We *LOVE* this month.
Is it the never-ending cold? Is it the string of 101 back-to-back snow days where we’re all trapped inside with hours of togetherness?
NO!
It’s because it’s “Febru-Arie”- a month so special it is named after our favorite reality TV superstar.
(Bet you thought we were going to put the kissing video here. Ha! No way. We’re totally doing that at the end.)
During a very important blog meeting where we read Entertainment Weekly’s excellent interview with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler aloud in Starbucks (Totally legit blog work, y’all), we came to a realization…
Ashley: Why don’t we ever get to interview celebrities?
Lisa: I think it’s because we don’t know any celebrities.
Ashley: That seems really unfair and arbitrary.
Lisa: Well, it could also be that we’ve never asked a celebrity for an interview.
Ashley: You can’t just do that…just ask them!
Lisa: Why not?
Ashley: That’s not how it’s done.
Lisa: I bet it is. Let’s do it! OMG…do you know what would be the best thing EVER? Let’s ask Arie! He follows us on Twitter so if we tweeted him about 500 times surely he’d eventually respond, right?
Ashley: Or block us…but we’ve got to go for it.
And so we DID!
After only 23 tweets in which we tagged and hashtagged him relentlessly and several direct messages, he agreed! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
Obviously he was wildly enthusiastic about the idea!
Now, we offered to do our interview via Skype in which we suggested he attend the interview shirtless. (You see, we’ve never done a celebrity interview before and we’ve been told that it helps if you can visualize your audience is in his underwear)
Unfortunately, Arie’s schedule (and the pesky restraining order) didn’t allow for our Skype session, but he did agree to answer some email questions for us. (But we’re relatively sure that he was shirtless when he answered them).
Here are our probing questions, his answers, and our reactions to them.
Q: Obviously Febru-Arie is our favorite month. We celebrate by photoshopping your head into various pictures with us. How do you commemorate this magical time of year?
Arie: I think the best thing to realize is that chocolate and wine make everything better. Make sure to commemorate FebruArie by consuming these on a nightly basis!
Well if Arie says we have to, we have to! Weight Watchers be damned! On it!
Q: What is your favorite blog? Is it The Dose of Reality or is it our blog, The Dose of Reality? Please elaborate.
Arie: Haha! Well I do appreciate your commitment. I think all of America should get on your level. It would be a better place!
OMG…did he just propose to us? Did he just says he wants a commitment with us? We sort of blacked out and everything just went foggy.
Q: We made a “Flat Arie” and we carry him everywhere. If we made a Flat Lisa and Flat Ashley and mailed them to you, what kind of selfie would you take with them?
Arie: How’s the racetrack? Could you handle the speed?
Q: As you may know, we are both in the medical field so this question is strictly professional. Since you have been scientifically proven to be the best kisser in the Western Hemisphere, how do you keep the four muscles comprising your obricularis oris in shape?
Arie: Practice…practice makes perfect.
Q: We are known for two things: our devotion to Arie and Pinterest Nightmares. Of these three Pinterest Nightmares-The Nubrella, Meggings, and The Slobstopper— which would you wear and why?
Arie: Meggings all the way…I mean, I think I already saw Juan Pablo rocking them?
HOORAY!!!!! You guys are so amazingly cool!!! I cannot believe you actually got to interview him! WOW! I guess you can both die happy now. Congrats!!
We can totally die happy now, Allie! (But we’re hoping it doesn’t come to that. 😀 )
I can’t believe it! You guys are BFFs now! He’s probably reading this right now! Remember us little people when you go on to star in your own reality show. Oh my gosh, you won’t even have to change your URL! Dose of REALITY!
YES!! We’re total BFFs now! Once his restraining order against us expires, we can even invite him to Starbucks for one of our blog meetings!
This was so awesome and seriously so happy that you ladies got an interview with Arie. I can only imagine the excitement you too felt and totally well deserved after your long time commitment to all things Arie!! 🙂
Thanks, Janine. We were totally THRILLED! He’s the best…OBVIOUSLY! 😀
Oh this post had me rolling the whole way through! Interview on skype shirtless!!!! And you aren’t missing much on Juan Pablo’s season. I got bored and stopped watching.
