I’m sure I will be forced to broil these words, season them, and choke them down (as was the case with MySpace and Facebook) so I’ll keep this brief.
First of all, who named it “Twitter”???!!! For the sake of being politically correct (yes, as a California resident even I have now contracted the PC disease) I won’t go into all of the things that are wrong with it being named Twitter. But Twitter? Who EVER decided it was cool to sign up for something called TWITTER?
Second, the Twitter website actually says “Find people. Follow them.” Aw heck, go ahead and Stalk ‘em.
And do you really need another way to know that your best friend’s cousin that you only met twice in your life is “pumped about her awesome weekend”?
When I wanted to talk to a friend back in the day, I could A. call her on the good ole land line, or B. send her a letter. Now I have to decide if I want to call someone’s cell, or work, or email them (again, personal or work?), or MySpace, or Facebook them. Oh, or text. I would add IM into this SAT-worthy problem-solving exercise, except that I don’t have IM. Yes, I know, I am the last person on earth that doesn’t IM. Or Twitter. Yet.
Geez. Its enough to make a person crawl back into bed, put a pillow over your head, and plead to be left alone. OK, so don’t leave me alone, I love you all and want you to call, email, post on my wall, read my awesome blog, etc. Just, please, don’t Twitter me into joining Twitter.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Plan B?
Has anyone else noticed anything a little, well, off about the Plan B commercials? (For those of you who haven’t seen them, Plan B is an over-the-counter morning after pill). Aside from the obviously disturbing fact that this product is even sold over the counter, here are a few little things I find strange about the ad:
All the girls are waking up ALONE in the comfort of their own fancy loft apartments. Where is the sketchy guy they hooked up with the night before that definitely can't afford child support? Or, preferably, their husband with whom they are not ready to have children?
They look way too pretty and unstressed…no one wakes up looking like that in the morning. Especially the morning after your birth control failed.
The scenes in the pharmacy…the girls walk in like they are picking up cough medicine. It seems like the stress & shock of "Oops! I might be pregnant and I don’t want a baby!" would show a teensy bit more.
However, I would rather see this commercial than that gross hairy armpit girl one.
All the girls are waking up ALONE in the comfort of their own fancy loft apartments. Where is the sketchy guy they hooked up with the night before that definitely can't afford child support? Or, preferably, their husband with whom they are not ready to have children?
They look way too pretty and unstressed…no one wakes up looking like that in the morning. Especially the morning after your birth control failed.
The scenes in the pharmacy…the girls walk in like they are picking up cough medicine. It seems like the stress & shock of "Oops! I might be pregnant and I don’t want a baby!" would show a teensy bit more.
However, I would rather see this commercial than that gross hairy armpit girl one.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Natasha Richardson
I was so sad to hear of Natasha Richardson's death last night. She was a wonderful actress. My heart goes out to her family and friends during this time.
I got chills when I heard of her accident a couple of days ago; it reminded me so much of the recent ordeal of my Mother's accident over the holidays. In fact, the reported cause of death, an epidural hematoma, is EXACTLY the injury my Mother sustained in her bicycle accident.
My family and I are so fortunate that 3 months later, she is HOME! We were initially told she might not even wake up for a year, and there was no way to predict what condition she would be in when and if she did...
I'm reminded by this tradgedy that I have truly seen God perform an actual miracle, (Old Testament style!) for my mother and for me. And that He is in control no matter what...I'm grateful for what He did for my mother, and my prayers will continue to go up for Ms. Richardson's family and friends as they deal with her loss.
I got chills when I heard of her accident a couple of days ago; it reminded me so much of the recent ordeal of my Mother's accident over the holidays. In fact, the reported cause of death, an epidural hematoma, is EXACTLY the injury my Mother sustained in her bicycle accident.
My family and I are so fortunate that 3 months later, she is HOME! We were initially told she might not even wake up for a year, and there was no way to predict what condition she would be in when and if she did...
