my new boss
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:37AM how's that for fucking crazeballs?? allow me to refresh your memory....
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!
Reader Comments (48)
awesome...congrats! i'm so happy for you and looking forward to reading more of your writing..please provide links and updates. yay!!!
Wow! This is so exciting, congrats!
Congratulations! That is so awesome! This blog is funny and honest and you totally deserve it.
I 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.
Congrat'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.
xo, katie
So excited for you! And could he be more gorgeous? Good luck focusing. Geeeez.
XXX Kate
First I'm happy you got a gig. And I hope it's a well paying gig.
Funny 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!!
hahah that's awesome!! i remember when you wrote that post & then seeing his nice comment hahaha so funny!!!
and he is SO freaking good-looking.
i can't wait to read & am so excited for you!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :) xoxoxo
Yay, hot gay dudes!
Congrats...
Fucking awesome! And I totally agree with goodniteirene, just gotta.
how exciting! I can't wait to read it! You Rock!
That’s fabulous news! Can’t wait to add that blog to my RSS feed too -- be sure to tell us when it’s up.
Congrats!
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!
Congratulations 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?
You bitch, I would have to follow that hottie around for a month just to get a feel about what to write, maybe even move in with him for awhile. Congratulations on the job, MB
I can't even tell you how insanely happy I am for you! Rock Star, You, Rock Star.
You rock. Plain and simple
Congrats!!! Promise that MFAMB is not going away. Promise!
omg - so cool. and i look forward to your updates along the way.
Congratulations! You so deserve this. Your writing is informative and freaking hilarious and I cannot to wait to read more of it/you!
Your blog fans rock!!!!! You are blessed my girl.
Jenny!!! That is frickin' brilliant! I can't wait to see you rock that world!! So many congratulations, how fricking wonderful!!! xoxo
Lilah
Great news and very clever you Jenny... xv.
jenny -- omfg! you are a rock star (i mean we all knew that, but now it's official!)
congratulations. rock on.
details -- what did you wear for the meeting?
so happy for you.