Portlandia in LA
(posted by Emily) Many of you know that it took me years to jump on the Twitter bandwagon--I never really felt like it offered me anything unique that another social media platform couldn't offer. Well, I caved this past fall and so far, things have been going well--I'm really good at complaining to companies with poor customer service, reading about the top 15 tips for X, Y, and Z, and retweeting things that I think articulate a great point. Last weekend, I retweeted Portlandia, when they were offering up seats to an event in LA. Never expecting to win, I was blown away when they contacted me on Monday and that is how Rick and I found ourselves standing outside of The Last Bookstore in downtown LA last night. The show was hosting an Emmy event, including a debate with Toni and Candace from Women and Women First . For those of you who don't watch the show, Toni and Candace are played by Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, respectively, and they are big time femini...