Full disclosure: I do not watch vampire shows or read vampire books. I have a vague notion of who Robert Pattinson is, simply because he keeps popping up in US Weekly during my Stepmill session. Oh, and yesterday I sat slackjawed as I watched Twilight Saga: New Moon star Kellan Lutz do the most amazing set of push-ups I’ve ever seen on Ellen. (So THAT’S WHY the teenage girls swwon over him!) But aside from that, my vampire pop culture knowledge is nil. I never even watched Buffy. The closest I’ve ever come to even caring about a vampire was in kindergarten, when Count von Count taught me my 1, 2, 3s on Sesame Street.

I just want to talk to you about boots for those of you with special issues beyond just calf size. What if you have a narrow calf? What if you have a small size foot and a large size calf? Pre-measured boots not working for you? The answer is custom.

I may be stuck back in 1995 with my Blackberry, but from what I understand, there are about two gazillions apps for the iPhone that let you do everything from drink a pretend beer (iBeer) to fart a fake fart (iFart Mobile) to pop pretend bubble wrap (iBubble Wrap). And while I DO appreciate the ability to turn your phone on while squatting in the Ladies Room and hear rushing water to help your overcome your shy bladder (iPee), nothing can touch the usefulness of iSurgeon, a new iPhone/iPod Touch App that “combines personal image modification with high tech gaming features.”

Every woman is beautiful. Unfortunately, some of us don't realize it or don't understand it. I believe in empowering women by giving them the tools to understand it, own it and trust it. Remembering the 5 principles below will definitely help you in this process.

My friend Debbie recently (and lovingly) coined the term “thankles,” a hybrid reminiscent of cankles but found almost exclusively on babies like her five-month-old daughter, whose sweet, natural baby fat renders her ankles equally as wide in circumference as her thighs.

Demi Moore may have an age-defying face, a hot, young husband and a career most actresses would envy, but there’s one thing missing in this glamazon celeb’s life: A left hip.

My pick of the week is a great new versatile wrap launched this week by Kiyonna called the “Affinity Wrap” You can get all wrapped up in this comfy item eight different ways!

The types of things that should bum a five-year-old girl out: -Cable going out during Dora the Explorer’s season premier -The closing down of an American Girl doll store -Being invited to a tea party and finding out it’s BYOC (Bring Your Own Crumpets) The types of things that should not even register on a five-year-old girl’s radar: -Airbrushed models

I’ll never forget back in college, working for University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Student Health Center (I was that girl who sat by the free condom bowl and smiled as you stocked up for the weekend), I was once sitting in a staff meeting with all the head honchos. Doctors, nurses, therapists, administrators. We were strategizing for an upcoming gender rights event and as we sat around a giant oval board room table, I had the floor. For the life of me, I can’t recall what I was pontificating about, but I remember quite clearly saying the following: “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m not a feminist (said with a bit of a sneer), but I do like it when a guy holds the door open for me.”

I love sushi. I’d eat it every night if I could afford it. Admittedly, I’m extremely (almost embarrassingly) unadventurous, in that I order the most Americanized rolls possible. Sample dialogue: Me: “I’d like a California roll. Is that made with real crab or fake crab?” Waitress: “Oh, don’t worry, we use real crabmeat.” Me: “I’d actually like the chef to use the fake. And a Philly Roll, extra cream cheese. And can you make a veggie roll with carrots, avocado and asparagus? Inside out. And a dirty dry Ketel One martini. Thank you!”