Thursday, December 31, 2009
It's not a resolution, it's a better way of living
Don't forget, tomorrow starts the 12 Months of Wellness!!! Are you in?
IT Girls of the 2000s
As I reflect back on the year, do I ponder what the most memorable technological advancements were? The most memorable national/global events? Turning points in American History? Events we'll never forget and will tell our grandkids "I remember where I was when..."? Important political figures? Prolific, meaningful movies or books? Or anything prolific at all for that matter? No! I ponder of the IT girls of the decade because I'm a silly girl with a blog.
Each year, there seemed to be another IT girl that we as a society just couldn't get enough of. We wanted to know every sordid detail of her life. Who she was, what she wore, who she was dating, what she weighed. These were the girls that either had the most amazing year, most scandalous year, or just was hands down the hottest, most talked about girl of the year. Here's my informal list.
2000 - Britney Spears - her single "Oops I Did It Again" debuted this year and officially landed her on her quick path (albeit rocky) to pop stardom. Obviously Britney stays near the top in each year of the following decades, and unless you were under a rock the past 10 years, you'd know it too.
2002 - ? - Honestly, I can't think of anyone to go here! Can you believe it!? I need help! Who was all the rage in 2002?
2003 - Kate Hudson. The relatively unknown, beautiful daughter of Goldie Hawn burst onto the scene in 2003 with "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and we were hooked. We loved this bubbly, quirky, cute girl like the girl next door. Nevermind her greasy husband or child with hair longer than hers, we were in love. Flashforward 6 years, and now she's just a pathetic slut. Sorry, I said it.
2004 - Paris Hilton. The year when the tabloids and paparazzi got out of control. The year when it was socially acceptable to be considered a celebrity for doing nothing. The year of the Paris Hilton Sex Tape Scandal. The Paris Hilton obsession quickly became a nightmare, and as I posted in an earlier post, I think her time is up, even though she's been done for a looooong time.
2006 - Anne Hathaway. She'd been on our radar for many years, a strikingly beautifully, yet somehow adorable at the same time, brunette with big eyes and and mouth. But 2007 propelled her into bonafide stardom with The Devil Wears Prada. Little did we know what was in store for her in the upcoming years with her felony Italian boyfriend. But we cheered her on as she over came it and stayed just as pulled together and gorgeous as before.
2007 - Lauren Conrad. While "The Hills" officially premiered in 2006, it wasn't until 2007 when it became a full out phenomenon for the dying MTV. It revitalized MTV, and at the same time, made stars out of ordinary people. Once again, we were obsessed with someone with little talent to speak of, a somewhat self-righteous attitude towards her friends, but killer clothes. Lauren Conrad was the new it girl for tweens, high schoolers, college, and early-professional females alike. We coveted her clothes, her hair, her life. Not only did we want to be her friend, we wanted to be her.
Each year, there seemed to be another IT girl that we as a society just couldn't get enough of. We wanted to know every sordid detail of her life. Who she was, what she wore, who she was dating, what she weighed. These were the girls that either had the most amazing year, most scandalous year, or just was hands down the hottest, most talked about girl of the year. Here's my informal list.
2000 - Britney Spears - her single "Oops I Did It Again" debuted this year and officially landed her on her quick path (albeit rocky) to pop stardom. Obviously Britney stays near the top in each year of the following decades, and unless you were under a rock the past 10 years, you'd know it too.
2001 - J LO - Her album J LO was one of the hottest album of the decade, with I'm Real, Play, and Love Don't Cost a Thing. This was J LO's year where she officially became a bonafide hottie. She wore the most outrageous bling and dated the hottest men in Hollywood. Of course, we all know she's tamed down and is a beautiful, wife and mother now known as Jennifer Lopez, but 2001 will always be known as the year J LO "was".
2002 - ? - Honestly, I can't think of anyone to go here! Can you believe it!? I need help! Who was all the rage in 2002?
