Guess Whos Back | Work, Stress, & Drama

Okay so I’ve been away from my blog for quite some time now. It’s been crazy as I am now working on a new campaign and the responsibilities are incessant…not that I’m complaining (though that seems to be exactly what I am doing at the moment), it’s what I love. I am in a new position where I’m pretty much running everything and though that is super exciting, it’s also a position where you can pretty much write off any personal time until the election.
Anyway, the posts should return once I get through the beginning process of the campaign. I personally find the beginnings of a campaign to be quite frustrating…well this is true if you are the one expected to organize everything! Initially, campaigns start off slow (or at least it seems like it), before you know it, it rapidly speeds up and the election is only a day away! This being said, it’s really exciting and even enjoyable if this is the sort of thing you’re into. It takes a lot of hard work, commitment, and passion but the experience sticks with you.
If one is interested, even slightly so, in taking part in something wonderful, crazy, fast-paced, exciting, sometimes boring work, I would suggest volunteering for a campaign. You want to change the world, its possible but one step at a time.
Start off by volunteering…you may just enjoy it!

Carrie Prejean Receives Standing Ovation

Miss Cali, Carrie Prejean received a standing ovation from the audience at the Dove Awards. (which was nice to see after all the attacks on her by different judges of the Miss USA pageant)
Like I said in my previous post, it must really suck to be Miss USA this year! I still don't know her name and have yet to see her as a guest on any show. In the meantime, Carrie Prejean is soaking up her 15 min! Can you blame her? No...But it’s getting old. I wrote a whole post about how disgusted I was by Trash Blogger Perez Hilton but I do think her response to the question was a tad bit inarticulate. I mean, who says “no offense” when they are speaking formerly. You could use those two words differently and it would be fine but her sentence reminded me of a high school conversation… (Example: I don’t like your outfit, no offense!) I also believe she could have provided greater clarity on the subject and her beliefs. (though, I don’t think the judges would have scored her impartially no matter what she said)
Lastly, what is opposite marriage? To be fair, imagine being asked a specific question by a judge who openly supports something you’re about to say you’re against. I would stumble too.
Anyway, I support everyone’s right to an opinion and I have great respect for her. I think it took a lot of guts to stand up for yourself knowing that you would forfeit your chance at winning the prize. A lot of people would give a generic answer...we call those people politicians!
Okay I’m done, I am over this subject! It’s annoying me!

Miss California Carrie Prejean & Michael Phelps What?

Because of the grand media hoopla surrounding Miss California Carrie Prejean, she is now an instant celebrity. The price of fame in this country unfortunately means giving up your privacy. Thus, there are already rumors buzzing about Miss Cali's dating life with none other than Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.

When asked about the relationship during a radio interview with Billy Bush, she avoided answering the question by saying that it’s "not appropriate to answer right now. He's a great man ... You can call me on a later day and we can talk about that."

(Translation…there's definitely something going on between them, notice she didnt deny it)
Well, she may have dodged the question but grandma didn’t! According to her grandmother they are "casually dating". (Gotta love grandma for spilling the beans)
So maybe she didn’t win the crown (big deal) and maybe she was called vulgar names by none other than Trash Blogger Perez Hilton but when all’s said and done, who’s on top now?
By the way, does anyone know who the winner of Miss USA is? I mean I know that the winner is from North Carolina (wait, I’m pretty sure it’s N.C?) but that’s about it. I have yet to see Miss USA 2009 appear on any talk shows, news programs, etc. Come to think of it, I don’t even recall seeing a picture of her on any website. I kind of feel bad for her; it’s almost as if she didn’t win.
The controversy created by Trash Blogger Perez Hilton stole the attention from the winner of the pageant and has instead placed it on Carrie Prejean (1st runner up). Miss USA 2009 should thank him for that. That was really sweet of him to do but then again, should we be surprised, he seems like a great guy….(obviously I’m being facetious)

Britney Spears Hair Extension Issues | Ouch!

Pay close attention to the portion of the video where she is being lifted up by the male dancer. Britney Spears leaves behind a part of her "wardrobe". Pieces of her hair extensions are accidentally pulled out (focus on the chaise lounge).
Ouuuchiee!


