck ass are sick of you talking down to your readers! Get it together. Your new years resolution not to be a raging CUNT has obviously fallen to the wayside.

maryrambin:

After I did a lap around the stadium, I could barely breathe. And I thought to myself, “I used to be able to go around twice, easy!”

At that point, I let the endorphins take over and made the decision, I can do another half.

For a little more motivation, I created a quick On-The-Go playlist:

• Let Me Go — 3 Doors Down
• Battles Eng — Echosuite
• Push — Matchbox 20

In the new year, let’s push a little harder, not for anyone else, not to tighten your legs or burn calories, but to mentally prove to ourselves that when presented with a challenge, we CAN do it. This sounds ridiculously cheesy, but when you’re out of breath and just want to do your crunches and go, this mentality can get you moving again.

US:

As I read this I imagined Mary motivating herself this deeply to 3 Doors Down, and I literally laughed out loud. Alone in my house, I laughed out loud.

“I wanna push you around, well I will, well I will”

Come on, Mary, you can do it! You can do anything!

“I wanna take you for granted.”

You already have.

maryrambin:

“Mare..Reason why you’re single is cause you’re busy starting your own biz, enjoying life in your 20’s and haven’t found “the one” who is good enough for you yet. :) You’re gorgeous and fun..Mr. Right will come shortly..and when you’re least expecting it.”
I know :)
2009 is more about me and less about “him*”
Honestly, I never used to talk/think about dating so much until recently. I think it’s just a phase. Phase, be gone now!
*Insert random guy I tolerate for a few dates longer than I should

US:

And this is followed by a stream of post’s all about, what? It isn’t a phase. You don’t feel whole. Someone loving you would fill that emptiness inside. Temporarily. You want to meet someone, “fall in love” and play uber Stepford just so you can continue to have someone else take care of you well into adulthood.

Pathetic.

maryrambin:

REASON #200 = Saturday Morning Mary

It’s 9am and I’m awake
My hair looks worse than Courtney Love’s
I’m petting a cat
Reading my dashboard
Taking pictures of myself with the cat
Blogging all of the above
Totally sounds like something any man might want to jump into. Haha.

Actually, during college football season you can add watching Game Day on ESPN to that list, which would in effect nullify all of the other stuff (I think).

US:

A man would only care about those things if he was as shallow as you.

maryrambin:

The sun just set on another beautiful day in the Caribbean.

I can’t think of anywhere else I would rather spend this New Year’s than with my Mom. Since I have moved to NYC, I rarely get to see her. So this week chatting, relaxing, joking around has been amazing. There are many things in life I am fortunate and grateful to have/experience, but the thing I treasure most is my relationship with my mom. She’s my best friend. Over the past few years I’ve realized not many people can say that.

US:

You tell us you are going to stop blogging for a few days and then you don’t.

“LEAVE US ALONE!”