40+ People, Places & Things We Have To Thank On Our 3rd Birthday0 Comments

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Posted on 07 Apr 2011 at 10:18am



The Frisky’s 3rd birthday! On March 17, 2008, The Frisky launched with only our friends and family as readers—three years later, we’re extremely proud of and humbled by our success. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of the people, places, and things that have contributed to making The Frisky what it is today. In no particular order…

  1. John DeVore for writing 143 truly hilarious, smart, and thoughtful “Mind of Man” columns, recommending me for this job in the first place, and for being the best guy friend a gal could ask for.
  2. Kiki T. for peering into the stars and delivering spot-on Friskyscopes every week, not to mention our yearly AstroGuide. And thank you to your mom and dad for copulating when they did so that we ended up with the same birthday.
  3. My ex-fiance, oh God, convince me that I could do this job and then being ready to write about our breakup. Not that I gave him a choice, but it was appreciated. It was a lot of material.
  4. All the other dudes I dated and slept with for providing me with so much to write about, even when they would have rather I didn’t. Sorry dudes. Sort of.
  5. Diet Coke, for the fuel.
  6. Adderall, for keeping my ADD in check.
  7. All staff of our past Frisky full time, including Catherine Strawn, Simcha Whitehill, and Emily Post (the original crew),  Annika  Harris, Erin Flaherty, Susannah Breslin, Wendy Atterberry and Joanne Hinkel. In addition, our entire team behind the scenes over the years, Mina Lux, John Wooden, Lea Ann Leming,  Guhan  Selvaretnum, Sophie Leon, Kim Willis, Raja Kapur,  Rainbow  Kirby, Sean Phillips, Joe Fish Kim and Martin, among them.
  8. Dear Wendy, for the consistently spot-on advice.
  9. Every single person who’s ever contributed to The Frisky, but in particular, Judy McGuire, Olivia Allin, Leonora Epstein, Kelli Bender, Lily Q, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Steph Auteri, Nikki Dowling, Winona Dimeo-Ediger, and Carrie Morrissey.
  10. Dater X, for letting us into the ups and downs of dating in Manhattan.
  11. The Young One, for being Dater X’s green zebra.
  12. Lindsay Lohan, for being a perpetual mess.
  13. Charlie Sheen, for brightening up a bleak late winter on the interwebs.
  14. Every dude who has ever participated in “Thoughts From Guys On Our IM”—and get ready, I’m starting it back up again!
  15. Just Salad—located just downstairs from our old office—for providing us with nutritious lunches while only having to expose ourselves to the elements for four seconds.
  16. Taylor Momsen, for being Kate’s fave Q&A of the year so far and for giving juicy Quotables.
  17. Tina Fey, for being awesome.
  18. Apple, for their awesome computers.
  19. Buzzfeed, for keeping us stocked with silly animal videos.
  20. Ami’s parents, for being the most dedicated Frisky readers within our extended family.
  21. My parents, for not reading regularly.
  22. Jessica’s parents for not reading at all.
  23. Amy Winehouse … it’s just too easy.
  24. All of the guys we’ve all dated for all the material—and the sex.
  25. Our friends, for their suggestions and ideas.
  26. Starbucks, for giving Jessica a place to work while we’re in between offices.
  27. Ryan Gosling, for being hot and not filing a restraining order.
  28. Sarah Palin for, well, being Sarah Palin.
  29. Ex-Mr. Jessica, for the Louboutins and copper pots.
  30. All of our interns over the years.
  31. Turner Broadcasting, for funding and supporting our little bastard child of a site for the first three years.
  32. BuzzMedia for giving us a new home!
  33. Our pets—Lucca, Cleo, etc.—for the cuddles.
  34. All of the other women’s blogs, in particular, Jezebel, Feministing, YourTango, The Gloss, Shmitten Kitten, Crushable, Lemondrop (RIP!), and The Hairpin.
  35. Lexapro, for getting Jessica and me out of bed in the morning.
  36. Google alerts for the words “breasts” and “vagina,” which bring us the best post ideas.
  37. Gchat and AIM for giving us an easy way to communicate when we’re working from home.
  38. SoapNet for broadcasting old episodes of “Beverly Hills, 90210” at 4 and 5 p.m., which takes the edge off that the last few hours of the workday.
  39. Casey Johnson, Big Poppa, Alexis Neiers, Carolin Berger, Sasha Grey, Danielle Staub, Cy Waits, Jeff Miranda, and Inez Sainz for being some of the most popular search terms that brought readers to The Frisky.
  40. CNN for being one of our best partners, bringing us many of our most dedicated readers.
  41. Speaking of which, last, but certainly not least, every single reader of The Frisky ever, but in particular, our regular, dedicated readers, and, of course, our prolific commenters. You make us laugh, you make us scream, and you keep us on our toes. Thank you, thank you, thank you.



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