So I don't have too much to say and I've got time to kill...so here's some random thoughts on all those things chicks are supposed to keep quiet about.
It's like Samantha on Sex and The City once said...a guy once dumped her because she missed a bikini wax. Women are NOT supposed to be human (episode where Carrie...uh...does something...in front of Big)...
Which I'm more than fine with. Kraig was getting upset the other day because I kept saying "are you done with the bathroom, are you done with the bathroom" 'cause i had to take care of the upper lip business...and there's 3 things i refuse to ever, EVER let a guy see...2 of them involve bodily functions and the other one involves the bleaching of one's upper lip...
He insisted that he HAS seen that, which I will argue to my grave. I don't care if we're stranded in some random remote area and I have to go in the bushes...he will NEVER see me. I don't care if I have a catheter...he better hire a friggin' nurse (go ahead, get a hot blond, i'll have other issues to worry about)....
We shave our legs
We shave other areas
I've had HOT WAX drip into my gonads
I bleach my teeth
I pluck the crap out of my eyebrows
I slather a boatload of moisturizer on my feet at night....
Chicks just aren't allowed to be gross. Ever.
So we all know guys are gross...but why can't they limit that sh*t amongst their own kind? I'm supposed to be a lady on my own...but around a guy, suddenly I'm at baboon-levels eating lice off his head (that was a metaphor....I've never actually dealt with a guy who had lice)...
And I know guys are neanderthal and think things that are gross are like trophies and prizes worth showing off. But are they RETARDED?! Show that crap (ha, literally) to your buddies, but i am NOT a buddy and I'm STILL a chick and i do NOT want to be involved in anything remotely nasty or gross whatsoever.
My friend/ex-cubemate Tony once drank an entire container of KFC gravy in order to get enough cash to visit his then-girlfriend...I am positive if the poor girl actually lived with him, she would have been subjected to him showing her all the nasty things that the human body does when it consumes family-sized quantities of leftover chicken drippings.
Kraig once drank a bottle of Tabasco. Fortunately, I didn't know him at the time. Unfortunately, I've heard enough about the side-effects that I might as well have been there at the time.
I dated another guy who's mother ALWAYS made her infamous Sour Cream Chocolate Cake (it was good, but not THAT good)...well he would never wrap it up, and he'd eat the whole thing in like a week by sitting in bed in his dorm with it...by then it would get dry and crumbly...i'm sure there was growth on it since he never covered it...it was basially the Sub that Homer kept eating even after Marge through it out....anyway his bed was a perpetual pit of these chocolate cake crumbs because he never once changed his bedsheets...it was just effing nasty. A chick once stopped me in a bar and pointed to him and said how he never changed his sheets when he lived in the dorm...i was like "yeah, and he's a guy...they're ALL effing disgusting"....
I actually spent $70 on cleaning products and walked, IN HEELS, IN THE SUMMER, for almost an hour to get back to his place in order to clean the frickin' bathroom, i couldn't handle it anymore.
THEN...after cleaning the bathroom, his roommate was like "get out, I need to use the toilet"...i'm like "go f*ck yourself, i just cleaned this"...clearly it then became war between me and his roommate...i had this air freshner thing that could open/close behind the toilet, and he KEPT CLOSING IT SHUT...that f*cker.
Boys
are
NASTY
Just effing nasty. I mean, why am I shaving my armpits when they've got hair longer than a Barbie doll's going on in there...
I've said it before, I'll say it again...if chicks had penises, I'd be a lesbian....guys are just effing gross and nasty.
I have to give credit to one guy i briefly dated...the place was a disaster, but he steered me straight for his room every time...it's like, he KNEW it was vile....the less time I gotta climb over dusty cardboard boxes, the better.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monday, February 27, 2006
Peanut Butter is your friend!
This cracked me up, from Muppets 3D: A salute to all nations, but primarily America
So I came up with a few random things that I think are a testament to a guy's manliness:
That's not all-inclusive...just some stuff that came to mind.
Here's the general list of things that a chick should be able to do:
1. Give good head, or at least, be willing to learn how
2. How to decline sex without making the guy feel rejected when really, it's because she's got a yeast infection, bladder infection, is on the rag, or hasn't shaved her legs and she's not at that point with the dude where he can be exposed to any of that
3. How to wash cashmere, even if you don't ever own a cashmere item
4. How to cry without getting your face all red (i mean, you can bawl your heart out if you're in pail...but if you gotta stifle it, there's an art to stifling so that you get some tears out without your face looking like you've got roseacea)
5. How to fix a broken nail in a pinch (hint: matchbook)
6. How to sew a button (tip: to avoid it altogether, put some clear nailpolish on the threads of a new shirt)
7. How to bake at least one mean dessert (muffins and bread count as dessert)
8. How to walk in heels at least 3" high (they don't have to be pumps...that's my rule...'cause I overpronate and I can't walk in pumps of any height, i need straps!)...work your way up to 4". And then rest your back for the rest of the rest of the night 'cause that sh*t ain't chiropractically-sound...
9. How to style your hair when it hasn't been washed so that it doesn't scream "I haven't washed my hair! It's Sunday! Suck it!"
10. HOw to do Kegels (not that any of us actually DO them...but you should know how...for...whatever reason)
So speaking of heels, I'm having serious shoe issues. I had the craziest amount of shoes but then I got rid of ALOT of them (back from my Le Chateau years), and the amount in my closet is killing me. Plus, the weather in Orange County is freakin' awesome....I sometimes forget that there was a time when, if you wanted to wear heels in February, you went through hell and a half to not damage your shoes while freezing your ass of and almost slipping and breaking your back. So I've been trying to replenish my shoe supply but it's insanely hard to find shoes my size (5...or 5 1/2), especially if they're on sale or aren't brand new arrivals (and no, i'm not blowing hundreds on a pair of shoes...boots, yes, but shoes...unless they were to DIE for, which i have yet to find..boots, however, i'll pay whatever necessary....)
Oh, someone needs to remind me to post what Jackass Who Told Me I Need To Learn THe Splits once did involving a porn about BJs....
So I came up with a few random things that I think are a testament to a guy's manliness:
- driving manual
- using jumper cables when the batteries die
- being able to carry a chick out of a burning building
- knowing how to start a fire and cook raw meat...i.e. BBQing
- EATING meat...this vegetarian thing for guys isn't cool
- instinctively move so that at no times the chick is walking closest to the road
- removing a tshirt should never start by pulling your arms out of the tshirt before taking it off (unless the guys plans on wearing it again for whatever reason without washing it)....only because it's hot when a dude takes his shirt off by starting with the back and ripping it off...
That's not all-inclusive...just some stuff that came to mind.
Here's the general list of things that a chick should be able to do:
1. Give good head, or at least, be willing to learn how
2. How to decline sex without making the guy feel rejected when really, it's because she's got a yeast infection, bladder infection, is on the rag, or hasn't shaved her legs and she's not at that point with the dude where he can be exposed to any of that
3. How to wash cashmere, even if you don't ever own a cashmere item
4. How to cry without getting your face all red (i mean, you can bawl your heart out if you're in pail...but if you gotta stifle it, there's an art to stifling so that you get some tears out without your face looking like you've got roseacea)
5. How to fix a broken nail in a pinch (hint: matchbook)
6. How to sew a button (tip: to avoid it altogether, put some clear nailpolish on the threads of a new shirt)
7. How to bake at least one mean dessert (muffins and bread count as dessert)
8. How to walk in heels at least 3" high (they don't have to be pumps...that's my rule...'cause I overpronate and I can't walk in pumps of any height, i need straps!)...work your way up to 4". And then rest your back for the rest of the rest of the night 'cause that sh*t ain't chiropractically-sound...
9. How to style your hair when it hasn't been washed so that it doesn't scream "I haven't washed my hair! It's Sunday! Suck it!"
10. HOw to do Kegels (not that any of us actually DO them...but you should know how...for...whatever reason)
So speaking of heels, I'm having serious shoe issues. I had the craziest amount of shoes but then I got rid of ALOT of them (back from my Le Chateau years), and the amount in my closet is killing me. Plus, the weather in Orange County is freakin' awesome....I sometimes forget that there was a time when, if you wanted to wear heels in February, you went through hell and a half to not damage your shoes while freezing your ass of and almost slipping and breaking your back. So I've been trying to replenish my shoe supply but it's insanely hard to find shoes my size (5...or 5 1/2), especially if they're on sale or aren't brand new arrivals (and no, i'm not blowing hundreds on a pair of shoes...boots, yes, but shoes...unless they were to DIE for, which i have yet to find..boots, however, i'll pay whatever necessary....)
Oh, someone needs to remind me to post what Jackass Who Told Me I Need To Learn THe Splits once did involving a porn about BJs....
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Letters to the editor....
Marlene: ughghgh I gotta stop EATING relative to the exercise though lol...even though on a whim I went last night at midnight to the gym, but I go primarily to relieve stress...I find when I don't go, I'm 100% pure bitchy (as opposed to only 90%....)...I figure, I'm doing a public service when I go!
Bryan: a certain Rockland guy was the non-hockey player (I mean, couldn't skate, couldn't do JACK) even though he played every other sport. Plus he drove his mom's Tercel....and he WHINED....<>...
And you KNOW it was the university boyfriend who said the splits comment! Who else would be that much of an ass?
Bryan: a certain Rockland guy was the non-hockey player (I mean, couldn't skate, couldn't do JACK) even though he played every other sport. Plus he drove his mom's Tercel....and he WHINED....<
And you KNOW it was the university boyfriend who said the splits comment! Who else would be that much of an ass?
Saturday, February 25, 2006
shhh...sneak in a quickie
Just a few quick thoughts...
0. On the subject of hockey still:
Yesterday a coworker asked me if I played hockey...I'm like "pfft maybe it's different now..but growing up...girls don't play hockey, we DATE hockey players"...(I mean, we may have WANTED to...but I've watched a hellofalotta more games than I've ever played)
In Canada I think i dated only one guy who wasn't a hockey player, and I gotta admit...his manly quotient wasn't all that high in my eyes. I think it's something in the water that makes you think like that.
1. THANK YOU NORMAN....we're going to California Adventure today! We owe you big time :)
2. So I have this other site (well I've got a ton) that I was using kind of just like an online diary (yes, i'm one of those chicks who's been writing her in her diary since she was like 10) but they underwent a massive drive failure and now all the data is lost...i've been using that site for like 4 years and it's just so weird to me that all that data is gone, it's like, there's no proof that I existed for the past 4 years almost (they kept saying there would be a download/backup feature, but it never got implemented). All my wedding planning, all that stuff, was in that diary. Very very weird to me, and it makes me super sad to say the least...
...yeah. just...sucks.
3. Sasha Cohen at the skating exhibition last night...holy SH*T that girl is crazy good. She didn't do any jumps but she can contort her body like no one's business.
WHICH leads me to...
4. I dated a jackass who insisted I should learn how to do the splits (yeah, c'mon guys...will it REALLY make a diff if your girl knows the splits? I mean, REALLY?), and I busted my ass for a year each morning stretching like a mofo. Well after seeing Sasha...i'm back on.
I call it, Contortion 2.0....aka....Do The Splits Before Age 30....
Which will clearly be my 3rd new year's resolution for this year.
(Do The Splits Before Age 30 Or Pull A Groin Muscle Trying more like it)....
5. When will someone invent an at-home lipo machine? Just a straw attached to a Dyson or something. If i can do an at-home glycolic peel, if I can do at-home microdermabrasion, I damn well should be able to suck the fat out of my thighs myself as well.
6. I was at the gym till midnight yesterday (well i mean...i only got there at like 10:45). Suck it. Which either means I'm dedicated like crazy or I clearly have no life.
7. Is it bad to want to rip your husband a new one when you come home from work, exhausted, and he took the day off to be sick (yeah thanks Marlene for that one), and the home is still a disaster when you get home?!!
8. On another note, I switched air fresheners (the plugin kind, i went from Glade to Airwick) and Kraig went on this huge rant that he doesn't know why it smells like perfume but he is NOT having an affair on me...so I'm like "uh I'm not really too worried about that" which then lead to this HUGE discussion about how he COULD get a chick if he wanted to (I'm not disputing that...but if he could choose a saturday night of D&D or a sat night mackin' some chick, we all know what he'd pick)...I think he was really upset that I knew it was the air freshener and not some lavender-scented chick perfume.
9. Looks like we're finally doing a trip to San Jose end of March...
10. Looks like my mom is gonna postpone her trip until Autumn...oh thank GOD (how that works with my dad's free ticket is beyond me, but there are certain things in life that I just don't question).
Booyah.
0. On the subject of hockey still:
Yesterday a coworker asked me if I played hockey...I'm like "pfft maybe it's different now..but growing up...girls don't play hockey, we DATE hockey players"...(I mean, we may have WANTED to...but I've watched a hellofalotta more games than I've ever played)
In Canada I think i dated only one guy who wasn't a hockey player, and I gotta admit...his manly quotient wasn't all that high in my eyes. I think it's something in the water that makes you think like that.
1. THANK YOU NORMAN....we're going to California Adventure today! We owe you big time :)
2. So I have this other site (well I've got a ton) that I was using kind of just like an online diary (yes, i'm one of those chicks who's been writing her in her diary since she was like 10) but they underwent a massive drive failure and now all the data is lost...i've been using that site for like 4 years and it's just so weird to me that all that data is gone, it's like, there's no proof that I existed for the past 4 years almost (they kept saying there would be a download/backup feature, but it never got implemented). All my wedding planning, all that stuff, was in that diary. Very very weird to me, and it makes me super sad to say the least...
...yeah. just...sucks.
3. Sasha Cohen at the skating exhibition last night...holy SH*T that girl is crazy good. She didn't do any jumps but she can contort her body like no one's business.
WHICH leads me to...
4. I dated a jackass who insisted I should learn how to do the splits (yeah, c'mon guys...will it REALLY make a diff if your girl knows the splits? I mean, REALLY?), and I busted my ass for a year each morning stretching like a mofo. Well after seeing Sasha...i'm back on.
I call it, Contortion 2.0....aka....Do The Splits Before Age 30....
Which will clearly be my 3rd new year's resolution for this year.
(Do The Splits Before Age 30 Or Pull A Groin Muscle Trying more like it)....
5. When will someone invent an at-home lipo machine? Just a straw attached to a Dyson or something. If i can do an at-home glycolic peel, if I can do at-home microdermabrasion, I damn well should be able to suck the fat out of my thighs myself as well.
6. I was at the gym till midnight yesterday (well i mean...i only got there at like 10:45). Suck it. Which either means I'm dedicated like crazy or I clearly have no life.
7. Is it bad to want to rip your husband a new one when you come home from work, exhausted, and he took the day off to be sick (yeah thanks Marlene for that one), and the home is still a disaster when you get home?!!
8. On another note, I switched air fresheners (the plugin kind, i went from Glade to Airwick) and Kraig went on this huge rant that he doesn't know why it smells like perfume but he is NOT having an affair on me...so I'm like "uh I'm not really too worried about that" which then lead to this HUGE discussion about how he COULD get a chick if he wanted to (I'm not disputing that...but if he could choose a saturday night of D&D or a sat night mackin' some chick, we all know what he'd pick)...I think he was really upset that I knew it was the air freshener and not some lavender-scented chick perfume.
9. Looks like we're finally doing a trip to San Jose end of March...
10. Looks like my mom is gonna postpone her trip until Autumn...oh thank GOD (how that works with my dad's free ticket is beyond me, but there are certain things in life that I just don't question).
Booyah.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
What the BLEEP
I swear to GOD....i might as well have bet on this, because only when I make a bet would I lose this bad:
TURIN, Italy (AFP) - Ice Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky accepted the blame for Canada's shock Olympic Games exit after his country's worst performance in the tournament for 26 years.
Sometimes, I should really just keep my mouth shut.
TURIN, Italy (AFP) - Ice Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky accepted the blame for Canada's shock Olympic Games exit after his country's worst performance in the tournament for 26 years.
Sometimes, I should really just keep my mouth shut.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Nerd fest
You know you're a bit of a nerd when you get EXCITED for this:
Monday
5/15/2006
It May be GUI, but It Doesn't Have to Be Messy! What every technical communicator needs to know about the basics of good software GUI design rules.
I also finally updated this:
My Husband's So Called Ailments
Monday
5/15/2006
It May be GUI, but It Doesn't Have to Be Messy! What every technical communicator needs to know about the basics of good software GUI design rules.
I also finally updated this:
My Husband's So Called Ailments
Quote of the day....
Thanks to Evan for making me laugh...he overheard the following:
“Dolphins are intelligent and friendly”.
“Ya… intelligent and friendly on rye bread with some mayonnaise!”
