Get Retro Physical

For many days I've sat down at this computer and opened a new post document only to close it after a few sentences. Mostly because I had nothing to say, but partly because it smells really bad down here.

Today I opened Amy's blog and made a few startling discoveries. Firstly, I think we should look at the amount Amy has blogged over the years, don't you? In 2005 and 2006 Amy blogged an outstanding 137 times. Truly phenomenal. Then, in 2007 something changed, she blogged only 49 times. This is a tremendous drop! in 2008 Amy blogged an abysmal 33 times. And now that 2009 is half over, she has only blogged 5 times.



Now, now, I cannot complain. To be fair, I've blogged erratically over the past 5 years, but at least I was consistently erratic! According to my calculations, if you continue at this rate you will only blog 4 times next year!



Thank god there is me.



Next, I travelled to March of 2005, not a happy time. In fact, I'd rather forget 8th grade. While we're at it probably the first two years of High School as well. To tell the truth, I'm working on forgetting everything before I bought my first pair of jeans in December of 2008.



Anyway.

(This is my longest post without a picture yet.)



That is better.

ANYWAY.

Michael Jackson is dead. Have you noticed that in all the interviews people say, "he was such a great entertainer." or, "I hope he will always be remembered as a great entertainer." No one says, "He will always be remembered as a great person"?
Strange, huh?

ANYWAY. Damn I'm ADD today.

I was Reading a post of Amy's from March 2008 that caught my eye. It was titled "Homophobia" and described Amy's attempts to do a research project on Homophobia. What I found most interesting was the comment from a man named Russell (Ironic, huh?)

"Homophobia is good, bad and easily understood. For starters it is the very definition of unnatural. There is no case that can ever be made that it is natural. If you simply state that they love each other and what's wrong with that, then you have to allow brothers and sisters that love each other to mate, or fathers and daughters that love each other, or boys and dogs... where does it stop being "love"?

As for hating those participating in such behavior, that's just not right. We all mistakes. We all fall short. We should accept them as humans. Hate the sin, love the sinner."

Damn this makes me mad.

I have to say though, I love Rachel's comment.

"HOMOPHOBIA MAKES ME SAD AND DEPRESSED AND OPRESSED!!! YES, I FEEL OPPRESSED!!! STOP OPRESSING ME YOU FUCKING HOMOPHOBES!!!"

But yeah, looking back at eighth grade was an interesting experience. God bless Amy for keeping her blog for so long, it gives us a window into the past. I really enjoyed looking at the comments everyone left.

So much has changed since then, isn't it weird? Things changed In ways I never imagined.

It is just now hitting me that this is my last summer before college.

SHOE EDITION

I'm very excited for this one. I'm thinking about purchasing some good... scratch that, Un-fucking-believable shoes... and need your help. I didn't put this on my "summer wish list" post because it would've taken up too much space and cause me to surpass my 6 pictures per post quota.

So here is how this will work. I will present to you six pairs of shoes that I like, and you will leave comments telling me your favorite and from that I will decide which guilty pleasure to indulge in.

1) Adidas Men's I.L. Comp. You cannot deny the yellow green combination is beautiful.



-Full grain leather upper for comfort and soft feel
-Textile lining for comfort
-Rubber cupsole for grip
-Imported

Cost: $75.00

2) Men'sZX Racer. I really like the blue and am a big fan of the style.



-Synthetic upper for durable style
-Textile lining for comfort
-EVA midsole for lightweight cushioning
-Imported

Cost: $65.00

3) Nike Cortez Innovation to Innovation Multi-Pack Men's Shoe. I'm mostly attracted to this shoe because of the crazy long name.



Cost: $102.00

4) Vans Royal Authentic



Cost: $45.00

5) Converse Grimes.



Cost: $60.00

6) Converse. I can't decide between traditional black or green.



Cost: $45.00

That is all.

I seem to remember Incognito in Royal Oak having phenomenal shoes, so whenever we go back to Royal Oak I'm a gonna wanna to look at those.

Good Night.

JK... We all know I'll be posting something in a few hours, probably around 3:00 am (those are always my best posts I know right)

Oh. My. Fuck.

I'm out of control!
Someone stop me!

I'm dying to SPEND.

Here is my summer wish list. The things I need. The things I want. The clothing that I will simply DIE IF I DON'T HAVE.

1) MP3 PLAYER. Before I leave for ASP I need to bedazzle my hand held audio system and I need to do it NOW. I'm sick of my cheap little piece of shit Samsung $20.00 clusterfuck pro, I want me a real MP3 player with video capabilities and more than 4 Gig. Oh, and I can't afford that Ipod shit. After much reaserch I came across this baby.



Sony - Walkman 8GB Video MP3 Player

The costumer reviews give it one of the highest ratings and it comes with all the features I want. A battery life of 50 hours for music and 10 hours for video, this is much better then most the other MP3s I looked at, plus its pretty.
Cost: $99.99
-$50.00 (Best buy gift card)
-$10.00 (On sale if bought online)
+ $6.99 (shipping fee)
Total: $46.98

Personally I think that's an incredible deal.

2) OVERSIZED HEADPHONES. For this I am overdue. For a long time I've desired super sized head phones with ultra high quality sound to blast my techno, and It's time I jump on it. I remember loving Sara Schade's head phones so I asked Amy where she got them and I was pointed in the direction of Urban Outfitters, there I found these.



Why are headphones pluralized when there is only one?

lyli from France game them an excellent review, and they look pretty.

