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April 17, 2008

Best Underwear Discovery Of The Year

I used to insist on natural fibers only next to my skin. But people can change. And as the Democrats are constantly reminding us, change is good. (Most especially when one is talking about change of underwear; I think we'd all agree on that.)

So now I'm a microfiber girl. Not only is Calvin Klein's 365 Microfiber Stretch Bikini the most awesome underwear ever, I have discovered that its male counterpart is gauranteed to drive me nutty whenever my man wears 'em. Touchably soft, hehe.

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May 18, 2007

80's Neon Making A Comeback?

Say it ain't so.

My parents, I'm sure, have pictures of seven-year-old Annie sporting the Madonna net vest, the dangly beaded earrings, the pleated skirt with dance tights, and most importantly the day-glo tanktop with matching socks and L.A. Gears.

[Those pictures must never see the light of day.]

But now I hear day-glo is making a comeback!

the current revival of black tights, black vests, winkle-pickers, porkpie hats, white-rimmed Ray-Bans, skinny jeans, skinny ties, skinny belts, crimped hair, asymmetrical hair, lace gloves, shoulder pads, pleated pants, bandage skirts, metal mesh and checkered Vans should have made the point that the Â’80s was a decade rich in ideas so bad they were good enough to repeat. But neon? WasnÂ’t that the color of Boy GeorgeÂ’s hair in 1984?
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This spring smartly dressed women are taking their cues from the bursts of daffodils and tulips that make the drab concrete of city streets seem pleasingly vibrant, as if they were outlined with a highlighter. Their recipe is quite simple, in that they have taken Coco ChanelÂ’s adage about accessories and turned it backward: Pile on all the beige, cream and navy you like, look in the mirror and then add one more piece in neon.

What's up for next season? Acid wash? Swatches? Flashdance sweatshirts? Oh no. Please let it not be the jellies. For the love of God, not the jellies.

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May 02, 2007

Possibly The Last Fash-ism Post Ever

So I better make it good, huh?

I predicted the return of the peep-toe, I celebrated the year of the wedge heel, and I got completely blindsided by this season's gingham revival.

Combine all three fabulous trends and this is what you get.

For the girls, here's my recommendation for that upcoming Memorial Day barbecue or pool party, where you know you'll need to make an impression because he might be there.

Combine these wedges with some tailored shorts and sleeveless point collared blouse? I think so! To avoid the inevitable Mary-Ann comparisons, stay with solid colors. Re fabrics, linen adds class and you'll feel as cool as you look holding that fruity drink. Let your outfit do the flirting for you. I know you'll thank me when it's over.

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February 25, 2007

Today's Travel Tip

From now on, when traveling by air, I plan to wear only cow-print clothing. Might as well dress the part.

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October 26, 2006

Meanwhile, Back In The Seventh Century

Australia's leading moslem dude says any chick who's not dressed like this...

...is just asking to get raped.

Sheik Hilali was quoted as saying: "If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside ... without cover, and the cats come to eat it ... whose fault is it, the cats' or the uncovered meat's? The uncovered meat is the problem. If she was in her room, in her home, in her hijab [the headdress worn by some Muslim women], no problem would have occurred."

Well, let's see, that means pretty much every female in the western world, I guess Â— including you, me, your sister, your mom, etc. We're all pieces of meat waiting to get eaten by a gang of cats.

Nice religion, assholes.

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1 So cats worship Islam, or Islam is the religion of cats?? It's that ancient Egyptian thing all over again.

Posted by: DirtCrashr at October 26, 2006 10:02 AM (VNM5w)

2 Nice religion, assholes. You really need to get that copyrighted.

Posted by: Gordon at October 26, 2006 10:28 AM (XxI53)

3 "Sheik Hilali was quoted as saying: "If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside ... without cover, and the cats come to eat it ... whose fault is it, the cats' or the uncovered meat's? The uncovered meat is the problem." Yeah, I've got your meat right here, sheik...

Posted by: BobG at October 26, 2006 10:56 AM (slQRd)

4 What a shit religion. You know, they'll blow themselves up for an imagined 72-scoop helping of virgin poon, yet they can't stand the site/scent of the feminine in this life. They're driving themselves crazy!! ....apparently Islam doesn't provide a strong enough moral code to live by if the mere site of a woman without her veil leads to rape.

