I'm working on an update, I swear.

Another example of someone being "Fashion Forward"...

This ALMOST makes it all better.

Here's THE AUDIO!! Hilarious!

Kanye has always been full of himself, but to do what he did to Taylor Swift... That was her first VMA award and he STOLE moment from her. I am not a country music fan but Taylor seems to be a very sweet girl and she's only 19. My niece LOVES her. It doesn't matter WHO it was, though, really-- what he did was utmostly disrespectful and tasteless. Karma is a bitch, Kanye. Just like you.

What I can't get over...

...is that this person is supposed to be telling US what fashion is good/bad on his new site? (cocoperez.com if you're looking for a good laugh) WHO would go out looking like that ON PURPOSE?!!

Maybe I'm just old. I don't think that's faboosh or fierce, but maybe he had fun while painting his hands, or getting high on LSD before he got dressed!

Nice Legs.

Catching parts of the MTV Awards...wondering what happened to pants and skirts on female performers???? All evening gown on the top, and only pantyhose on the bottom?

Most of the things I want to post are way too "heavy" for this blog.

So I want to post this, because I forgot to the other day. If you love True Blood AND/OR Depeche Mode, you will LOVELOVELOVE this!! It's an extended teaser for True Blood in which they used the song "Corrupt" but the band is IN the video!

Happy Labor Day!

Good things are happening all around me. I have a happy & healthy child, great friends, great family, some sort of income, a great place to live, an unlimited bus pass, a Starbucks & a 7-11 within walking distance, wifi in my apartment, cable tv, groceries, a clean dog, a happy cat, a cushy couch, cherry coke, magnolia blossoms, a comfy bed, and a Snickers.

I'm happy. I hope you are, too.

So I was thinking about it, and I realized that my job is technically SHOPPING. From home. How fucking cool is that?!

Do you believe we can change the future?...

I'm not gonna lie and say this has been an easy year for me. As we're approaching the end of 2009, I'm beginning to feel reflective (as I always do this time of year).

This year is a bit different, though. A lot is changing not just in my life, but in my family's and most of my friends lives as well.

My sister, Scarlett is getting married to her man, Jon. This is the big one!

I'm extremely excited to introduce myself to the Scarlett DeMoss, and a little sad(?) to say farewell to Scarlett Chambers.

My friendship with my sister began LONG before she can remember. I went with my Mom to all the doctor's appointments while she was pregnant, felt her kicking, and saw the progress of her growing in my Mom's tummy.

Then she was born.... She HATED me! Everytime I held her she screamed, although it probably had more to do with my lack of confidence as a 6 yr old.

We became fast friends. Appropriately named, Scarlett had a mean temper!... and also in true Gemini fashion, her moods could turn on a dime!

She made me play Barbie with her until I was 14, because she was sophisticated enough at the age of 5 to blackmail me by saying:

"If you don't play Barbie with me, then I'm gonna tell EVERYONE you play Barbie with me.."

HUH?? I didn't know how to say no to that.

It wasn't until I finally got something over on her that it stopped. I'm not proud of it, but when she was 8yrs old, she wanted to try my cigarette, and I let her. Then I told her,

"If you tell anyone about Barbie, I'll tell Mom and Dad you smoked!" Crestfallen, she conceded.

What does this have anything to do with changing the future?

Unconditional love and support from my dearest, most special Best Friend Forever, and Sister

helped me get out of the life and track I was on. I'm a recovering alcoholic, and because my family and friends, especially Scarlett never gave up on me, I can be the Brother I need to be for her during the craziness that is planning a wedding.

I know that her life is gonna change forever: A new name, starting her new family, creating new little people that hopefully have the same feeling of dedication and loyalty to each other that we share.

You can change your future. If you stay focused on what's important.

It's not Celebrity shit. Not Politics. Those things fall in and out of favor quickly.

We're here to love each other.

Spread it around!

I love you, Scarlett!!!

peace

R

OMG Perez Hilton is asking on Twitter if he should sue Demi Moore for saying that anyone who supports him basically supports violating child pornography laws. I don't know wtf that's about, but if anyone should be suing ANYONE, she should sue HIM for the HORRIBLE things he says about her daughters. It's one thing to pick on a celebrity, but to go after a kid is just low and tasteless.