2003 - Kate Hudson. The relatively unknown, beautiful daughter of Goldie Hawn burst onto the scene in 2003 with "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and we were hooked. We loved this bubbly, quirky, cute girl like the girl next door. Nevermind her greasy husband or child with hair longer than hers, we were in love. Flashforward 6 years, and now she's just a pathetic slut. Sorry, I said it.
2004 - Paris Hilton. The year when the tabloids and paparazzi got out of control. The year when it was socially acceptable to be considered a celebrity for doing nothing. The year of the Paris Hilton Sex Tape Scandal. The Paris Hilton obsession quickly became a nightmare, and as I posted in an earlier post, I think her time is up, even though she's been done for a looooong time.
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2005 - Jessica Simpson. When a dumb bubbly blonde entered our living rooms via "The Newlyweds", we were torn in half. It was a love-her or hate-her type relationship. Was she cute and charming, or just downright stupid and annoying? However, no one can deny the obsession that ensued in 2005 when rumors that her and Nick were having marital issues. Was it her dad? Was Jessica cheating? Was Nick threatened by her success? Regardless, in 2005, they officially filed for divorce and the gossip magazines had a field day.
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2006 - Anne Hathaway. She'd been on our radar for many years, a strikingly beautifully, yet somehow adorable at the same time, brunette with big eyes and and mouth. But 2007 propelled her into bonafide stardom with The Devil Wears Prada. Little did we know what was in store for her in the upcoming years with her felony Italian boyfriend. But we cheered her on as she over came it and stayed just as pulled together and gorgeous as before.
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2008 - Michelle Obama. Perhaps the easiest to pick on this whole list. Without going to my personal thoughts about the Obamas, who I voted for, what I really think of her (hint: not a fan), there's no denying the frenzy of media attention on Michelle Obama. News correspondents were likening her to the next Jackie O. She made J Crew and Gap hot once again for middle Americans across the nation. She was someone moms could look up to and realize if she could look put together, they can throw out those mom jeans and look polished too!
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Notable females missing: Lindsay Lohan, Hillary Clinton, Britney Spears in every year, Olsen twins, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Palin, Christina Aguilara, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, Ashley Dupre, Sienna Miller, and Megan Fox. But hey, I can only pick 10, and there they are.
So, what do you think? Thoughts on 2002? Who do you agree with? Disagree with?
Disclaimer: I am not and do not claim to be a professional entertainment blogger. This list is simply my own thoughts. I did not research at all (other than rake my brain) to determine who truly was the most searched, most sought-after female celebrity that year.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
For RAP - Emma Watons looking mighty fine
I'm not trying to steal RAP's thunder, but this was my all time favorite Emma Watson look. What do you think?
Burberry at London Fashion Week, September 2009
Burberry at London Fashion Week, September 2009
Photos from getty images
Office Griches and their Unsavory Smells
So, yesterday I forgot to post my Grinch and I have such an amazing story, I'm posting it a day late.
Monday morning, as I am walking off the elevator, there is a faint, but extremely putrid smell. Like death rotting. As I walk towards the kitchen, the smell is getting stronger. As I open the refrigerator to put my lunch in, I'm hit in the face with a terrible rotting smell. Something has literally died in that fridge.
Now, there weren't many people in the office because of the holidays, but I go and get D so we can investigate. We determine it's coming from these really nice glass containers. The smell is so putrid and foul it is actually penetrating through glass containers! In order to confirm this is where the smell comes from, D tentatively lifts the lid and suddenly it's like an atomic bomb went off in the kitchen. The smell quickly filled the kitchen and moved throughout the office at an alarming speed. Death by toxic gas immediately went through my head.
At this point, the kitchen is filled with other people wanting to know WTF is that smell? It literally seeped out of the kitchen and into their offices and cubes. Some as far as a good 50 feet away! yes! The smell was THAT FOUL!
So, a group of us decide we need to dispose of this health hazard. We were debating whether to throw it away, expensive Pyrex container and all, but decided that no, we wanted the guilty culprit to look us in the eye and admit it was theirs. So, D empties the containers and we sextuple-bag the offending food and throw it in the garbage. Even bagged 6 times, the smell was still in the kitchen and hit you in the face like a sucker punch every time you opened the trash can. We had to call the property manager to have them send someone up to empty our trash. SICK! IT WAS SICK!
