Albertina Rizzo is a writer born and raised (mostly) in New York City, where she currently resides.

She is the co-author of Hold My Gold: A White Girls Guide to the Hip-Hop World (Simon & Schuster) and Britney's Baby Book (Penguin). Her work has been featured and/or covered by numerous publications including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Los Angeles Times, New York magazine, The NY Press, and on Gawker.com. She has appeared on ABC News Now, E! News Live, WB11, and on a variety of nationally syndicated radio shows, such as The Wendy Williams Experience, Mancow In the Morning, and Sirius Satellite Radio. She also shares a blog with her comedy partner Craig Baldo at www.baldoandrizzo.blogspot.com.

Albertina is not Swedish and would like to thank you for reading her bio because she is polite.

Blog Entries by Albertina Rizzo

President's Day Trivia

Posted February 18, 2008 | 12:00 AM (EST)


PRESIDENT'S DAY TRIVIA!

With Presidents Day here, I thought I'd do a little research on some of the great men that held our nation's highest office. After much "Googling", I was surprised to find the following fun facts:

  • Grover Cleveland could fart the alphabet.
  • Confused by the title, and in the midst...

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I Gave It A Shot

Posted November 27, 2007 | 06:14 PM (EST)


With the holidays fast approaching, it's pretty difficult to get anything done. Oftentimes I like to look at "to do" lists from yesteryear and laugh and laugh about how little I've accomplished (and by laugh, I mean cry). A new month, a new "to do" list. What's a girl to...

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Writer's Block

Posted November 15, 2007 | 12:45 PM (EST)


If you're a teamster, you get paid to drive a truck. But if someone invents a new kind of truck, and you're still driving it, you should still get paid.

-Judd Apatow, writer/director of Knocked Up and The 40-Year Old Virgin on the strike

I am a...

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Inquiring Minds

Posted October 22, 2007 | 12:23 PM (EST)


I was at my local coffee place enjoying some "me" time ("me" meaning unemployed) when I overheard the woman next to me ask her friend the following important question:

"Jeez. Whatever happened to Macy Gray?"

I would like to commend this anonymous lady for really digging deep for answers to...

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An Ode to Parenting

Posted September 28, 2007 | 12:21 PM (EST)


"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy." -Sam Levenson

When it comes to the blame game, no one gets more shit than parents. I've gotten past the age where I blame my parents for my issues. I spent the better part...

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On Impulse

Posted August 16, 2007 | 09:37 PM (EST)


I'm an impulsive person. I always have been. Sometimes the things I have done on impulse have turned out to be great ideas. But let's be honest, no one wants to hear about great ideas (as is evident by the fact you are reading this). With that in mind, I...

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Fun Things to do on a Blind Date

Posted August 11, 2007 | 05:00 PM (EST)


• Talk about your pet's epilepsy in detail.
• Say you hate fun and also vacations and also laughter.
• Say you love pain and also Reggaeton and also Goebbels.
• If your date tells you their father died, follow with "can you elaborate?"...

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Mom Reunites Through Facebook with Son She Gave Up for Adoption

Posted August 9, 2007 | 04:31 PM (EST)


For his sake, I hope this isn't how it went down...

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Death Cat

Posted July 28, 2007 | 06:27 PM (EST)



This is Oscar the Cat. Apparently, he can predict when old people are dying. Personally, I don't know why Oscar is getting so much praise. You want to know when this 70 year-old is going to die? Answer: Soon.

CNN has reported that this cat...

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Wild Man

Posted July 25, 2007 | 03:34 PM (EST)


I have a new obsession. His name is Bear Grylls and he is the host of Man vs. Wild on the Discovery Channel. And yes, you read correctly, his name is Bear. It's really no surprise that he is a survivalist for a living. With a name like that, his...

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