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		<title>IT&#8217;S ALL FINALLY HAPPENING!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw the craziest thing happen when I was walking down Fairfax this afternoon. I&#8217;m not sure what happened before I got to the scene, but it looked like two women were exchanging numbers because of an obvious fender-bender. One woman then drives away and the other, utterly peeved, walks back to her car and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw the <em>craziest</em> thing happen when I was walking down Fairfax this afternoon. I&#8217;m not sure what happened before I got to the scene, but it looked like two women were exchanging numbers because of an obvious fender-bender. One woman then drives away and the other, utterly peeved, walks back to her car and pulls her car door open with the strength of 1,000 men. Unfortunately for her, she opened it right into the back of a tow truck. Oof!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure why I felt like sharing that pointless anecdote but it&#8217;s was definitely a signature L.A. moment. Shit like that happens all the time here. I&#8217;m just lucky—knock on wood—that it hasn&#8217;t happened to me. <em>Yet</em>. As long as I can stay out of automobile trouble for the next three weeks, I think I&#8217;m set.</p>
<p>&#8220;Why the next three weeks,&#8221; you ask, puzzled.</p>
<p>Because I&#8217;m going to have no use for my car when I MOVE TO NEW YORK CITY, bishes!!!!!! Yes, ma&#8217;am, I&#8217;m absolutely tickled to finally share the incredible news that I will be returning to my beloved Eastern Standard Time in order to take a position at <a href="http://www.mtv.com" target="_blank">MTV.com</a>.</p>
<p>[<em>Does the running man in place</em>.]</p>
<p>Ever since I was a lil&#8217; tot—sneaking peeks at <em>Just Say Julie </em>when my mom wasn&#8217;t watching—I&#8217;ve always wanted to work for MTV. In fact, it&#8217;s been kind of a life-long dream. I interned at the 1515 studios when I was in college and it was the most amazing summer of my life. Just being in the brain-center of pop culture was enough to send me into daily fits where I often pinched myself and asked, &#8220;Is this really my life? Did I just see Carson Daly on the escalator? I wonder if I just passed Jesse Camp begging for change out front?&#8221;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-710" title="Can you spare a dime?" src="http://www.leslie-simon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jesse_camp.jpg" alt="Can you spare a dime?" width="315" height="355" /></p>
<p>I can&#8217;t even wrap my head around how crazybrains the next three weeks are going to be but I think I&#8217;m up to the task. (I mean, I kinda have to be, right?) In addition to handling all the necessary pre-move activities, I&#8217;ll also be dutifully working away on my book. Big ups to all of my kindred geek-girl spirits who have joined the revolution and helped me out with their inspiring input. If you want to see what all the fuss is about, check out the <a href="http://geekgirlsunite.com/" target="_blank">Geek Girls Unite</a> web site, follow <a href="https://twitter.com/geekgirlsunite" target="_blank">@geekgirlsunite</a> on Twitter and/or join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117528674933374" target="_blank">Geek Girls Guild group</a> on Facebook.</p>
<p>What else have I been up to? Well, I scribbled up a new <a href="http://youritlist.com/2010/05/i-want-to-go-to-there-favorite-city-inspired-songs/" target="_blank">Music Is My Boyfriend column</a> for <a href="http://www.youritlist.com" target="_blank">YourItList.com</a>. I&#8217;ve also been contributing daily to MTV Buzzworthy. In case you missed me waxing poetic on such topics as <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/06/01/keha-versus-bill-kaulitzs-hair/" target="_blank">Ke$ha copying Bill Kaulitz</a> from Tokio Hotel&#8217;s hairdo or the <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/05/27/the-pretty-reckless-make-me-wanna-die-video/" target="_blank">new Pretty Reckless video</a> for &#8220;Make Me Wanna Die,&#8221; you can read <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/author/lesliesimon" target="_blank">all my headlines here</a>.</p>
<p>Okay, I&#8217;m going to finish watching <em>30 Rock</em> and eat some Dorritos before I embark on a <a href="http://thewellnessdynamics.com/programs/fresh-start-cleanse" target="_blank">5-week cleanse</a> starting Monday. Wish me luck!</p>
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		<title>&#8230;AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO THE BEAT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you tell I&#8217;m completely obsessed with Passion Pit right now? It&#8217;s a sickness. Every time I&#8217;ve felt down in the past month, if I can somehow manage to stumble my way to the stereo to put on Manners, my body/mind/spirit starts to perk up and I erupt into an impromptu dance party that immediately [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can you tell I&#8217;m completely obsessed with <a href="http://www.passionpitmusic.com" target="_blank">Passion Pit</a> right now? It&#8217;s a sickness. Every time I&#8217;ve felt down in the past month, if I can somehow manage to stumble my way to the stereo to put on <em>Manners</em>, my body/mind/spirit starts to perk up and I erupt into an impromptu dance party that immediately lifts my mood. It&#8217;s the weirdest thing. Passion Pit? More like Passion <em>Prozac</em>! Passion <em>Paxil</em>! Passion <em>Wellbutrin</em>! (Okay, so that one doesn&#8217;t exactly roll of the tongue, but you get the picture.)</p>