I’m not surprised, Alexa! We will never give up the hope for an Arie season! 🙂
OMG, I am so happy for you girls!
He was great fun, wasn’t he? I’m glad that you got the chance to interview him. I wish you would have asked him why Juan Pablo is such a tool.
Bwahahahahaha. That is a question for the philosophers of our time, NJ.
Arie is so fun and funny! (and it’s smart funny, which is our favorite kind of funny!)
This is so fun!
And clearly the best interview he has ever given. Or gotten.
Hmmm. I’m not sure which of those is right.
But the most important thing is he looks good….and y’all make him look even better. You should be in charge of all his interviews.
Hahahahaha! WE AGREE, Tracie! We’ll use you as a reference on the application!
How fun is that!? He sure is one little hottie! So glad your stalking paid off 🙂
He sure is, Jen! You’ll get no argument from us! 😀
You see? All of those totally legit Starbucks blog meetings paid off! You got the interview! And he was absolutely in his underwear when he answered those questions!
It was a total “Ask and ye shall receive” (or maybe be Twitter blocked) kind of moment! And now can write off our lattes on our taxes, too. Win-win.
I’m sure you’ll think it’s a crying shame when I say I don’t know who this fine specimen of man is, but those interview questions were top notch AMAZING!
Oh, Jen. This hurts our hearts, but glad you recognize quality when you see it!! He is a professional auto racer and the best contestant ever to grace one of our favorite TV programs of all time…The Bachelor/Bachelorette. He ranks among our top 5 things ever: Arie, Starbucks, yoga pants, weird things on Pinterest, and the invention of the DVR.
I can only imagine the endless squeals that came from this. You guys were persistent and consistent and you won the prize 🙂 so cool!
YES!!! Endless squeals….and we may have dance around a little bit. My dog was so startled by the uproar, she left the room to find a quieter place to nap. 😀
That is pretty awesome, even though I really didn’t know who he was. I haven’t watched The Bachelor in years. His answers amused me!
I wish this would happen with John Krasinski. Maybe I should try tweeting the crap out of him? I just want him to know I EXIST.
He is totally amusing and great, Amber! We don’t know if John will turn out to be as awesome as Arie, but go for it! 😀
You guys are too much! This is hilarious and should be part of your rotation. I did see your Facebook link, btw! But to be honest I had no idea who this was and at first thought he was a she, like a real housewife or something.
Arie is *totally* a part of our regular rotation, Liz. We’ve written tons of post about him!! He’s one of our favorite things!
HOORAY!! I’m so glad your Twitter stalking paid off! It gives me hope that I’ll someday land an amazing interview. Now, who to stalk… There are several celebrities and professional athletes I’d like to interview sans shirts!
Good luck, Nicole!! It will be hard to find someone that will be as fantastic as Arie, but we are rooting for you! 😀
SHUT. UP.
I. KNOW. RIGHT?!?!?!?!?!
We knew you would appreciate the monumental importance in this day, Michelle!!! 😀
This says it all! Dying over here…I’m dying! Can you imagine how crazed you would be if you had done a phone interview? Listening to the voice that comes out of that MOUTH!!!!
I’m not sure we could have survived the experience, Stacey. I think we might have just keeled over right. Everything works out for the best!! 😀
You girls rock! It’s only a matter of time before he is at your doorstep! All part of the plan…..
It’s all about the long game, Susie! 😀
Oh my GAWD. You girls know I’m not a Bachelor addict but I almost threw up for you. Seriously. SHUT UP. This is awesome. Y’all are awesome.
I even watched a minute or so of the video to remind me if Arie’s awesome. Ehem.
Thanks, Andrea! Most. Exciting. Dose Day. EVER!! Thank you for sharing the excitement with us!
You had to watch the video, Andrea. It’s just good manners! 😀
This right here is why I love Twitter. It is also why I love you guys, and now why I love Arie. Do you sleep with a printed copy of the interview under your pillows?!
You know we do, Amy. I print out a fresh copy each night. (and Flat Arie is propped up at my desk in a place of honor right next to my phone charger and 3 hole punch.)
OMG this is brilliant!! Congratulations on your major “get”!! And thank you for the best laugh I have had all year!!! Love you, and can I be the first one ot start your fan club?!!
