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Garfield

As a young girl, living in the middle of now where and having little in the way of social, media, literary….well…let’s just say there was crud to do, crud to watch and crud to read. The library was 30 miles away and I couldn’t drive. I read everything worth reading in the elementary school library by the time I was 10. My parents had never heard of the New York Times, they didn’t buy books; in fact the only books in the house were a set 1979 Encyclopedia Britannica. (I understand we have the internet, but I encourage all peeps with small peeps to buy these damn things anyway.) I read the complete set, eventually. Thank you, where ever you are kindly door-to-door salesman!

So, a special treat was reading the comics in the local tribune every Sunday.

Garfield

was a favorite, because he was cranky and sleepy. I liked that about him. Plus, I was fond of puffy stickers and there always plenty of

Garfield

versions at the local drug store.

 

Which brings me to this site, it is brilliant.

THE 2008 OSCAR PICKs

Here are my picks for the Oscars. I don’t actually care who wins. I probably won’t watch more than an hour total of the show. I most certainly will not be live-blogging the thing.

BEST PICTURE = No Country for Old Men

BEST ACTOR = in order from most hot to least hot…but this year they are fuck-able in their own ways. Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood S
ome might argue with my putting Daniel last, but Tommy beats him for his gruff, hard exterior personality. I like it.

BEST ACTRESS = I don’t actually care and I haven’t seen these movies. The Best Actress category is stupid and needs a complete overhaul. Seriously.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR = Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS = Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton I can support this because Tilda is pretty fabulous.

BEST DIRECTOR = Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men Innovators.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY = Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men They get this sort of thing often, I would rather they win for best director than this…but they deserve both.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE = The three choices are stupid and do not deserve mention.

BEST ART DIRECTION = Sweeney Todd Clearly!

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY = No Country for Old Men The views in this movie push it to a new level. Again, innovators.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN = Sweeney Todd Love it!

BEST DOCUMENTARY = I think they should all win one award. I love documentaries and these are all extraordinary. They should be mandatory viewing in all the ignorant corners of this country.

In order:

Sicko

Taxi to the Dark Side

No End in Sight

War/Dance

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Favorite Meme, pt. 2

From YES WE CAN HAS, Obama has garnered the much coveted support of the Pet Union.
Didn't know there was a Pet Union, ask your dog/cat about it sometime. They like to keep it quiet, but they are a powerful group.

Defining a Meme.

The simple definition culled from Wikipedia is a piece of cultural information that passes from one mind to another.

Specifically, an internet meme is an idea or concept that spreads through many ways to many people in a short amount of time and at some point is recreated by others and propagated again.

The term viral is used extensively in the ad community. It is the same thing as a meme. Ad people across the globe are throwing people and money at “viral” campaigns. The trouble is that, viral can not be created. An idea/concept can be created in a any form and then released. The community to which it is first released is what determines whether it is indeed viral or a meme. Calling something viral or a meme doesn’t not make it true, It is only after it has propagated to numerous communities/minds through indirect influence.

I would argue that even the very pervasive chain letters that people call memes, are not actually memes.

This is a meme.

Image is from one of the most popular memes on all the adternets.

ICanHasCheezburger.com which is part of the LOL Cats legacy.

Make ideas, not memes.

Make advertising, not viral.

 

Girl Friend from Hell for Hire

Are you happy with your life, maybe not entirely but things are going fairly well? You have a little money? Perhaps you have a great girl? Feeling like nothing is too hard or too painful?

Well, allow me to help you change all of that, that’s right for a small fee I can turn you into a broken, lonely, loveless old fuck in a matter of 2 short months!! That is only 8 short weeks from mildly happy to sorry, poor sack of fuck. All for a low, low entry fee.

Sure, you are probably thinking to yourself – WHAT? HOW? Not ME?

Well, sure why not YOU? There is no reason to spend another day with a nice girlfriend, heck I can get her to dump in just one day!! Savings account??? No need to worry I will have it drained in no time!!! And what are you doing in that nice shiny car? You deserve worse, much, much worse. It will be dented, broken down and later mysteriously stolen and then returned smelling a bit swampy, ALL THAT and constant psychotic behavior for a low, low monthly fee. And when you sign up for the Deluxe Suck ME package, I will throw in an impending lawsuit for free.

Stop walking around with extra cash in your pocket, a sense of self worth and all that luck on your side!!!

Call me today!

The Look Book

 

The Look Book is a visual diary. At times I think that my tastes and likes are so broad that they can not be defined. I am starting this run of posts to find my editorial style and share some fabulous things I have found that might prove to inspire.

This first one is a brilliant photographer, Terrance Nunn. I love the texture of decay. I love the imperfection. I love the notion that all things are impermanent. I love the random beauty in strange collections of things piled on top of one another. The images from Russia are saddening.

The one at the top is a beautiful storefront. I love the type, the color, the window display.

Check it out.

Snickers Charged

My baby and I went out to caucus this past Tuesday. It was cold but pleasant walk. We were extremely happy to see the huge turn out and the fact that it was all about Obama.

On our way back, we stopped into a convenience store and on the counter was a display for Snickers Charged.

This is a snickers bar with 60 milligrams of caffeine, taurine and other B vitamins added, you know for a charge. It’s about time the Mars Company came through for me and my love of being awake and eating Snickers. For years now, I have been barely able to stay awake for a whole snickers bar. I mean it has chocolate, peanuts, caramel and nougat. That combination is exhausting. Eating a snickers bar has always been such a tiring affair. The nougat slows a person down. With this new version, I can stay awake and feel refreshed through every bite.

Thanks, Snickers.

 

p.s.

I don’t eat snickers. I hate candy bars and all processed junk food. Gross.

Favorite Skin Care Line

Suki

Lemongrass cleanser is a fragrant scrub, which feels wonderful on the skin. It has a bit of lather to it and does not cause any of that tight face feeling, just super clean.

 

Suki carries a few varieties; I use the one for more combination and acne prone skin. I have never had extreme breakouts, but there is always one or two looming and hormone changes monthly will bring out the worst.

The foods I am eating are also of great importance to skin loveliness. Dairy makes my chin red and splotchy. Sugar makes everything about my skin bad. I am sure alcohol is doing no favors, but a girl has to have some fucking fun. What is the point of perfect skin if you don’t take out for a drink or twelve with friends every so often?

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