Famous people

1. On Friday I discovered the Etsy site for Alison Kelly, someone who got an untimely boot on the third season of Project Runway (I yelled at the TV). As of posting, there are a few necklaces left, and I'm not so impressed (a dagger dragonfly necklace? wha?)..
2. I just got an invitation to the reception on Friday for French prime minister François Fillon. I like my events to be alliterative. There will be macaroons. I might even wear heels.

Supahmodels, supah cupcakes

Thanks to Project Runway, Lost, and Make Me a Supermodel, I have ended up spending a fair amount of time in front of my TV on Wednesday and Thursday nights for the past few months. (I counterbalance by watching Jeopardy! Pretty sure I'm the only viewer under 40.)

Anyway, worlds collided last night when PR winner Christian showed up on the Make Me a Supermodel. They are both on Bravo, so I guess a real bizarro meeting would be Christian with Jack and Sawyer. Anyway, I was happy! Christian made this fun, floofy dress for the only girl left on the show. Plus Naomi Assault Campbell showed up! And, in the photo shoot, the annoying dude, Perry, looked sort of like a busted, vampire Jared Leto. (RIP Jordan Catalano.)

In other important news, I'm gonna make some super cupcakes tonight for my housemate T's birthday. Chocolate with lime icing, which happens to be my favorite combo offered at Cakelove. Except this way we don't have to pay $3 a cupcake! Zing.

Random roundup

* The winner on Jeopardy! (regular Jeopardy!, not a dumbed-down, younger version) last night was college senior Kristina Caffrey. She beat a nondescript middle-aged man and a smiley, Bible-knowledgeable woman...

* My brother got a job with the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows. I'm going to assume they're a lot better than Teach for America (jerks).

* He's kind of a big deal.

* The NYT reports that I shouldn't expect eternal fidelity from a guy (without or without his eyesight) or a shrike. Thanks, Spitzer. I did like this excerpt about dung beetles from the Times article:

In one experiment with postmatrimonial scarabs, the female beetle was kept tethered in the vicinity of her mate, who quickly seized the opportunity to pheromonally broadcast for fresh faces. Upon being released from bondage, the female dashed over and knocked the male flat on his back. 'She’d roll him right into the ball of dung,' Dr. Barash said, 'which seemed altogether appropriate.'