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November 7, 2009
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My Sharona
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November 6, 2009
That’s all anybody needs, right?
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That’s all anybody needs, right?

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November 3, 2009

I Need a Window

The room I have been living in for the past ten months - has it really been that long? - has no window. I never realized before, but I need one. Sometimes a gal just needs to have the ability to open the window for a breath of fresh air; and I’m sure some natural light would do wonders for my ability to apply makeup properly. I need a view. A brick wall will do; any like these will work, too.

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November 1, 2009
Here is a picture of everyone’s fave Project Runway alum Christian Siriano dressed as Ariel, the little mermaid, for Halloween. The only thing to say is: FIERCE!

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Here is a picture of everyone’s fave Project Runway alum Christian Siriano dressed as Ariel, the little mermaid, for Halloween. The only thing to say is: FIERCE!

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November 1, 2009
“My advice for anyone wanting to write a zombie book or come out as a zombie fan: get a girlfriend first.”
— Max Brooks, author of The Zombie Survival Guide, on “CBS Sunday Morning” show today  
October 29, 2009
A birthday cake in the shape of Lil Wayne’s head. We mere mortals can only hope for the day when each of us shall find our own likeness in cake form.

A birthday cake in the shape of Lil Wayne’s head. We mere mortals can only hope for the day when each of us shall find our own likeness in cake form.

 
October 29, 2009
Congratulations, Walgreens. You got me to post a link to your page because you included an adorable child in a Halloween costume. Walgreens: 1; Andrea: 1 also (that kid is so adorable that everyone wins).

Congratulations, Walgreens. You got me to post a link to your page because you included an adorable child in a Halloween costume. Walgreens: 1; Andrea: 1 also (that kid is so adorable that everyone wins).

 
October 29, 2009
“Make it a pilgrim costume party and try not to get too smashed.”

fashion designer Betsy Johnson on her advice for a perfect Halloween

(via Marie Claire Nov. 2009)

 
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October 29, 2009
This is a child dressed up as the Goblin King (David Bowie) from Labyrinth. MOST AWESOME HALLOWEEN COSTUME EVER!
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This is a child dressed up as the Goblin King (David Bowie) from Labyrinth. MOST AWESOME HALLOWEEN COSTUME EVER!

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October 29, 2009
Barky Turntable - I am almost certain that everything would sound better played on this handcrafted ash turntable. The $1,298 price tag is not so cute, though.

Barky Turntable - I am almost certain that everything would sound better played on this handcrafted ash turntable. The $1,298 price tag is not so cute, though.

 
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October 28, 2009

Nerds In Love

It has always bothered me that Brian, the lovable bracefaced dweeb in “Breakfast Club” was the only character in the movie who didn’t get any nookie.

I finally rented “Vicky Christina Barcelona,” and aside from thoroughly enjoying the movie, saw this theme of unfulfilled dweeb returned. Granted, Vicky, a supple-lipped, long-limbed Lenora with doe eyes and wavy brown locks is not a typical geek, but she likes to hang out in libraries learning things and listen to classical guitar. See? Dweeb.

Because she is a dweeb, I was not surprised that when Vicky finally decided to indulge her wild sexual attraction to a hot Spaniard (Javier Bardem, sans pageboy, praise the lord) crazy hijinks ensued, leaving Vicky with a bandaged hand and no sexual satisfaction.

In literature as in film, it is often the nerd left alone with his thoughts and books and glasses and harumphs. He toils away in nerd-dom without getting to bang anyone except himself.

“I’m too scared,” Vicky whispers, showing her reluctance to act out of passion, rather than sense. Perhaps it is not the nerds who are left without love, but those afraid to act? Nahhhhhh, it’s totally the thick-rimmed glasses and the ever-present must of old books.

October 28, 2009

The Annual Halloween Conundrum

Each year I go through the same will-I, won’t-I-dress-up debate.

Generally, the conclusion is that I would like to dress up, and I will then debate among a selection of possible costumes, get flustered at my inability to choose only one, then end up going as something that makes no sense. Cases in point: the year I wore spider-web tights, vampire teeth and Lady Godiva wig that was so long it picked up 10 pounds of leaves as I traipsed through the ‘hood … or the time in college I thought I was being clever and went as a drink known as the “red-headed slut.” I hot-ironed the Jagermeister logo on my T-shirt and glued peaches and cranberries to a fedora because the drink is made of Jager, peach schnapps and cranberry juice … Yeah, no one else got it, either.

The issue of the “sexy” costume also mucks up the debate. As a twenty-something gal who prides myself on my smarts and my feminism, I reject the idea that women have to dress sexily on Halloween, but I also, deep-down, always consider it. When else can a gal find an excuse to purchase pasties and thigh-high leather boots? One can only hope for a themed party and the opportunity to wear such an ensemble twice, right?

At this point, should dressing up for some Halloween-related function be necessary, I will probably wear a frog-face ski cap I have (duh, I’m a frog) or snag a moo-moo from the bargain bin at Goodwill and be Mama Cass. Hello, fabulous!