Okay...this is the kind of crazy batsh!t stuff I’m talking about...
Current mood: irritated
Category: News and Politics
Watch this and tell me that somebody doesn’t need someone to be her personal censor. I mean, really...a bigger threat than terrorism?!? Indoctrination?!?
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Feedback
By
Janet Jackson
Release date: 19 February, 2008
Shopping and shoppers: Special Edition Blog: the female shopper
Current mood: nauseated
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Aftr the last week of dealing with customers in my store, I realized a special blog was necessary. I have seen some disgusting things working in retail, but this week has shown me that as much as they may deny it...women are some the the filthiest creatures alive. I know...that's a pretty harsh and sexist statement, but let me give you the examples of what I dealt with that made me come to said conclusion:
1: Customer, who we should have noticed because she obviously was mortally wounded at some point after she entered the fitting room, leaves the saturated bloody tampon that she'd changed on the floor of the fitting room stall alongside the papers for the new tampon. For those of you who wonder why the fitting room attendants are so snippy and why there is so much antibacterial lotion available, consider this...knowing the mechanics of how a person changes a tampon, ask yourself this...what did she use to clean her fingers?
2. The women's restroom on Saturday became a cesspool of disgust. One woman's colon must have completely evacuated because she left everything she had inside her in the toilet...so much that the toilet could not flush. The other toilets looked like those in a men's room because for no apparent reason the seats were covered in pee. Those that were not covered in pee were streaked with blood or poo. Now, or restrooms are cleaned daily, first thing. Our associates wouldn't stand for it any other way...my associates would not even use the restroom that day until the cleaning crew came in.
3. The fitting room became the nursery and someone decided to change her child's diaper in the fitting room. That in and of itself isn't a horrible thing...what is the killer is that the diaper was full of "precious little one's" bundle o' funk, and mom didn't feel like she needed to take it to the restroom or to a trashcan. Nope...mom left it sitting on the seat of the fitting room like some toxic potpourii for the next customer to find (which she did with a shreik).
These are but a few examples from this week. This week. Many times a year we encounter the gross and disgusting and almost without exception the offense stems from a woman's area. Oh we have the occasional peeing child or the odd guy writing things on the wall in his own feces (I kid you not...ew.)...but when it comes to disgust and creativity, the ladies win hands down.
New Rule for preg-a-nant women
Current mood: nauseated
Category: Life
I know that pregnant women are the bomb and are supposed to full of a healthy glow and all, but...
YOU CANNOT WEAR YOUR NOT PREGNANT CLOTHES AS STREET CLOTHES AFTER YOUR 5TH MONTH!!!!!!!
In the last week, no less than 5 women have come into my store not just pregnant, but preg-a-nant (a condition defined by the look that the mother is actually in her 14th month of pregnancy and bursting at the seams with baby stuff inside), wearing tight wife beaters and hootchie shorts. Worse the wife beater was rolled up on top of the exposed belly so we had to stand there and look at all that stretched out navel and swollen baby business. Ew. It may make you feel better, but the rest of us are just made sick.
That is why God created maternity clothes.
Currently
listening
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My December
By
Kelly Clarkson
Release date: 26 June, 2007
The Law and the Evil People who manipulate it
Current mood: annoyed
Just heard about the story of the lawyer who is suing the dry cleaner for losing his pants and not allowing him to be "fully satisfied" as the sign over the counter stated. The lawyer is suing the dry cleaner for $53 million dollars.
$53 million dollars.
Really.
No, that wasn't a typo or a lapse in judgment (at least not mine). This lawyer is seriously saying that the loss of a pair of $29.99 poly rayon pants is worth the paultry sum of $53 million.
What is amazing to me is that the case was actually accepted and someone actually managed to curl his lips up to form the words when presenting his case to the judge. More amazing was the fact that the defense attorney convinced the dry cleaner to settle for $11,000. For a pair of pants.
If ever we wonder why there are lawyer jokes and people hate lawyers and the legal system, this case pretty much is the poster child for why.
Okay...I know people have read the reviews and seen how poorly this movie did it's first week or two out of the box, but if you are looking for some good, mindless fun and horror, check out "Grindhouse." Two, two, two movies in one (and some hilarious preiews for bad movies you'll never see...Thanksgiving and trampolines will never be the same...), this is one really good bad horror flick and one really good revenge flick on one. "Planet Terror" is ful of just over the top zombie taking over the world action with Rose McGowan rockin' the gun leg (just go see it). "Death Proof" shows what can happen when you try to kill the wrong women. PT is the shocker of the two, DP is hilarious. Hilarious. Guys will be quoting this movie for years. Go see it!
Okay...I don't live in a bubble, but I don't know when and where Don Imus became this cultural icon that people feel they need to hate/defend. What I do know is he made some stupid comments about some pretty remarkable girls that he didn't know and is paying a heavy price for it.
I say, good.
Are the consequences fair and just? I don't know. There is alot of talk out there about this being a "pattern" in his comedy or that his good work outweighs the one poor choice of words. I don't know that I'm so much morally outraged by his comments (calling a group of young female basketball players "Some nappy headed hoes") as sad that he felt comfortable saying what he said in the name of comedy. There are alot of ways he could have described the girls if he felt like their appearance was just so horrible that it bore comment, but he didn't play by the rules of polite society (Rule #1: white people cannot tell the nigger joke). I mean, he didn't say the word, but by all accounts the use of nappy and worse calling them hoes in a way to describe the girls (mostly black players), just struck a wrong chord.
Now, a la Mel Gibson, Michael Richards, etc...he's apologized. And apologized. And apologized.
Is it enough? Not until he actually talks to the girls. So far he's apologized to "the black community" (Thanks Rev. Al and Rev. Jesse for representin') and to the public in general, but he hasn't sat face to face with the only people that truly matter, the girls. Make amends to them. The valedictorian. The law student. The doctor. Yes, all these girls were pretty damned amazing, but after the comments, they also get to carry "nappy-headed hoes" around as well.
Until he makes that right, all the other talk of firing and racism and all the problems of race that "plague society today" are wasted and really just an excuse to throw the race card down.
Oh...and for all the people of color who feel comfortable feeling high and mighty regarding the moral high ground held by the girls and anyone else offended by the comments, stop.
We have too much mess in our own backyard to clean up before we can start feeling like we get a free moral outrage card. When we can stop calling the same girls bitches and hoes at the party (Instead of on the radio talk show), then you get the card. When you can stop your favorite young rapper from glorifying dealing and the whole look, feel, and attitude of living poor, underpriviledged and uneducated, then you get the card. When "nigger" isn't an acceptable term to use for anybody, you get the card. And when we start taking more pride in ourselves, our education, and our families than we do our rides, our sound systems, and our grillz, then we get the card.
Until then, shut the fuck up. You are no better than Imus. In alot of ways, you are worse.
Well...it's been a few weeks of competition and I haven't blogged about the show because I rarely get to see it in anything resembling real time (within a day or two of competition). So I thought I'd catch up on the good (LuLu, Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks, J. Lo, Gwen Stefani), the bad Haley Scarnato, Gina getting the boot) and the ugly (all things in the Sanjaya universe...
First off, let me say that this year's guest judges/mentors have rocked for the most part. They gave good, solid criticism and in some cases helped the singer fix glaring issues in their performances. Issues that had many of them listened to, they wouldn't have been voted out or sent to the bottom 3.
Secondly, the depth of talent has been much better. Last year was one of the few years where the entire top 10 was pretty good, but this year there are some true standouts. Okay, this is bound to be a girl's year. Melinda, Jordin, LaKisha, have been fantastic. The boys have simply been outshined all season. I like Chris R. and Blake, but they haven't put in a showstopping performance yet. The 3 girls have 1 a piece, Melinda has 3.
