Every once in a while a book comes along that is so funny, so irreverent, and one that I can so completely relate to, that I need to give it a Lost in Suburbia shout out. Today Show producers and self-appointed sh*tty moms, Mary Ann Zoellner and Alicia Ybarbo just released a sequel to their NY Times bestseller, Sh*tty Mom: The…
I went to The Oscars. Do you like how nonchalantly I said that? It’s actually more like, I WENT TO THE OSCARS!! It’s true. I can’t even remember the last time I even stayed awake to watch the entire Oscars and now I attended the actual event. The other big difference is I wore an actual dress as opposed to…
Unless you live under a rock, or actually have a life, you might have missed the news the Kris Jenner is in the process of trying to get a trademark for the word “momager.” I guess since she is a mom AND she is the manager of all her kids, it kind of makes sense that she would want ownership…
To: Andrew Zimmern, Host of Bizarre Foods on The Food Network From: Tracy Beckerman, Columnist at Lost in Suburbia Re: Job with Your Show Dear Mr. Zimmern, First, I have to tell you how much I love your show! As an avid traveler, myself, I really appreciate the way you take a culinary approach to learning about a foreign culture.…
I recently saw a reshowing of Cecil B. DeMille’s classic film, The Ten Commandments. Usually they air this movie around Passover, which makes sense given that it is the story of… Passover. But I guess this TV station thought the time around Hanukkah would work just as well. Matzoh… latkes… whatever. Jewish holidays aside, I always loved this movie because,…
Note: Today I’m doing something on my blog I almost never do (and I promise it’s PG-rated)… I’ve invited my friend Cathryn Michon to guest post about her amazing new movie, “Muffin Top: A Love Story.” Why am I doing this? Well, first of all I HAVE a muffin top (a few actually. They tend to multiply over the years,…
One of the things I was really excited about when we moved to the suburbs was having a shed. I imagined something pretty with flower-filled window boxes, organized shelves of potting tools, and rakes and brooms hung neatly in size order. However, since I failed to bring Martha Stewart along with us to help create this garden tool utopia, the…
There are some people who go to conferences to network. Others go for the informational sessions. Some go to reunite with old friends and make new ones. Me? I’m just in it for the celebrities. Yes, I admit it, I’m a celebrity stalker. Not in the “wackadoodle, go through their garbage, imagine we’re married,” kind of way. But in the,…
When you go to a conference, there comes a time, inevitably, when you have to take a break from the sessions and the parties and go to the bathroom. Such was the case for me after two days at the Type A Blog Conference (yes, I am quite the camel). My moment came toward the end of the Ubisoft Just…
Last night I went to Jennifer Aniston’s wedding. What? You didn’t know she got married? I don’t think she knows either… because the wedding happened in my dreams. Just to clarify, I do not usually dream about hanging out with celebrities. I usually dream about realistic things like dancing gorillas in bikinis who take me for pedicures. But last night,…