So, I'm washing the containers, and the smell isn't going away. The water is scalding hot, we have soap, etc., but the smell had permeated so far into the container that even with washing it wasn't going away. At this point, we throw it in the dishwasher downstairs and decide we'll see what happens next.
The fridge, however, is also still smelling from the stench. I guess the smell had holed up in there. At this point, I was FUMING! This is not my job description, to be some sort of maid for my sick effing co-workers. But when it gets to the point where the whole office is suffering, something has to be done. D and I find some Clorox bleach wipes and clean out the fridge. Yes, like we're unpaid maids or slaves at the office. Man, was I hot. HOT I tell you! I just wanted that guilty person to walk in and watch out, they would have gotten it!
Now, I don't want to be known as the fridge Nazi, but someone has to send an email out at this point. Everyone in the office was wondering what that smell was. It wafted through double doors, around corners, into closed offices, it was that stank and that toxic! So, I send out the following email. Mind you, this was totally toned down from what I wanted to say (vocab words such as foul, filthy, disgusting, ashamed of yourself and rotten food not included were all removed).
When things are found growing in containers, I unfortunately am a likely suspect. I often bring healthy creations from home, then some evil person temps me with Jo Jo's or carts, and I totally forget about my lunch. My only defense is that a have anosmia and do not smell, so I don't notice the torture I place on my fellow workers. I admire your bravery for entering a fridge with rotted food! I will come over to retreive my pyrex soon.
I don't know, what do you think? I think it sounds a little flippant. Like, she wants to come across as being the bigger person and admitting guilt, but somehow it's like "there's no big deal here, chill out." YES! There was a huge effing big deal! The entire office stank because of you! The fridge will never be the same. I will never look at cauliflower or a spinach salad again without wanting to hurl!
I could totally get into how foul my office coworkers are on a regular basis in that fridge, but I'm sure it's no different than any other office in America. Plus this blog is already long as it is, but I'm interested in knowing, do you have any sick fridge stories, ones that really top the rest of the narstiness that happens year-round? If so, please share!!
I told her the dishes were downstairs soaking in the sink. When I left yesterday, I stopped by the floor, and wouldn't you know it, they were still in there! It's out of my hands now, I don't care what happens to those dishes. But forever in my heart, the 2009 Holiday season will be known as the year where Santa left us a present worse than coal!
Monday morning, as I am walking off the elevator, there is a faint, but extremely putrid smell. Like death rotting. As I walk towards the kitchen, the smell is getting stronger. As I open the refrigerator to put my lunch in, I'm hit in the face with a terrible rotting smell. Something has literally died in that fridge.
Now, there weren't many people in the office because of the holidays, but I go and get D so we can investigate. We determine it's coming from these really nice glass containers. The smell is so putrid and foul it is actually penetrating through glass containers! In order to confirm this is where the smell comes from, D tentatively lifts the lid and suddenly it's like an atomic bomb went off in the kitchen. The smell quickly filled the kitchen and moved throughout the office at an alarming speed. Death by toxic gas immediately went through my head.
At this point, the kitchen is filled with other people wanting to know WTF is that smell? It literally seeped out of the kitchen and into their offices and cubes. Some as far as a good 50 feet away! yes! The smell was THAT FOUL!
So, a group of us decide we need to dispose of this health hazard. We were debating whether to throw it away, expensive Pyrex container and all, but decided that no, we wanted the guilty culprit to look us in the eye and admit it was theirs. So, D empties the containers and we sextuple-bag the offending food and throw it in the garbage. Even bagged 6 times, the smell was still in the kitchen and hit you in the face like a sucker punch every time you opened the trash can. We had to call the property manager to have them send someone up to empty our trash. SICK! IT WAS SICK!
So, I'm washing the containers, and the smell isn't going away. The water is scalding hot, we have soap, etc., but the smell had permeated so far into the container that even with washing it wasn't going away. At this point, we throw it in the dishwasher downstairs and decide we'll see what happens next.
