July 2008
“I started to enjoy my beard. Which I just shaved off yesterday. When you grow it...”
– Jemaine Clement
The World Is A Mess, And I Just... Need To Rule It
I need to talk to you about Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (or DH’sS-AB as I like to call it). It’s not actually a sing-along blog. It’s a movie, well, a musical, about a blog. But it was made for the internet. You can download it on itunes. You don’t actually sing along. Not until you’ve watched it at least twice, anyway. Still with me?
Let me start over.
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Take This Pink Ribbon Off My Eyes
So, apparently, sales for women’s magazines are way down for the first half of the year. Over on Jezebel, they speculate about some of the causes which mostly amount to the fact that women’s magazines blow and only idiots with too much time and money on their hands read them. While I agree that this is true for some magazines (I’m looking at you, Cosmo), there are definitely some...
I Talk Out Loud Like You're Still Around
Although I talk to myself in my head all the time, I have yet to reach the heights of crazy that involves speaking in full sentences to myself out loud. (My mother crossed that bridge long ago.) However, there is one word that I just realized I whisper to myself when I’m alone sometimes.
“Ok.”
I just did it a minute ago and suddenly realized that I kind of do it a lot. Usually,...
Boy, I'm Not So Dumb
Hey you guys, Natalie Imbruglia is kind of cool. Yeah, I know she had that song “Torn” that was totally overplayed and made you kind of uncomfortable when she sang about how she was naked on the floor, but it wasn’t a bad song, right? And she had a couple others like “Wishing I Was There” and “Wrong Impression” that were sort of bland and inoffensively...
Buy Yourself a Little Happy
So my latest obsession is the blog Things I’ve Bought That I Love. It’s written by The Office writer/actor Mindy Kaling (she plays Kelly Kapoor) and it’s so good I can’t stop reading. And I’ve only seen like 3 episodes of the office so it’s not like you need to be a fan to enjoy it.
What you do need to be is a bit of a shopaholic. As you can probably surmise...
Re: My Previously Stated Desire to Own My Own...
If I had a vintage clothing store, the clothes would look something like these. They’re from Violetville Vintage on Ebay and I was tempted to post a picture of every single outfit because they are all so super cool. The clothes remind me of 1950s proms and 1960s flight attendants. Love!
“Once I read a story about a butterfly in the subway, and today, I saw one! It...”
– You’ve Got Mail
So, at a department store at the mall yesterday this dark green cloche felt hat caught my eye and I tried it on and it actually looked pretty cute. I thought to myself “This hat kind of looks like something they’d sell at Urban Outfitters. Kind of cool and old fashioned. Actually, maybe it’s too weird for me to pull off. You never wear hats anyway, Caroline.” And then I...
There's An Antique Store, I Go Inside.
There’s this vintage clothing store called Era less than a block from my apartment that I go in fairly often. Unlike a store like the Salvation Army or Value Village, Era is discriminating about what it sells and doesn’t have a huge collection of merchandise. Although the store’s atmosphere is quite classy, the clothes aren’t expensive — maybe twice what you’d...
“The fact is that when I see a woman who is attractive (or dressed attractively,...”
– Blogger Jeff Fecke
The quote above is via Jezebel. And in the words of one commenter: “Clone him fast. Then elect him nationwide.”
I Say Hello. Hello, Hello.
Today at work I met a nice Australian man with a sparkly gold front tooth, and a kindly old French piano tuner who sympathized about my standing all day. Don’t these kind of encounters make it sound like I’m living in a quaint little story?
I also spoke to a platinum blonde woman who looked about 40, wearing a backless top and more bling than J.Lo. In the story, she would have been...
“I’ve killed it. Ugh, everything I touch gets ruined.”
– Charlie Brown
So I just found out that it’s going to cost over $1000 to fix my computer. Also, my cell phone charger stopped working last night and I’m not sure if I can get a replacement here in Canada. The other day, a lightbulb burnt out in my room and then shattered in my hand when I tried to take it out. I’m starting to worry that next time I open the refrigerator it will just...
You've Gone and Got Sick On My Trainers
So I was innocently perusing Steve Madden’s website, looking at shoes I probably won’t buy, when my eyes were accosted with this brazenly vomitous shoe from hell.
The combination of the hideous style with the revolting colors make it look like a box of crayolas puked all over a rollerblade and then a dog attacked it, tearing away the wheels. This shoe makes me physically sick, and I...
Trapped in the Closet
I might talk a lot about home decorating in the next month or so because ever since my mom told me she was having a house built I’ve been doing a lot of fantasizing about my new room. Last night I dreamed I had a giant walk-in closet with it’s own little dressing rooms.
I wouldn’t normally consider Paris Hilton and Mariah Carey idols of mine in any way, but when it comes to...
In My Own Little Corner, On My Own Little Chair
So Pottery Barn Teen has some really cool stuff that I definitely would not mind owning. Although it seems that in the past year they’ve discontinued some of my favorite products (what, no chaise lounge now PBTeen? Did that push the boundaries of decadence just a little too much for you?) they still have some really pretty, although wildly expensive furniture. A lot of it is really over the...
That Don't Impress Me Much
Yeah. It’s a Shania reference. Shut up.
So I saw Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D last night. If it hadn’t been in 3D I never would have considered going since it looked cheesy as hell and not in a good way, but I couldn’t resist the 3D appeal. I expected the movie to bore me to death and the 3D to make up for it, but my expectations were almost reversed when the movie...
And in further lemonade news...
Tried a new flavo(u)r today: Life Brand Blueberry Lemonade. Life is just the brand of the ever-popular Shoppers Drug Mart here in Canada, but I’ve found that they make some surprisingly delicious products. The blueberry lemonade is super tasty, and comes in a redbull-esque can.
That sound you hear is the smacking of my lips.
I Just Don't See How a World That Makes Such...
If you haven’t been to etsy.com before, you should probably go immediately. Etsy is a web of artists, jewelry makers, and designers who sell a wide variety of products, each on their own personal pages. To find what you’re looking for, simply type it in the search engine and then sort your results by recent listings or price. You can also search by colors or featured items. The...
But Everything He Lacks, Well He Makes Up In...
Tips for guys who want to hit on a girl at her job:
1. Don’t hit on a girl at her job.
2. If you must hit on a girl at her job, don’t do it by telling her a rape joke.
3. If you must tell her a rape joke, don’t claim you warned her it would be offensive by tipping your cowboy hat first.
4. Don’t wear a cowboy hat.
“I love that. Like there’s so little chance that a girl would like me,...”
– Seth Rogan
In Defense of Seth Rogan →
Apparently, today’s the day I reference celebrity crushes. And yes, the above photo of Seth Rogan is currently the only man on my bulletin board (besides the Beatles). It’s a North By Northwest parody.
Anyway, check out the link. It’s from my favorite website “Jezebel.” Looks like I’ve got some competition with those commenters.
Quick, Send in the Clowns. Don't Bother, They're...
So apparently I’m even more afraid of clowns than I thought I was.
I went to the midnight screening of The Dark Knight last night, and waited in line for an hour and a half even though we already had tickets. The theater was massive and completely packed, which made for a more fun experience, I think.
But I have to say — I have never been more afraid of a comic book villain that I...
Can You Even Dye My Eyes To Match My Dress?
Currently loving the urban outfitter’s dress page. The styles are kind of neo-grunge, little orphan annie-esque. I want them all in my closet. They make me wish I was more of a waif so that I could actually pull them off.