“Dolphins are intelligent and friendly”.
“Ya… intelligent and friendly on rye bread with some mayonnaise!”
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Thank you sir, may I have another?
Egads: Pic from Elle awards
I miss the "Accused of causing Columbine" Marilyn Manson...not "I married a hot chick and now I go to Style Awards" Marilyn Manson....
I miss the "Accused of causing Columbine" Marilyn Manson...not "I married a hot chick and now I go to Style Awards" Marilyn Manson....
Monday, February 20, 2006
Blogariffic
Clearly, I have issues:
Alien does JDate
What's more funny:
1. "Synagizzle"
2. A yarmulke that says "WWJD" heh heh
or
3. "Circum Size Me"
One day, I'm going to seriously hurt myself laughing.
So this weekend was pretty busy. A few things to note...
Avengers Game - Sat Night
So apparently Melissa Rivers (Joan Rivers' daughter) has season tix to the Avengers (indoor arena football). Now of course I've seen her a million times on TV, but it's always different when you see a celeb in real life.
First off, the girl is TINY. I mean, UBER tiny. But...when she stands next to celebs, she looks bigger than them. Which basically means that Reese Witherspoon et. al. are all microscopic in real life. The camera adds like FIFTY pounds.
That being said, she's NASTy in real life. I mean, her FACE...thep lastic surgery has her a few away from looking like that catwoman chick. If my mom were Joan Rivers, plastic surgery on my FACE is the last thing I'd do.
Dogwalking
Me.
Daisy.
This time, I actually picked up dog poop. ONCE. That's my limit.
Sunday Morning
Yee haw, got to see some dear ol' friends from San Jose who were in town for the weekend. Got our Mimi's Cafe groove on.
On that note...
Marlene (aka Slovebunny), meet Norm....his roommate is an arrogant bastard that I work with. He thinks he knows STUFF. Now you know.
On that note, i find it hilarious that Marlene calls up her sister reading this blog....you are all much, much dumber for having read it. You've been warned.
General poll
Listen, i have NO problems with guys who do figure skating. It's hard as hell. I know that. But i can also say that no straight guy would voluntarily do it (males SINGLES skating)....it's not a knock against gay guys or figure skaters. But i grew up in a place where guys learn to skate before they learn to walk, and trust me, they're not jumping to be figure skaters.
See, it's not ME who thinks that straight guys aren't figure skaters...ASK A STRAIGHT GUY. No self respecting straight guy would EVER want to be a figure skater. Speed skater, bobsledding, anything....ANYTHING...other than figure skating. I took an informal poll, and I was right.
note: this applies to north american dudes....maybe european ones think differently. I don't know.
Desperate Housewives
I'm so glad Nicole D swung by last night, DH is always more fun when you watch with friends :)
So a note to ABC...enough with Susan being an idiot! Okay last night she wasn't that bad, but lately we've all been hoping that her wandering spleen would kill her off.
I did dig the little story about Gabby and her mom....we don't see much insight onto Gabby's life, so that was a refreshing change. And amazingly Lynette's story wasn't much of anything other than to highlight Bree's drinking. Bree of course has the best storyline right now...
...and finally....
WTF I went to Target to quickly pick up a few small things and walked out having spent $70.00 even. wtf.
Product Reviews
Gillette Fusion Razor: for some reason I keep getting Gillette razors in the mail. Anyway I was excited to give this a whirl...5 mutha effing blades! And i'm a hairy beast! Sounds like a match made in heaven.
In reality, the blades are overkill. They're packed too close together, so it's a pain to rinse out the goo and hair. The handle is great, but the part where it connects to the razor itself is awful...it doesn't fit into your typical "razor holder" thingy in your shower. Plus the cost of the replacement blades is crazy....honestly, I did a test...and it pretty much did the same job as a Mach 3. So save your cash.
Maybelline Unstoppable Mascara: Now I'm pretty old-skool...when I like something, I don't stop using it. But it was one sale, and I figured i should give it a try. On the plus side, this stuff DOES last all day. The rest of Maybelline's mascaras tend to run out, but this stuff was still on even after a full day AND a trip to the gym. The downside...the consistency isn't like typical mascaras (think black icing type), it was more like...a liquidy sludge type of consistency. NOt a big deal, but you gotta take more time to apply it because it's so watery.
Pantene Root Booster: it was on sale at Target, what can I say. Plus my hair's been going pretty flat lately. Anyway I gotta admit, this stuff is GOOD. I blow dried my hair upside down as usual, and when I flipped my hair back up I lookedl ike Cindy Crawford circa 1992. VERY impressed.
So...2 out of 3 products get a Sabina Seal Of Approval. Heidi Ho.....
Alien does JDate
What's more funny:
1. "Synagizzle"
2. A yarmulke that says "WWJD" heh heh
or
3. "Circum Size Me"
One day, I'm going to seriously hurt myself laughing.
So this weekend was pretty busy. A few things to note...
Avengers Game - Sat Night
So apparently Melissa Rivers (Joan Rivers' daughter) has season tix to the Avengers (indoor arena football). Now of course I've seen her a million times on TV, but it's always different when you see a celeb in real life.
First off, the girl is TINY. I mean, UBER tiny. But...when she stands next to celebs, she looks bigger than them. Which basically means that Reese Witherspoon et. al. are all microscopic in real life. The camera adds like FIFTY pounds.
That being said, she's NASTy in real life. I mean, her FACE...thep lastic surgery has her a few away from looking like that catwoman chick. If my mom were Joan Rivers, plastic surgery on my FACE is the last thing I'd do.
Dogwalking
Me.
Daisy.
This time, I actually picked up dog poop. ONCE. That's my limit.
Sunday Morning
Yee haw, got to see some dear ol' friends from San Jose who were in town for the weekend. Got our Mimi's Cafe groove on.
On that note...
Marlene (aka Slovebunny), meet Norm....his roommate is an arrogant bastard that I work with. He thinks he knows STUFF. Now you know.
On that note, i find it hilarious that Marlene calls up her sister reading this blog....you are all much, much dumber for having read it. You've been warned.
General poll
Listen, i have NO problems with guys who do figure skating. It's hard as hell. I know that. But i can also say that no straight guy would voluntarily do it (males SINGLES skating)....it's not a knock against gay guys or figure skaters. But i grew up in a place where guys learn to skate before they learn to walk, and trust me, they're not jumping to be figure skaters.
See, it's not ME who thinks that straight guys aren't figure skaters...ASK A STRAIGHT GUY. No self respecting straight guy would EVER want to be a figure skater. Speed skater, bobsledding, anything....ANYTHING...other than figure skating. I took an informal poll, and I was right.
note: this applies to north american dudes....maybe european ones think differently. I don't know.
Desperate Housewives
I'm so glad Nicole D swung by last night, DH is always more fun when you watch with friends :)
So a note to ABC...enough with Susan being an idiot! Okay last night she wasn't that bad, but lately we've all been hoping that her wandering spleen would kill her off.
I did dig the little story about Gabby and her mom....we don't see much insight onto Gabby's life, so that was a refreshing change. And amazingly Lynette's story wasn't much of anything other than to highlight Bree's drinking. Bree of course has the best storyline right now...
...and finally....
WTF I went to Target to quickly pick up a few small things and walked out having spent $70.00 even. wtf.
Product Reviews
Gillette Fusion Razor: for some reason I keep getting Gillette razors in the mail. Anyway I was excited to give this a whirl...5 mutha effing blades! And i'm a hairy beast! Sounds like a match made in heaven.
In reality, the blades are overkill. They're packed too close together, so it's a pain to rinse out the goo and hair. The handle is great, but the part where it connects to the razor itself is awful...it doesn't fit into your typical "razor holder" thingy in your shower. Plus the cost of the replacement blades is crazy....honestly, I did a test...and it pretty much did the same job as a Mach 3. So save your cash.
Maybelline Unstoppable Mascara: Now I'm pretty old-skool...when I like something, I don't stop using it. But it was one sale, and I figured i should give it a try. On the plus side, this stuff DOES last all day. The rest of Maybelline's mascaras tend to run out, but this stuff was still on even after a full day AND a trip to the gym. The downside...the consistency isn't like typical mascaras (think black icing type), it was more like...a liquidy sludge type of consistency. NOt a big deal, but you gotta take more time to apply it because it's so watery.
Pantene Root Booster: it was on sale at Target, what can I say. Plus my hair's been going pretty flat lately. Anyway I gotta admit, this stuff is GOOD. I blow dried my hair upside down as usual, and when I flipped my hair back up I lookedl ike Cindy Crawford circa 1992. VERY impressed.
