I Spy ... Hotness

Hello friends!  This weekend, I was lucky enough to stumble upon a piece of fashion genius that is nothing short of a feast for the eyes.  Is it from the pages of Vogue?  Is Tavi blogging about it? Is it a Fashion Television feature?
The answer is a resounding "NO!"
It was brought to my attention by the lovely ladies at GoFugYourself.com and it is so delightful that keeping it to myself would be just plain wrong.  So, in the interest of nostalgia, high-end fashion and a few giggles I present to you:
Third and Delaware a website devoted entirely to the fashion of "Roseanne."  Ah-may-zing!
Happy time wasting!

I Spy ... Secrets shhhh!

For those of you who are not yet fans of postsecret.blogspot.com ... go there.  Do not pass go, do not collect $200, just go there.  With new secrets posted every Sunday, these once-a-week updates are well worth the wait.  All at once funny, sad, thoughtful and inspiring Wiki describes PostSecret as "an ongoing community mail art project, created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard."  This Sunday, we were treated to a special PostSecret Valentine video.  Watch it here and Happy Belated Love Day to you all! xoxo

I Spy ... Pit Bull PR

We had a very heated debate in class today regarding Ontario’s legislation banning pit bulls. Having known several lovely pit bulls (both pure bred and cross bred), I must preface this entry with the statement that I am extremely biased. I love pit bulls.


So here’s what we discussed ... do pit bulls need better PR?

I most certainly think they do! So how do we go about this? Make some warm fuzzy public service announcements about how cute and lovable pit bulls are? Maybe use “true life” stories about pit bulls saving the lives of others and achieving other heroic feats?

Here are the breeds that are on the naughty list:

•  Pit bull terrier
•  Staffordshire bull terrier
•  American Staffordshire terrier
•  American pit bull terrier
•  A dog that has an appearance and physical characteristics substantially similar to any of those dogs

And there it is folks! My favourite part: “an appearance and physical characteristics substantially similar.” Yup, we can seize your dog because we feel it looks like a “dangerous breed”. Let’s for a moment transfer this genius rationale to humans. Attention gentleman with an affection for fur coats, shiny alligator shoes and gold teeth ... time for a wardrobe change cause you’re gonna be arrested on the grounds that you are a suspected pimp. Beware all ye young ladies leaving the club this Saturday night. Pull down those hemlines! Cover that cleavage! You want to get arrested? Imagine the round-up that would occur in the entertainment district on the weekends! Phew! The OPP would have their hands full!

So back to public relations strategies for these adorable dogs. If it’s all appearance based, is it safe to suggest we start dressing our pit bulls in little pink sweaters? Perhaps we should force them to wear impossibly tiny hats? Little hats on animals are always funny. Tutu’s for everyone! Scratch the public service announcements. We can save pit bull owners time and money if we just invest in a wide variety of ridiculous and degrading dog costumes.

Problem solved.

Pit bulls of Ontario: you may have lost your pride (sorry about the tutus) but at least you can keep your lives.

I Spy ... Ignorance

The following conversation takes place on almost a daily basis in my life. It is had with complete strangers, on the subway, in the grocery store, at the pub and on the streets. It is also a major pet peeve of mine:

Stranger: "Wow, you're really tall."
Me: "yup"
Stranger: "No seriously, are you wearing heels? How tall are you?"
Me: "No seriously, are you wearing lady’s underpants? How much do you weigh?"
Stranger: "wha ...?"
Me: "Let me just interrupt you here and save you some time. Yes, I play basketball. Yes I play volleyball. Yes, both my parents are tall. How do you think I turned out like this? Are there any other overly personal inappropriate questions you'd like me to answer for you?"

Please don't think me rude dear friends, but seriously?! I understand these strangers think they are paying me a compliment but honestly, it isn’t any of their business how tall I am. It is rude to approach an overweight person and ask them how much they weigh, you do not ask a little person for their height, so why me?

My favourite part is how people think they are imparting great knowledge on me. Really? I’m tall? Are you sure? I thought everyone had to special order pants with a 36” inseam online!

Lastly, for those of you out there who think this is an acceptable icebreaker in approaching a potential romantic interest, consider this:

If your romantic interest is in fact quite tall, they have already had a conversation about their height in the last 48 hours. This conversation was most likely with a complete stranger whom they found rude and annoying. It could have been with an elderly person, a child, the creepy guy on the subway ... do you want to be associated with these people? No, I didn’t think so. Pointing out the obvious will get you nowhere, originality and whit will take you places.

Ignorance, in this case, is NOT bliss.