By Rya Backer

So today's HOTD went a little bit differently. See, I'm usually the gal who writes and produces the segment (which is shot at my desk), but today, after finishing the script, I stepped away from the prompter and in front of the camera. It was very nerve-racking, and I promise, if I ever do it again, I'll look straight into the camera instead of, well, everywhere else. Anyway!

Two members of Britney Spears' tour crew got into some trouble yesterday, and in addition to Ms. Spears speaking up about it, our own Jocelyn Vena offered a few words.

And do you read Britney's Twitter? How about 50 Cent's? Well, yeah, they're not written by the actual celeb.

Have a great weekend!

By Rya Backer

Well, was last night something or was it something? I took to this week's episode for a wealth of reasons, namely that I'm a recent college grad (Let's go — wait, does NYU have any athletic teams?), I started working right out of college and, like most other members of the animal kingdom, I have an opinionated mother. That said, this episode was about as exciting as my morning subway ride, which is to say, not very riveting at all. Was Stella's absence to blame for the 60-minute snoozer? Certainly. But I also think it's worth pointing out how lame the entire challenge was. If I wanted to watch a "makeover" episode, I'd watch some "Jenny Jones" clips on Youtube. And if I wanted advice on office clothing, I'd refer to this: Unless you're physically given a uniform, you can probably wear jeans and the shirt you wore to sleep last night to work and no one will care.

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