That's What She Said...

So last night I was baking pies with a friend and, little did I know I was going to set her up perfectly for a great That's What She Said joke. We were in disagreement as to the size of her pie dish...
The Convo went like this:
"It's a 9 inch or maybe a 10 inch I think."
"There's NO way that's a 10 inch!" -- THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!
Hahahaha well it inspired me to google That's What She Said jokes and I found this website: http://www.twssstories.com/
It's like Text's From Last NIght.
A lot of them seem pretty lame but, it's worth a look if you're bored :)

"Censorship has no place in a free society"

I stumbled upon this article on the American Library Association's website today: http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/september2009/bbw2009_oif.cfm
It discusses the frequent complaints received to ban certain books from libraries and schools. I suggest these people check out Fahrenheit 451 and they will learn that banning books is a bad thing, unless of course they would have Fahrenheit 451 banned too... in which case, stop reading this blog and re-bury your head in the sand! This article particularly upset me because my favorite book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower made the top 10 most requests to be banned in 2008! People had a problem with the book because of specific topics such as "drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group" (ALA, 2009). Okay, seriously... I'm sure you'd love the world your children live in to resemble Teletubby Land (bunnies included).. but the actual environment teenagers exist in is not that innocent. The Perks of Being a Wallflower presents issues relevant to teens in the most honest of ways. I know that the novel personally helped me understand the world around me better and, that my friends that read the book felt similarly. The book talks about issues that often come up and reacts to them and, so it allows readers to react without actually experiencing it. That way if there is a similar situation in their life they can choose how to deal with some background knowledge. The teenage years are probably the most unique time of a person's life... they are making decisions that are important and long-term but, still have their parents available for guidance. This is a time to be taught how to choose, not told what to choose!

"So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be."
- Stephen Chbosky

Superbowl

First off, I really didn't care about how this game played out. I was at the home of Colt's fans so I cheered along with them. Anyways, I'm sure you can assume I'm not about to discuss the plays made but rather that awful blonde mullet-like thing on one of the Saint's players. Ewww... gross. I think they should have called a penalty on him, I mean you could have has Ms. Jay from ANTM throw a pink flag for a major fashion violation. LIke seriously, this was just one of the biggest nights of your life and the footage will forever show that hair!
Another thing, the commercials were way lame this year. Budweiser...what happened? So much air time but so little effective advertising. Seriously, GoDaddy, shut up! Your commercials are dumb and no I will not go to the website to see what happens next. A friend made the brilliant remark as these women were speaking computer lingo, "Do they even know what they are talking about?" - Probably not. If I ever decide to create my own website I don't want to go to the girl in high school who put out for someone else to do her homework... I want the nerds who did it!
I would like to recognize one commercial that can only be described as a diamond in the rough, the Dove for Men ad. Here is a link if interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuexzKkMIDc&feature=pyv
I found the lyrics clever, the imagery moved quick but still conveyed the message of going through life, and then ended with the well phrased lines "You've reached the stage where you feel at ease, You've come this far and it wasn't a breeze.
You could take on anything of course you can because....You're a man.
Now that you're comfortable with who you are, Isn't it time for comfortable skin?
At last there's Dove for Men."

Costume Design in Class and on Campus

This is my last semester of college at the University of Utah. I have completed my major of Health Promotion and Education and, I am currently taking various Theatre classes to complete my minor.

In Costume Design, each student has been assigned a particular character in the play, "The Would Be Gentleman" which will run at the Babcock Theatre in April I believe. In any case, I am designing the character Dorimene and, she is an upper-class French woman from the 17th Century. I am really enjoying this project because I get to incorporate lots of bows and frills and trims, which would be seen as excessive in today's world.

Which I suppose brings me to the point of this all important first blog... The creeping of a "casual Friday" mentality into every day of the week. Listen, there is a reason 90's Grunge was a faze - because it FADED out! While I wouldn't expect you to wear a corset to a chemistry lab, how about: brushing your hair, wearing clothes that are clean, and maybe even something that flattered your body. (Side note: Dirty Ugg Boots with sweatpants tucked in and some ratty Troll doll-like ponytail is the main inspiration for this rant.)

On another note about the phrase "casual Fridays," it originated in professional offices where their definition of casual still meant looking presentable. In fact I would venture to say that many professors on campus don't even dress to "casual Friday" standards anymore. I'm talking about men and women with doctoral degrees, these are highly educated thinkers... who don't think about how they present themselves! FYI faculty: your frazzled hair, poorly tailored attire, and color choices that could have only been made in the dark, make me skeptical of your organizational skills. And at that point I know the syllabus means nothing about the actual schedule of the course.

The way you look and present yourself to the world is the equivalent of a resume. It tells where you've been, where you're at in your life, and most importantly where you would like to be in the future.