I’m actually cringing when I see the last time I actually posted on my blog. I’ve been really busy lately just with life, ghostblogging for other people (Super fun but exhausting), and of course, being an Editor. Since I last blogged, Sean P and Tsega D have left Tsavo which is sad because they were such a huge part of Twirlit.com’s growth.

Sean gave me the creative freedom to basically do whatever I wanted with the site… Videos, anyone?
Of course, our team deserves the credit as well…they’re awesome. Anyway, I’ve been approached with a few projects and have also been accepted in the Screen Actors Guild Conservatory so I’ll be taking classes and hopefully working with some really talented AFI Film students to make some great short films.

Promise to write more posts soon.

Dear Girlatastartup.com,

I have abandoned you and though I used to update you on a constant, almost annoyingly constant, basis, now if I choose between blogging and catching an extra minute of sleep…I run towards my bed. (I do have a really soft comforter that is one of my favorite items in life).
I just want you to know that I still do care about you and think that you’re the randomest thing to have ever appeared in my life. More random than the people at the supermarket who open bags of grapes to “test” them out or perhaps those people drive off from gas stations with the gas pump still inside their vehicles.

I was going to write you an ode, but that would’ve taken up too much time.  Talk soon and promise to update your old version WordPress booty soon!

I also promise you another rap karaoke video.  Possibly.

Sincerely,

The One with the Misspelled Name

Random, but I was cleaning out my camera and found these pics of the book, “Stuff White People Like,” which is also a REALLY POPULAR BLOG. It’s quite funny to read actually and haha…“ASIAN GIRLS” is their top post.
Not sure exactly how I feel about that. Oh yeah, um..objectified. And gross.

Trust me, I know what the “Asian Fetish,” is all about and even wrote a post on Manolith a while back called, “Top 10 Things You Should Know About Dating Asian Girls.”

I had to take pics of the book for the blog!!

The Asian Girls Pages… Are you kidding me? LOL

Also, there was this book about the fabulousness of Chuck Norris. What’s the obsession with him?

Hey guys/gals,

TGIF right? Ah, I was out running around all day (Correction: I live in LA so I was actually on my booty, in my car, in traffic).  Anyway, you may know by now that I’m the female voice of Manolith, the guys’ lifestyle site where being sarcastic and relevant is a necessity.

Anyway, I’m psyched to let you know of our first Manolith Giveaway which is the chance to win TWO Free Customized shirts from Shirtsmyway.com, a site where you can design, customize and create your own fitted shirt using quality fabrics and numerous possible shirt designs.

All you have to do is go to THIS POST and answer this question:

What is the worst mens style trend you’ve ever seen?  Have you been that guy who sported those awful Hypercolor t-shirts from the 1990’s or do you cringe when you see someone wearing see-through Pink dress shirts? BONUS POINTS FOR PERSONAL STORIES.

Winners will be posted next week.  And… I got a chance to chat with Peter Crawfurd, Co-founder of Shirtsmyway.com.  Check out the interview…

First, Peter, great to have you on girlatastartup.  So let’s begin… How did you and your co-founder, Michael Yang, come up with the idea for ShirtsMyWay?

Well we were set on starting a business and had lots of ideas. I had been getting a lot of custom dress shirts throughout Asia years earlier and we wanted to bring this wonderful concept to the web, but we wanted to execute it really well. In other words we wanted it primarily to be a sort of design studio for shirts although they are also made to measure. It had to be fun and easy.

Your team is very active in social media.  Very smart.  Yet, not many companies are doing this, so how did you know that this was the way for you to promote your brand? Love the idea of reaching out to the Obama Administration. It seems as though you give your marketing team free reign on ideas to promote ShirtsMyWay.  Can you elaborate?

There is a lot of buzz around social media and for great reasons. We had quite a lot of experience with this in the past and know that it can really bring in a lot of traffic… it is no secret ingredient though, it’s still all about working really hard and having a great product. Working hard is basically what Michael and I are doing all day every day to ensure that this will be a long term success, although we have already received a lot of exposure. And yes, we tried getting the Obama team in on giving out free dress shirts out to the unemployed but when they weren’t interested we decided to do it ourselves every week until the end of May. This story did end up in the Financial Times actually…Our marketing team gets quite free reigns to contact media and create buzz around our product..