I used to really love him; I thought he was funny, and I liked that he said what everyone else THINKS... HOWEVER. There IS a line. And he repeatedly crosses it thinking it will get him farther in his own agenda. I, for one, am no longer interested. And that's coming from a fag hag who once adored him and thought she'd like to meet him. I don't anymore. I don't agree with his "outing" gay celebrities; sexuality is very personal business and it is NOT HIS JOB to out people. I think that's extremely shitty and low. I FULLY support gay marriage, but I think his complete character assasination of Carrie Prejean was shocking in that, I STILL don't know the name of the WINNER of the Miss USA pageant!!! That is ABYSMAL. Why give SO much attention to someone so ignorant? She deserved to not win and be dismissed. End of story. Instead, she's become MORE of a celebrity, and a poster child for her OWN agenda, as well as the right-wing supporters. His overzealousness completely backfired. Sure, she got her crown taken away, but now she's suing to prove that she was de-throned because of her opinions, and YES IT DOES LOOK LIKE THAT'S WHY SHE GOT DETHRONED. I'm sure she had her own problems that were aside from that, but her disagreeing with Perez was the catalyst. He is just a queen with bad hair who wants to be in the starlight-- he's not Oprah Winfrey and he shouldn't have the "power" that he does.

I feel sort of sad saying these things, but I'm over it. I'm unfollowing him and unbookmarking his blog, and oh, BTW? COCOPEREZ?! WHAT A JOKE. YAY a site almost exactly like the original except you bag on people's outfits more! I don't see where a 31 year old man who CHOSE shitty carrot-top orange hair gets off criticizing ANYONE.

Slipping Through The Cracks

So I have this weird neighbor.. he's obviously mentally ill. He looks homeless, even though he's not. He NEVER wears shoes, and Ryan's even seen him wearing a skirt @ the bus stop once. He bears a STRONG resemblance to Charles Manson. But he is always nice and says kind things to me, and I always hold the door open for him if I see him (he never seems to have his key) and I always ask if he's having a good day.. It makes me sad that so many people overlook people like this, just keep going as though they don't exist.

I know I feel this way also largely because my own mother will probably be in this boat at some point, herself. She already carries so many bags around with her that she looks like a bag lady.. And just by looking at her, you can tell she's not right. It's very depressing. My mother is so mentally ill that she is beyond help; she truly needs to be in a home. I am not capable of caring for her; she needs professionals. But she's so ill she thinks that nothing is wrong with her, and due to legalities, she has consistently slipped through the cracks. And she will continue to do so, until she perishes due to lack of care. She cannot properly take care of herself and will not allow anyone to help her. My hands are TIED. I've done everything I can in the way of getting her help and she refuses it, and unless she is homicidal or suicidal, there is nothing anyone can (or WILL) do.

I have had to keep my contact with her at a minimum to preserve my own sanity. I hate having to do that with my own mother, but over the past 32 years, I have learned the hard way that it is the only way it can be done.

It's a gut-wrenching situation all around. I hate to get so serious, but I am a firm believer in mental health awareness, and I want the stigma REMOVED. I want people to stop making jokes and start helping people. I want people to know it's okay to get help for themselves. Getting help is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of bettering yourself.

Here is a link for more information!

awww

Look, Lola's vogue-ing!!

IT"S A CELEBRATION!

I'm lifting my self-imposed Madonna embargo.

FUN!!

Just ONE reason of MANY that I love Ben & Jerry's!

Nostalgia/Forward thinking

My DM review isn't much different than Heather's... so I'm not gonna post it.

However, the concert did remind me of why we still go to see our BELOVED performers.

It really is great to see someone that has provided the soundtrack of your life

taking you back to when you were 13, 17, 22, whatever. They're older, but so are we...

and it's nice that the same song(s) can create a new memory or have new meaning

and be relevant in your life today, in a different way.

Madonna, in particular for me (duh) has this affect every time I see her. To see her perform

a song like Get Into The Groove, Vogue, Like A Prayer, etc. I'm simultaneously taken back to the age I was when it was released, and applying the performance to the man I am today.

Its an odd LOVE/HATE thing for me. I hated Junior High and High School passionately. But then I'm instantly be comforted by a song

that helped me get through those terrible, angst ridden teen years.

So I guess it's okay to look fondly over your shoulder at the past, knowing that you're still walking forward to the next challenge, still filing away memories along the way.

Pay attention to what you're listening to now... because 10 yrs from now it'll be on your Life's Soundtrack, too.

peace

R