Most celebrities including Britney Spears use hair extensions almost 100% of the time. Maybe I should clarify that I meant female celebs but then again rumor has it that Brett Michaels also wears hair extensions (surprise, surprise...not really). In any case, it’s a nifty tool for celebs to quickly add length, volume, or whatever else their pretty little heart’s desire.
I have used hair extensions in the past. At that time, I had shoulder length hair and wanted to add a few inches thus extensions were the perfect option. To get to the point...this video doesn’t express the pain factor of having your extensions pulled out. I’m almost certain that her extensions were glued in which means that it probably hurt like heck! I can also bet that she’s missing a few pieces of her real hair along with those extensions.

Calling Miss Cali Carrie Prejean Names | Unclassy

I have to make this a short post but I just have one question...WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE and anger by the left on the treatment of a young lady, a female? I was appalled and insulted by the horrid names "celeb blogger" (yeah okay) Perez Wannabe Hilton called Carrie Prejean (Miss California). Did I miss something? What makes her different than the girl’s basketball team at Rutgers? Don Imus was fired and attacked repeatedly for making a mistake (and I do believe it was a blunder. He is a shock jock and his joke was in bad taste but quite honestly I don’t think he meant any harm). The shock jock went as far as to apologize in person to the girl’s even after he had been fired. Mr. Classless Perez Hilton went on MSNBC to take back his apology and then say that he wanted to call her the "C" word. Why isn’t anyone outraged at the verbal abuse directed towards this girl? Though he is self-employed as a blogger, he makes money off of his website which means he has to sell ad space. Why aren’t people contacting his advertisers and banning the purchase of their products until they stop advertising on his page. Its one thing to apologize for something you said out of anger but another thing to go on a 2-day rant and attack a woman. I will say this because I tend reject political correctness, I do think that a man attacking a woman is worse than women attacking each other (truthfully, I support neither). Don’t like it? Too bad! Sorry that’s just the way it is! Yes… I do think that’s absolutely fair! So get over it and move on!
I dislike Perez Fake Hilton and his nastiness. Personally I feel sorry for him. He must be a miserable person for being so full of rage and to have such a horrible temper! What happened to respecting everyone’s view? Why this question was even asked is beyond me? I encourage asking tough questions to the ladies of The Miss America Pageant but I oppose asking something so controversial that a person’s personal stance would set off a storm. Like I previously stated, I loathe political correctness but I don’t think that The Miss. America pageant is the place to brew controversy. The judge, Mr. Perez Hilton asked Carrie Prejean for her opinion, she gave it, he disliked her view so he immediately starting bashing her and verbally abusing her! I’ll be the first to admit that her answer wasn’t that articulate but imagine being asked the same question knowing that this judge is obviously in favor of gay marriage yet you are not. I’m sure she was not only nervous but pausing to make sure that she did not offend him in any way and I don’t think that she did. I consider her response courteous and thought she did well as she struggled to find a balance between her position and those whom she knew did not agree with her.
Here’s the thing, if you are asking a question and you are a judge, if you think that there may be a 50% chance that you may dislike the answer or get so hurt where you disregard your duties as a judge and start acting like an ass, then DONT ASK THAT QUESTION. Why is he judging Miss America anyways? Someone who lacks manners and has no class does not represent the best of America. There are so many qualified people out there that would make us proud. Where was Matt Lauer’s outrage when Perez attacked Carrie Prejean on “The Today Show”, I mean he didn’t even feel the need to distance himself from the comments. What about the lady on MSNBC? I don’t know her name and I really don’t care to find out but she stood there and continued the interview him as if it were nothing that a man had just called a woman (on national TV no less) the “C” word (as a lady, I refuse to say such a repulsive word). If you don’t say anything, you don’t look shocked, you continue on as if he’s right then I have every reason to assume that you agree with his foul statement.
Lastly, WHY ARE THEY INTERVIEWING HIM? They are just handing him a platform for him to spew his intolerant rant? Where are the women’s groups defending this young lady…KNOCK KNOCK, is anyone there? She is a female…ring a bell? Feminism? Yeah, wait, I forgot! They only defend you if you agree with their views. Darn, I thought this was a free country but I must be wrong. Isn’t this the group that’s supposed to be tolerant and compassionate?
Oh and by the way, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both agree with Carrie Prejean. Almost forgot to add that her state of California and in fact most of America also agree with her. So when Perez states that she was offending a large percentage of people, she was also sticking up for a larger number of people. Nevertheless, we mustn’t be sidetracked about the initial point! Whatever her answer on the matter, it was her opinion and last I checked, in the United States of America, we are to respect everyone’s opinion! We may not like it but we can respectfully agree to disagree!
That’s all! The end.
(Actually I just fibbed; I will write more about this later)

