I follow Lena Dunham on Twitter, and one day she posted a picture saying “most attractive PAs in NYC.” I opened it, and saw … excuse me? My cousin Emma. Emma? What are you doing in Lena Dunham’s Twitter feed?? Seriously, the O’Malleys get around. Emma rocks the house as a PA (production assistant) on many New York-based shows, but it was so bizarre, a worlds-colliding moment. Then, suddenly, the Daily Mail picked it up. My cousin Emma is in the freakin’ Daily Mail, TWO pictures of her, the one that I saw on Twitter where she is standing with another PA (photo by Lena Dunham), and the other of her and Dunham laughing and walking together, Dunham holding onto Emma’s arm.
Speaking of “the most attractive PA in New York”, Emma is also a rapper, aka Lil Freckles, and here is her new music video, for a song called “Row Dat Boat”.
Seriously, I can’t keep up with all of these developments.
I’m wicked proud of my cuz. I wrote a post about her a long while ago, some of you might remember. Cousins are important. Cousins are everything.
But still: Lena Dunham, Lil Freckles, Twitter, Row Dat Boat.
Just another day in the O’Malley Dynasty.
“Bitch, don’t you question me” sounds just like the cousin Emma from your old post (lose the ‘tude). Funny stuff. I lean more toward “she’s like the Doppler effect” but there’s a whole universe for the O’Malleys to riff on.
And reading the comments about Lena Dunham on the Daily Mail article just underlines what you were writing about in our “Tootsie” exchange.
Oh yeah, I never read any comments section for an article where Lena Dunham is featured. I don’t like the phrase “fat slut” to take up any space in my brain. People who feel that way about women have nothing to teach me – therefore I ignore them.
Go, Lena Dunham. I love what she’s doing, and I love her sense of self and empowerment.
and definitely – I joked with her on FB that “lose the ‘tude” was in a continuum with the rest of her life and she totally agreed.
I love the title of this piece!
My uncle Tom sent the link around – like: Get a load of Emma in The Daily Mail!! So funny.
Ha! Natch! PERFECT! O’Malley’s will never need to hire PR.
Thanks for the love cuz! everything is so fun right now. can’t wait to see you in september. BIG LOVE
Yes, can’t wait for September!!