Economic Crisis?

Some Auto CEO's agreed to reduce their salary for the year to $1 dollar if bailed out. A whole year? Wow, that's a sacrifice. Not only should these CEO'S take a pay cut for say, the next decade, but they should also be required to dig into their deep pockets and help out those employees that they laid off pay their mortgage and put food on the table for their families. I'm glad Congress isn't jumping at the opportunity to help out these CEO's because as long as they can afford to live in multi-million dollar mansions and continue living their lavish lives, they do not deserve help from the government. Who congress should be giving bailouts to is those who are being foreclosed on their homes, and losing one job after the next. If the government has so much money to give to massive companies, why is it that some people cannot even afford to go school or provide for their families?

Because I'm trying to learn how to feed my body...

Because the end of their lives should be just as difficult...

This NYTimes article is also something that could make me cry. Discriminating the elderly for being gay? What is this world coming to? I realize that those in nursing homes are from a less liberal generation, but just because a homosexual is living in the same building as you does not mean you have to make their already short lives even shorter. I find it very disappointing that when you are finally ready to relax and try to enjoy the last years of your life you are forced to be someone other than your true self.

This makes me very, very sad

NYTimes article that makes my stomach knot. Yet another indicator of just how completely backwards our government and health care system is. I am someone who takes prescription drugs every single day, drugs that are fortunately very affordable because they are essential for my well being. I am also someone who has family that takes important prescription drugs every day in order have a good quality of life. It deeply saddens me that there are people in our country who are unable to have equal access to life prolonging medicines and are forced to say no to them so that they can maybe still afford to live in their houses.

VP Fashion

This NYTimes article is about the transformation Sarah Palin's clothes since becoming McCain's running mate. Interesting how as the Alaskan governor she wore relatively affordable clothing, the kinds of clothes that your average middle class American would buy, such as a knock off Burberry scarf, or Naughty Monkey high heels (available at Nordstrom and by the way, very cute). Now, however, she is seen all over the place wearing Cole Haan, Valentino, and Kate Spade. I have to wonder if she is really allowed to compare herself to the middle class anymore. Not only that, but the Republican campaign has spent money to not only makeover Palin, but her entire family, because lets be honest, if your un-wed, teenage daughter is going to have kids she better look good while doing so. Now that Palin is shopping at Saks and Neimans, I also have to wonder if she has left her middle class hair salon in the dust as well. This NYTimes article profiles Palin's good 'ole hair dresser in Alaska, which perfected her infamous updo. The adorable salon, cleverly named Beehive started doing Palin's hair back when she was just a "hockey mom." But I'm sure now she's too busy to go back to her old salon. She's probably going back to Saks to get her hair done, and perfect her updo to go with her new designer style. The funny thing about her new look is that stylists aren't noticing much of a difference between her generic clothes and the designer ones. But I'm sure she wouldn't have been complete at the Republican Convention without her $2,500 Valentino jacket. And she is, after all, "supporting the economy."

Open Letter to the World

Spandex are not pants. I repeat; SPANDEX ARE NOT PANTS!!
I have seen more girls walking around spandex, more specifically tights (yes, the see through kind) as pants, with shirts that hit at the hip. I don't understand how someone can walk out of the house thinking "boy these see through pants look amazing!" I would rather see Crocs than see-through pants.

GoBama

I put an Obama pin on my backpack roughly 4 days ago. Today, when I was walking back from class, this older woman stopped me to tell me how happy she is to see another Obama supporter. "Of course!" I said back to her, and then she continued, telling me about one of her co-workers who gives the impression of a conservative but is voting for Obama. Clearly, she was very excited about this, and the more I think about it, the more I think Barack may actually have a chance in this upcoming election. And as much as don't want to get my hopes up too high, even some of my "independent" friends are talking about voting for Barack, and actually taking an interest in this election. I cannot stress this enough, VOTE!! Just like I told one of my friends over the weekend, this election is too important not to care, especially when it's my generation on the line.

Polyamory

This NY Times Article explores a new dating phenomena, polyamory. This is an arrangement where men and woman date multiple people exclusively at any given time, and everyone is informed of every relationship. For example, a man can be dating 3 women, and these women know he is dating these other women, but they can have other relationships as well. In a world where monogamy is becoming less and less desirable, this seems like a miraculous arrangement. But this does not make dating easy, nor does it leave a person without questions. How do you explain this situation to mom and dad? "I'm seeing 3 people right now, 2 of those people are men, and one of them is a woman." And what about jealousy? "My boyfriend has spent more time with his other girlfriend than me this week." And lets not forgot about the health risks involved. How can you be sure everyone you're having sex with is healthy, and then you have to hope that the people you're having sex with is being safe and sleeping with healthy people as well. While I think that this new dating concept is fantastic, and impressive and innovative, are we making cheating too simple? And if this is an acceptable lifestyle, what about polygamy? Apparently in America we are free to date whoever we like, whether it be men or women, or multiple men and multiple women, but we just aren't allowed to give them equal rights as heterosexual married (and monogamous) couples because they are doing something "wrong?" When are we going to be able to really accept every type of lifestyle? But I guess we should just think like my married (to a woman) gay sociology teacher, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Trust

