Gawker: valleywag, kerah pelczarski

The first child Google engineered from a 23andMe "sample kit" waits for its brethren to hatch

Jackson West — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Googler parents complaining about the soaring cost of childcare should be glad that the executive in charge wasn't Marissa Mayer. This photo, taken when Google senior UI designer Kerah Pelczarski took her infant over to Aunt Marissa's Four Seasons penthouse apartment, gives one a taste. Mayer was having Seattle artist Dale Chihuly's signature colorful blown-glass art installed in November 2006. I don't know if I'm more surprised that Pelczarski let the infant play on a floor full of glass, or that Mayer let Chihuly use tertiary colors. But given Mayer's predilection for mixing business and pleasure, I have to think a Mayer-designed childcare center would have cost much more than $50,000 per student a year. Have a better caption? The best one will become the new headline. Thursday's winner: "This is how we elect the board of directors" by giddieup. (Photo by marissa)

Marissa Mayer and friends on display at department store

Jackson West — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:40:00 EDT

The Palo Alto Neiman Marcus held a preview of the Oscar de la Renta fall collection for a San Francisco Symphony benefit, and we all know how much Google's Marissa Mayer loves her some de la Renta. So she showed up with boy toy Zack Bogue (far left) and Google senior UI designer Kerah Pelczarski (second from the right), who seems to play the role of Gayle King to Mayer's Oprah Winfrey.

I have to admit, the black-and-white dress with fringed hem she wore was downright tasteful! But Bogue, handsome as he may be, could dandy up just a bit — the dark suit, white shirt and light blue tie is pretty conservative, and looks like something well-gelled God-mayor Gavin Newsom wears nearly daily. I wouldn't recommend Bogue going over the top à la Mayer's fey friend Orkut Buyukkokten, but would it kill him to wear a pocket square to a fashion show? (Photos by Drew Altizer)