So this was in the gossip blog on the Washington Post earlier this week.
A Gala’s Star Attraction: Seeing Paris in Washington
Paris Hilton and Georgetown jeweler Ann Hand. (Photo by Tammy Haddad)
In a roomful of high-powered women — including Madeleine Albright and Kathleen Sebelius — guess who stole the show Sunday night?
Paris Hilton.
The famous-for-being-famous celebutante, 28, was the surprise hit of the Kennedy Center Spring Gala, where Washington doyennes and businessmen fluttered around her table and giggled while posing for pictures with her. Folks may have tired of her antics in New York and L.A., but in D.C.? Marvelous novelty! At her side: 23-year-old boyfriend Doug Reinhardt — minor league baseball player, part-time player on reality hit “The Hills” — and his stepfather, Duane Roberts, inventor of the frozen burrito and Kennedy Center board member.
It was hard to miss Hilton, decked out in a bejewelled peach gown, rhinestone headband and ginormous diamond ring she told us had been her grandmother’s. Prettier in person than you’d expect, and unfailingly polite — the party, she declared, was “amazing” — although we were unable to determine if it was more or less amazing than the Kentucky Derby, the party she attended the day before. “I bet on every horse that lost,” she said with a laugh.
Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt at the Kennedy Center Spring Gala. (Photo by Tammy Haddad)But this is her real genius: The second a camera lens homed in on her, she effortlessly adjusted her body to the most flattering pose. Uncanny, really. She cannot take a bad picture. Who says she’s got no talent?
Hilton was finally forced to give up the title of Most Popular at the post-dinner performance, when the night’s second surprise — Michelle Obama — walked into the Concert Hall’s presidential box to the oooh and aahs of the audience.
Obama was accompanied by her mom, Marian Robinson, presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett, Social Secretary Desiree Rogers, and others for a celebration of women in arts. Almost every performer — including standout k.d. lang — gave shout-outs to the first lady. Lily Tomlin scored the best line of the night: “You didn’t ask to be put on pedestal. My god, you’re tall enough already.”
By The Reliable Source | May 4, 2009; 11:30 AM ET
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So my question is . . . inventor of the frozen burrito? Is that really a thing? Can I just throw anything in the freezer & call myself an inventor? If so, I just became the inventor of the frozen sandwich. And tonight I will experiment with inventing frozen salad. Do you think he got a patent for that? WTF? And WFL?
May 8th, 2009
LizTurtle
The “Wet Hamburger”…Turkey’s version of the American classic, only wetter.
Crime against humanity?
Or is it just crazy enough to work?
Discuss
April 29th, 2009
Watchdog
My lunch consisted of a teriyaki burrito bowl & an oxycodone. Lunch was gooooooood. What was your best mind-altering lunch? That 3 martini lunch of yore? A quick dance with Mary Jane? Whippits on your break behind the Food Lion?
3 martini, Mary Jane, oxycodone whippits
April 23rd, 2009
LizTurtle
I had a 90 minute break in the middle of the morning today. I went to the bank, and I went to Panera for coffee and a bagel sandwich, then I went to the Giant to get some materials for making bottle rockets for science club today.
The bagel sammie was wonderful. It was an asiago cheese bagel, and the eggs were done right, the cheese was melty and the sausage was a good patty, not too thick, and it had just enough zing to keep it interesting without going overboard. The thing is, now I’m not hungry and I don’t think I will be by the time lunch rolls around.
Did my late breakfast ruin my lunch? Do you ever do this? What can I do now?
And assuming you haven’t already addressed your nutritional needs for the day, What’s for your lunch?
April 22nd, 2009
Heliocentric
I try to go find the old Booger King commercial with the original viral marketing (some say subliminal … same thing I say): “Its LATE, you are HUNGRY, you want a WHOPPER.”
But all I wound up with is this crap:
http://flapsblog.com/2009/04/13/mexico-protests-burger-king-whopper-insult/
I got pretty pissed about not being able to find that crap. Man, the internet sucks sometimes.
2 pieces, and now for something entirely different, czar light in the loafers
April 20th, 2009
dizkonekid
Friday is Spicy Chicken Sandwich Day, and now that Lent is over Ima have me one for lunch.
What are you having for lunch today?
April 17th, 2009
Heliocentric
I’m a Teacher, and the other day a student put an apple on my desk. I was touched.
That got me to thinking. Sometimes food has meaning. Like the apple for the teacher means, either, I like what you’re doing for me, or I’m sucking up in hopes of getting some sort of favor.
The winner of the Indy 500 gets a big ol bottle of milk
That means… You’ve won the Indy 500
But then i stopped thinking. I couldn’t come up with anything else. Help a brother out; think of and post some times that food takes on a seperate meaning.
Oh, I got another one.
White Bread means boring.
WHile you’re at it, tell us… (Well me, tot and Turtle since don’t nobody else ever bother to check in here any more) What’s for Lunch
April 15th, 2009
Heliocentric
Dear God. Squeazable bacon? I just might vomit.
April 14th, 2009
LizTurtle
so mau an I are sittng in row 17 of a 767 waiting totake off for brussels. so.. as last farwel before I leave the country forever”.. what’s for belgian lunch? mussles? pomme frits? waffles? chocolate? the blood of innocents? we are praing for all you that are at the beach and missing those of you that are not.. lunch hard in our absense!
love, ////\\
April 8th, 2009
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Burger King’s going out of business! One more casualty of our crappy economy. Do you suppose Obama will give them a bail-out, too?
April 1st, 2009
LizTurtle
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