Posted by: oddball theory at October 26, 2006 11:03 AM (a3fqn)

5 I think we've said it all concerning this vile, disgusting "religion." I'm not certain how much more I could dislike an ideology. Islamo-fascism is quickly catching up with communisim in regard to its disregard for human liberty and life. Of course, it has a long ways to go in order to reach the number of deaths for which it's responsible; but, if these guys have their way, it won't be long. Just another reason why success in Iraq specifically and the GWOT generally is fundamental to the survival of the West.

Posted by: blu at October 26, 2006 11:08 AM (IDpQp)

6 To continue the analogy, Sheik Halali apparently sees Muslim men as cats -- animals, in other words. Thing is, I have very little regard for animal life. I have no problem with rendering entire species extinct if doing so serves humanity's interest. Survival of the fittest and all that. Truth be told, I used to shoot feral cats for sport. That's what you do with vermin. (I quit when, one day, I tagged one that turned out to have a collar. I felt badly about that.) The Sheik should be more careful with his analogies. People are liable to get ideas.

Posted by: Matt at October 26, 2006 11:41 AM (10G2T)

7 Isn't it funny how the last post says that the religion shouldn't be belittled like that? Odd that he doesn't comment much on the idiotic comment of the Muslim cleric. It's always that way, they try to get us to bend over backwards and be understanding on their culture. Well, fuck their culture.

Posted by: Larry at October 26, 2006 03:31 PM (hRx9a)

8 Hey Gjerdes, What do you think of that fascinating part of Muslim culture where women are stoned for being raped. (In the enlightened Islamic tradition, multiple males must vouch for a woman being raped. If not, well then that women is obviously an adultress and based on Sharia can be stoned. This is happening TODAY in Muslim countries.) There has been nothing interesting about Islamic culture since it was kind enough to return Aristotle back to us. I'll give the Islamic tradition one thing though: Fucking great slave-traders! FYI: Turkey is still full of 7th century-loving radicals who want a world-wide caliphate. And, finally, name me the top 10 Islamic countries where women and religious minorities have the exact same rights as Muslim men. I'll be waiting....a long fucking time.

Posted by: blu at October 26, 2006 04:18 PM (IDpQp)

9 Sheikh Feiz Muhammad a Muslim leader in the UK said this: "Strapless, backless, sleeveless - they are nothing but satanical. Mini-skirts, tight jeans - all this to tease men and to appeal to (their) carnal nature. Every minute in the world a woman is raped, and she has no one to blame but herself, for she has displayed her beauty to the whole world." Bin Laden has said a number of times that his number one reason for wanting to destroy the West is the way Western women act and dress.

Posted by: Jake at October 26, 2006 04:40 PM (V6rxT)

10 One wonders why they ever left the desert, and their beloved goats. If you haven't seen the videos, you've GOT to see Borat! He's fucking hilarious!

Posted by: Casca at October 26, 2006 08:41 PM (2gORp)

11 I have a dream....of mosques turned into bacon and sausage factories, with minarets serving as smokestacks for the World's Greatest BBQ cook out.

Posted by: Nick Byram at October 26, 2006 09:13 PM (XtdkR)

12 (oh, gosh Casca and I both laugh at Borat how will I get through the day? Casca, you know his is an over educated liberal Jewish Brit, right?) Well, At the risk of sounding like a religo-relativist I would venture to put forth the idea that if all that the world heard about American Christians and their beliefs and practices came from the people we see running the Jesus camp in the film now playing in theaters near you (forgot the name) or Jerry Falwell (911 was payback by god for Americas sins) all people with reasonable minds would be saying "nice religion, assholes" as well. Now don't go telling me that Sick fuck Christian fundo-facists don't call for stonings and revenge killings, they do and applaud every shot doctor that performs abortions, but yes Blu, our country tends to put them in jail and Syria does not, and so forth. I KNOW THAT. But they are nuts and promoters of violence and mayhem in the name of their faith in god and knowing his desires but they are also NOT the prevailing voice of their religion, just brought up to the microphones by the media whores. The same I think is true for the nut Islamists. Of a billion followers of Islam, or the same of Catholicism you will not have to search too hard to find the sick fucks who have such serious distotions of character that their interpretation of gods wishes are antithetical to idea of "peace on earth good will towards men." Why are we outraged and seemingly surprised to see people like this highlighted by the media whores?

Posted by: Strawman at October 27, 2006 07:51 AM (9ySL4)

13 He probably watched V for Vendetta. It must've taught him that the Koran is something to cherish with all of its "beautiful imagery."