Randomness | Sunbathing and Such

Thought this was hilarious! Semi-Celeb Reality Star Kim Kardashian recently blogged about her trip to Mexico. Her post included pictures of her VERY sunburned face and body. Thought it was cute. Maybe next time she’ll remember to wear sunscreen or at least take her sunglasses off!

How many of us ladies (and even some men) have funny sunbathing stories! A friend of mine came back from a trip where he fell asleep with his hand over his chest while sunbathing. I wish I took a picture of his very red chest...oh, except for the middle where his hand had been. The outline was crazy funny!
I’ll be sure to pop out my phone next time to take a picture!

Confused By The Twitter Craze

Okay, I’m finally going to give…What the heck is Twitter and what’s the point of it? I know that technology tends to escape us as we age but I feel as if I am already out of the loop. I’m only in my twenties. I get the whole MySpace thing, had that at one point but skipped over to Facebook. I appreciate the concept of Facebook and MySpace. They’re social networking sites where you can keep in touch with your friends, families, and coworkers. It’s also a great tool to reach out to many people at one time. You can post your opinions for a mass audience if you need to, post pictures, play games, etc.

Great. Back to my question, what is TWITTER? I have stumbled upon a twitter page (if that’s what it is called) by sheer accident once and read some twitter updates but I still don’t get it. Why would people have a page just to tell you what they’re doing at the moment? Facebook has status updates but I don’t think that’s the same thing…is it?

So what do people “Twitter” or “Twit”…?

9:00- Just got to work
10:00- Tired at work
12:00- Going to get lunch
3:00- Still at work
5:00- Leaving work

…and so on and so forth.
Maybe I’m totally off? I’m hoping I have the wrong idea because if this is what Twitter is all about, I don't get it and for lack of a better word, I find it kind of pointless. For this reason I have put off finding out what Twitter is really all about…that is until now.
Oh here we go, Wikipedia has already corrected me as I have called these status updates “Twits”, apparently they’re called Tweets?(Thanks Wiki, you're great)
Description from Twitter:

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

This next one makes me giggle!

Why? Because even basic updates are meaningful to family members, friends, or colleagues—especially when they’re timely.
Eating soup? Research shows that moms want to know.
Running late to a meeting? Your co–workers might find that useful.
Partying? Your friends may want to join you.

Aww…Mommy wants to know if you’re eating soup! lol
Here’s the real answer as to Why...
Why you ask? Let me think about it…Uhh because we are N - O - S - Y! Our society is always interested in knowing what everyone else is doing at all times. This obsession is even greater when celebs are involved. We are infatuated by it! Just think about the popularity of reality shows. Its not the shows where people are competing for something, its the reality shows that are based on a couple people, newlywed, family, random strangers just going about their everyday lives. Don’t get me wrong, I have been known to watch a few of these shows if they happppen to be on and I must admit I miighht even enjoy it…but come on, the answer is because we are NOSY! Simple as that!
Lastly, they answer the question how (how to twitter or tweet that is):

With Twitter, you can stay hyper–connected to your friends and always know what they’re doing. Or, you can stop following them any time. You can even set quiet times on Twitter so you’re not interrupted. Twitter puts you in control and becomes a modern antidote to information overload.

So now I know, unfortunately I don’t think I am signing on to this latest trend anytime soon! (Ill be straight with you, I still don't get it)

"Rock It Out Congressman"

While there's so much going on around us, its nice to watch a congressman rock it out! Well...sort of.lol
Go ahead Congressman Thaddeus McCotter!
(Enjoy folks)

Umm...Really?

Just found this interesting...



Designer toilet paper! No, I'm not joking. It got me thinking, how did we go so long without such a product!? Okay so I was totally joking just then but seriously I don't know what to think about this! It is cute and maybe guest bathroom worthy? Other than that, I don't know why I would shell out $13-15 for 6 rolls of toilet paper...especially since our economy is doing sooo well. ha. ha.