FACT

"...and how I wonder what it says about our country that rich people like to reclaim footwear from the opposite end of the socio-economic spectrum and will willingly shill out $60 for it at Urban Outfitters..."
-The Sassy Curmudgeon

Urban Outfitters is the epitome of the trendy, snobby, gimme gimme gimme crowd now. Not saying I don't like things at Urban Outfitters but I don't try and pass myself off as a poor, recycling, bicycle riding, city going, vegetarian, when I'm really rich, wasteful, gas guzzling, hate walking in this city (it's too damn big), vegetarian except for the chicken.

Urban Outfitter has its own bike shop. Of course.

FYI, Urban Outfitters is owned by a Republican and outsources to China. And sells this T-shirt..in women's size only:

My Top Favorite Sad Movies.

I love sad movies. I always have. I loved "Beaches" as a kid and I still love "Beaches" as an adult. By sad movies, usually I mean one where some dies or has to go away. The best sad movies are the ones based more in reality; the movies that remind you of your humanity. Not break up movies or anything Nicholas Sparks, though I've tried to like movies inspired by his books. I'm not a movie snob but "The Notebook" was really terrible, sadly. The ending is not sad and the only good parts are when the couple is young and broken up. "A Walk to Remember" could have been good but instead it was retarded. The best scene is the end. I love a good voice over, staring out into a sunset, reminiscing about the death of your "soul mate", but those movies are nothing compared to the ones on this list, the- saddest-most-heart-wrenching-reminds-you-of-your-humanity-beautifully-painful movies:

1. Beaches

2. My Girl

3. Steel Magnolias

4. Life as a House

5. P.S. I Love You

6. The Dangerous Lives' of Altar Boys
I couldn't find a respectable video of this movie anywhere!
7. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

8. One Last Thing

9. Patch Adams


and the saddest, most beautiful movie of all time

.10 Reign Over Me-

None of the above movies matter after you see "Reign Over Me". It's the most heart breaking movie I've ever watched. It's based on real events and you have to know that after you've watched it you've just peeked into the life of someone who lost the ones(s) they loved on 9/11. Someone that is real.

Charlie Fineman: Then I go inside the airport and I'm watching. I'm watching on the television... and I... and I... I... I saw it. I saw it and I felt it at the same time. I thought about Geena's birthmark, and I... I felt them burning...

I need more space.

Matchboxes!

I had a go at making matchboxes for a swap. Compared to what I've seen on flickr mine are mediocre at best. But I enjoyed making them!

Hey-oh!

I'm not sure if I'm in over my head but I'm hosting a lot of swaps at the moment, swaps YOU should sign up for. They are all fairly easy.

I'm hosting 7 swaps on the Seven Deadly Sins. I had an assignment in my photo class I really enjoyed and I think some neat ATC's would come out of this. Each swap is two weeks long, 1 ATC for 1 partner. Pretty easy and they are spaced out through the entire summer.
1. Pride atc swap (sign up deadline is May 26th!!!!!)
2. Envy atc swap
3. Gluttony atc swap
4. Lust atc swap
5. Anger atc swap
6. Greed atc swap
7. Sloth atc swap

I'm hosting a Cryptozoology ATC swap, which is going to be neat! 1 ATC for 1 partner. Basically, design an ATC based off of your favorite cryptid! Mine is the Mothman. I love him!

My last swap is not ATC related but very similar to the swap I blogged about here. I am using loreley's idea for the group I'm an officer in called Random Bits of Lovely. If anyone wants to join this swap you'll need to request to join the group. Anyway, the swap is called the Lovely Jewelry Box swap.

We'll be decorating one of those small wooden, unpainted craft jewelry boxes in a way that our partner would like. See the swap home-page for more details.


So, I'm hosting 9 pretty evenly spaced out swaps. That doesn't sound so bad...on top of the other 15 swaps I'm in. I should probably slow the swapping down a bit since I'm going to school full-time this summer and working on buying a house.

-Saristotle

The "Others"

Oscar: Pam and Jim are on their honeymoon, so there's not the usual balance between "sane" and "others". Toby has mentally checked out since June. It's a very dangerous time. The coalition for reason is extremely weak.

This quote very accurately describes most of the people in my life. They are either sane or "others" and "others" is trumping the sane at the moment. The coalition for reason is extremely weak.

The Seven Deadly Sins

I've finally finished my final for my photo class on the Seven Deadly Sins. My main subject were human lips to depict each sin. The model is my sister, Amanda. These are moderately photo-shopped since I don't know my way around the program. I like how they turned out.

Pride

Envy

Greed

Sloth

Lust

Gluttony

Wrath

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Also, join the swaps I'm hosting:

Seven Deadly Sins ATC Series: Pride swap (I will be hosting the remaining 6 as well.)
Food ATC: Dessert swap 
Food ATC: Breakfast swap
Cryptozoology ATC

Kawaii Fun!

I LOVE kawaii, but my favorite is kawaii foods (cupcakes!!). Don't ask me why..maybe because I love bright, happy, fun things and food. Probably. Because of this I've scouted out some cool kawaii swaps on swap-bot. The one I'm most excited for is "Kawaii Jewellery Box and A Handmade Jewel" hosted by loreley. As of now only 4 people are officially in the swap (22 watching) so if you're interested PLEASE sign up! The last day to sign up is April 30, so you have a few days.

Here is the jewelry box I made with a wooden 5'x5' box from Michael's:

The teal bubbles and Kawaii cupcake were made with Fimo, the red/white stripes are decoupaged tissue paper scraps, and the entire box was sealed with DecoArt's Triple Thick brilliant brush-on gloss glaze (which I love and practically cover everything in).

I want to keep this little box SO BADLY because it's got all my favorite colors and a cupcake on it but I won't :( I'll just make another one!

Thanks for reading!

PS. Join the swap I'm hosting: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/60076

GLEE!

WOW --is all I can say about the newest episode of Glee. If you haven't watched the show yet, you should start. The first half of the season is mediocre compared to episode 15, which aired Tuesday night. It was a Madonna themed episode that carried a whole lot of plot and a perfect amount of melodrama. I'm not even a Madonna fan but now Glee has definitely sparked my interest in her. There is also a new cast member, Jesse St.James ( Jonathan Groff, Taking Woodstock) and now I don't know who I want a centerfold spread of more: Finn or Jesse? My heart will always be with Finn (pictured on thr right) but Jesse is definitely tempting. I'm so excited about the next 7 episodes of season one of Glee!


Included in the episode is Sue Sylvester posing as Madonna in her own "Vogue" music video:


Anyone who has already seen the episode, here is a comparison of Sue's video vs. Madonna's...pretty close, right?: