FAQs & FFUs (Frequent Fuck Ups)

It's come to my attention that I spend a lot of time correcting people on various things, and answering the same questions over and over again.

I thought that it might make things a little easier if I just wrote  all of this down, so that if you really wanted to know, you could simply read it. 

This is, of course, assuming that people aren't inherently lazy and will go off to find out something for themselves instead of just asking again (or that anyone actually cares enough about these things to go off and research them prior to a brief encounter with me) . 

So. Here we go. 

Frequently Asked Questions & Frequent Fuck Ups:

1. "CupCate?!"

CupCate is the name I used to blog on VOX. I picked it because hey, I like cupcakes, and I once had a customer when I was working at Starbucks who could only ever remember my name because it sounded like "cake" - "Whenever I think Cake, I'll think Cate." 

So there you go. CupCate.

2. Cup Cate/ Cupkate / cupCate/ CupCake

The correct spelling of CupCate is like I just spelled it. Like it is on my Twitter account and everywhere else I am known as "CupCate". 

3. "My name is CATE SEVILLA..." 

"CupCate" is just a fun nickname and handle online. My name is Cate Sevilla, and while I hate to go all Barbra Boxer on you, I would appreciate it if you introduced me as such. Or, when sending out a press release with my name, "Cup Cate" doesn't cut it. If you really wanna throw in the CupCate, you may call me "Cate 'CupCate' Sevilla". Or, if we're drunk and you want to call me CupCate, that's fine, too. 

4. "...from BITCHBUZZ.COM" 

I do not attend events to promote my CupCate.com blog, or my old VOX blog, which you should note is just a back-up blog. CupCate.com is my personal blog. My day job, and the website I promote when attending events, is BitchBuzz.com. I only ever write reviews of anything on BitchBuzz.com. 

Please do not put on my name tag that I am from "CupCate".  I am from BitchBuzz.com or BitchBuzz. I am a web editor, and professional writer. There is nothing professional about this blog, and therefore I would never promote it as such. Even at just a lowly "blogger" event. 

5. "When and why did you start BitchBuzz?"

I launched BitchBuzz in August 2008, but had been working on it and planning things much before that. I started this website because I wanted somewhere awesome to write online, as well as something awesome to read. Lifestyle & Tech is what I'm about, and BitchBuzz reflects that. It's simple really - I didn't feel there was anyone online doing what I wanted to do, and didn't just want to work for someone else or another blog publishing company. 

I wanted to do this myself, with my husband and the co-founder of BitchBuzz, because with our powers combined (me = blogger, writer, web editor. Him = former designer, SEO expert, Internet Geek & programmer) we knew we could make something that kicks ass from both ends.

6. "Who drew your Twitter picture?"

No one.  THAT IS MY FACE. It's not a cartoon, it's not photo-shopped to the high heavens, that's my fucking face. 

It's a cropped version of this photo. Yes, it's lightened and the color balanced a bit, but I've not done anything to that photo aside from cropping it and adjusting the contrast and light. 

7. "Why did you move here?"

I moved here because my husband is English, and because I love London.

8. "How did you meet?"

Myspace. For real. 

9."Where did you live in the States?"

California. Yes, the weather is different. Yes, it's worse here. No, I don't care that much. And yes, I do go back quite often. About every 6 months or so. Just north of Sacramento. Yes, it's nice there. 

10. "So were you a journalist before this?"

No. I worked at Starbucks. I went from being an Assistant Manager at a Starbucks in northern California, to being a web editor and professional blogger in London in less than a year. In fact, I think it was six months. I didn't go to college. I don't have a degree. And prior to blogging for my former employer and on VOX for kicks, I had no proper writing experience. 

This either explains to you my complete lack of proper grammar and spelling, and journalistic skillz, or makes you think that I am very lucky. I say it's both..

 

Comments

[Adam]

Myspace. For real

The only possible response is:

Blimey!