Very cool.  So, What’s the ultimate goal for your company?

We have very high ambitions for our company and diversification into other products is certainly part of it, but we haven’t chosen exactly which ones yet. We will constantly be improving our product and experience. In just three months we have already had hundreds of customers (closer to 1000 than 0)..

That’s amazing progress for just being a live site for only a few months.  So, What advice do you have for guys who are t-shirt/jeans types and have no idea about style or how to be stylish?

I”d say try to keep it simple. Our fabrics allow for casual shirts as well as formal. In fact, to help customers out we are working on a book that will only be about dress shirts and style.

Simple and classic is best definitely.  What is your own personal style and what type of statement does have a freshly pressed customized shirt make about you?

I do love wearing shirts and my wardrobe is loaded with them. The type of shirt I wear typically depends on the occasion, but usually I like simplicity, clean lines, or subtle solid colors. I usually stay away from anything with more than 2 colors in it. The idea we wanted to create with our business is that what ever the persons style is, they can make it with us when it comes to shirts. Wearing a shirt that fits well and you love the look of is generally a confidence boost for most men.

Very true.  Thanks for your time Peter, and now I want to get these shirts for my Dad, brother, and boyfriend.

Hey party peoples. So… I’ve talked/written about this before, but I love music and hip-hop. Nothing can help me escape life’s realities like listening to a sick playlist or singing/rapping, of course.
Here’s me rapping “Forgot About Dre,” by Dr. Dre and Eminem. (I purposely dress as goody two shoes as possible and then perform, to increase the “What the …..” factor)
Note: I showed my Dad this video and this is what he said
MY DAD: Do you have mental problem?
LOL!!!!

Hey guys, we’ve been on a roll with these videos and just shot one with Juan Carlos Mazorra, a director/producer who has worked on top hip-hop music videos and more. We caught up with him during a Recording studio session….

This is me in the Recording booth… HOLLA! As you can tell by my toothy grin, I was very excited to be there.

And here’s me and Juan Carlos.

Stay tuned for the Video interview! We talked a lot about how to get started in following your passions in life. Really good content. PEACE!

Shooting these videos are really fun and creative. I get to work with our ridiculously awesome team with Sean (though he’s more in the Office now and is with us in spirit) and Tsega Dinka, our Senior Web designer, and Aysha, who is the Art/Creative Director for our shoots.

Here’s Tsega..who was the Director/Shooter/DP of the day

We shot a video with Nikki, or “NY Knockout,” of Fog City Wrestling, a Wrestling Promotion company in San Francisco, at Santa Monica beach and she was nice enough not to kick my ass.
She offered to lift me up and then do a bodyslam, but I politely declined saying, “Uh…no thanks. You can mime it though.”

Here’s Nikki/NY Knockout (her wrestler name)

Here’s me and Nikki striking a pose.

Another pic

Fog City Logo Sweatshirt that she was sporting…

And more cool pics and the actual video interview coming soon on Manolith!!! And girlatastartup, of course. Note: There will be embarrassing pics of me trying to be a wrestler. Uh….

Hey all, so I still live in the dark ages and listen to the Radio when in my little car. And one of the radio shows that I listen to is the “Steve Harvey Morning Show,” which is played on 93.5 FM here in Los Angeles. He’s quite funny and inspirational to listen to in the morning when you’re trying to wake up. He’s also written a New York Times bestseller called, “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.” Some good advice/knowledge in here for all you ladies out there. Here’s the whole post I wrote for Twirlit.

Steve Harvey is a wise one.

I was in Beverly Hills and stopped my car after seeing this car which was plastered with Post-It notes. I don’t get the point of it, but I needed to take a video of it. RANDOM!

Me and the Boy were in downtown LA visiting Ilya, Tara and Jessie! BTW, Ilya, if you’re reading this, I’m still offended that you never offered me any “juice” when we worked together. So not cool. Tara, so good to see you!

There was this fabulous thing where you can jump around and it lights up everytime you jump on it.

DOORMAN: “You can’t jump on it!”
ME: DUDE…SORRY! I turned 5 years old for a moment.