Posted by: reagan80 at October 27, 2006 07:53 AM (S6c/L)

14 No, Straw, even "Westernized" Muslims can't hold a candle to Christians. Indonesia is supposedly one of the most moderate Islamic countries in the world, a place which is often held up as one of Â“the good guysÂ” when discussing the potential of Islam in the modern world, but of course, at least 1 in 10 Muslims there back violent jihad against infidels. (Don't worry though, that's only about 18.7 million Muslims that would want our heads on a pike. Or, in Lancet figures, 1 trillion Muslims.) I'm sure that the figure is probably closer to 3 or 4 in 10 Muslims that are jihadists. Remember that a lot of them wonÂ’t admit how they truly feel because of Taqiyya, or lying for the sake of Allah (Penis Be Slid In His Ass). ["This war must stop or it will radicalize the Muslim world, even those of us who are moderate today," news agencies quoted Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the president of Indonesia, saying at an emergency meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference outside Kuala Lumpur. "From there," he said, "it will be just one step away to that ultimate nightmare: a clash of civilizations."] During the Lebanon military campaign, he was basically telling the Israelis: "Don't fight back against us, or we'll get REALLY mad!" Also, don't forget that the Indonesians let the mastermind of the Bali bombings out of jail, after only serving a few months of his multi-year sentence, at the Â“insistenceÂ” of several Muslim groups.

Posted by: reagan80 at October 27, 2006 09:10 AM (S6c/L)

15 I guess it a numbers game, Straw. There are literally millions of Muslims with the distorted beliefs we are discussing. This may not be the majority in Islam, but it is a signficant minority - (see the surveys done in Islamic countries and the surveys done of Muslims living in Western Europe). The same argument cannot be made for any other of the world's major religions. The relativist argument is not a strong one in this case. Sure, you can point out anecdotal cases, but that's it.

Posted by: blu at October 27, 2006 11:12 AM (IDpQp)

16 Raygun, DOn't get me wrong, I hate islam and all it stands for and how it leads people to strange conclusions about how to live. Basically I feel that way about all deistic religions. But I do recognize that the majority of people that follow any faith are rational and willing to get along. More members of some religions than others but the numbers of those that espouse intolerance, hatred and violence against non believers is a small percentage. I think that the figures that you cite about Jihadists and Muslims that, if asked, would burn America to the ground is inflated by those Muslims that hate America for reasons that have more to do with our foreign policy of belligerence, militarism and terror against Muslim states than which of those two inchoate books of fiction we follow.

Posted by: Strawman at October 27, 2006 11:33 AM (9ySL4)

17 "terror against Muslim states" Which states specifically?

Posted by: blu at October 27, 2006 12:02 PM (IDpQp)

18 IRAQ..............

Posted by: Strawman at October 27, 2006 01:54 PM (9ySL4)

19 If Straw thinks we're terrorizing them now, wait until he sees a real THWTH strategy executed instead of the current liberal nation-building campaign.

Posted by: reagan80 at October 27, 2006 02:29 PM (dFOlH)

20 I wasn't aware that securing a nation's freedom from a murderous dictatorship and putting it on track towards a democratic government, bloody work though it may be, counted as terrorism. I thought terrorism was the act of targetting innocent civilians with random acts of violence in order to cause terror in a specific area. I wasn't aware that American had as its policy this specific definition. I'm pretty certain though that there are terrorists groups working in Iraq, backed by Iran and AQ, that are committing terrorists acts in order to stop the formation of said democratic government and in hopes of establishing an Islamo-fascist regime. Surely, Straw, you were talking about these groups - not the country responsible for more human freedom and liberty than any in history.

Posted by: blu at October 27, 2006 04:21 PM (IDpQp)

21 Well Blu, I think invading a country because we feel the form of government or the tyranny of their leader is not to our liking, or coveting their resources or concocting a propaganda campaign that construes a threat to our security is the act of a terrorist nation. Or maybe the term should be Â“terrifying nationÂ” A nation of such unstoppable hubris and narcissistic, disordered thinking that it is willing to stomp another country out of existence because it can. Bloody it surely is. The Iraqi people are suffering terribly for something they were not consulted and had they been and been given a clear picture of our strategy and goals, would have rejected. Why you Blu, an educated man, still cling to the silly idea that this adventure had altruistic underpinnings is fascinating. You who tout your knowledge of history and synthetic thinking about current events cannot see the real motive tells me more about the rigid and constricted thinking of the anti-liberals than anything else. You are willing to tie yourself into rhetorical knots with ropes of deceit rather than to see the incredible suffering of Iraq and its people and the complete failure of a cynical plan to install democracy with no attempt to care for the people whose country and lives are ruined in the process. This process which is mired in the corruption, weak will and ignorance of its designers. Designers who appear to be willing to sacrifice thousands more of our sons and daughters to this folly. This folly that has had NO positive effect on regional stability or national security but rather has deepened and solidified the hatred for our nation the world over, has swelled the ranks of those who will fight us if given a chance, has polarized our nation, and appears to have strained the credulity of the lumpen masses so that the republican yes men that lent it support will be swept from power. (that BTW is a good thing) Did you happen to watch the POV "My Country, My Country" Wed. night on public television? A 6 month visit to Iraq by an American documentarian that follows the run up to the elections while living with an Iraqi doctor and his family. Very enlightening. Very sad.