The fridge, however, is also still smelling from the stench. I guess the smell had holed up in there. At this point, I was FUMING! This is not my job description, to be some sort of maid for my sick effing co-workers. But when it gets to the point where the whole office is suffering, something has to be done. D and I find some Clorox bleach wipes and clean out the fridge. Yes, like we're unpaid maids or slaves at the office. Man, was I hot. HOT I tell you! I just wanted that guilty person to walk in and watch out, they would have gotten it!
Now, I don't want to be known as the fridge Nazi, but someone has to send an email out at this point. Everyone in the office was wondering what that smell was. It wafted through double doors, around corners, into closed offices, it was that stank and that toxic! So, I send out the following email. Mind you, this was totally toned down from what I wanted to say (vocab words such as foul, filthy, disgusting, ashamed of yourself and rotten food not included were all removed).
With the holiday season, some items may have been inadvertently forgotten in the refrigerator during vacation time. This morning, what had started off as an odor contained to inside the fridge had permeated out of the fridge and into the kitchen, common area and surrounding offices and cubes. The offending food items were identified and several of your coworkers put their own health at risk to empty out these containers and wash them. If you are the proud owner of red Pyrex containers which at one time contained spinach salad, cauliflower and minestrone soup, you may come see me to collect your belongings.
I really doubted anyone would come collect their belongings, but wow, did this woman have some kind of brass balls! She REPLIED ALL!!! So, not only did she look me in the eyes and admit it was her's, she looked everyone in the whole office in the eyes.
I don't know, what do you think? I think it sounds a little flippant. Like, she wants to come across as being the bigger person and admitting guilt, but somehow it's like "there's no big deal here, chill out." YES! There was a huge effing big deal! The entire office stank because of you! The fridge will never be the same. I will never look at cauliflower or a spinach salad again without wanting to hurl!
I could totally get into how foul my office coworkers are on a regular basis in that fridge, but I'm sure it's no different than any other office in America. Plus this blog is already long as it is, but I'm interested in knowing, do you have any sick fridge stories, ones that really top the rest of the narstiness that happens year-round? If so, please share!!
I told her the dishes were downstairs soaking in the sink. When I left yesterday, I stopped by the floor, and wouldn't you know it, they were still in there! It's out of my hands now, I don't care what happens to those dishes. But forever in my heart, the 2009 Holiday season will be known as the year where Santa left us a present worse than coal!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Regular Blake Fix
Blake in Dolce and Gabbana at the Sherlock Holmes premiere.
I think RAP posted this dress earlier, but if you recall, my thing was whenever I stumble across a pic of Blake, it's getting posted, so technically, I should have posted the 2 RAP posted. I'll get more on track of that.
I think RAP posted this dress earlier, but if you recall, my thing was whenever I stumble across a pic of Blake, it's getting posted, so technically, I should have posted the 2 RAP posted. I'll get more on track of that.
I'm definitely digging the lace overlay, the mile high legs, and the minimal accessories.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Today is Santa! Day 28
Today would have been the perfect Grinch day, but I will save that for tomorrow. I am getting back on track here. Today goes out to all the Santa's who take the week between Christmas and New Year's off. Although I'm insanely jealous and wish I could have the week off too, it's so nice in the office. Only the other low men on the todem pole are in the office, and it's amazing how much work you can get done without your boss breathing down your neck, throwing new more important, top priority stuff on your desk, and then wondering why you never got to that project earlier. Sheesh! I'm only one person. But this week is so peaceful. You shave plenty of time to converse with other coworkers, have an extra long lunch, and still manage to be twice as productive as any other week of the year. I think not having your email blowing up helps as well. This week is so peaceful, it almost makes you wish the weekend wouldn't come. Almost.
Lady? Gaga
Totally random, I know, but I swear the more photos I see of Lady Gaga, the more I wonder about those rumors of her being a man. Her cheekbones are just too structured. I know it doesn't matter, and either way, she's an amazing singer, but I'm just saying, as of late, the photos are looking more and more manly. Plus, doesn't anyone else think it's suspect she's always so over the top?
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