Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Fashion Police

To the Woman in the Bulky Sweater:

You do know it's the end of June, don't you? I realize that, as of late, the temperature has been a little cooler than normal around here, but did you really need to wear that thick turtleneck fisherman's sweater today?

And if, due to today's high temperature of 75°, you were worried about hypothermia, don't you think it might have been a better idea to forego the hot pants in favor of say, long pants? Seriously.

xoxo,
Shelby Gelato

Monday, June 07, 2004

Awesome

The Most Awesome Thing I Saw Today (Concept completely ripped off from Kim over at Television without Pity.):

Girl at crosswalk wearing a T-shirt that said "What Boyfriend?" Presumably a lesbian statement, but also applicable in an overall feminist way. Totally Awesome.

Also awesome - the headline to the JLo and Marc Anthony wedding story over at Defamer

Please, God, Don’t Let The Gays Wed, They’ll Make A Mockery Of The Institution

Because everyone knows that such fine examples of heterosexuality as these two nitwits are certainly doing more to honor the sanctity of marriage than a gay couple in a decades-long committed relationship ever could. Right?

Planning two weddings to two different grooms in the space of six months, one of them while the prospective groom was still married to another woman? Respectful! Honorable! Dare I say, Romantic!

Two men or two women planning and living their lives together, raising families, contributing to society, practicing monogamy? Not allowed to file paperwork allowing them the legal rights their partnership deserves.

I give the JLo/Marc Anthony approximately eight months, until Valentine's Day 2005. My good friends JB & GG? Given the 15 years of respectful, loving relationship these two gay men already have behind them; I predict a full lifetime of happiness together. You tell me who is deserving of the legal and spiritual bonds of marriage and why.

Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Memorial Day Weekend Redux

What a lost weekend I had. And not in a good way. Mainly it rained all the time which pretty much led to my napping the weekend away. Utterly ridiculous waste of three days off. God I'm glad it's over.

Besides napping and messing up my apartment in an apparent attempt to turn it into a shoe-in for Clean Sweep, I fit in a little birthday bowling, a matinee of 13 Going on 30 (wait for the DVD or just skip it altogether), Memorial Day breakfast out and TV TV TV. More TV please. Not the Netfix titles languishing on top of my DVD player. Ohhh no. No Whale Rider, Eddie Izzard or Breaking Away for me. But 36 hours of Cheers reruns on TV Land? Fabulous!

Bowling to celebrate G's birthday was fun. The lanes were only half full and the quartet of 13 year old kids bowling next to us was adorable. No matter how much fun we had with our lack of curfews and pitchers of beer, those kids had way more fun bowling past midnight, singing along with the rap soundtrack of the night and showing off dance moves for each other - even with their parents in tow!

In my effort to avoid laundry, dishes and anything productive, I also spent a lot of time online. Favorite new find: This. While the writer is walking a thin line between teenage crush and stalkerdom, it's entertaining in an embarrassing-looking-at-your-high-school-yearbook kind of way.

Theoretical question: If you could go back to high school knowing what you know now - would you do it?

Answer: Only if Mark Ruffalo were there waiting for me.