Oh, Kathy!! What would we ever, ever do without you?!?! You are just the best!!! (You can start our fan club if we can start yours, too!! ) MWAH!!! XOXOXO
Omigod! Omigod! Omigod! How did I not know that you girls were in love with my boyfriend, Arie? I’m really sorry that he’s so busy kissing me all the time to take shirtless photos for you, but I have a few selfies he’s sent me. 😉 Seriously, though, I do love Arie. He and Brooks by far have been my favorites. I had a small squee moment this season when he tweeted with me TWICE one night!! Seriously…I squeeled like a little girl. They really should make him the next Bachelor….b/c I really like watching him kiss…a lot.
Ok, so I know you’re not watching this season, but when you start watching again, you should check out this page: http://hellabuzzed.wordpress.com. Recaps from a dude’s point of view. They’re hysterical.
I forgot something….that video…brillz.
Oh, MANDI!!! We knew from the first time we read your blog, that we were meant to be friends! Our biggest goal is to have an Arie the Bachelor season. There could be nothing better. We’d have to bronze our DVRs after that one!! 😀
Way to go Arie, Lisa and Ashley! Very entertaining. 🙂
Thanks, Katy!! (Gee…we sure do like the way our three names go together in your sentence! 😀 )
OK, we’ve already established that I am joining you and turning your duo into a trio, right? Well let’s make that happen the day before Arie come on board too! I’d love to be in on that Starbucks meeting…and I don’t even drink coffee!!
Perfect, Rabia. You’re IN!! Then we’ll add Arie and get a table for 4 by the window! Lattes for everyone!! (we’ll get you a tea or something)
Amazing, congratulations! I can’t imagine how exciting this must have been! And I’m glad he actually responded. Are you really going to send him your cutouts? Because he sounds like he just might sport them (in his meggings of course).
Unfortunately, the restraining order keeps us from mailing him anything, but one day, Angela. One day!
Have no bloody idea who this guy but I salute your nerve and perseverance in achieving your goal! Now who can I stalk - errrrrrrr - interview 😉
Teri, Teri, Teri…you are missing out, girl. But that’s okay. That just leaves more Arie for the two of us! 😀
Nice work you guys!!!! Go get em!
Thanks, Crystal! Now we know how it feels when a dream becomes a reality!
I think my Bachelor A-list card needs to be revoked since I had to google Arie to learn who he is. Shame on me. But kudos to you girls! JP pales in comparison. Who are we kidding he’d pale in comparison to anyone.
I did have a Bachelor interview (and running date) of my own, detailed here: http://www.marciashealthyslice.com/2012/07/interview-with-dr-andy-baldwin.html
GAH…JP…don’t even get me started. Fleiss deserves what he’s getting this season for this pick. Ugh.
Can’t wait to read your Andy interview! I *love* that he does so much humanitarian work.
Oh, I am rolling! Laughing out loud, way before I’ve had the chance to finish my coffee.
Bravo, Dose Girls. Bravo.
Thanks, Jessica!! You can’t go wrong with Arie! 🙂
My mom was right…perseverance does pay off. Love you funny ladies and congrats!
One thing we’ve learned from our time in the parenting trenches….moms are always right. (Even when we werre teenagers. It’s so annoying) Love you too!
hahaha! GREAT and HILARIOUS interview! I think yall scored big time with Arie! Those Meggings hahahaha! I have to confess - I had no clue who he was, but yall have celeb status in my email inbox! 🙂
He’s probably the only man alive that could actually make meggings work, Shashi!! 😀
Sorry Ladies, don’t know who Arie is, but after the video I wish I did LOL 😉 Thanks for that.
Oh, we know, Jill!!! That video will make a believer out of anyone! 😀
Good for you! I don’t really know who he is but…good for you!
Thanks, John! (We guess you don’t count The Bachelor among your guilty pleasures. You’re missing out!!) 😀
Wow, ladies! Awesome for you! *high fives* Total score! 🙂 I knew he’d agree eventually. 😉 You all rock! He just got a totally awesome guy score of 10 out of 10 from me for being on your blog! Is he gonna drop by and comment? That would be sweet!
He is beyond awesome, isn’t he?!?!?! 10 out of 10 for sure!
