Zooey Deschanel knows that while her worshipful fans find her “adorkable,” to some snarky critics, she’s “tweepulsive.” And she’s OK with that. Check out parts of her interview here. And for more on Deschanel, pick up the February issue of Allure, on newsstands January 24.

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Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) – Best Actress in a Comedy
“I am completely overwhelmed with happiness! This is a huge vote of confidence for nerdy girls everywhere! I am so lucky to have this amazing job, and to collaborate with this incredible cast, crew, team of writers and producers. I am so grateful to the HFPA for giving us all this honor and grateful to be nominated with such talented and amazing ladies who I respect so much.”

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Golden Globes: Zooey Deschanel on ‘New Girl’ nom–’It’s like cake and ice cream’

Get out the “adorkable” meter. Zooey Deschanel phoned The Times while she was driving (we hope she was using her headset!) to the set of her hit Fox series “New Girl” to discuss the show’s Golden Globe nominations. And her comments and reaction to the nominations are as cutesy as you’d expect from the gal who can make a slow-motion chicken dance look pleasant.

“The fact that people like it and it’s getting these nominations, it’s like … like, cake and ice cream,” Deschanel said, referring to the show’s nod in the comedy category.

In “New Girl,” Deschanel’s character, Jess, moves in with three guys who take her in after a humiliating split from her boyfriend.

“I’ve been working a really long time as an actress — I know how special and rare it is to get recognized like this.”

The 31-year-old actress (who also moonlights as a singer and, depending on the commercial break, a Cotton spoksperson) said her nomination for actress in a comedy was a “total surprise.”

“I had my phone on silent,” she said. “I woke up to a bunch of missed calls — it was really kind of scary.”

It’s the kind of news Jess might get flustered over, Deschanel said. “She would totally trip and fall and walk into a wall. I know that because she’s like me and that’s sort of what I did. We worked a really long day yesterday so I was so tired this morning. I accidentally punched my wrist into a wall. I tend to walk into things when I’m tired I forget where my body ends and the world begins.”

The show’s creator, Liz Meriwether, is also like Jess, considering the character is semi-based on her own life. And she found it hard to wrap her head around the idea that her life is cool enough to earn a Golden Globe nomination.

“In a weird way, it’s like a life nomination,” said Meriwether, who got word of the show’s nominations in the haze of actually writing the next script for the series.

“Deadline is in a couple of hours,” she said. “But I’m sure I could get an extension.”

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The Pinup of Williamsburg
Zooey Deschanel sews her own clothes, plays ukulele, and tweets about kittens. Is she too cute for her own good? Or just plain adorable? On her new TV show, New Girl, mainstream America will get its first chance to take stock of the indie girl that indie boys and girls love to argue about.
Read it all at NYMag.com

Zooey Deschanel’s Guide to a Happy and Healthy Life
Charisma, talent and quick wit have made her a star in music, movies and the digital world. See how she does it all!
Read it all at Self.com

Crafternoon with Zooey D
Are you an unmedicated adult with Attention Deficit Disorder who also LOVES to do crafts? I AM! I barely have the patience to write this opening paragraph (I have already gotten up four times), so I need to focus my unfocused mind on projects that can be completed very quickly. Am I going to knit a scarf? NO! Will I knit a scarf for a bunny? I don’t know. Maybe, if it’s a really small field bunny and I am knitting with giant knitting needles. I recognize I will never complete something that takes any kind of patience (sorry needlepoint) so I decided to focus this blog on crafts I CAN complete.

Today’s crafty craft: A (very simple) drawstring bag
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Today is Zooey Deschanel’s birthday! So…

You can wish Zooey a happy birthday through Twitter, you can find her at: @TheRealZooeyD!

1) I love getting dressed up and shopping, but I don’t follow trends. My style fluctuates: it’s whimsical and feminine. When I was little, I was a really girly girl who didn’t like to wear trousers. I just wore party dresses all the time with patent-leather shoes.

2) At school the kids wore hippy dresses from thrift stores, and people made their own clothes. I’ve always enjoyed wearing old-fashioned clothes. I try to do a bit of research before I travel so I know where to uncover vintage finds.

3) Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure. I try to stick to classic pieces. I don’t go to a lot of fashion shows or pay attention to what other people are wearing.

4) The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job. I do this because I love to act. All that other stuff may be glamorous, but glamour, by definition, is all just a circus.

5) You don’t have to wear expensive clothes to look good. Growing up in Hollywood meant there were a lot of film stars’ kids at my school – but no conspicuous wealth. It wasn’t cool to show off that you had money.

Source: The Observer