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While I’m a pretty much a noob in the realm of blogging, my friend Slicksta has been doing it for years and just redesigned his (take a peek at the new addition to my blogroll) to keep up with the latest web trends.  He’s one of the smartest guys I know, the King of SEO / SEM, and an expert in all things internet.  He kindly reads my blog even though he could not care less that Proenza Schouler is the next line for Target’s GO International line (see post later).  Like 99% of the male species, he probably couldn’t tell you the difference between a Coach Hampton and a Kooba Hobo (Doesn’t everyone know the difference?).  Yet, he humors me into thinking he reads my yawn-worthy entries, and gives me plenty of great advice for what I can do to improve my site.

I’ve taken many of his comments to heart and have hopefully risen in the ranks of the blogosphere.  Pictures associated to each entry?  Check.  Perfect grammar?  Check.  Dividing entries into digestible paragraphs?  Check.  Changing my tagline to “The Rachel Ray of Fashion and Style”?  Ummmmm…hold on one minute.  Do people find me as perky and annoying as Rachel Ray?  Granted, I know her popularity has catapulted in the last year or so but really, where would she be but a simple Food Network host without the friendship of Oprah? 

My theory is that I fall into the “cute” category more often than I like (little + round face = cute), and that’s why the Rachel Ray connection seems fitting.  However she is not the style maven whom I would idolize and strive to be.  In fact, I think I’ve seen her on the Style Network saying how pathetic she is with fashion and picking things to go together.  Bottom line is that I can’t cook if my life depended on it, my house is a mess, and my “30 minute meal” involves going through Mc Donald’s drive-thru window.

The LAST thing I’ll say about this topic is how Slicksta and I were laughing when we found some Rachel Ray pictures when she was featured in FHM, the PG-13 version of Playboy for guys who don’t want to hide their magazine stash.  We found it incredibly disconcerting seeing Ms. Ray baking a tart while looking like one too.

So please, if you read this blog and start getting a sense of who I am, I hope the realization is that I am not a Rachel Ray wannabe in the fashion world.  I’d much rather be seen as the “Rachel BILSON of Fashion and Style” which is WAAAAAY more accurate. or at least I’d like to think so.  Slicksta, if you’re reading this…reconsider and think about a more representative tagline for me.  Only then will I consider trading you fashion tips for blog advice.

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