<p>Before I inevitably embark on a million tangents, let me get some work-related announcements out of the way. I just posted a new <a href="http://youritlist.com/2010/03/its-a-hit-top-actresssinger-double-threats/" target="_blank">&#8220;Music Is My Boyfriend&#8221;</a> column on <a href="http://www.youritlist.com" target="_blank">YourItList.com</a>. This month, it&#8217;s about the drool-worthy loveliness of actress/singer combo-packs like Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis and Scarlett Johansson. As much as I want to hate them for being illegally beautiful and stupidly talented, I simply can&#8217;t. One listen to the new <a href="www.sheandhim.com/" target="_blank">She &amp; Him</a> album, for example, and I turn into a puddle of Zooey-loving goo. Blerg!</p>
<p><a href="http://youritlist.com/2010/03/its-a-hit-top-actresssinger-double-threats/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-616" title="MusicIsMyBoyfriend_logo" src="http://www.leslie-simon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MusicIsMyBoyfriend_logo.jpg" alt="MusicIsMyBoyfriend_logo" width="500" height="108" /></a></p>
<p>When I&#8217;m not scribbling about ScarJo &amp; Co., I&#8217;ve been busy with two very special writing projects:</p>
<p>1.) I spent much of the last six weeks blogging for the amazing peeps over at <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/" target="_blank">MTV Buzzworthy</a>. Although my time there was only temporary—because I was filling in for the lovely and sassy <a href="http://fashionbinge.com/" target="_blank">Tamar</a> while she got married and stuff—I had a total blast! Working for MTV (in <em>any</em> capacity) has been a complete dream come true and something that I&#8217;ve dreamt of since I was 11, sneaking episodes of <em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMLbiBYm2lU&amp;feature=PlayList&amp;p=5D48A0C7F9F600DE&amp;playnext=1&amp;playnext_from=PL&amp;index=15" target="_blank">Just Say Julie</a></em> in the living room while my mom cooked dinner in the kitchen. (In case you don&#8217;t know the show, NO 11-year-old should watch it. I wonder if that&#8217;s why I turned out the way I did&#8230; Hmmm&#8230;) Good news, though! I&#8217;ll be back on Bieber watch next week while Tamar attends another wedding (though, this time, not her own). I&#8217;m stoked!</p>
<p><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/author/lesliesimon/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-564" title="MTV Buzzworthy" src="http://www.leslie-simon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MTV-Buzzworthy.jpg" alt="MTV Buzzworthy" width="615" height="170" /></a></p>
<p>2.) Now that the ink is FINALLY dry on the contracts, I&#8217;m absolutely tickled to announce that I&#8217;m currently working on my third book! (Cue applause, fireworks and cannons exploding.) I can&#8217;t spill <em>too</em> much about it but it&#8217;s going to be somewhat of a departure from my last two offerings. First of all, I&#8217;m going 100% solo on this one. Secondly, it&#8217;s going to be less about music (although there is a music chapter hidden in there somewhere) and more about different facets of pop-culture pertaining to a specific group of underdogs. Third, it&#8217;s primarily written for all my sisters-from-another-misters out there. I don&#8217;t want to alienate all my bros, of course, but my lady loves are totally going to eat this poop up—at least that&#8217;s the goal! Stay tuned because I&#8217;m actually going to need your help with this book. I&#8217;ll explain later. Swears!</p>
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		<title>I&#8217;M WITH THE BAND</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My new &#8220;Music Is My Boyfriend&#8221; column was just posted on YourItList.com. Hoof it over and read all about my not-so-secret desire to become an adopted member of the GTO&#8217;s.

Plus, don&#8217;t forget to check out my daily posts on MTV&#8217;s Buzzworthy Blog. By the end of my run, I just know I&#8217;m going to be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My new <a href="http://youritlist.com/2010/02/if-you-ever-get-lonely-just-go-to-the-record-store-and-visit-your-friends/" target="_blank">&#8220;Music Is My Boyfriend&#8221; column</a> was just posted on <a href="http://youritlist.com/" target="_blank">YourItList.com</a>. Hoof it over and read all about my not-so-secret desire to become an adopted member of the GTO&#8217;s.</p>
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<p>Plus, don&#8217;t forget to check out <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/author/lesliesimon/">my daily posts</a> on <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com" target="_blank">MTV&#8217;s Buzzworthy Blog</a>. By the end of my run, I just know I&#8217;m going to be besties with Justin Bieber. (Fingers crossed!)</p>
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		<title>VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am tickled pink to announce that I will be guest blogging on MTV Buzzworthy for the next three weeks or so. If you haven&#8217;t already bookmarked the site, be sure to add it to your favorites so you can read all my hilarious musings on Gaga, Ke$ha and a poop-ton of your pop-tastic guilty [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am tickled pink to announce that I will be guest blogging on <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/" target="_blank">MTV Buzzworthy</a> for the next three weeks or so. If you haven&#8217;t already bookmarked the site, be sure to add it to your favorites so you can read all my hilarious musings on <a href="http://www.ladygaga.com/" target="_blank">Gaga</a>, <a href="http://www.keshasparty.com" target="_blank">Ke$ha</a> and a poop-ton of your pop-tastic guilty pleasures. Woo-hoo!!</p>
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