So...2 out of 3 products get a Sabina Seal Of Approval. Heidi Ho.....
Saturday, February 18, 2006
New Year's Resolution update
So i had two NY's resolutions. Here's the status update...
1. To be more refined and elegant: Ugh not going so good. I think I'm going to buy a Miss Manners book so I can be more proactive on that.
2. To be a better wife.: so part of that was to make dinner at least once a week for Kraig...I know some couples eat together every night but it's hard for us, we have seriously different schedules. Plus lots of times by the time I"m done grocery shopping after work, the last thing I want to do is actually COOK...I mean, I've realized that I'm productive for ONE task after work before I'm zonked. Whether that's pick up dry cleaning, pick up prescriptions, do grocery shopping...that's it. So really cooking is a 2-day task for me, one day to shop and one day to buy. Plus we end up having leftovers that we NEVER eat.
Anyway, I just cooked an early dinner now for him and he was all "Why are you being so nice? It's weirding me out" which clearly shows how much more work I have to do on this resolution!
1. To be more refined and elegant: Ugh not going so good. I think I'm going to buy a Miss Manners book so I can be more proactive on that.
2. To be a better wife.: so part of that was to make dinner at least once a week for Kraig...I know some couples eat together every night but it's hard for us, we have seriously different schedules. Plus lots of times by the time I"m done grocery shopping after work, the last thing I want to do is actually COOK...I mean, I've realized that I'm productive for ONE task after work before I'm zonked. Whether that's pick up dry cleaning, pick up prescriptions, do grocery shopping...that's it. So really cooking is a 2-day task for me, one day to shop and one day to buy. Plus we end up having leftovers that we NEVER eat.
Anyway, I just cooked an early dinner now for him and he was all "Why are you being so nice? It's weirding me out" which clearly shows how much more work I have to do on this resolution!
$BLOG$
Oh the humanity.
So I called up Verizon, 'cause this texting situation isn't working. Really the only two people with Verizon that I text are Nicole B and Carrie...everyone else has some other package...and I spent $55 over my limit on texting.
So I upped my texting package from 50 non-Verizon to 500 non-Verizon, even though last month alone I went 650 msgs over....but the chick gave me $10 free (which is the cost of the package), so I figure I might as well use this now and then next month up it to 1000 messages for $15.
On another note, I did a financial snapshot of our situation, and just whipping out the general expenses per month, NOT including the timeshare, Kraig's car, and food/stuff (i.e. credit card stuff), it's around $4K. If you factor in the food/stuff (where stuff=toilet paper, gas, etc), then it's almost $5K. Mother effer.
We keep saying we should do a lottery pool...I'm SO down for that. Like say once a month, ALL of use girls get together...put $4 each in an envelope, pick the numbers, and then once a week one designated person buy X amount of numbers.
Ugh. Gonna take a nap.
So I called up Verizon, 'cause this texting situation isn't working. Really the only two people with Verizon that I text are Nicole B and Carrie...everyone else has some other package...and I spent $55 over my limit on texting.
So I upped my texting package from 50 non-Verizon to 500 non-Verizon, even though last month alone I went 650 msgs over....but the chick gave me $10 free (which is the cost of the package), so I figure I might as well use this now and then next month up it to 1000 messages for $15.
On another note, I did a financial snapshot of our situation, and just whipping out the general expenses per month, NOT including the timeshare, Kraig's car, and food/stuff (i.e. credit card stuff), it's around $4K. If you factor in the food/stuff (where stuff=toilet paper, gas, etc), then it's almost $5K. Mother effer.
We keep saying we should do a lottery pool...I'm SO down for that. Like say once a month, ALL of use girls get together...put $4 each in an envelope, pick the numbers, and then once a week one designated person buy X amount of numbers.
Ugh. Gonna take a nap.
I....hate...PEOPLE....
SOOO effing pissed.
I was driving home and some dude passed the car next to me and clipped mine. He scraped a chunk of paint off my side mirror.
Now anyone who's seen my car knows that there's probably more grey than white on it at this point, but it's one thing when it's MY fault...it's another when it's some jackass.
The dude totally sped off, and I honked like a mother effer, finally I was like "f*ck that. I'm gonna get the bastard".
So I sped like a mofo but at one point on the two lane road there were two SUVs driving at the speed of lard, and by the time I finally passed them I barely managed to see where Jackass was going, and I coudn't catch up before I lost him. So now i'm pissed at the Jackass who hit my car and the two f*ckers who decided to drive side by side on Felipe.
All I wanted worst case was the Jackass' license plate. All i wanted BEST case was to catch the dude going into a parking lot so I could rip him a new one.
Anyway, I'm in a bad freakin' mood as a result.
To top it off:
In a game that was supposed to be a warm-up for tougher opponents, Switzerland shocked the Canadian men's hockey team 2-0 at the Torino Olympics Saturday morning.
WHAT THE BLEEP. This is turning out to be the worst day ever.
If they actually showed effing hockey games here instead of...the CURLING matches...I might be able to catch these:
They face Finland Sunday (CBC, 3 p.m., EST) and finish against the Czech Republic Tuesday (CBC, 10:30 a.m., EST).
AND...why is it that on my ONE day off of work it has to pour rain? WHY WHY WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I need a mini violin for my sad song.
My question to you Sabina is based on what you've seen of Canadian men and American men, who dresses better (Kraig doesn't count)?
Well...it's a tough call. Really we have to narrow it down between
Ottawa+surrounding areas
San Jose + Bay Area
Orange County
Orange County dudes definitely dress the best, but really there's not much choice. EVERYTHING here is soooo all about appearances, the haves and the have nots (okay...the "haves and have not"...since i'm the only "have not" here clearly).
Next is Ottawa, however that's brutal because you have to give some slack to people who have to deal with extreme elements (crazy snow and crazy rain)...I mean, after awhile you can't keep caring about how you look when it's effing freezing outside, you're a walking static machine, and salt has chewed away at your leather boots.
Last are the folks in northern cali...and you'd like to think that San Francisco being the uber gay community and all that MAYBE guys would dress better, but since I didn't live in SF, and San Jose and SF are SOOOOO worlds apart, I can't factor in the folks who live there. But the Bay Area...oh my GOD. Men can't dress worth ((bleep)). It's all about the free tshirt, it's all about what you can wash in one big load (what? Separate whites from darks? Dry cleaners? IRONING? )...
I don't think I would have noticed how bad it was if I hadn't moved directly from northern cali to southern california...but it's like an entirely different country here.
On an unrelated note, I kinda do miss the Bay Area....almost everyone's a transplant and most people your age are all that same point in life, not like here where you're loaded if you were smart enough to buy a house 3 years ago...I don't know. Sometimes I think nothing is more fabulous than living in Southern California, other times I'm already mentally preparing to move again (or the argument to Kraig to move to Canada....)...
This was a useless post, I realize that. I'm just in a bad frickin' mood over the car thing, plus using my "need to use up" vacation day on a day where it poured rain.
I was driving home and some dude passed the car next to me and clipped mine. He scraped a chunk of paint off my side mirror.
Now anyone who's seen my car knows that there's probably more grey than white on it at this point, but it's one thing when it's MY fault...it's another when it's some jackass.
The dude totally sped off, and I honked like a mother effer, finally I was like "f*ck that. I'm gonna get the bastard".
So I sped like a mofo but at one point on the two lane road there were two SUVs driving at the speed of lard, and by the time I finally passed them I barely managed to see where Jackass was going, and I coudn't catch up before I lost him. So now i'm pissed at the Jackass who hit my car and the two f*ckers who decided to drive side by side on Felipe.
All I wanted worst case was the Jackass' license plate. All i wanted BEST case was to catch the dude going into a parking lot so I could rip him a new one.
Anyway, I'm in a bad freakin' mood as a result.
To top it off:
In a game that was supposed to be a warm-up for tougher opponents, Switzerland shocked the Canadian men's hockey team 2-0 at the Torino Olympics Saturday morning.
WHAT THE BLEEP. This is turning out to be the worst day ever.
If they actually showed effing hockey games here instead of...the CURLING matches...I might be able to catch these:
They face Finland Sunday (CBC, 3 p.m., EST) and finish against the Czech Republic Tuesday (CBC, 10:30 a.m., EST).
AND...why is it that on my ONE day off of work it has to pour rain? WHY WHY WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I need a mini violin for my sad song.
