Tuesday, March 11, 2008

let's pick a model

Well ... that's what Cassie said when i asked what i should blog about today. i guess that means she doesn't know. But then I remembered, that we saw this cool feature in PRINT magazine yesterday (we may work for a magazine, but we are pretty much obsessed with about 6 other magazines. The coolest thing ever would be to talk to someone from one of those 6 magazines, and maybe interview them for ours, thus catapulting qatalyst into a new realm of coolness and success) anyways, PRINT magazine: This feature was done by some 27 year old designer Holly Gressley from Brooklyn NY. It was called "Get your Broke Ass out of Debt" and showed how much money young people spend on things.... and how much money you could save not buying them - and then you could buy other better things. (because we all know buying things is the key to happiness, like beers on st.patrick's day). Some examples were: a years worth of cigarettes = a trip to london england. a year of pedicures/manicures = a male escort for 5 hours, a years worth of starbucks grande skim lattes = down payment on a honda civic hybrid. a years worth of tanning = a screenwriting class. here it is, quality's shit, sorry: But on the screenwriting class? What's up with this whole Quarterlife thing. If you get it, post a comment and explain it to me. Seems like My so-called life for twenty-somethings... and we all know how that ended up... with Claire Danes appearing in The Family Stone, and Jared Leto getting the snot beaten out of him by Edward Norton. Anyways, that's it. Why couldn't you have just told me what to write about cassie? instead, we got this. H.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

heya folks,

how is it that you ain't got no homo perspective in your magazine?
i could give you one.

here it is:

are all of the models for the covers of your issues supposed to look like hungry strung out queers? i'm queer. but i'm not starving. nor am i strung out.

i've got beef though.
and i want to write about it.
for your magazine.
let me in, you bastards.
let me in.

Highwaisted said...

I don't know, cigarettes, manicures/pedicures, tanning, and starbucks sound like a pretty good way to spend my money.

because a) I've already been to england. b)the escort would likely give me the herp. c)im not a gino therefore have no use for a civic. d)screenwriting class? puh-lease.

Highwaisted said...

and i guess that my initial invitation to be a model for your first issue is now expired huh.

qatalust said...

well = you do fit the strung out queer part....

you're in.

may cover.

get a manicure, pedicure a tan and a hybrid.

then we'll confirm the details.

H.

qatalust said...

OH - sdillon.
you're in too.

let's hear your pitch for an article.

send it to me at hilary@qatalystmedia.com

we go to press on the 25th, so sooner rather than later is good.

H.

Anonymous said...

deal.

Anonymous said...

As for the quarterlife show. Every one I have talked to either hasn't seen it or doesn't like it. Now, I've only seen the premiere episode and it did have flaws. The acting well, let's just chalk that up to actors getting a feel for their characters and not judge too quickly. Was it a bit too, (oh what's the word to describe it...), Degrassi, for me at parts, yea maybe.
But overall I would much rather invest my time into watching a scripted show about a vlogger with a few great moments of honest writing, than another "reality show" debasing humanity to further and further levels of depravity.

Anonymous said...

As for the quarterlife show. Every one I have talked to either hasn't seen it or doesn't like it. Now, I've only seen the premiere episode and it did have flaws. The acting well, let's just chalk that up to actors getting a feel for their characters and not judge too quickly. Was it a bit too, (oh what's the word to describe it...), Degrassi, for me at parts, yea maybe.
But overall I would much rather invest my time into watching a scripted show about a vlogger with a few great moments of honest writing, than another "reality show" debasing humanity to further and further levels of depravity.

Mandyland said...

hilary i would LOVE to be on the cover of your sweet mag looking strung out if you find no one else is willing:)

if you ever need a model (and i actually DO model) let me know. the weirder the look the better!

PAYCE

Highwaisted said...

How about a nude cover?

I've only got this body for so long.