My name is Arlene and I predict that in about five years my name will be appropriated by all the yupsters looking for the next really unusual name that no one else will have. Let it be known that I am the Original Arlene™.  I talk about my hamster, my boyfriend and The Hills Gossip Girl Lost Mad Men entirely too much. I live and work in DC. I always laugh when people take themselves way too seriously, but even more so when it’s the people I love the most. I post a lot of pictures of cute animals and food that I cook.  I agonize over what to eat for lunch every single day of my life. I love lox bagels and Sofia Coppola movies. I hate corn syrup and wedding gift registries. I’m allergic to gerbils. The end.