Third, the judges are, while not as vague, certainly more lucid (see: Paula) and more clear in their specifics of performance issues. Still, anyone looking at a drinking game surrounding Idol should choose the "Which Randy phrase gets used" one or "Drink every time Paula Regurgitates Randy's comments" game.
Let's look at this week: J. Lo rocks and she's a pretty damn good critic. She would replace Paula easily.
Melinda - "Sway" She sounded flawless as always, but her performance killed her. She could be sultry. She just didn't try. It was like watching your mother sing a sexy song. You know that the possibility is there for her to be sexy, you just don't want to see it.
LaKisha - "Conga" A solid performance, and fun but not inspiring. Not a "Wow!"
Chris R. - "Smooth" I love his voice and his choice of song was good. It wasn't a wow, but it wasn't an "eh."
Haley - "Turn the Beat Around" I have been accused of hating her on spec. She is a lounge singer that has a pretty voice and great legs (which I give props to Simon for calling her on..."You know what you got and you use 'em for votes."), but sings like she belongs on a Disney cruise singing for Belle or Cinderella. J. Lo told her how to fix her issues. She ignored her or just didn't perform it, glossing over the stacatto. It will send her to the bottom 2.
Phil - "Maria Maria" God love him. He's just hard to watch sing. It was just all over the place and he never seemed to gel with he band.
Jordin - "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" I love her voice, but this wasn't good. The judges, save Simon, loved her, but I thought it was off.
Blake - "I Need to Know" A kinda "Wow" performance from the rapper/beatboxer, but he's wearing me thin on the dancing and the beatboxing. Still, one of the best performances of the night.
Sanjaya - "Besame Mucho" For him, outstanding. It was a really good solid performance. The hair didn't distract, he was on-key, and it was the right song for him. Ew.
I feel lke such a slacker. I'm falling down on the job and it's showing. Actually, there are some bright spots to this season of Idol, but getting the detritis out of the way is , at best irritating.
Bright spots: I learned to like Diana Ross. I grew up hating her for reasons that had nothing to do with her as a performer, but because she had the drama surrounding her.
Melinda, Stephanie, LaKeisha, Chris (The JT guy), Blake and Jordan. Each week, they are the ones to watch and are your top 6 in no particular order. They are poised, professional, and they sound great each week. This week sucked for just about all of the singers for some unknown reason, but these 6 actually made the show watchable.
Gina - not gonna be a Top 6 person, but pretty freakin' incredible anyway. The 4 girls are vocally kickin' her ass and the 2 guys are cute and will continue to get the girl/gay vote. he's like Pink. Underappreciated, but too good to ignore.
The Bad: the rest. Not that they are horrible, but they each have issues that make them unlikeable. Phil is bald and creepy looking when he sings, Haley is wrong for this competition (pretty, but too Broadway/cruise ship), Chris S. is good, but outmatched by the divas.
and then there was...
Brandon - I tried to like you. Your voice was wonderful. You look like a star. You SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK at song selection and act like a background singer. Forgetting your words is forgivable (see Haley Scarnato), but not choosing music that allows you to sing your ass off is not.
Sanjaya - Why? Really...why? You have a pleasant-ish voice. Every season has the one singer who really should have been left in Hollywood week. You are it Mr. Lacking stage presence. 17 is not really an excuse for wanting to be on Idol and then taking every opportunity onstage to unimpress. It is not a compliment that people want to mother you through the competition. They just know you are getting your ass handed to you and worse, helping eliminate better singers while you look sad when you go sit back down.
Who got sent home: I called it. When it was Brandon and Sanjaya onstage together, I said Brandon is going home for not being chagrined enough to make his lyric problem funny (see Haley) and for being in front of the Sanjaya train.
The movie was wonderful. I don't mean this is a life-affirming movie, guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity...nope...that would be the movie down the corridor. This movie RAWKED!!!!! Blood aplenty and it wasn't , like, gratuitous. War as art. It was beautifully done and had a great story. For just a good night out at the movies, go see this one!
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Infinity on High
By
Fall Out Boy
Release date: 06 February, 2007
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