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'''Jennifer Lawson''' is an ] ] and ]. She is the author of The Bloggess and Ill Advised blogs, co-author of Good Mom/Bad Mom on the ] and a columnist for ]. She is best known for her irreverent writing style. She also used to write an advice column named "Ask The Bloggess" for ] until she quit because they stopped paying her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebloggess.com/2010/11/strange-things-will-happen/ |title=Strange things will happen if you let them. |date=November 7, 2010 |last=Lawson |first=Jenny |work=TheBloggess.com |accessdate=July 4, 2011}}</ref> '''Jennifer Lawson''' is an ] ] and ]. She is the author of The Bloggess and Ill Advised blogs, co-author of Good Mom/Bad Mom on the ] and a columnist for ]. She is best known for her irreverent writing style. She also used to write an advice column named "Ask The Bloggess" for ] until she quit because they stopped paying her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebloggess.com/2010/11/strange-things-will-happen/ |title=Strange things will happen if you let them. |date=November 7, 2010 |last=Lawson |first=Jenny |work=TheBloggess.com |accessdate=July 4, 2011}}</ref>. She has ]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/2011/01/this-doesnt-really-fit-here-it-doesnt-really-fit-anywhere/|title= This doesn’t really fit here. It doesn’t really fit anywhere|author= Lawson, Jennifer|date= January 8, 2011|work= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/ |accessdate=20 August 2011}}</ref> ] <ref>{{cite web |url= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/2011/01/coming-out/|title= Coming out|author= Lawson, Jennifer|date=January 24, 2011 |work= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/ |accessdate=20 August 2011}}</ref>, ] <ref>{{cite web |url= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/2011/01/coming-out/|title= Coming out|author= Lawson, Jennifer|date=January 24, 2011 |work= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/ |accessdate=20 August 2011}}</ref> and an ] <ref>{{cite web |url= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/2011/01/coming-out/|title= Coming out|author= Lawson, Jennifer|date=January 24, 2011 |work= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/ |accessdate=20 August 2011}}</ref>.


Her personal blog is extremely popular, averaging close to half a million page views a month.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} She was recognized by the ] as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nielsen-online.com/emc/powermoms/Power_Mom_Pack_05_09.ppt |title=Power Mom 50 - Nielson Online |accessdate=June 29, 2011}}</ref> and ] listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/23/100-best-womens-blogs-forbes-woman-time-websites.html |title=Top 100 Websites For Women |last1=Casserly |first1=Meghan |last2=Goudreau |first2=Jenna |work=Forbes |date=June 23, 2010 |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer,<ref name="2010 bloggies">{{cite web |url=http://2010.bloggi.es/ |title=Tenth Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> and a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer and Weblog of the Year.<ref name="2011 bloggies">{{cite web |url=http://2011.bloggi.es/ |title=Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> In 2011 '']'' named her the "Greatest Person of the Day" for her work in raising money for struggling families in December 2010.<ref name="huffpogreatest">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/todays-huffpost-greatest-_n_803561.html |title=Today's HuffPost Greatest Person: Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess |work=The Huffington Post |author=Lee, Amy |date=January 3, 2011 |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She was also interviewed on ]'s '']'' during the fundraising campaign.<ref name="cbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/Connect_with_Mark_Kelley/1305591601/ID=1706931599 |title=Charity matchmaker |work=CBC News |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> Her personal blog is extremely popular, averaging close to half a million page views a month.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} She was recognized by the ] as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nielsen-online.com/emc/powermoms/Power_Mom_Pack_05_09.ppt |title=Power Mom 50 - Nielson Online |accessdate=June 29, 2011}}</ref> and ] listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/23/100-best-womens-blogs-forbes-woman-time-websites.html |title=Top 100 Websites For Women |last1=Casserly |first1=Meghan |last2=Goudreau |first2=Jenna |work=Forbes |date=June 23, 2010 |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer,<ref name="2010 bloggies">{{cite web |url=http://2010.bloggi.es/ |title=Tenth Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> and a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer and Weblog of the Year.<ref name="2011 bloggies">{{cite web |url=http://2011.bloggi.es/ |title=Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> In 2011 '']'' named her the "Greatest Person of the Day" for her work in raising money for struggling families in December 2010.<ref name="huffpogreatest">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/todays-huffpost-greatest-_n_803561.html |title=Today's HuffPost Greatest Person: Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess |work=The Huffington Post |author=Lee, Amy |date=January 3, 2011 |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She was also interviewed on ]'s '']'' during the fundraising campaign.<ref name="cbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/Connect_with_Mark_Kelley/1305591601/ID=1706931599 |title=Charity matchmaker |work=CBC News |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref>


Some of the more notable things The Bloggess has done to date includes starting a public feud with ] which was covered by ], made #] a trending topic on ], smuggled a ] alligator onto an airplane because she believed it needed an adventure, started a ] with ] to discourage bad PR pitches, held a Zombie Apocalypse Drill at Ignite Evo '11, and holds parties in public bathrooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=And then I staged a Zombie Apocalypse|url=http://thebloggess.com/2011/07/and-then-i-stage-a-live-zombie-apocalypse-in-utah/|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> She collects stuffed animals including a boar's head named ],<ref>{{cite web|title=For the love of James Garfield|url=http://thebloggess.com/2009/11/for-the-love-of-james-garfield/|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> a gambling squirrel named ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Random Ramblings|url=http://thebloggess.com/2010/04/random-ramblings-of-an-insomniac-boobquakes-dangerous-squirrels-things-we-already-knew-about-men/|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> and a monkey name ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Would you like to buy a monkey?|url=http://thebloggess.com/2011/07/would-you-like-to-buy-a-monkey/|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> Some of the more notable things The Bloggess has done to date includes starting a public feud with ] which was covered by ], made #] a trending topic on ], smuggled a ] alligator onto an airplane because she believed it needed an adventure, started a ] with ] to discourage bad PR pitches, held a Zombie Apocalypse Drill at Ignite Evo '11, and holds parties in public bathrooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=And then I staged a Zombie Apocalypse|url=http://thebloggess.com/2011/07/and-then-i-stage-a-live-zombie-apocalypse-in-utah/|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> She collects stuffed animals including a boar's head named ],<ref>{{cite web|title=For the love of James Garfield|url=http://thebloggess.com/2009/11/for-the-love-of-james-garfield/|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> a gambling squirrel named ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Random Ramblings|url=http://thebloggess.com/2010/04/random-ramblings-of-an-insomniac-boobquakes-dangerous-squirrels-things-we-already-knew-about-men/|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> and a monkey named ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Would you like to buy a monkey?|url=http://thebloggess.com/2011/07/would-you-like-to-buy-a-monkey/|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref>


She is currently writing a memoir, to be published by Amy Einhorn Books.<ref name="bookdeal">{{cite web |url=http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case/2010/05/28/the-bloggess-gets-a-book-deal/ |title=The Bloggess gets a book deal |date=May 28, 2010 |work=BookPage |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She is currently writing a memoir, to be published by Amy Einhorn Books.<ref name="bookdeal">{{cite web |url=http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case/2010/05/28/the-bloggess-gets-a-book-deal/ |title=The Bloggess gets a book deal |date=May 28, 2010 |work=BookPage |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref>

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Jennifer Lawson
A self-portrait of Jenny Lawson
Occupation(s)Journalist, blogger
Years active2006 - present
SpouseVictor
Children1 daughter

Jennifer Lawson is an American journalist and blogger. She is the author of The Bloggess and Ill Advised blogs, co-author of Good Mom/Bad Mom on the Houston Chronicle and a columnist for SexIs Magazine. She is best known for her irreverent writing style. She also used to write an advice column named "Ask The Bloggess" for PNN until she quit because they stopped paying her.. She has rheumatoid arthritis OCD , depression and an anxiety disorder .

Her personal blog is extremely popular, averaging close to half a million page views a month. She was recognized by the Nielsen ratings as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers and Forbes listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women. She was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer, and a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer and Weblog of the Year. In 2011 The Huffington Post named her the "Greatest Person of the Day" for her work in raising money for struggling families in December 2010. She was also interviewed on CBC News Network's Connect with Mark Kelley during the fundraising campaign.

Some of the more notable things The Bloggess has done to date includes starting a public feud with William Shatner which was covered by MSNBC, made #Wolverines a trending topic on Twitter, smuggled a Cuban alligator onto an airplane because she believed it needed an adventure, started a Meme with Wil Wheaton to discourage bad PR pitches, held a Zombie Apocalypse Drill at Ignite Evo '11, and holds parties in public bathrooms. She collects stuffed animals including a boar's head named James Garfield, a gambling squirrel named Grover Cleveland, and a monkey named Copernicus.

She is currently writing a memoir, to be published by Amy Einhorn Books.

References

  1. Lawson, Jenny. "Who is the Bloggess?". TheBloggess.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  2. Lawson, Jenny (November 7, 2010). "Strange things will happen if you let them". TheBloggess.com. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  3. Lawson, Jennifer (January 8, 2011). "This doesn't really fit here. It doesn't really fit anywhere". http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/. Retrieved August 20, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  4. Lawson, Jennifer (January 24, 2011). "Coming out". http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/. Retrieved August 20, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  5. Lawson, Jennifer (January 24, 2011). "Coming out". http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/. Retrieved August 20, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  6. Lawson, Jennifer (January 24, 2011). "Coming out". http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/. Retrieved August 20, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  7. "Power Mom 50 - Nielson Online". Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  8. Casserly, Meghan; Goudreau, Jenna (June 23, 2010). "Top 100 Websites For Women". Forbes. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  9. "Tenth Annual Weblog Awards". The Bloggies. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  10. "Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards". The Bloggies. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  11. Lee, Amy (January 3, 2011). "Today's HuffPost Greatest Person: Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  12. "Charity matchmaker". CBC News. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  13. "And then I staged a Zombie Apocalypse". Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  14. "For the love of James Garfield". Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  15. "Random Ramblings". Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  16. "Would you like to buy a monkey?". Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  17. "The Bloggess gets a book deal". BookPage. May 28, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

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