Cost: $50.00
Total: $96.95

That completes my audio desires, now all that's left is FASHION!

3) Skinny Jeans. Its time. Normally I hate skinny jeans on men, but after seeing these I've changed my mind.



It actually makes me a little sick how beauatiful they are. GORGEOUS. And I think I'm ready for the transition to more trendy stuff. Which reminds me. I LOVE URBAN OUTFITTERS. I've spent a good 2 hours now looking at all they have to offer me. My new favorite store? YES. So, they have two stores in Michigan, one in Ann Arbor and one in Troy. Should we take a road trip? YES. The Troy store is closer but I thought it would be more fun if we took a day trip to Ann Arbor.

Cost: $54.00
Total: $150.95

4) PLAID. This isn't really a surprise for anyone. No need to waste anyone's time with this obsession.



Cost: $48.00
Total: $198.95

5) JACKET. I'm sick of my stupid black pea coat thing, its time for a new one.



Cost: $128.00
Total: $326.95

6)CARDIGAN. I talked about my need for a Cardigan a few posts ago, so no need to waste your time now.



Cost: 49.99
Total: $376.94

Not too bad eh? Actually, I think we can eliminate the Military Jacket from the list since I won't need to worry about that until next fall, so taking that off the list brings my Summer Wish List tooooooo... $248.94

Too much, right?

Remember the good old days when I cared little for fashion and was perfectly content with my out dated khakis? I should probably return to my old ways.

Ah well. Guess what time it is! no, later then that.

4:28 AM

Part of me is considering just staying up all night, I mean why not I'm practically there.

Next post will be dedicated to SHOES.

Good morning my puppies.

State of Emergency

"Italian Vogue is a showcase for the world's biggest photographers. It's a platform where they are allowed to do their most groundbreaking work. They are always pushing the envelope. The images go beyond straight fashion to be about art and ideas."
- Jaime Perlman









I just wanted to share this with you. This was the September 2006 center spread for Vogue Italia and a commentary on the post 9/11 world. I thought it was pretty cool. Rachel, Alexis and I have on multiple occasions discussed going threesies on an Italian Vogue. I think we should do it soon.

Thai and Goodbye

I'm so over it, I've been there and back
Changed all my numbers and just in case you're wondering
I got that new
I'm a single girl swag
Got me with my girls and we're singin' it...... Sing!
na na na na, na na na na
hey hey hey
goodbye
na na na na hey, na na na na hey,
hey hey hey
goodbye

I wanted to put the music video up because I was thrilled today to find that it was released, but unfortunately the copyright Nazis have blocked all embedding of it.

Do not fret, for I have pictures of the music video... just as good right?





I find I hate her because she's so gorgeous. oh well.

In other pop news, Lady Gaga can sing!



I think she sounds a tad like Amy Winehouse at the start.

Guess what I'm eating.

Nope.

Almost.

Go a little south of there.

God you're so stupid! It's in the title.

I'm eating Thai, and it sucks. Today at the super market I was looking for something to have for lunch that would be good. I headed over to the microwavable Mexican section but then decided to do something crazy and different. I headed over to the microwavable international section and picked up some Thai.

It tastes like cardboard.

I'm bored! I want to get out of the house! I want to have fun! Perhaps I shall hop on facebook and Aim and my cell and see if I can get someone to do something with me. Perhaps get some real Thai food.

Want something to laugh at? The spell checker wanted me to change Amy Winehouse's name to Amy Whorehouse.

Until next time, my puppies.

Fake Tans and Cardigans

What's up? How's it been? We should get coffee sometime.

I finally purchased some straight leg jeans.



All Men's clothing was half off at Old Navy so I picked up these Jeans and a few shirts: one polo, one plaid, and one under shirt.

Today at work Kelsey came in looking tan and beautiful. I was shocked because she has the same skin coloring as I, and after a bit of my incessant interrogating she cracked like an egg on a bowl. As it turns out she got a spray tan. I've always heard people say when you get a spray tan you turn out orange, but her tan looked 100% legit, and it only cost 30$. Anyway, I think next week I'm going to go with her and try it out.

Now on to my wish list.

Old Navy today got me in the shopping mood so I've been takin' a gander online. The latest trend I want to jump on is the Cardigan fad.



I mean, if its good enough for Justin Timberlake and that whatever from The Office, then its sure as hell good enough for me. Here's the exact one I want.



Heritage 1981, $24.90, and Argyle. I'm not a huge fan of Argyle but whatever.

Next, I travelled a lobster's claw over to Nylonmag.com, if that site isn't in your regular rotation please insert now. It is Elvis, Madonna, and the holy bible. While looking in the guys section, I read a really interesting article about a company that has Indie rock bands design T-shirts and then sells them, and %100 of the profit goes to a charity of the band's choice. May I introduce yellowbirdproject.com?

After a hop and a skip over to their site, I found a shirt I liked.


Pretty, ain't it? $25. It was designed by The National and money goes to the benefit of Safe Space.

Safe Space is a New York based charity, which works with disadvantaged families and children to prevent foster care placement, and allow children the opportunity to grow up and live a safe and healthy life. They do this by working closely with over 20,000 families across NYC, and offering programs and services which serve to strengthen them, and promote self-sufficiency.

That's all for now.

Just Kidding.

My sleep schedule is all out of fuck due to the Senior All Night Partay. It was epic in all but 2 senses of the word and I'll tell all y'all about it next post.

Goodnight my puppies.