My question to you Sabina is based on what you've seen of Canadian men and American men, who dresses better (Kraig doesn't count)?
Well...it's a tough call. Really we have to narrow it down between
Ottawa+surrounding areas
San Jose + Bay Area
Orange County
Orange County dudes definitely dress the best, but really there's not much choice. EVERYTHING here is soooo all about appearances, the haves and the have nots (okay...the "haves and have not"...since i'm the only "have not" here clearly).
Next is Ottawa, however that's brutal because you have to give some slack to people who have to deal with extreme elements (crazy snow and crazy rain)...I mean, after awhile you can't keep caring about how you look when it's effing freezing outside, you're a walking static machine, and salt has chewed away at your leather boots.
Last are the folks in northern cali...and you'd like to think that San Francisco being the uber gay community and all that MAYBE guys would dress better, but since I didn't live in SF, and San Jose and SF are SOOOOO worlds apart, I can't factor in the folks who live there. But the Bay Area...oh my GOD. Men can't dress worth ((bleep)). It's all about the free tshirt, it's all about what you can wash in one big load (what? Separate whites from darks? Dry cleaners? IRONING? )...
I don't think I would have noticed how bad it was if I hadn't moved directly from northern cali to southern california...but it's like an entirely different country here.
On an unrelated note, I kinda do miss the Bay Area....almost everyone's a transplant and most people your age are all that same point in life, not like here where you're loaded if you were smart enough to buy a house 3 years ago...I don't know. Sometimes I think nothing is more fabulous than living in Southern California, other times I'm already mentally preparing to move again (or the argument to Kraig to move to Canada....)...
This was a useless post, I realize that. I'm just in a bad frickin' mood over the car thing, plus using my "need to use up" vacation day on a day where it poured rain.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
The Guide - American Style (Esquire some more)
More from Esquire....What Women Want Their Men To Wear as per their survery in Marie Claire, O, and Harper's Bazaar.
(not going to type the whole thing, just snippets)
1. I prefer a man's legs in:
b) Levi's (80%)
I dunno, Chinos was an option and sometimes a dude can look pretty sharp in a pair of chinos. But yeah when in doubt...jeans jeans jeans.
2. The most flattering color a man can wear is:
a) Blue (41.9%)
well geezus pink was 12.9%...wtf is wrong with women out there?!! At least 35.5% wrote "whatever matches his eyes", which I'll agree with.
3. The sexiest thing a man can wear is:
b) Rugged jeans and a plain white tshirt (67.7%)
Yeah that's good in theory...but like a tux got 22.6%, and for me personally i think tuxes look HOT as hell on guys, only because it is so, so very rare that you see them in it. THe only time I"ll ever see Kraig in one is if I look at our wedding pics, and I thought he looked FANTASTIC in a tux. I wouldn't want to see it every day...but...when it happens, it makes WAY more of an impact than jeans a tshirt. AND...don't be dissing the boxer-briefs (6.5%), some of us are suckers for those Calvins too.
4. I like it when he smells like
a) Nothing (58.1%)
Yeah...kinda...once again...it depends. We all know there's some scents...where if a stranger at the mall has it on, it reminds us of a certain boy from our past, and we drool....Aqua di Gio always makes my heart skip a beat, as does Chanel Egoiste, even though I don't think I really liked either on the boy in question.
5. If i could change one thing abuot my man's style, it would be:
d) I'd give away his double-pleasted pants and buy him flat fronts (35.5%)
Good LORD i wouldn't let those pants through the front door. No wait, Kraig might have a few old pairs in the back of the closet. Dammit. Gonna have to look into this tonight.
6. When I see a guy in sandals, I think:
a) A simple flip-flop will do 61.3%
ummm i'm with option b, which was "he's coming nowhere NEAR my uterus"....i mean, sports sandals are okay if necessary (like the beach or we're traveling somewhere HOT)...otherwise...um yeah no. Heck, i think flip flops are worse than sport sandals.
7. My favorite thing to borrow from my man is:
a) His worn-out button-down shirt.
Um yeah Kraig's got like all of 4 button down shirts, and they're all new. So that's not happening. None of the options listed would work for me...the only thing I like to borrow is the FCUK jacket we bought in san francisco a few years ago (but not something i would wear normally, it's huge on me).
8. The most common male fashion crime I witness on a regular basis is:
b) pants that are too short 32.3%
OMG are you kidding me? I work in TECH! We should have an in-house prison for the crimes of fashion here. What's not on the list: nasty freebie computer tshirts. In the Bay area someone once told me it was only tacky to wear your OWN company's shirt, and from a geek perspective I'll give that as the bare bones minimum. BUT...we all know you got those shirts for free...they're only good for cleaning the car or cleaning the toilet (and i don't mean WEARING them for those chores....)
9. A man who dresses better than me:
d) is generally not interested in dating my gender 51.6%
I agree 100%. Think CLUELESS (Cher)...."I suppose. He does dress better than I do. What would I bring to the relationship?". A dude's gotta be a LITTLE sloppy sometimes, to keep up his testosterone levels.
10. My man looks best in:
a) Sneakers 35.5%
I dunno, Kraig's got these spiffy brown oxford Sketchers that I totally dig. Sneakers make me think of little boys.
11. I like it best when he comes to bed wearing:
b) Just boxers 67.7%
You know, i would PREFER it if he wore PJs ('cause then he'd be warmer, and i'd then be warmer)....but no self-respecting man would do that. I'll accept PJ bottoms for dudes who live in sub zero climate. Think twice about being with a dude who wears full-on PJs to bed.
12. I like his jeans to fit
b) LIke Brad Pitt's in thelma and louise 83.9%
Ummmm i'm a disgrace to my gender...but I never saw the whole movie. But either way, I like straight leg but kinda baggy-ish but not TOO baggy.
13. The acceptable dollar amount for a man to spend on a haircut is:
b) $50 41.9%
You know, this is a tough call. I dated a dude who had massively curly hair, and he used to go to this cheap barber across the street 'cause he was the only one who could cut it right. And guys' hair grows so fast, it makes no diff really. $50 seems kind of high if you're just going to say "#2 on top, #3 on the sides"...but $15 seems way to cheap....more like $25-$30 i would think? But that wasn't an option...
14. My favorite kind of suit on a man is a:
b) 3 button (51.6%)
I agree 100%!!!
15. My fav type of men's shirt is:
c) A plain white tshirt 42%
egads i can't believe some people voted "a taut, ribbed tank top that shows off his guns"...how white trash ARE Marie Claire readers?! Compared to the other options, yeah this is the best one...the other choices were a little...girly....
16. My favorite pattern for a men's tie is:
c) plain, with texture 71%
Yeah..but the "collegiate stripe" isn't THAT bad...not ideal, but you gotta make sure the plain color looks sharp...and with a single color, it CAN look off.
17. My favorite man in uniform is:
c) Fireman 51.6%
OH heck no...i'll take the Naval Officer or Policeman any day...and by policeman i mean the old skool type, not the CHP Chips style....no wait forget that, Naval Officer all the way.
18. If my man asked me to pick one style icon for him to emulate, I would pick:
b) George Clooney
Well Tom Wolfe as an option is a bit of a dandy....Johnny is too all over the map...and he's not hip enough to pull off Kanye West (all the layers)...yeah I'll take George, which pretty much are just suits...
19. An averge man becomes instantly bed-worthy when:
d) He jsut doesn't give a damn 32.3%
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ALthough only 6.5% said "he displays finely manicured hands", and I am the BIGGEST sucker for nice hands (along with great shoulders and the back of a neck"...I'm telling you, a certain friend of mine (Bryan, think of yer boy who works at HD) acts like he doesn't give a f*ck, like he has the biggest man-meat in the room, and i don't think he even knows he does this...and yet, i swear, it's effing HOT as hell.
20. A man should dress for:
d) HImself 61.3%
yeah that's good in theory. what is WRONG with women who answer polls?! If you leave a guy to his own, if women made NO diference...they'd all be wearing their free computer tshirts and track pants. PLEASE..."Me" with 35.5% is the right option....think about it. If it were up to me, I'd wear my Lion King boxer shorts and a soft cheap tshirt every day....if the entire world were BLIND we wouldn't dress for looks half as much as we do now....A man should never ever be left to dress for himself! Oh the humanity.
AND...before any guy says he's got great taste in style...please. If chicks didn't exist...y'all would be lucky if you ever did your laundry.