I've been a delinquent blogger, but am making an effort to be better. Now that I've gotten that off my chest, on to deeper thoughts.
The last weekend has gotten me thinking about trust and the people we give our trust. Funny how it takes us sometimes years to be able to share our most buried secrets with those we love and feel safe and comfortable about telling them. And how there are some people in our lives that we don't even hesitate to share every single detail of our lives with. But the confidence of giving someone your trust raises many questions. When someone commits to another person, and lets their guard down, gives themselves fully, meaning they have put complete faith in someone, what happens when that trust is broken? How can someone who you thought cared about you could be so heartless? Is it unreasonable to demand something in return for being so blatantly lied to, deceived?
What makes someone trustworthy? There is no one act that can really tell us a person is worthy of our trust. And, if we do have complete faith in someone, how do we know they’re not lying or honoring our trust on their end of the relationship? Is it wrong to say that we are being brave in trusting anybody?
What happens someone betrays our trust? What makes anyone worthy of our trust beyond that point?
Its amazing how little remorse people will feel after betraying someone so intensely. What is the logic behind justifying any sort of behavior? How can someone who you thought cared about you could be so heartless? Is it unreasonable to demand something in return for being so blatantly lied to, deceived? And how many times can a person make up if their trust was broken? Just because someone makes a mistake doesn't mean they don't deserve a second chance or the opportunity to make it up to you. How valuable is trustworthiness?

Flowers

Random acts of kindness never cease to amaze me (probably because they are so rare). Anyways, today I joined a couple friends at the Boulder Farmers Market, which by the way, is fabulous and everyone should check it out. I was looking at some beautiful flowers, just admiring them and asked my roommate if I should get one, because one was only a dollar. She said yes, so I started looking further to pick one out. The nice man behind the table told me would give me a bundle of 3 of some of the less than perfect ones, like the one that had been nibbled by a deer and the other that had lost the bottom of the stem. When I tried to give him money he told me no, and when I tried to give just 1 dollar he told me to keep my money. I walked away with 3 beautiful flowers in my hand with money still in my pocket, and this nice old man had just made my whole day. I am a firm believer that if everyone was as generous and nice like this old man with buckets of flowers than everybody would probably be a whole lot happier.

Statue of Liberty

I recently saw a woman wearing toe socks and flip flops. Granted, I liked this combo, back in the 6th grade, but for a middle aged woman I think it's a tad outdated. Her feet reminded me of the Statue of Liberty foot, all monochromatic and with each toe very defined. And I'm thinking, "if you're worried that your feet are going to be cold today, why don't you wear sneakers and socks? Or perhaps something with a closed toe?"

Never underestimate jewelry

In this NYTimes article, a new form of jewelry is introduced; Band-Aids. A man can now be seen carrying a Balenciaga bag, with matching Band-Aids as an accessory. Of course i was all about Band-Aids as a kid, but are we seriously doing this as professional adults? Apparently, because they are showing up on the red carpet at movie premieres and will be making appearances at New York Fashion Week. And I suppose that such a popular trend is good for the average consumer because Band-Aids are so affordable, but whatever happened to classic jewelry? Diamonds, pearls, and gold. What about silver? Will Band-Aids be coming down the runways of Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci during New York Fashion week?

Full Moon

So it is a full moon tonight, and I am officially claiming that a full moon has cosmic capabilities and the power to mess with you life. Cell phone thing? Chances of that are what, roughly one in a million? Had a horrific nightmare last night, but not before hearing about the death of someone I knew in high school. Generally one of the weirdest days in a long time. By the time it was over and I was eating my feelings, I felt like it was almost time for a breakdown, but I managed to avoid that. And everyone tells me that whatever is going on is because of the full moon, so now all I'm waiting for is to turn into a werewolf.

Between a rock and a hard place

My cell phone is conveniently located in the least accessible place on the planet. Black hole status, literally. It is between a bench and a wall. The bench is attached to the wall, with a handy slot right behind it that goes very deep. Further, the bench is not at all movable, nor does is have any detachable parts to it. AND I can't see my phone because there is another part of the building blocking it from view but I know it is there because it lights up when called and I can see its reflection in the tape I was using to try and fish it out. I tried FOREVER to get it out and did not succeed. I have no idea what to do. I tried the following objects to get it out: broom with duct tape, cane with duct tape (both ends), fly swatter with clear packing tape, fly swatter attached to yard stick and clear tape. I have not recovered my cell phone yet. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as I would hate to get a new phone when I know exactly where mine is.

Someone please...

