Archive for May, 2009

Twitter Confessions

May 27, 2009 · Filed under Celebs · Tagged , , , , ,

If you’re like us, dear ATM reader(s), you love following celebs on Twitter. It’s fun to feel like you have famous pals and then drop tidbits like “Mark Hoppus had eggs for lunch” or “John Mayer thinks green is the new pink” in conversations with the not famous ones. But with more and more celeb Twitter accounts popping up, we find it increasingly difficult to weed out the real ones from the fakers. 

There are few we’re sure of: John Mayer, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore. No one has enough time on their hands to fake their sheer volume of posts. (Evidently celebs have a lot of downtime.) 

Some, however, have us stumped. We’ve been following Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester for a while, but her posts—while frequent—are always bizarre. Usually she just says “I’m naughty” or “feeling so hot” over and over. This made us question her validity. However, this weekend she posted some stuff about shooting for Playboy and posted a link to her blog, which seems to be the actual Leighton Meester’s blog. Still confused!

But we’ve come up with a great way for celebs to announce whether or not they’re truly Twitter-fiends once and for all. On Sunday night, when Hollywood’s young, hip elite show up in their finery to present and accept the Mtv Movie Awards, we think that as each approaches the mic, they should announce “My name is (insert name here) and I do (or do not) have a Twitter account.” 

What better platform than the awards show? Look at the Oscars! How many actors take their time on stage there to endorse candidates, further political causes or diss their least favorite DC peeps? 

Yes, just like the Oscars, the Mtv Awards ceremony is the world’s stage for Twitter users. All the tech-lovers will be tuned in and tweeting. It’s the ideal spot for presenter Leighton Meester to confirm or deny her account. And it works both ways: not only can fans follow/un-follow celebs accordingly, but the celebs themselves can set the record straight on fakers making announcements about their where-abouts and upcoming projects. Everyone’s a winner!

Except the folks who don’t actually win awards that night, they’re losers.

Editors’ Note: Not following us on Twitter? You should be! We’re the real deal!

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That’s What She Said

May 26, 2009 · Filed under Advice, Trends · Tagged , , ,

It’s no secret that we here at ATM love a good trend. We’re usually the first ones to jump on the bandwagon, immerse ourselves in taking full advantage of its trendiness, and (more often than not) the last ones to let it fall to the wayside. Take for example Wayfarers, the emo scarf, and this season’s jump suit. We’ve embraced them, loved them like they were our own, and still work to keep their awesomeness alive (in fact, Co-Creator A is wearing all three today!). But in our attempt to be your definitive source for all things awesome, there’s one trend that we’ve pushed too hard (that’s what she said!!): the “that’s what she said” catch phrase.

While it might seem like catch phrases are born out of thin air—think Borat’s “niiiice” or Paris Hilton’s “that’s hot”—we here at ATM know that it takes a lot of time, dedication, and many a blank stare to coin a catchy phrase. Over the past week we have sacrificed our pride (and a few friends) as we experimented with some new slogans to bring you what we believe will become the season’s hottest vocal accessories:

Polly want a cracker?

This commonly heard phrase makes the perfect ending to any awesome story you tell. For instance, after boasting to a friend that you scored a free drink and a hot guy’s number at a bar, follow up with “Polly want a cracker?” It’s less offensive than “now what, bitch?” but has a very similar effect. It also makes a great cut down. When someone talks up something they’ve done, don’t ask if they want a cookie, just look them square in the eye and say, “Polly want a cracker?” You’ll take the wind out of their sails in no time!

Blame It on the ah, ah, ah, al-cohol.

We’ve all sung along with Jaime Foxx’s hit song, but now it’s time to steal it and make it your own (just like Flo Rida did with Dead Or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round”). When someone says something unbelievable, controversial, or downright crazy, you’ve got every right to interject, “blame it on the [enter culprit in the form of a stuttered word].” Just the other night, an ATM fan expressed how cool it was that Co-Creator A had written a Google Newsfeed worthy post. To the incredible news, we responded, “blame it on the al, al, ala, Alison,” to give her a much deserved shout out

If I were a magician…

This multi-purpose phrase is certain to change your life. Someone getting on your nerves? Tell them “if I were a magician, I’d make you disappear.” Bestie lost her hobo bag? Tell her “if I were a magician, I’d pull it out of my hat!” We may not be a magician, but we’re enough of a psychic to tell you this one’s going to take off!

Dunzel Washington

Tired of the same old “dunzo” label? We’ve combined the name of a favorite Academy Award Winning actor with the act of something being over to create this soon-to-be-a-classic phrase. If something is tired and stale, just look at your friend/co-worker/mom/mall employee and say “that is so Dunzel Washington!” (This phrase is in no way, shape or form affiliated with Mr. Washington himself, nor does he endorse its use.)

A Warning: While funny, we don’t recommend making loud whale noises. Trust us on this one.

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