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it's not my goal to use learn about it as a political platform but....



i have to give a thumbs up to john mccain for the desperate and ridiculous attempt to win the hearts of voters. what's up with the music at the end of that ad? the entire ad is centered around this doomsday idea that barack obama is too famous and then during the last 5 seconds the music changes to happy playland music and john mccains face and voice appear on screen endorsing the ad. the whole thing is so creepy.
i never thought i would give a thumbs up to john mccain, but his latest ad has made me change my mind. i love that his campaign thought it was a good idea to compare barack obama to brit brit and paris hilton. as though having people from every walk of life and in several different countries be excited for you is a bad thing! i welcome anything that shines a light on the changes that need to be made in our country.

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r kelly is crazy...



thumbs down for r kelly and his craziness. what the hell is wrong with him? i've never been a huge fan or anything, but in the past i sort of understood why people liked him. now, i absolutely cannot understand why/how people are still fans of his. the way women react to him is crazy! it's beyond ridiculous that he was found innocent on those child porn charges not to mention that he's just so slimy and nasty towards women. it doesn't seem possible that the ladies would be down for him.
i think he's literally gone insane. trapped in the closet part one was a little bit out there but i was still able to find the humor in it; trapped in the closet part 2 was just uncomfortable to watch. his lack of shame regarding sex also makes me believe he's a bit nutty; his latest album is filled with sexual content. you'd think he'd lay low for a minute and work on creating a better image for himself. any way you look at it r kelly is horrible and is most deserving of his thumbs down status!!

why are we obsessed with taylor swift?

i am so confused - who is taylor swift and why is everyone in love with her? i decided to wikipeda her to find out.



apparently she's a country music super star. her first album went triple platinum; but to me she just looks like a girl who hasn't been told that the spiral perm is super out dated. the entertainment "news" shows are obsessed with her and apparently so is maxium; she was named number 52 on their sexiest women of '08 list. she's 18 years old with questionable style, how is that hot?! she goes to a christian high school and sold an album exclusively at wal-mart; maybe that's hot...? i don't know, i'm still confused.

the summer of reality

so i decided to have a lazy sunday afternoon and watch the hours of tv that have accumulated on my TIVO. after going through i realized the only shows on the air lately are reality shows. i've accepted that the reality show is the new wave of tv and i love it but it's getting to be a bit ridiculous, it seems like they will give anyone a show. some of these shows i love, some i can tolerate and others i just don't understand.

i could go on and on but here are just a few of the most recent shows to enter the reality craze:

date my ex: jo and slade is the newest summer reality show from bravo. it's the story of jo and slade from real housewives of the oc, they are no longer dating and he is helping her find her next great love. there's only been one episode so maybe i should give it another chance, but i don't understand why this show was made. first of all, the only good thing about jo and slade is that his name is slade smiley (best reality name ever!). other then that they are both whiny and annoying. they were so wrong for each other during the real housewives that's it's hard to imagine how they have even remained friends. everything about this show seems like pathetic attempt to get them back together so they can have yet another spin off show to extend their 15 minutes.

ashley paige: bikini or bust follows bikini designer/grassroots animal rescuer around in her quest to build her business. this is a show i can tolerate; i might even like it if ashley would stop wearing pigtails and acting helpless when it comes to business matters! she's supposed to be trying to make it in the fashion world. people in the fashion world are mean! they aren't going to take some girl in pigtails seriously. it's obvious that she's not totally helpless when it comes to business, she was able to build a brand of high end knit bikinis that celebs seem to enjoy. it would be more interesting and believable to watch her try and get a licencing deal or something. instead we watch her struggle to pay rent. ashley's mother is pretty funny, she's the narrator and her southern accent somehow makes the show more tolerable.

i figured i would hate tori and dean, home sweet hollywood, but i must admit i like it. tori spelling is really quite endearing. she's incredibly insecure, totally ocd and a huge worry wart, but in a cute way. she seems way more down to earth then i thought she'd be. now her poor husband on the other hand is a bit of a mess, he doesn't have many redeemable qualities but it is funny to see how tori is the boss of the household. i do think that dean is being genuine but he's even lower on the d list then kathy griffen and i think it's hard for him. their baby is just adorable so he makes up for dean's shortcomings.

finally we come to pam girl on the loose and while this show isn't even on yet i already can't stand it! i know i might eat my words later, it happens often with these damn reality shows but i really think this time i'll be right. i just don't understand why in the world does e! think we need to see any more of pamela anderson?? what is she possibly going to be doing that will fill up 25 minutes of airtime?? i saw a preview the other day and it looked like tommy lee was going to be on it as well! i feel very strongly that they need to stay away from each other and tv cameras; we've seen too much of them in the past.

thumbs down...

i have to give a big thumbs down to mariah carey. she's gone totally crazy...again. what is she doing with nick cannon!! i considered including him in my thumbs down, but he's probably having a great time and my issues with mariah run deeper then just nick cannon. for example, what's up with the butterflies? she's still trying to market perfume with a butterfly bottle. i thought we were over butterflies. she seems totally stuck in 2000.

let's discuss her and nick...
why are they married? they look so awkward together! it's like they are having trouble even acting like they "love" each other. well not so much nick, he looks stoked; he's having sex with a woman he's had a crush on since grammar school. mariah on the other hand looks a bit freaked out; like she knows she made the wrong choice and doesn't know how to get out of it.

normally i would be super happy for someone who has lost all that weight she has but she looks super strange and uptight. she looks like she is sucking in her stomach so much that she can barely breathe. she also doesn't seem comfortable with her new skinniness. what's the point of being skinny if you can't work it properly? tiny mini dresses, booty shorts and stripper heels is not working it, she's almost 40!

thumbs up....

shark week is back! and in celebration this week's thumbs up is about the week long series on the discovery channel dedicated to sharks. i love that shark week has entered the pop culture vernacular! everyone from nerds to nba athletes can't seem to get enough of it. it seems like such a random thing for people to go crazy over, it's supposed to be educational so it's not always super exciting.

i doubt that people are actually watching the show for it's educational value, but more to see poor unsuspecting swimmers narrowly escape the jaws of a great white. i agree that watching people get attacked by sharks is exciting however, i think it's more exciting to hear best week ever summarize it.

the cult of apple

lately i've been seeing this commercial for this really nice refrigerator made by samsung; it's got french doors and everything (apparently you can fit twice as much stuff in a fridge with french doors). it's about $2500, which seems like a lot of money to pay for a refrigerator made by the same people who made my last phone. now i have the iphone and it got me thinking, what would happen if apple put out a refrigerator? it would be so amazing, i bet people would line up for days in anticipation. it would probably be about $6000, but i wouldn't care i would still buy it! i don't even have space for a fancy fridge in my tiny nyc apartment but i would buy it anyway. there would obviously be a place for your ipod/iphone/apple tv etc; but just imagine how smart it would be - maybe they could figure out a way to go grocery shopping for you. it wouldn't surprise me; steve jobs is the smartest guy ever!

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kanye's the shizz

now i've been a fan of kanye's for a while but i've officially joined his fan club in a big way! this is the best thing ever! i know that he's a pompous jerk sometimes; but man he can back it up! i used to think that his ranting and raving was annoying and pompous but i know think he's just awesome. his latest album is so wonderful and his verse in estelle's new song american boy is so sick i can barely stand it. it's a great summer song that i can't stop listening to.

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thumbs up/thumbs down thursday!

it's time for another installment of the fabulous thumbs up thumbs down!! this week they are actually the same thing!

first i have to give a thumbs down to mall/university rent-a-cops using segways as a mode of transportation. it's not as if most of them couldn't use the exercise! also it doesn't feel very safe to have a large man on a segway trying to navigate that thing through throngs of people. do they really get to the "situation" quicker on a segway? hopefully they don't actually need to arrest someone, i don't think you can ride a segway tandem style. i guess i shouldn't judge since i've never ridden one but they don't seem very cop-ish to me.

this brings us to the thumbs up....

these are pictures of the chinese swat team! yes, you read me correctly, the chinese swat team uses segways!! since the chinese don't strike me as the type of people to joke around, i assume these are true. apparently they are training for a possible terriost attack at the olympics! segways go about 12mph, hopefully there's not some type of high speed chase situation. how amazing would it be to see these guys coming at you? i'm not going to lie, they are totally a little scary. they seem way more hard core then that cop in the mall...

how to stay pretty in a troubled economy!

you may think that staying pretty and groomed is near impossible in this troubled economy but i may have found something to help!

if you can't afford to get waxed, why not use this fab new product betty! it's color for the hair down there! my fave is the fun betty - it's hard to tell from the picture but it's bright pink. it's under $20 and might provide some fun in these sad economic times.