(not going to type the whole thing, just snippets)
1. I prefer a man's legs in:
b) Levi's (80%)
I dunno, Chinos was an option and sometimes a dude can look pretty sharp in a pair of chinos. But yeah when in doubt...jeans jeans jeans.
2. The most flattering color a man can wear is:
a) Blue (41.9%)
well geezus pink was 12.9%...wtf is wrong with women out there?!! At least 35.5% wrote "whatever matches his eyes", which I'll agree with.
3. The sexiest thing a man can wear is:
b) Rugged jeans and a plain white tshirt (67.7%)
Yeah that's good in theory...but like a tux got 22.6%, and for me personally i think tuxes look HOT as hell on guys, only because it is so, so very rare that you see them in it. THe only time I"ll ever see Kraig in one is if I look at our wedding pics, and I thought he looked FANTASTIC in a tux. I wouldn't want to see it every day...but...when it happens, it makes WAY more of an impact than jeans a tshirt. AND...don't be dissing the boxer-briefs (6.5%), some of us are suckers for those Calvins too.
4. I like it when he smells like
a) Nothing (58.1%)
Yeah...kinda...once again...it depends. We all know there's some scents...where if a stranger at the mall has it on, it reminds us of a certain boy from our past, and we drool....Aqua di Gio always makes my heart skip a beat, as does Chanel Egoiste, even though I don't think I really liked either on the boy in question.
5. If i could change one thing abuot my man's style, it would be:
d) I'd give away his double-pleasted pants and buy him flat fronts (35.5%)
Good LORD i wouldn't let those pants through the front door. No wait, Kraig might have a few old pairs in the back of the closet. Dammit. Gonna have to look into this tonight.
6. When I see a guy in sandals, I think:
a) A simple flip-flop will do 61.3%
ummm i'm with option b, which was "he's coming nowhere NEAR my uterus"....i mean, sports sandals are okay if necessary (like the beach or we're traveling somewhere HOT)...otherwise...um yeah no. Heck, i think flip flops are worse than sport sandals.
7. My favorite thing to borrow from my man is:
a) His worn-out button-down shirt.
Um yeah Kraig's got like all of 4 button down shirts, and they're all new. So that's not happening. None of the options listed would work for me...the only thing I like to borrow is the FCUK jacket we bought in san francisco a few years ago (but not something i would wear normally, it's huge on me).
8. The most common male fashion crime I witness on a regular basis is:
b) pants that are too short 32.3%
OMG are you kidding me? I work in TECH! We should have an in-house prison for the crimes of fashion here. What's not on the list: nasty freebie computer tshirts. In the Bay area someone once told me it was only tacky to wear your OWN company's shirt, and from a geek perspective I'll give that as the bare bones minimum. BUT...we all know you got those shirts for free...they're only good for cleaning the car or cleaning the toilet (and i don't mean WEARING them for those chores....)
9. A man who dresses better than me:
d) is generally not interested in dating my gender 51.6%
I agree 100%. Think CLUELESS (Cher)...."I suppose. He does dress better than I do. What would I bring to the relationship?". A dude's gotta be a LITTLE sloppy sometimes, to keep up his testosterone levels.
10. My man looks best in:
a) Sneakers 35.5%
I dunno, Kraig's got these spiffy brown oxford Sketchers that I totally dig. Sneakers make me think of little boys.
11. I like it best when he comes to bed wearing:
b) Just boxers 67.7%
You know, i would PREFER it if he wore PJs ('cause then he'd be warmer, and i'd then be warmer)....but no self-respecting man would do that. I'll accept PJ bottoms for dudes who live in sub zero climate. Think twice about being with a dude who wears full-on PJs to bed.
12. I like his jeans to fit
b) LIke Brad Pitt's in thelma and louise 83.9%
Ummmm i'm a disgrace to my gender...but I never saw the whole movie. But either way, I like straight leg but kinda baggy-ish but not TOO baggy.
13. The acceptable dollar amount for a man to spend on a haircut is:
b) $50 41.9%
You know, this is a tough call. I dated a dude who had massively curly hair, and he used to go to this cheap barber across the street 'cause he was the only one who could cut it right. And guys' hair grows so fast, it makes no diff really. $50 seems kind of high if you're just going to say "#2 on top, #3 on the sides"...but $15 seems way to cheap....more like $25-$30 i would think? But that wasn't an option...
14. My favorite kind of suit on a man is a:
b) 3 button (51.6%)
I agree 100%!!!
15. My fav type of men's shirt is:
c) A plain white tshirt 42%
egads i can't believe some people voted "a taut, ribbed tank top that shows off his guns"...how white trash ARE Marie Claire readers?! Compared to the other options, yeah this is the best one...the other choices were a little...girly....
16. My favorite pattern for a men's tie is:
c) plain, with texture 71%
Yeah..but the "collegiate stripe" isn't THAT bad...not ideal, but you gotta make sure the plain color looks sharp...and with a single color, it CAN look off.
17. My favorite man in uniform is:
c) Fireman 51.6%
OH heck no...i'll take the Naval Officer or Policeman any day...and by policeman i mean the old skool type, not the CHP Chips style....no wait forget that, Naval Officer all the way.
18. If my man asked me to pick one style icon for him to emulate, I would pick:
b) George Clooney
Well Tom Wolfe as an option is a bit of a dandy....Johnny is too all over the map...and he's not hip enough to pull off Kanye West (all the layers)...yeah I'll take George, which pretty much are just suits...
19. An averge man becomes instantly bed-worthy when:
d) He jsut doesn't give a damn 32.3%
YES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESYES YES YES YES YES EYS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES...
ALthough only 6.5% said "he displays finely manicured hands", and I am the BIGGEST sucker for nice hands (along with great shoulders and the back of a neck"...I'm telling you, a certain friend of mine (Bryan, think of yer boy who works at HD) acts like he doesn't give a f*ck, like he has the biggest man-meat in the room, and i don't think he even knows he does this...and yet, i swear, it's effing HOT as hell.
20. A man should dress for:
d) HImself 61.3%
yeah that's good in theory. what is WRONG with women who answer polls?! If you leave a guy to his own, if women made NO diference...they'd all be wearing their free computer tshirts and track pants. PLEASE..."Me" with 35.5% is the right option....think about it. If it were up to me, I'd wear my Lion King boxer shorts and a soft cheap tshirt every day....if the entire world were BLIND we wouldn't dress for looks half as much as we do now....A man should never ever be left to dress for himself! Oh the humanity.
AND...before any guy says he's got great taste in style...please. If chicks didn't exist...y'all would be lucky if you ever did your laundry.
Quickie blog
OMG how fantastic is Badgley Mischka:
New Ads
Inspired by The Shining?
They did a wedding gown that I would have given Kraig's left nut for back when I was engaged...um yeah like I'd ever in my life be able to afford it. But it was GORGEOUS.
I'd die for Ashley's dress...
Working in a male-dominated field...you really wanna bust out and be girly girl sometimes, but when I do I feel like i'm playing dress up or like I'm some little girl in the sea of...ugly nerds.
New Ads
Inspired by The Shining?
They did a wedding gown that I would have given Kraig's left nut for back when I was engaged...um yeah like I'd ever in my life be able to afford it. But it was GORGEOUS.
I'd die for Ashley's dress...
Working in a male-dominated field...you really wanna bust out and be girly girl sometimes, but when I do I feel like i'm playing dress up or like I'm some little girl in the sea of...ugly nerds.
The Laws of American Style by ESQUIRE
A few tidbits from Esquire...
The Laws of American Style
Of course...these rules apply to men...these are some of the ones I found interesting...
- Livestock are the only American staple that should show any visible branding.
SOOO true!
- The ideal age at which a well-informed sense of style finally agrees with the level of the American man's disposable income: 35. Pre-35, you have no money. Post-35, you hae kids. And no money.
- The short-sleeved shirt has no place at the office. Unless you wear a name tag, in which case you have choice in the matter.
- Things from your closet that do not go together: jeans and cufflinks, socks and sandals, matching tie and pocket square, boots and suit pants, dress jackets and shorts
I HATE the look of socks and sandals! Why do guys do this?!
- Things the American man should not wear after the age of 35: sports jerseys, tracksuits, double breasted suits, polo shirts with the colar up. Things he should not wear before 35: rimless eyeglasses, cardigans, double-breasted suits, plo shirts with the top button fastened.
Um when are cardigans on non-Fratboy types ever okay?!
- Navy is th most flexible suit color you can buy.
- Just as every american man worth his salt should know how to fix a flat, so too should he be adept at sewing a button, steaming a suit, and operating a washing machine. A man who can hand-wash his cashmere sweater? He's more man than we're willing to admit.
That's a tough call with the cashmere...you can't take it to the dry cleaners...but I don'tk now if I like the idea of a guy knowing the proper way to clean that. Unless a girl taught him how.
- Places where sunglasses should never make an appearance: church, the courtroom, the DMV, the top of your head.
I can't stand it with guys put sunglasses on the top of their head. It's a little too chick-ish.
- Furthermore you should take your shades off when speaking to someone who's not wearing any. It's a trust issue.
You know, this is SO true. And i'm sure I've been guilty of this, but i really do hate talking to people with sunglasses when I don't have any on...it's like, they're too cool to let me see their eyes when they can see mine.
- A man should replace his wallet every 365 days. All that cash and credit card stretch out the leather. Your wallet is leather, isn't it?
Now you know!
The Laws of American Style
Of course...these rules apply to men...these are some of the ones I found interesting...
- Livestock are the only American staple that should show any visible branding.
SOOO true!
- The ideal age at which a well-informed sense of style finally agrees with the level of the American man's disposable income: 35. Pre-35, you have no money. Post-35, you hae kids. And no money.
- The short-sleeved shirt has no place at the office. Unless you wear a name tag, in which case you have choice in the matter.
- Things from your closet that do not go together: jeans and cufflinks, socks and sandals, matching tie and pocket square, boots and suit pants, dress jackets and shorts
I HATE the look of socks and sandals! Why do guys do this?!
- Things the American man should not wear after the age of 35: sports jerseys, tracksuits, double breasted suits, polo shirts with the colar up. Things he should not wear before 35: rimless eyeglasses, cardigans, double-breasted suits, plo shirts with the top button fastened.
Um when are cardigans on non-Fratboy types ever okay?!
- Navy is th most flexible suit color you can buy.
- Just as every american man worth his salt should know how to fix a flat, so too should he be adept at sewing a button, steaming a suit, and operating a washing machine. A man who can hand-wash his cashmere sweater? He's more man than we're willing to admit.
That's a tough call with the cashmere...you can't take it to the dry cleaners...but I don'tk now if I like the idea of a guy knowing the proper way to clean that. Unless a girl taught him how.
- Places where sunglasses should never make an appearance: church, the courtroom, the DMV, the top of your head.
I can't stand it with guys put sunglasses on the top of their head. It's a little too chick-ish.
- Furthermore you should take your shades off when speaking to someone who's not wearing any. It's a trust issue.
You know, this is SO true. And i'm sure I've been guilty of this, but i really do hate talking to people with sunglasses when I don't have any on...it's like, they're too cool to let me see their eyes when they can see mine.
- A man should replace his wallet every 365 days. All that cash and credit card stretch out the leather. Your wallet is leather, isn't it?
Now you know!
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Why do i bother arguing with people in my own blog? This is MY blog and i can cry if i want to, cryyy if I want to...
So my original point that got deleted was...
Why the EFF is 90210 not out on DVD yet but frickin' Charles in Charge is?!! Who the HELL would buy that?
I own Sex and the City on DVD...
I'd like to own all of The Simpsons....
We have Family Guy for Kraig (I don't like it enough to BUY it)...
If I could have 90210, OMG, we'd need another DVD holder. Okay well we need one anyway, but for sure we'd have to buy one.
If the people disputing the ownership rights could get their heads out of their asses, that would be fabulous. Or at least, if Dish Network can make F/X part of their cheapie package so I can see the reruns on weekends. And so that I can finally watch Nip/Tuck again.
On another note...
Why wasn't Tom Leykis around when I was going through my single girl phase? Why don't they have him in Canada?! It drives Kraig crazy that I listen to him, but the stuff he says is so, so true.
Only ONCE have I ever really disputed something he said, and I tried like mad all week to call in and give him a piece of my mind. He insisted that women dye their hair because they have low self esteem.
I mean, I already have low self esteem, but trust me...dying my hair has NOTHING to do with it. To women, our hair is another accessory...I replace my shoes, I change my nailcolor, I've changed my eye color...my hair is just another accessory. I don't wear the same jewelry every day, why should I be stuck with the same hair color? And to top it off, that's like saying that anything you can do to enhance your looks is a result of low self esteem.
I like my natural hair color, but since moving to California it gets really light really fast, and I don't think it looks good against my skin tone...so I'm just bringing it back closer to the color I had when I was a kid. It's not a self esteem issue.
Other than that, I think the dude is pretty accurate with what he was saying. The other day he had on two guys who wrote some book about the myth of the stay at home mom...
Now I'm not a stay-at-home-mom....and the chicks these guys were describing were pretty well off, and anyone I know who IS a stay-at-home-mom certainly is not well off (and as such, they don't have nannies, pools, or expensive strollers/devices to make life easier). That being said, I would MUCH rather spend my days with my children than be at work if I could (I mean, at least I'm making a difference with my kids...the satisfaction level is a little different when it comes to work...this doesn't apply to all women/careers, i realize that...but I know that a huge portion of my girlfriends agree with me)....
I was SCREAMING at the radio, "I don't care whether it's a cushy job or not for these chicks to not work! I don't care if the kids are grown up and maintaining a house all day isn't hard! Don't let the cat out of the bag! Don't corrupt the minds of the few guys who can support a one income household! NO NO NO!!!"....
I'm telling you, my dream in life is to be a Mission Viejo Mom....now if only I could get that lotto ticket that'll help support that lifestyle...and the uber fancy stroller that converts to a laptop computer...
Sigh.
In other boring news (because I'm the most boring person I know), instead of drinking tons of Tazo Tea today I've drank like 7 Diet Pepsis and I feel like ass...you could pierce my stomach and cola syrup would spill out.
The song of the day is White Wedding by Billy Idol...'cause it's in my head wtf. I think it's 'cause Wedding Singer was on tv this week.
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun
So my original point that got deleted was...
Why the EFF is 90210 not out on DVD yet but frickin' Charles in Charge is?!! Who the HELL would buy that?
I own Sex and the City on DVD...
I'd like to own all of The Simpsons....
We have Family Guy for Kraig (I don't like it enough to BUY it)...
If I could have 90210, OMG, we'd need another DVD holder. Okay well we need one anyway, but for sure we'd have to buy one.
If the people disputing the ownership rights could get their heads out of their asses, that would be fabulous. Or at least, if Dish Network can make F/X part of their cheapie package so I can see the reruns on weekends. And so that I can finally watch Nip/Tuck again.
On another note...
Why wasn't Tom Leykis around when I was going through my single girl phase? Why don't they have him in Canada?! It drives Kraig crazy that I listen to him, but the stuff he says is so, so true.
Only ONCE have I ever really disputed something he said, and I tried like mad all week to call in and give him a piece of my mind. He insisted that women dye their hair because they have low self esteem.
I mean, I already have low self esteem, but trust me...dying my hair has NOTHING to do with it. To women, our hair is another accessory...I replace my shoes, I change my nailcolor, I've changed my eye color...my hair is just another accessory. I don't wear the same jewelry every day, why should I be stuck with the same hair color? And to top it off, that's like saying that anything you can do to enhance your looks is a result of low self esteem.
I like my natural hair color, but since moving to California it gets really light really fast, and I don't think it looks good against my skin tone...so I'm just bringing it back closer to the color I had when I was a kid. It's not a self esteem issue.
Other than that, I think the dude is pretty accurate with what he was saying. The other day he had on two guys who wrote some book about the myth of the stay at home mom...
Now I'm not a stay-at-home-mom....and the chicks these guys were describing were pretty well off, and anyone I know who IS a stay-at-home-mom certainly is not well off (and as such, they don't have nannies, pools, or expensive strollers/devices to make life easier). That being said, I would MUCH rather spend my days with my children than be at work if I could (I mean, at least I'm making a difference with my kids...the satisfaction level is a little different when it comes to work...this doesn't apply to all women/careers, i realize that...but I know that a huge portion of my girlfriends agree with me)....
I was SCREAMING at the radio, "I don't care whether it's a cushy job or not for these chicks to not work! I don't care if the kids are grown up and maintaining a house all day isn't hard! Don't let the cat out of the bag! Don't corrupt the minds of the few guys who can support a one income household! NO NO NO!!!"....