It would be so great if he left a comment. He’s never done that before. We wouldn’t wash our computer screens ever again. 😀
Look at you two! And more importantly look at Arie! I never watched the show, but I did like that little clip at the end. No wonder you guys are obsessed w/ him.
Bwahahahahaha!! EXACTLY! I mean, if that’s not swoon worthy I don’t know what is.
Have you backed that email up on multiple hard drives and printed out enough copies to wallpaper a powder room? So. Cool.
Ellen
You know us so well, Ellen! We’ve back up, bought a zip drive and backed up there in case both of our computers crashed at the same time, and loaded in on a pin drive I stole out of my teenager’s desk….and then we made sure it was backed up on the cloud. We had to take precautions! 😀
That is so cool!
So happy for you girls!!
Thanks, Kim. This is our favorite hump day ever. 😀
This is so fabulous. And he did seem enthusiastic with his “ya sure!” Honestly.
I would love to consume wine and chocolate on a nightly basis.
We know!! He could have just said “Ok” We got 4 more letters than that. His excitement was palpable! 😀
(We pretty much DO consume wine and chocolate nightly. We build in into our Weight Watchers points. We’re not dummies. 😀 )
Oh my gosh, I love this! I am so happy that you were able to interview Arie. Next time, you’ll have to request one in person. Since you’re now BFFs and all. Woohoo!
YES!!!!! Baby steps. 😀
I’m so happy for you guys - you must have been over the moon! I’m writing a post involving a famous person tomorrow, and I am going to follow your lead and tag him relentlessly in the hopes that he will respond.
Awesome and intriguing, Dana!!! Can’t wait to read it! We’ll keep our fingers crossed your tagging efforts work! We’ll tweet for you tomorrow, too!
Very cool ladies! I loved his answers to your questions! You are soooo lucky!
We loved his answers, too! (But he could have typed just about anything and we still would have SQUEED out loud. We’re an easy sell.)
Am I the only one who thought Arie was a dud? And please dont steal Febru-Any from Subway…..Its all they have at this point. Pretty stoked that he replied to you and agreed to do the interview but Arie? The women are the crazy ones and will spill their guts more. Interview the crazies. That would make for a killer interview. I like to recap my thoughts to our Bachelor pool once a week and post for us to have fun talking crap about everyone.
You are totally the only one, Dave!!
The only lady contestant we’d want to interview is Tierra—and even then we’d really just want to talk to her eyebrow. We’d definitely try to steal her sparkle. That’s how we roll.
Wow - y’all are awesome - not only do you know celebrities, you get them to grant you a shirtless interview to be shared with all of us!!!
And, that kissing video - what was he thinking! Emily was a nut job!!!
I guess he was just using it as his kissing “how-to!!”
Thank goodness one “f” Jef took one for the team that season, Kim. But, since it was the season that gave us Arie, it still goes down in the books as our favorite of the entire Bachelor franchise.
You guys are awesome! I was laughing the whole way through! I can’t believe you pulled this off. I take that back. Of course I can!
Bwahahaha! Thanks, Michelle!! And he didn’t even block us…yet.
OH. MY. GOD!!!!! Good for you girls!!!!! Don’t be fooled by his lukewarm enthusiasm of “ya sure”-he’s gearing up for it and doesn’t want to expend all his energy just yet. For the record, I am so happy you featured Arie in meggins!!!!
He was just pacing himself, Karen. He had to save a little energy for squeezing into the meggings after all! 😀
Can I SQUEEE??? I love Arie, and you girls are amazing for persisting and being SO charming that he couldn’t resist you. LOVE this! You’re my new heroes!
Hahahaha!! Yes! Join in the squeeing, Stephanie! We don’t want to be the only ones making a scene over here!! 😀 (We like being called “charming”!! Usually it’s just “Twitter stalkers”!!)
Awesome!!! What a dream come true! But is this going to be your first AND last celebrity interview? How on earth could you top this gem with the one and only Arie?!?!
I can’t imagine we ever COULD top it, Mo. It’s a “one and done” kind of situation. We could quit blogging now, too. It will never get better than this!!! 😀
Look out Entertainment Tonight! The Dose Girls are on the scene and HELLOOOOOO adorable little celebrity (I’ve never heard of, but all I do is watch Disney…)!! Go on with your bad selves, ladies!!!! xo
Hahahahaha. Arie is TOTES adorable…in all the ways! 😀
This whole thing is adorbs!! (I don’t know if I say the word “adorbs” because I love it or because it annoys my hubs, but I think it’s really because I love it.) Great job!