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is this an example of learnedy?

this week's cover of the new yorker is creating a whole lotta drama! the question is whether or not it's justified. it definitely makes a statement! does it make a bigger statement then some of the other covers i found in a google search? that's hard to say. the new yorker is known for satirical covers that are either poking fun at current events or are made to get people thinking and talking about them. i think this cover does both. i also think it's probably slightly over the top.

the problem with a cover like this is not that it perpetuates stereotypes that people in the midwest might think are true but that the media picks up the story and it explodes. let's be real; i seriously doubt that a person in the midwest who actually believes that barack obama is a muslim has a subscription or would ever see a cover of the new yorker unless it was shown on the news. i don't think a midwesterner is the new yorker's target audience...

li lo is so creative!

leopard ankle gloves - $42
dom leggings - $123
glimmer leggings - $99

mr. president leggings - $132

does the world need another celebrity "fashion designer"? well, someone thinks so because lindsay lohan is coming out with her very own line of leggings and ankle gloves! i personally don't think the world needs more celebrity designers or leggings but there are a few reasons i think 6126 by lindsay lohan is pretty awesome.
first the name of her line; 6126 comes from marilyn monroe's birthday. marilyn is li lo's hero, obviously, what troubled teen doesn't love marilyn? second, is the term ankle gloves! i believe that is a fancy term for leg warmers! lastly, i think that the mr. president leggings are amazing - they have knee pads! which is so hilarious!!
there's some not so awesome stuff about 6126 by lindsay lohan: the leggings and the price! now i've been known to rock the leggings; but i believe that fashion craze must be over now! and why in the world should anyone pay over $100 for something that should only be worn to the gym?

for the love of gossip

the new york times recently ran an article about gossip girl and the impact the show has had on fashion. i think it's great that a teen show is shaping the face of fashion so much and that young people are so into it! it sure wasn't like that back in my day! shows like 90210, dawson's creek, my so called life and felicity didn't quite inspire fashion in the same way.

gossip girl is just a fun show all around! the cast, the clothes, the drama - this show has got it all. the new season starts september 1st, it's one good thing about summer ending.

things i don't understand

there are many things i don't understand in this world and one of them is the obsession morning news shows have with all things dangerous. if we are to really listen to these shows i don't see how anyone would ever leave the house! for example, the today show just finished a series called summer hazards where they talked about the various reasons people should be scared of summer.

they had 3 segments, the first was about how dangerous lawn mowers are. the today show would like us to believe that tons of people are riding lawn mowers with headphones on and generally not paying attention to their kids. i have to ask, how are that many people running over their children with lawn movers? the most ridiculous segment was the 2nd segment that spoke about how dangerous it is to dig a deep hole at the beach. again, how many people are actually getting injured or killed as a result of collapsing sand? the final segment was about how dangerous hot cars are. this one i understand; people seem to always forget that their kids are in the car on the hottest summer day. here's the lessons we learned from the today show:
1. don't listen to your ipod while driving your lawn mower, and always look behind you before backing up.
2. no more digging holes to china.
3. don't leave your kids in the car!!!!

thanks nbc for these valuable yet absurd lessons.

xoxo

thumbs up/thumbs down thursday!

i am sad to announce that i have to give a thumbs down to jeff lewis from bravo's reality show flipping out.  i have really tried to like him but he's just too crazy.  my feelings for jeff are hard to put into words; it's basically a general feeling of violence when i see him.  

i will begin with the obvious; the lips.  are they for real?  i can't be sure but i'm assuming not.  he's very open about the fact he gets regular botox and so i imagine he does the lips as well.  he has a whole host of people working for him but they don't have any work to do.  he's real distrusting that no one is working; but it's like what does he expect they don't have anything to do.  

i will say that the show is entertaining and he is a talented designer; but he's just too much.

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thumbs up/thumbs down

i would like to give a thumbs up to websites dedicated to cute baby animals.  there's just something about cute cuddly creatures that makes me so happy.  it might sound really cheesy but these sites really are great.  if you are ever having a bad day i suggest going and looking and some baby animals.  these sites are best for people with a desk job; below i have listed a couple of good cute animal sites i like.

www.cuteoverload.com 

www.dailypuppy.com

stuff white people like

i can't resist a plug for one of my favorite blogs stuff white people like; it's a blog "devoted to the stuff that white people like." it's the most hilarious and well written look at basically the 30 something urbanite population. so far he has 104 things white people like, and i must say they are pretty much right on! they range from david sedaris and sarah silverman to expensive sandwhichs and breakfast places . i have agreed with a very large majority of his posts.

people's reaction to the blog is also quite funny - people either love it or they hate it and if they hate it they are quite vocal about it. they are just confused and offended by the idea of satire.

stuff white people like has become so popular that it has also been turned into a book. if you have a chance to check it out i would love to know what you think!

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