Posted by: Strawman at October 27, 2006 06:13 PM (9ySL4)

22 You don't believe when Iraq stabilizes and the government begins to function properly, taking of its primary function - that of providing security for its people - that this will help provide regional stability and also ameliorate the larger ME condition? I absoulutely believe it will; and I also believe it is in our long-term national interest for a host of reasons, including security and, yes, energy (oil). If Iraq fails, the world will be a much more dangerous place; if it succeeds both the world and, more importantly, American will be better off.

Posted by: blu at October 27, 2006 06:48 PM (IDpQp)

23 "I think invading a country because we feel the form of government or the tyranny of their leader is not to our liking, or coveting their resources or concocting a propaganda campaign that construes a threat to our security is the act of a terrorist nation"...so--suppose France and Britain had decided to attack Germany in 1935 in order to suppress the growing threat of Naziism. Would this have been an act of terrorist nations, in your view?

Posted by: david foster at October 28, 2006 09:20 AM (/Z304)

24 I know the use of terrorist in this context is quite a stretch and I did recant a bit by dubbing our intervention the act of a "terrifying nation". I think it is easy to say that Britain and France should have acted preemptively and that although it would have been an act of war and denounced, we, with the aid of hindsight see it plainly as necessary. I am not enough of a student of history to know the answer to you question. I suspect that there was plenty to judge the likely outcome if Hitler was not stopped. I am reasonably sure that 30 or so million would not have died. On the other hand if you are trying to make an analogy to Iraq I think you are barking up the wrong tree. It would have been and was relatively easy to assess the military strength acquired by the Reich and to understand what they had in mind and how difficult it would be to repel them once they began their offensive. No matter what Iraq had going for it militarily there was NO QUESTION that it could be contained and crushed if any aggressive action was initiated by Saddam. We flew over with planes and satellites and our and the west in general has military might so far and away beyond Iraq's that there was no threat. NONE. To believe anything else is to believe the Chainy-Rice-Bush propaganda program that was a complete falsehood from the start and only became more histrionic and nutty as time went on. So David, were you feeling insecure about Iraq and their capacity to cause you and our country harm? BLU, This government will NEVER stabilize and be a benefit to the well being of the region. I donÂ’t know where you get the signals that lead to your optimistic view.

Posted by: Strawman at October 28, 2006 11:11 AM (9ySL4)

25 "This government will NEVER stabilize" One can make a reasonable argument about us not going in the first place or getting out of there now without resorting to unproveable absolutes. Wars are long and difficult and always unpredictable.

Posted by: blu at October 28, 2006 03:27 PM (IDpQp)

26 "It would have been and was relatively easy to assess the military strength acquired by the Reich"...there were still plenty of people in 1935 who thought the German threat was entirely containable. The French Army and the Royal Navy were both viewed as unmatched in their power; also, many people argued that Hitler's rhetoric was just for domestic consumption, that he didn't really mean it, and that anyhow, more-responsible forces in the military and in business would keep him in check. Strategic decisions should be a function of the overall situation, not just of whether some particular country or leader makes one feel "insecure." I doubt if FDR felt terribly insecure about the threat posed by Italy; nonetheless, the invasion of Italy was probably a strategically-correct thing to do.

Posted by: david foster at October 29, 2006 08:52 AM (/Z304)

27 re assessment of Hitler's strength. This is an early example of intelligence overestimation. A. Scott Berg's biography of Lindbergh has the story of how Lindy was sent over to Germany to gather info on their war machine in the thirties. He was completely hoodwinked by Hitler, who impressed him by showing the same planes again and again, so Lindbergh thought Germany was stronger than it actually was. This trip led Lindbergh to become anti-war. Well, that and he was a total anti-semite.