I'm telling you, my dream in life is to be a Mission Viejo Mom....now if only I could get that lotto ticket that'll help support that lifestyle...and the uber fancy stroller that converts to a laptop computer...
Sigh.
In other boring news (because I'm the most boring person I know), instead of drinking tons of Tazo Tea today I've drank like 7 Diet Pepsis and I feel like ass...you could pierce my stomach and cola syrup would spill out.
The song of the day is White Wedding by Billy Idol...'cause it's in my head wtf. I think it's 'cause Wedding Singer was on tv this week.
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun
Oh the humanity
I had a frickin' blog posted but then my computer timed out and the whole thing got lost. Dammit.
A few quick comments:
For my money I would choose Marilyn Monroe over just about any woman out there.
Yeah I think everyone would agree on that, however I'm sure women back then thought Marilyn was a nasty whore for all we know...I think she was like the Pam Anderson of her time. Personally, i LOVE Pammy...but a good chunk of women think she's nasty as hell. Gasp, SKANKY even.
How you guys define skanky is different than what we do.
Now about your bashing of Nadine Velazquez and Jamie Pressly, and your praise of Lauren Bush was a bit tooo much. I’ve seen my fair share of pictures of all three women, and I know that you’re not gonna like what I have to say. Nadine and Jamie have an appealing look to them. I would not say stunning, but it is still quite exotic and they are rather shapely too. Lauren has plane vanilla look that just does not make her look attractive. She almost reminds me of the tomboy next door.
Let it be known, I like Jaime Pressly (gasp and I would have thought you would have spelled her name right), but without makeup...she can look skanky. And Nadine...okay shapely body, nasty face (i expect my television hotties to be...HOT...and she's not)...she's a step away from butterface in my mind. I mean, for a REAL girl she's hot. But keeping in mind the standards by which I hold actresses...um yeah no. Both chicks are blah.
I don't think Lauren Bush blows anyone away, I just keep using her because the girl looked so much like her...definitely very pretty (the model, not the girl I saw at lunch...neither of them were that great). I mean, every girl would have died for my pick's skin....it was FLAWLESS. Her hair was great too...not unwashed shoved back in some ratty ponytail.
Really, in a perfect world, us chicks would be lesbians...it really sucks that we need you guys for reproductive purposes. And to open jars for us.
The moral of the story: next time, I need a chick with me or I'll poll the girls as well...problem is, it's ALOT easier for me to go up to a random guy and get his opinion on a chick than to go up to a girl and do that...without possibly offending the chick in the process
A few quick comments:
For my money I would choose Marilyn Monroe over just about any woman out there.
Yeah I think everyone would agree on that, however I'm sure women back then thought Marilyn was a nasty whore for all we know...I think she was like the Pam Anderson of her time. Personally, i LOVE Pammy...but a good chunk of women think she's nasty as hell. Gasp, SKANKY even.
How you guys define skanky is different than what we do.
Now about your bashing of Nadine Velazquez and Jamie Pressly, and your praise of Lauren Bush was a bit tooo much. I’ve seen my fair share of pictures of all three women, and I know that you’re not gonna like what I have to say. Nadine and Jamie have an appealing look to them. I would not say stunning, but it is still quite exotic and they are rather shapely too. Lauren has plane vanilla look that just does not make her look attractive. She almost reminds me of the tomboy next door.
Let it be known, I like Jaime Pressly (gasp and I would have thought you would have spelled her name right), but without makeup...she can look skanky. And Nadine...okay shapely body, nasty face (i expect my television hotties to be...HOT...and she's not)...she's a step away from butterface in my mind. I mean, for a REAL girl she's hot. But keeping in mind the standards by which I hold actresses...um yeah no. Both chicks are blah.
I don't think Lauren Bush blows anyone away, I just keep using her because the girl looked so much like her...definitely very pretty (the model, not the girl I saw at lunch...neither of them were that great). I mean, every girl would have died for my pick's skin....it was FLAWLESS. Her hair was great too...not unwashed shoved back in some ratty ponytail.
Really, in a perfect world, us chicks would be lesbians...it really sucks that we need you guys for reproductive purposes. And to open jars for us.
The moral of the story: next time, I need a chick with me or I'll poll the girls as well...problem is, it's ALOT easier for me to go up to a random guy and get his opinion on a chick than to go up to a girl and do that...without possibly offending the chick in the process
Ohhhh sayyyyy can you SEEEEEEE...wait wrong country
Jarome Iginla scored two power-play goals to lead Canada to a 7-2 win over Italy as the team opened defence of its Olympic gold medal.
I actually wanted to wake up at 4am in order to watch this...uh yeah that wasn't gonna happen.
So a few months ago one of my coworker's wanted to buy something from Tiffany's for his fiance, thank GOD he asked my opinion because I'll be honest with you...I don't know too many chicks that would have liked his option (I mean, it was pretty...but you could tell bylooking at it that there's not too many necklines that would have allowed for that type of charm on the chain)...in the end, I suggested going with the old standby that most chicks have, the heart one, in the SMALLEST size available.
When it comes to Tiffany's, girls are okay getting what everyone else has. It's TIFFANYS.
Anyway so i guess back in November I told the story to Kraig and I guess I mentioned that I liked a particular one (I had suggested it to my coworker but he didn't like it...but I liked it better than any of them)....it seems that Kraig actually remembered the name of the one that I said i liked...heck, I don't even remember even saying the name or what it was called...
Well needless to say, I got my Eternal Circle necklace last night...I was pretty shocked to say the least...and in true Sabina style, I yelled a little 'cause of his job situation (fortunately since I knew the price, I knew it wasn't THAT bad so don't worry, I didn't yell for long!).
Yeah, I've got a wonderful husband. What can I say. Suck it.
Marlene: YES YES YES breakfast on Sunday sounds fabulous!!!!
I actually wanted to wake up at 4am in order to watch this...uh yeah that wasn't gonna happen.
So a few months ago one of my coworker's wanted to buy something from Tiffany's for his fiance, thank GOD he asked my opinion because I'll be honest with you...I don't know too many chicks that would have liked his option (I mean, it was pretty...but you could tell bylooking at it that there's not too many necklines that would have allowed for that type of charm on the chain)...in the end, I suggested going with the old standby that most chicks have, the heart one, in the SMALLEST size available.
When it comes to Tiffany's, girls are okay getting what everyone else has. It's TIFFANYS.
Anyway so i guess back in November I told the story to Kraig and I guess I mentioned that I liked a particular one (I had suggested it to my coworker but he didn't like it...but I liked it better than any of them)....it seems that Kraig actually remembered the name of the one that I said i liked...heck, I don't even remember even saying the name or what it was called...
Well needless to say, I got my Eternal Circle necklace last night...I was pretty shocked to say the least...and in true Sabina style, I yelled a little 'cause of his job situation (fortunately since I knew the price, I knew it wasn't THAT bad so don't worry, I didn't yell for long!).
Yeah, I've got a wonderful husband. What can I say. Suck it.
Marlene: YES YES YES breakfast on Sunday sounds fabulous!!!!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Will you be my Valenblog?
Happy Valentine's Day
I
LOVE
Valentine's Day.
Too much chocolate around work though, that's for sure. If i were to eat everything offered at my job, you'd have to harpoon me.
So cheers to all the wonderful things about love, and guys....becuase we know this holiday is created for us chicks...some credit has to go to guys for actually letting us HAVE this day without argument.
What we love about guys...
1. The way they look when they come out of the shower. With their hair all slicked back from the water.
2. How great kissing them feels when they actually shave.
3. How their arms feel wrapped around us....this is why I couldn't ever be a frickin' lesbian. I need STRONG arms wrapped around me.
4. How they have veins on their arms....okay i'm probably one of the few chicks that digs that.
5. How they look when they drive.
6. How they do little things to actually act somewhat like gentlemen in this day and age...whether it's moving us around so that they're walking on the side closest to the road, or opening doors....
7. HOw they have no problems opening up jars and bottles for us.
8. The way they look when they're using power tools. (Okay once again, maybe that's just me. It's a woodcutter thing).
9. Seven ate nine. Again. wtf. It must have been hungry.
10. The way they cave into valentine's day, even though we all know that they'd rather stab themselves in the eye than buy flowers and chocolate.
The uber song of the day is the ULTIMATE love song ever: Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis
Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can’t help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I can’t help falling in love with you
That is the BEST love song EVER.
In other news...tomorrow...4am Cali time...Canada vs. Italy in hockey....let's see if ESPN actually shows it here....
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