I'm reminded by this tradgedy that I have truly seen God perform an actual miracle, (Old Testament style!) for my mother and for me. And that He is in control no matter what...I'm grateful for what He did for my mother, and my prayers will continue to go up for Ms. Richardson's family and friends as they deal with her loss.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Office Appropriate
I've rescued this oldie-but-goodie from my desolate, lonely, neglected MySpace blog...enjoy!
The overall stylishness of our country has been in a downward spiral since the 1950s. The office used to be a place where people still had some sense of pride in their appearance, but alas, the last stronghold of style and class in our country is slowly being toppled. Here are some simple steps YOU can take to reverse this trend and start dressing for success!!!
1. Claw Clips as a hair accessory. These have long since been relegated to a stylist's tool when performing a blow-out. You should not wear these outside of your house. Even if they have rhinestones. Especially if they have rhinestones.
2. Pant suits on women. Note: Check the rear view in a three-way mirror. Also, note pants hemlines and adjust accordingly. Also, bodies unfortunately do not stay the same size forever! Check your rearview every time you leave the house, not just when you buy the pants.
3. Suit rules: Hose are REQUIRED. I know you hate them, but I bet you also hate waking up before the sun to get to your suit-requiring job. And you do that anyway, don’t you?
When wearing a suit, makeup is also REQUIRED. I know, I know you “don't wear makeup”. Let’s try something new kids, you might even like it.
Dry hair (with a blow dryer) is REQUIRED. If you got up that late, what's another 20 minutes?
If you still think all of this is too much effort, then just do yourself and everyone else around you a favor and don't wear a suit.
4. Upon stepping off the platform after recieving your college diploma, lean over and remove the open-toe platform black sandals you've been wearing to bars/formals/etc.during college. Throw them in the trash and go directly to an established department store and purchase a pair of closed-toe neutral pumps. This is what you wear to work with your suit. (and dry, styled hair and makeup).
5. Buy a nice coat. No Northface at the office, please. (if you can wear it hiking or to a sporting event, then don't wear it to work).
6. "Casual" Fridays: Note the use of "casual" and not "sloppy". Wear a pair of dark denim jeans, preferably purchased within the last 3 years (after you check your rear-view, of course!) Shoes should be stylish flats or sneakers, not the kind you wear to the gym. Wear a cute top or sweater, no tees please. Rule of Thumb: Any pants, shirts, or shoes you would wear to clean or paint your house in are not casual office attire.
8. Don't mix and match. It sounds good in theory, but most people are really bad at the "match" part of the equation. Purchase outfits instead of peices.
9. Panty Lines. Yikes!
10. Wear a bra (appropriate in size, color, and support level).
Some friends of mine may be better "equipped" to give advice on this, but for starters:
NO WHITE. White shows up under white, check it out in the mirror under lights if you don't believe me. Buy something flesh toned, and please, save the lace for the bedroom. It makes these really funny looking bumbs under your blouse....and speaking of bumps under your blouse....
Padding is not just for the less-endowed. It is also great for keeping your personal body temperature a secret. And don't think no one is looking; believe me, everyone has noticed that you're cold! Bad bras will have people staring at you, and not in a good way. It's kind of like the way you can't help staring at a car accident. You know you shouldn't but it's so awesomely BAD you just can't believe it!
You wear a bra every day...spend the money and get one that does the job!
I promise taking the above advice is a really great career move :-)
The overall stylishness of our country has been in a downward spiral since the 1950s. The office used to be a place where people still had some sense of pride in their appearance, but alas, the last stronghold of style and class in our country is slowly being toppled. Here are some simple steps YOU can take to reverse this trend and start dressing for success!!!
1. Claw Clips as a hair accessory. These have long since been relegated to a stylist's tool when performing a blow-out. You should not wear these outside of your house. Even if they have rhinestones. Especially if they have rhinestones.
2. Pant suits on women. Note: Check the rear view in a three-way mirror. Also, note pants hemlines and adjust accordingly. Also, bodies unfortunately do not stay the same size forever! Check your rearview every time you leave the house, not just when you buy the pants.
3. Suit rules: Hose are REQUIRED. I know you hate them, but I bet you also hate waking up before the sun to get to your suit-requiring job. And you do that anyway, don’t you?
When wearing a suit, makeup is also REQUIRED. I know, I know you “don't wear makeup”. Let’s try something new kids, you might even like it.
Dry hair (with a blow dryer) is REQUIRED. If you got up that late, what's another 20 minutes?
If you still think all of this is too much effort, then just do yourself and everyone else around you a favor and don't wear a suit.
4. Upon stepping off the platform after recieving your college diploma, lean over and remove the open-toe platform black sandals you've been wearing to bars/formals/etc.during college. Throw them in the trash and go directly to an established department store and purchase a pair of closed-toe neutral pumps. This is what you wear to work with your suit. (and dry, styled hair and makeup).
5. Buy a nice coat. No Northface at the office, please. (if you can wear it hiking or to a sporting event, then don't wear it to work).
6. "Casual" Fridays: Note the use of "casual" and not "sloppy". Wear a pair of dark denim jeans, preferably purchased within the last 3 years (after you check your rear-view, of course!) Shoes should be stylish flats or sneakers, not the kind you wear to the gym. Wear a cute top or sweater, no tees please. Rule of Thumb: Any pants, shirts, or shoes you would wear to clean or paint your house in are not casual office attire.
8. Don't mix and match. It sounds good in theory, but most people are really bad at the "match" part of the equation. Purchase outfits instead of peices.
9. Panty Lines. Yikes!
10. Wear a bra (appropriate in size, color, and support level).
Some friends of mine may be better "equipped" to give advice on this, but for starters:
NO WHITE. White shows up under white, check it out in the mirror under lights if you don't believe me. Buy something flesh toned, and please, save the lace for the bedroom. It makes these really funny looking bumbs under your blouse....and speaking of bumps under your blouse....
Padding is not just for the less-endowed. It is also great for keeping your personal body temperature a secret. And don't think no one is looking; believe me, everyone has noticed that you're cold! Bad bras will have people staring at you, and not in a good way. It's kind of like the way you can't help staring at a car accident. You know you shouldn't but it's so awesomely BAD you just can't believe it!
You wear a bra every day...spend the money and get one that does the job!
I promise taking the above advice is a really great career move :-)
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Dorm Syndrome
The onset of Dorm Syndrome is most commonly seen in females during the freshman year of college. Well-bred young ladies who wouldn't be caught dead walking past their living room window in P.J.s and curlers suddenly begin to roam the halls of their dorm to their hearts content, taking out the trash with wet hair, getting the mail in mis-matched sweats, and coming down to the main floor (gasp!) bra-less to meet friends for a study group. Most people recover their modesty and good fashion sense, but I seem to be having a relapse.
Because I only have to walk to the end of the hall to get to the trash chute and my mail box is a short elevator ride a away, it's way too easy to convince myself that no one will see me in my claw clip, scrub pants, and Tshirt when I'm leaving the apartment but not the building. Thing is, this is NOT Brumby Hall at UGA.
Does anyone else have this problem? Because I've started to notice that I never meet anyone else roaming the building in their pajamas or meeting the delivery man in the lobby with wet hair. Oh God! It's starting...I'm letting myself go!
Because I only have to walk to the end of the hall to get to the trash chute and my mail box is a short elevator ride a away, it's way too easy to convince myself that no one will see me in my claw clip, scrub pants, and Tshirt when I'm leaving the apartment but not the building. Thing is, this is NOT Brumby Hall at UGA.
Does anyone else have this problem? Because I've started to notice that I never meet anyone else roaming the building in their pajamas or meeting the delivery man in the lobby with wet hair. Oh God! It's starting...I'm letting myself go!
Friday, March 13, 2009
War on the Skinny Jean...
Last Saturday I purchased a pair of skinny jeans. Yes, friends, you read that correctly! I can hardly believe it myself.
I was finally forced into participation in one of the worst trends in recent years. How could did this happen, you ask? Well, it’s a long story, but involves “packing light” (which I’m convinced works well only for men), a hole in my favorite jeans in a rather inappropriate place, and last-minute, panic, I-only-have-time-for-one-store shopping trip. Talk about a recipe for a fashion disaster.