Oh, ADORBS totes works for us, Shay! I use adorbs so much the autocorrect on my iPhone knows it!! FOR REAL!!! (and people do hate it, which just makes it better! 😀 )
I’d like to send him a private message, too… if ya know what I’m sayin’! 😉
Bwwahahahaha. Oh, we DO, Amanda. We really, really do!!
This is too cool!! I’ll be you nearly freaked out when his direct message reply was “ya sure!”. I almost freaked once when one of the Green Bay Packers sent me a direct message in response to a tweet I sent to him. lol
Oh, JEANNE! How cool is that?! I KNOW how much you love your Packers!! Yes, the freak outs were probably exactly the same!! 🙂
I cannot believe it - what a dream come true for you/ALL OF US!!! He seems really witty and how sweet to agree to the interview (and shirtless too!!!) I am LOVING the meggings picture - it made me just die!!! The side comments also killed me. Thanks ladies you never let me down!!!
Aw! Thanks, Dana!! You’re the BEST!!! It *was* so nice of him to be such a good sport and do our interview. And it was really nice of him to pick meggings. I have to admit, I would have been sad to have to put him in a Slobstopper.
OMG, the meggings! (He might even make those look good!) This just goes to show how awesome your blog is! (or also how small the world is on Twitter!)
I think it just shows how great Arie is!! (and he is perhaps the only man alive that could potentially make meggings work. 😀
I so love Twitter. I can make connections on there I never dreamed were possible before.
I totally love this interview and how you ‘staged’ it! You all are good hot mess. 🙂
We’ve tried not to be a hot mess, Crystal…but in the end it just comes out anyway. We just go with it now! 😀
Ok so I’ve NEVER heard of or seen this guy in my life but seriously - WHAT A SWEETHEART! I’m so excited for you that you got your first celeb interview. You handled like balance between flattery and obsession like a boss!
HOLY SHIRTLESS SHIT!! you guys did it! You’re famous, and amazing (I mean I knew that part already but holyfuck wow~~~).
Wait. Who is Ari?
for real, I don’t know who he is but you guys are beyond awesome and awesome.
Totally admire you guys’ ambition (and persistence!). I’m sorry to say I don’t know who he is (eeks!) but just from his responses and his willingness to chat with bloggers, he seems like a really nice guy 🙂
Eeeeee! WooHoo for y’all!
You girls are awesome! I don’t watch The Bachelor, I gave up early on in the season. The girl drama was just too much for me 🙂 Congrats on the email interview.
WOW, THIS IS SO AMAZING! YOU GO, DOSE GIRLS! way to take charge of your celebrity crush and wrangle him around your pretty fingers 🙂
My picture is on Arie’s helmet, he sent me a direct comment on Facebook once and now I happen upon two other “Arie Rocks!” girls who actually got a real live (well, kinda/sorta) interview! I almost feel I’m not worthy! I loved it! And you saved the dessert for last. Yum.
Seriously, best interview ever!
Is it terrible that I have no idea who he is? I’m so out of touch :/
Please say we can still be friends even if I don’t know who this is. I don’t watch reality tv. It’s too emotionally intense and I feel the emotions of others too strongly. It actually hurts me when I watch even a little, so I stopped a long time ago. Like after the fifth season of survivor.
But he is awfully cute! Nice get.
This is so great! What a fun interview
My favorite post so far today - laugh out loud funny. Need this on a day where the highlight is going to be paying a plumber more than I paid for my first car!
Whoot! There it is! I am dancing around my living room for the two of you now. I don’t watch the Bachelor or follow Arie but I may have to now. I mean if he’s “committed” the The Dose Girls and wants to go fast with you (hehe) then I think he’s got to be the man of everyone’s dreams.
You guys rock!! This is awesome 😉 ~Jenna
You guys make the best stalkers!
OMG!! That kissing vid… (fanning with both hands).I’m so envious of that girl right now… You should dedicate 2014 to him, my gawd!!! It feels hot in here, or it’s just me…