Darlings,
Well, it appears the cosmos (not the splendid liquid variety, alas!) have conspired to besmirch our revelry this evening, and we're needing to cancel the Vive Helen launch soiree. Illness, scheduling difficulties and life in general, meant that this evening just wasn't a go for the majority of us lovely ladies. We'll reschedule sometime in October and welcome input re: venue, dates, etc. so we can make this a truly memorable and well attended launch.
Please, dear friends, no tears. Despite this minor setback, your mission is to go forth and make it a Helen of a day! :)
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Vive Helen! Launch Party | Schedule Change
Hello lovelies! Unfortunately, we've had to postpone the festivities slightly, but never fear, we've got a new date and all of the other perts worked out:
Vive Helen! Launch Party
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Roxy Restaurant and Bar
2381 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA
R.S.V.P. marcy[at]wackerdesign[dot]com
Thursday, September 4, 2008
A post from your new blogger
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to introduce myself as the new blogger to the Vive Helen team. I look forward to posting articles on our dear Dame over the coming weeks and months!
- LED.
Just wanted to introduce myself as the new blogger to the Vive Helen team. I look forward to posting articles on our dear Dame over the coming weeks and months!
- LED.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
"Lady Balls"
There are certain statements that don't evince more than a chuckle. For instance, I could tell you that I used to crimp my hair, or that I had what is best described as "tidal wave bangs." I could say "yeah, I wore men's jeans, bite me you little pixie in side-zippered Guess jeans that would be more like capris on me." I could say, "yep, I put sugar on my plain Cheerios as a kid," or "I once held a college dorm mates' bike for ransom because she parked it in front of my door one time too many."
But that's Mickey Mouse/Kool-Aid/Diet Pepsi stuff compared to how the latest newsrags are ragging on the refreshing honesty of our own dear Dame H. From the captions, British GQ got Helen to rattle off some lesser-known of her hijinks. Truly heady stuff. OMG! Can you believe she did (__________)?!?!
But don't take my word for it, see for yourself, at the link here, I'll wait (it will take considerable time to wade through their dripping jealousy that Dame H wouldn't ever give an interview such as this to them): http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080902/en_celeb_eo/26814
Ok, so what I read is someone unashamed and unafraid to be utterly candid. She neither takes pride for her doings - whether perceived ill or not - and she doesn't condemn them either. What she does do, and here's the kicker(!), is take RESPONSIBILITY for her actions, opinions and involvements. Now there's something rare, indescribably interesting and newsworthy in a way modern media isn't interested in - a "here I am, take your best shot, I don't give a damn" sort of swagger.
Stephen Colbert has a term for this that I love - lady balls. Yep, Margaret Thatcher. Dame Helen Mirren. And [someday I hope] Dame Courtney. :)
But in the meantime, you know, there are more meaningful headlines to be made - maybe Dame J. Dench will cop to how many times she's cursed Dame H's name in vain during British Monarch casting calls. Ooh, now there's a "headline."
But that's Mickey Mouse/Kool-Aid/Diet Pepsi stuff compared to how the latest newsrags are ragging on the refreshing honesty of our own dear Dame H. From the captions, British GQ got Helen to rattle off some lesser-known of her hijinks. Truly heady stuff. OMG! Can you believe she did (__________)?!?!
But don't take my word for it, see for yourself, at the link here, I'll wait (it will take considerable time to wade through their dripping jealousy that Dame H wouldn't ever give an interview such as this to them): http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080902/en_celeb_eo/26814
Ok, so what I read is someone unashamed and unafraid to be utterly candid. She neither takes pride for her doings - whether perceived ill or not - and she doesn't condemn them either. What she does do, and here's the kicker(!), is take RESPONSIBILITY for her actions, opinions and involvements. Now there's something rare, indescribably interesting and newsworthy in a way modern media isn't interested in - a "here I am, take your best shot, I don't give a damn" sort of swagger.
Stephen Colbert has a term for this that I love - lady balls. Yep, Margaret Thatcher. Dame Helen Mirren. And [someday I hope] Dame Courtney. :)
But in the meantime, you know, there are more meaningful headlines to be made - maybe Dame J. Dench will cop to how many times she's cursed Dame H's name in vain during British Monarch casting calls. Ooh, now there's a "headline."
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