Would you believe EVERY PAIR of jeans in the store were skinny jeans?!? (with the exception of “mom-jeans” but we won’t even talk about those…)
And so I compromised, lowered my standards, and purchased the moderately-skinny pair, as opposed to the beginning-anorexic pair or the so-tight-they-might-as-well-be-really-thick-leggings pair.
It was truly a sad fashion moment for me in my lonely battle against the skinny jean.
I personally feel that they should be confined to a very small segment of the population, i.e. women (PLEASE, not men!), and preferably women who have no curves, have not had a baby, or are named Heidi Klum.
Another thing I’m really confused about in this skinny jeans trend is the whole “real women” or “big is beautiful” or “XYZ starlet is too skinny this week” movement…where are those people and why are they not speaking out against the skinny jean? Because making them in un-skinny sizes is NOT the answer people…
I was finally forced into participation in one of the worst trends in recent years. How could did this happen, you ask? Well, it’s a long story, but involves “packing light” (which I’m convinced works well only for men), a hole in my favorite jeans in a rather inappropriate place, and last-minute, panic, I-only-have-time-for-one-store shopping trip. Talk about a recipe for a fashion disaster.
Would you believe EVERY PAIR of jeans in the store were skinny jeans?!? (with the exception of “mom-jeans” but we won’t even talk about those…)
And so I compromised, lowered my standards, and purchased the moderately-skinny pair, as opposed to the beginning-anorexic pair or the so-tight-they-might-as-well-be-really-thick-leggings pair.
It was truly a sad fashion moment for me in my lonely battle against the skinny jean.
I personally feel that they should be confined to a very small segment of the population, i.e. women (PLEASE, not men!), and preferably women who have no curves, have not had a baby, or are named Heidi Klum.
Another thing I’m really confused about in this skinny jeans trend is the whole “real women” or “big is beautiful” or “XYZ starlet is too skinny this week” movement…where are those people and why are they not speaking out against the skinny jean? Because making them in un-skinny sizes is NOT the answer people…
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Cyber-Self-Esteem
Awesome quote from my BFF since 3rd grade: “Facebook and MySpace are all about keeping your friends close and your enemies closer.” I have to admit she’s right!
In the past, most people had to wait until their high school reunion or rely on accounts from hometown relatives and friends to know who was married, divorced, cheating, had kids, or got fat. Now we can log on 24 hours a day and cyber-spy to our hearts content under the guise of an online “friendship.”
Facebook and MySpace give us an awesome platform from which to present ourselves to the outside world. You can upload only the best pictures of yourself, and use your status updates to proclaim to the world all of the awesome things that are happening to you (and if you’re smart, keep the not-so-great things to yourself). Then you can look up all of your “friends,” especially the ones you weren’t really friends with when you actually knew them in person, compare your profile to theirs, realize your life sounds way cooler, and pretend they are doing the same thing and wishing they had been nicer to you.
Is this healthy? Normal? Probably not. But I just can’t stop…and admit it, you were up until 2:30am last night too, comparing yourself to pics of your high school crush’s spouse and reassuring yourself that they TOTALLY missed out!
In the past, most people had to wait until their high school reunion or rely on accounts from hometown relatives and friends to know who was married, divorced, cheating, had kids, or got fat. Now we can log on 24 hours a day and cyber-spy to our hearts content under the guise of an online “friendship.”
Facebook and MySpace give us an awesome platform from which to present ourselves to the outside world. You can upload only the best pictures of yourself, and use your status updates to proclaim to the world all of the awesome things that are happening to you (and if you’re smart, keep the not-so-great things to yourself). Then you can look up all of your “friends,” especially the ones you weren’t really friends with when you actually knew them in person, compare your profile to theirs, realize your life sounds way cooler, and pretend they are doing the same thing and wishing they had been nicer to you.
Is this healthy? Normal? Probably not. But I just can’t stop…and admit it, you were up until 2:30am last night too, comparing yourself to pics of your high school crush’s spouse and reassuring yourself that they TOTALLY missed out!
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