Explain these to me. I have seen now two pairs of them within a two week period and I do not understand them. At all. I get the concept, make it so your heel gets less impacted while you walk, but they look horribly uncomfortable. People that I have seen wearing them look ridiculously wobbly and not to mention HIDEOUS. These are almost as bad as Crocs. What happened to attractive shoes? Just because shoes are comfortable or good for your feet does not mean they have to look like something I threw up. Hello, Dansko? Simple? Not the ugliest shoes on the planet. Madness!!

Skin is In

In a season where shorts and skirts are the preferred bottom for most people, I am beginning to wonder at what point do you decide that you can no longer where shorts and skirts that hit above the knee. I mean, at what point does the condition of a persons legs mean they can no longer where revealing clothing. I understand there are those out there that say "who cares, this is what I look like and I don't care what anybody thinks," which is fantastic, power to ya. But then you see those women out there who have got to be 70 years old, and they have shorts on and there legs are wrinkled and saggy and generally very unattractive. Can you say that is borderline offensive? Is it comparable to severely obese people in bikini's? My mother, who is in her 60's now, hasn't worn shorts in years, and I have never seen her in a two piece bathing suit. Is that shyness or just common moderation? And what about 13 year olds that are wearing shorts that could pass as underwear? At what length is appropriate for what age?

I'm an idiot

I got drunk and told my sober friend that I would buy her dinner if she drove me home. I was very far away from my house and just had to go home, even though I had a perfectly good place to sleep that night, and a ride home in the morning. But no, I insisted on being in my own bed. And naturally on the drive home I told my friend an excessive amount of times to remind me of the promise I had made her. So what am I doing this evening? Taking my friend out to dinner. Lucky me.

new awesome website

I recently discovered this website while browsing the World Wide Web. It's highly entertaining. Check it out.

Also, if any of you have ever experienced "crazy mother" this is also an entertaining website to explore.

What do you do when you fall off the horse...

Ok, so in response to my sister, and her ability to stay on top of her blog, I will attempt to renew mine.
So the other day, I confirmed a personal fact, that I am utterly obsessed with men wearing ties. Naturally, if I lived in a city like New York or L.A., then I would probably see a significant amount of men in ties and my obsession wouldn't be as consuming, but living in a very small town, and attending school in a less-than-professional city, I see far less ties than I would like. You can imagine my shock when I was driving down the main avenue in my small town to see a young man (who I know personally) wearing a tie, along with a nice shirt and pressed khakis. This shocked me so much that I had required my driver to turn around just so I could catch another glimpse of this man. This morning, while running errands, I went to the bank to deposit some checks and said young man was my teller. And of course he was looking fabulous in his polo shirt, brown belt, and pressed khakis, that I almost started drooling over my deposit slip.
Moral of this story; I cannot get enough of men in ties.

Studying is fun...

I just saw a woman wearing Croc sandals with socks. I don't know what to think anymore.

New Job

I have a job. Basically, it's telemarketing, but I'm trained not to tell people that because technically I don't sell anything. And its true, I don't sell anything, I just ask people for their money to get nothing in return. How's that for awesome? Anyways, calling total strangers does have its perks (and it's downsides). Here are some things I have encountered thus far.
-voicemail that said "Jesus loves you so much, that he died for you. Please leave a message."
-a woman that told me her son and husband had recently been hit by a drunk driver. (Sad)
-have called several people that graduated from my college with degrees in 'home economics'
-I called Dick Cheney (NO JOKE, his wife when to graduate school in Colorado)
-I had a co-worker who had a woman on the phone who was declaring her "blackness" and kept declaring that "I ain't white, I ain't white!"

That's the most memorable things I can think of to date. Also, there is a british guy who works there and I am convinced that his cute little accent gives him a leg up.

Every Tuesday and Thursday....

Every Tuesday and Thursday I have class at 9:30 in the morning. Every Tuesday and Thursday, I see this one particular couple parting ways. Every Tuesday and Thursday I have to see this one particular couple smooching and saying goodbye like they are not going to see each other ever again. Ever. Seriously. They kiss and canoodle, and treat each other like puppy dogs. It's disgusting. I understand that people in a relationship kiss in public and say goodbye, but come on, I don't need to hear "I'm leaving on a jet plane" when I watch people part ways. And I also don't need other people rubbing it in my face that I am in fact, single. I'm certainly looking forward to tomorrow.


UPDATE: did see couple last Tuesday, and if I'm lucky, maybe I'll see them tomorrow.

And...

if this doesn't prove that we're maturing our young girls to early, then I don't know what does

time to let go

I think you know its time not to bother calling a boy back when you have nicknamed him "vagina lips." But that's just me,

Nothing New

My life is pretty uneventful right now, which makes having a blog a little useless but I have a thought. More like a rant. I REALLY hate it when people talk around during a lecture. I understand that greek life is the most important thing ever, but do you think you could keep your mouth shut for 50 minutes? Other people are trying to learn. Drives me NUTS. that is all.