Category Archives: Famous people

Headin’ to the ranch

I am so amazed by the opportunities that have come simply by having this blog. Who woulda thunk? I mean, you buy a domain name, start rambling about your weird ailments and crazy behaviors, and the next thing you know, you’re being flown to Oklahoma to film a webisode with the legendary Pioneer Woman. Holy cow.

Yep, I made the spastic announcement on Twitter last week, and can now expand a bit. In just a couple weeks, I’ll be meeting The Pioneer Woman, aka Ree Drummond, aka the green acres goddess who puts every housewife in America to shame. I’ll be joining blogger Susan Wagner on an episode of Putting It All Together, a lifestyle series produced by BlogHer and sponsored by Macy’s. The video project is all about putting it together: your house, your closet, your life.

And yep, it’s being filmed at Ree’s ranch in Oklahoma! You know, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain. (Come on, I just had to. Now excuse me while I do I side leap.) It’ll be a whirlwind trip, though I did promise my friend Jenny that I’d try to bring home a cowboy for her. She said a signed cookbook will also do.

Here’s where you come in. Our episode will be about giving back. We’ll be talking about all the things that you—our readers—are doing to help your communities. I’ve participated in programs such as Girls on the Run, and I donate when I can to individuals and organizations I feel a connection with, but I know I can be doing a lot more. Life has been really good to me lately. I need to pay it forward.

I’d love to hear your ideas for giving back. Please share them with me in the comments and I might give you a little shout-out on the show.

Help a wannabe cowgirl out, y’all.

Is it hot in here?

It’s been a looooong week (and it’s not over yet! lamepants!) but just wanted to check in and answer one of your questions.

Andhari asks: Who do you think are the top 5 hottest celebrities ever?

Well, I don’t know about ever, but here are a few guys I think are pretty dreamy. You’re totally gonna judge me.


I love me some Kobe. I think he has the perfect head. That sounds weird, I know.


My celeb-crush on actor Daniel Henney is a bit inappropriate since I interviewed him for work. But-but-but swoooon.


Oh, I can’t resist that British cockiness. I even wrote him a poem.

That’s all I’ve got for now. Wanna help me choose another two celeb lovahs? Who’s on your list?

Jon & Kate Plus The Stomach Flu

I’ve been home sick (again) these past couple days, this time with the stomach flu or food poisoning or something equally miserable. Yesterday was pretty bad. I woke up after a night of toilet-hugging and thought for a moment that I could actually function in real life. Knowing that I had about six million things on my to-do list, I tried pep-talking myself out of bed. “OK, Michelle, just lift off the covers. One, two, three. Go team!” But while my brain said yes, my body said oh, hell no. I instead tweeted my agony and my Twitter friends said I needed to stay home and rest. And Twitter is ALWAYS right.

I was able to muster up enough strength and walk downstairs to the living room and collapse on the couch there. The one perk of weekday sickness is bad TV. I flipped through the channels and landed on a “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ marathon. Yessss.

You guys, I watched like 10 episodes in a row. That statement right there is more legit than a doctor’s note. I was really, really sick.

They were doing this whole retrospective thing because the very last Jon & Kate episode would air later that night. Gosh, it was the cutest, happiest show back in its early days, wasn’t it? Kate with her crazy and Jon with his sarcasm and the kids with their quarter-Asian adorableness — it was all so endearing. They were Just Like Us.

But of course, we all know how their story unfolds.

So I had to watch the final episode just because I had invested so much of my day into this mindlessness. Unsurprisingly, it was a train wreck. So much tension. So much hate.

Sigh.

Why can’t they just love each other?

I spent the rest of the night being mad at Jon, thinking things like: How can you eff up your family like that? You’re not “only 32.” You’re already 32! Man up! And come on, just stop with the Ed Hardy, will ya?

I get way too emotionally involved in celebrity couple breakups, particularly married couple breakups. When Brad and Jen split, I was devastated. When Nick and Jessica called it quits, I cried (and am still holding onto hope that they’ll maaaaaaybe one day get back together).

It all makes me so sad. And it makes me think about marriage. (It’s kinda sad that this is what finally gets me thinking about marriage, but whatever.)

Why didn’t these couples last? What went wrong? Could it have been prevented? What would they have done differently?

When they were engaged and planning their weddings, I’m sure she thought, “I’m in love and he’s The One and OF COURSE this is forever.” I’m sure he drove over to her house on a Monday night just to pet her head when she was sick with the stomach flu.

