What's up with men's shaving commercials? Is there a reason that they always have to be so corny - they always show the close-up of the amazing razor, illustrate how incredible an experience it is to shave with the thing, and then end with the beautiful woman in awe of his newly shaven face.
Come on. I don't know one guy who likes to shave. I suppose that's why they have to try and entice men into shaving with the stupid commercials, but no one is buying into that. I'm for truth in advertising - tell it like it is. Guys, shaving sucks, but your significant other will appreciate it and be much happier to get close to you when you're not all prickly. It's the same reason that I go to the spa to get my legs waxed - I don't enjoy it in the least, but it's for a greater good.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
So wrong
Hmmmm...what's up with Italy? Thanks for posting this, A.
This is so wrong. A guy forced his step daughter to perform oral sex on him and received a lighter sentence than normal simply because she wasn't a virgin. He argued that her previous experience should be considered. Wwwwhhhaaaa? Since when is virginity a factor in determining the sentence for a pervert in a sexual abuse case?
And equally disturbing:
"In recent years [the Italian supreme court] has ruled that 'an isolated and impulsive' pat on a woman's buttocks at work did not constitute sexual harassment, and returned a verdict that a woman could not have been raped because she was wearing skin-tight jeans."
Right. I know that every time I wear skin-tight jeans, I'm just asking for it. And why should I mind if a co-worker pats my ass?
That would be me in a parallel universe. In this universe, here and now, I'll wear what I please and I'll promptly kick a guy in the balls if he grabs my ass. Sho' 'nuff. Let's hope that Italy gets its act together and stops taking the women's movement back to the dark ages.
This is so wrong. A guy forced his step daughter to perform oral sex on him and received a lighter sentence than normal simply because she wasn't a virgin. He argued that her previous experience should be considered. Wwwwhhhaaaa? Since when is virginity a factor in determining the sentence for a pervert in a sexual abuse case?
And equally disturbing:
"In recent years [the Italian supreme court] has ruled that 'an isolated and impulsive' pat on a woman's buttocks at work did not constitute sexual harassment, and returned a verdict that a woman could not have been raped because she was wearing skin-tight jeans."
Right. I know that every time I wear skin-tight jeans, I'm just asking for it. And why should I mind if a co-worker pats my ass?
That would be me in a parallel universe. In this universe, here and now, I'll wear what I please and I'll promptly kick a guy in the balls if he grabs my ass. Sho' 'nuff. Let's hope that Italy gets its act together and stops taking the women's movement back to the dark ages.
My 60 GB iPod
I got my 60 GB iPod this morning!!! Thank goodness I overslept, or I would have missed the delivery guy. Of course, with my job there really isn't any concept of oversleeping as long as you make the meetings and get your work done for the week, but I still have a general time by which I like to be in the office.
Anyway, back to the amazing iPod. This thing is incredibly sweet! After having the iPod mini for the last year, I'm used to the non-color display, smaller window, etc. My new iPod actually shows the album covers, plays videos, and displays photos. To friggin' cool, man. Plus, it's got the black front with the silver back, and I had it engraved with, "laughter is the music to which the heart sings" because ya'll who know me know that I love music and a good laugh. I'm a very happy girl today :)
Anyway, back to the amazing iPod. This thing is incredibly sweet! After having the iPod mini for the last year, I'm used to the non-color display, smaller window, etc. My new iPod actually shows the album covers, plays videos, and displays photos. To friggin' cool, man. Plus, it's got the black front with the silver back, and I had it engraved with, "laughter is the music to which the heart sings" because ya'll who know me know that I love music and a good laugh. I'm a very happy girl today :)
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Friday, February 17, 2006
Sing-alongs and Lullabies
The album that Jack Johnson did for the new Curious George movie is really good. Very fun and relaxing - I highly recommend it.
On a related note, I ordered a new, kick-ass iPod and should get it in a few days - wahoooooooo!!! 60 GB of media, here I come!
On a related note, I ordered a new, kick-ass iPod and should get it in a few days - wahoooooooo!!! 60 GB of media, here I come!
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Ashtray ads
Can we please call an end to the ads from this place? http://ashtraymouth.com/
The first time I saw one, my boyfriend and I were at a movie enjoying refreshments during the ads and film previews. Up pops these disturbing dolls, one of whom shoves a pile of shit in her mouth. Ick.
A couple of weeks later, I was stuck behind a bus on the way home that had the same doll with the shit in her mouth and the caption, "Kissing a smoker is just as gross."
Hmmmm. Really? Dunno about that. I've kissed smokers, and while not my favorite thing, I'm sure that I'd pick kissing a smoker over kissing a freaky doll with something nasty in its mouth. Ugh. The whole campaign is just not good...
On a related but much nicer note, keep up the good work E.! I'm very proud of you for quitting smoking b/c I'd better have you around when we're old and senile :)
The first time I saw one, my boyfriend and I were at a movie enjoying refreshments during the ads and film previews. Up pops these disturbing dolls, one of whom shoves a pile of shit in her mouth. Ick.
A couple of weeks later, I was stuck behind a bus on the way home that had the same doll with the shit in her mouth and the caption, "Kissing a smoker is just as gross."
Hmmmm. Really? Dunno about that. I've kissed smokers, and while not my favorite thing, I'm sure that I'd pick kissing a smoker over kissing a freaky doll with something nasty in its mouth. Ugh. The whole campaign is just not good...
On a related but much nicer note, keep up the good work E.! I'm very proud of you for quitting smoking b/c I'd better have you around when we're old and senile :)
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Congratulations all around
Wow! Seems like a lot of people have some great news going on as of late...
First, congrats to E., who scored a fab 82% on his Japanese proficiency exam. You are my hero.
And congrats to Kati, who will be starting a new job at the end of the month in a totally new field that she has been madly studying about recently. Perhaps at some point in the near future, we'll even get together and talk in person (the shock, the horror!) ;)
Wahoo! Oh yeah, and I got a promotion (no title change or anything, just a bump in responsibility), so I congratulate myself on that :)
First, congrats to E., who scored a fab 82% on his Japanese proficiency exam. You are my hero.
And congrats to Kati, who will be starting a new job at the end of the month in a totally new field that she has been madly studying about recently. Perhaps at some point in the near future, we'll even get together and talk in person (the shock, the horror!) ;)
Wahoo! Oh yeah, and I got a promotion (no title change or anything, just a bump in responsibility), so I congratulate myself on that :)
Analytical tendencies
When you start having feelings for someone, inevitably you start to think about what you've felt for others along the way, and you think about which things are the same and which are different from what you've felt before. And then the fear settles in that you're going to mess it up somehow, because isn't that how you got here in the first place? Otherwise you'd be going down the exact same path, whether that was what was really right for you or not. I guess the other option is that someone else messed up and suddenly set you on a different path, and I suppose that's more of what happened to me in my last relationship. So, I dunno.
All I know is that at some point you just have to let go and see what it's really all about or you'll end up analyzing instead of actually living. And I guess the point of messing up is so that you'll learn from it all and not make the same mistakes again. Sigh...sometimes I am too analytical for my own good... :)
All I know is that at some point you just have to let go and see what it's really all about or you'll end up analyzing instead of actually living. And I guess the point of messing up is so that you'll learn from it all and not make the same mistakes again. Sigh...sometimes I am too analytical for my own good... :)
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