What makes their relationship so much different than ours?

(Let’s hope it’s fame and beauty and fortune, cuz we’ve got none of that.)

All tingly inside

I don’t watch much TV. Which in itself sounds like an admirable thing (I kind of want to say it with a British accent: “Television? Oh heavens no, I don’t engage myself in that sort of activity), but in reality, it’s because I’m too busy refreshing Twitter and checking out gossip blogs and trying to read this damn big book about a teenage vampire. But I do watch American Idol because 1) um, it’s amazing, 2) my parents watch it and they control the television and 3) I would have nothing to contribute to the lunch conversation at my workplace if I didn’t. I’m glad it’s part of my life because of moments like this:

Look at that face! Isn’t it the cutest patootiest thing you’ve ever seen? I must admit, I don’t think he should win it all and I haven’t always been a crazy fan because you know, there’s Adam, who’s like holy wowza, and then there’s Anoop, who I’m sort of programed to root for because as my parents always say, “Asian Alert!” but for this moment, can we all just watch Kris Allen one more time and swoon? Heeeee.

Also, that song! It’s so lovely. It’s called “Falling Slowly” and it’s from the indie film Once, which I gotta say, despite all the internet acclaim, totally bored me. It was so slow and her nose was so big! But the music was charming, especially this song. Check out the soundtrack.

Y’all watch Idol, right? Who should win?

Yay for the princess! Princess Michelle!*

I’ve written before about how I’m not wild about the name Michelle. There are just too darn many of us. Do you know how hard I’ve had to work to become the Most Famous Michelle Woo in the World according to Google? (Um, not that hard.)

But recently, I’ve grown more and more proud of this cookie-cutter name I’ve been given. There are some kick-ass Michelles out there. We These women are changing the world. Meet them:

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Michelle Obama
Oh, hello hottie First Lady who motivates the masses and gives her hubs the cutest little fist bumps.

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Michelle Rhee
They say she could transform public education. Read about her here (Newsweek), here (The Atlantic) and here (Time). All balanced, captivating profiles.

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Michelle Aguilar
Last night, she was crowned The Biggest Loser! My sister and I love that show. Each week, we would try to do lazy versions of their exercises. We knew she would be smokin’ hot once she lost all that weight. And look! Such an inspiration.

*Whoever knows where this title comes from is super rad.

I’m so Hollywood

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Except I have tiny boobs. And I kind of forgot to iron.

Matt and I at my magazine’s annual gala

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My face on iVillage

Go to iVillage.com. You have to do this today (Monday).

Now scroll down. Keep scrolling. A little more. Almost there. Oops, you went to far. Scroll up a bit.

Good.

Now, look to the very right under “The buzz in the blogs.” See me? If you don’t, turn off your ad blocker.

If you still can’t see it, here.

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My very own face! With a link to this post. I’m famous! [Happy dance]

Sneak Preview

Photo shoot with three actors you need to know: Aaron Yoo, Leonardo Nam and Justin Chon (with me and stylist David).

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Hear this.

The first time I saw the name Priscilla Ahn was on Facebook. Several months ago, Matt P (the other Matt P) had updated his status to “I will marry Priscilla Ahn” and I was intrigued. I Googled her, found out she’s a folksy singer/songwriter and liked what I heard on her MySpace.

Fast forward to today and you can find Priscilla’s debut album, A Good Day, in stores, on iTunes and wherever else you buy music. She’s being called “the next Norah Jones.” And she’s going to be on Leno tomorrow night.

AND, ahem, she’s on the cover of this month’s KoreAm Journal:

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Sweetness.

Tonight, a group of us went to catch Priscilla’s album release show at Hotel Cafe. She rocked it. Listening to her, I kept thinking, Dude, this chick is going to be HUGE.

So thanks to Matt P and Facebook for the tip. Thanks to John for writing a great story. Thanks to Eric for taking beautiful photos. And thanks to Priscilla for being awesome, gorgeous and half Korean.

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I just listened to Mariah’s Carey’s new “Bye Bye” song (thanks to Di!) and I think I’m ready to like her again. I mean, yeah her shirts were a little too tight and her skirts were a little too short when she was a little too fat, but it’s OK. She’s been so good for so long. She’ll always be a part of me. In-def-in-ite-ly. Doo doo doo dah. Doo doo doo doo doo doo dah.