Posted by: annika at October 29, 2006 01:04 PM (qQD4Q)

28 Annika, The Russians did this too. The "bomber gap" as it was called in 1957 it was a response to a deceit that caught the CIA sleeping. Bear and Bison bombers were flown past observers at an air show multiple times sugessting that the R's had far more of these nuke carring bombers than we thought. ( I had heard a story that they parked them outside hangers each day with new numbers painted on the tails but I can't find confirmation) Ike doubled the production rate of B-52's and authorized U-2 flights to make an accurate determination, which confirmed there was in fact no gap but CurtisLemay got what he wanted. the same was true a few years later regarding the "missile gap"

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October 21, 2006

"Teach Your Children Well"

Check out the amazing transformation of a woman into a "model." The video, from Dove's Real Beauty campaign is at Beth's. It's an important message, as Beth says, "especially if you have daughters."

Dove's campaign site is here.

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September 16, 2006

Two Wild And Crazy Guys

[It's the leisure suit. The guy's fashion sense hasn't changed since his embassy storming days.]

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September 08, 2006

I'm Shoe Blogging At 6MB

Check out Laurie Dhue's shoes at 6MB.

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July 06, 2006

Happy Birthday To The Bikini

Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the bikini.

No, not this bikini.

I'm talking about this kind!

So scandalous was the first modern-day bikini that the only female free-spirited enough to pose in one was a stripper. Parisian engineer-turned-designer Louis Reard released the suit at a fashion shoot on July 5, 1946. It was cut high on the hip, but the really stunning feature was that it bared the navel, a part of the body that in modern history had been off-limits for public display.
The tiny two-piece shocker signaled the coming transformation of attitudes toward the body. Still, it would take more than a decade for most American women to get comfortable with wearing the skimpy suit.
The baring of the belly button was the big hurdle.
"I can't think of any situation in the thousand years before the '60s when it was acceptable to show the navel, '' said Kevin Jones, a curator and fashion historian at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles.

Maybe so, but as the article points out, the bikini wasn't invented in 1946. It was only re-introduced. According to Wikipedia (font of all knowledge) "Two-piece garments worn by women for athletic purposes have been observed on Greek urns and paintings, dated as early as 1400 BC."

Here's a scene from the famous Roman "bikini girls" mosaic at the Villa Romana del Casale in Italy, which dates to the early 4th Century A.D.

(The chick on the left demonstrates something the Romans liked to call "nipplae slipae.")

Over the course of this blog, I've done a couple of bikini related posts. Let's take a look back, shall we?

Two years ago, I linked to a swimwear poll, which revealed that 7 out of 10 women own a bikini, and California girls prefer low-rise bottoms, while East coast girls like a mid-rise.

Last winter, I went all out and did a bikini fashion preview. In that post I predicted that polka dots would be "in," and I was right. I saw polka dots all over the place. Speaking of nipus slipus, that was the post where I coined the term ""dunstation."

I'll probably toast the bikini's 60th birthday with a fruity drink and a swim after work. That sounds like a plan. How will you celebrate?

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1 I shall celebrate by asking my lovely wife for a beach date ASAP.

Posted by: Hugo at July 06, 2006 09:20 AM (yLeev)

2 I'm gonna hang out at my local mosque with the lastest SI Swimsuit Edition and a Pacifico.

Posted by: blu at July 06, 2006 11:42 AM (j8pkL)

3 We were hoping you would model one...

Posted by: BobG at July 06, 2006 04:02 PM (+zarT)

4 You simply can't find this wonderful diversity of topics anywhere else in cyberland. Drew Carey said it best: Annika Rocks!

Posted by: Mike C. at July 06, 2006 06:30 PM (wZLWV)

5 A blog on bikinis and you dont have the guts to get in one and show a pic? There goes your credibility. You would have fit in well pre1946.

Posted by: Jeff at July 06, 2006 07:09 PM (mQhCk)

6 are you a premium subscriber Jeff? huh? well then, you can't complain if you're not. Premium subscribers to annika's journal get the following: 1. access to all of annika's journal photo archives 2. new photo shoots every day in a different costume 3. naked video chatting all for only $1999.95 per month!

Posted by: annika at July 06, 2006 07:18 PM (fxTDF)

7 I thought that would hit you where you lived. Im loving it!

Posted by: Jeff at July 06, 2006 07:40 PM (mQhCk)

8 Move that decimal point two spots to the left an' we'll think about it

BTW, that 2nd link had an awful lot of Jessica Alba in it. Not that that's a bad thing. In fact, it's a good thing. Think I'm gonna bookmark it...

Posted by: ElMondoHummus at July 06, 2006 07:55 PM (nAE4x)

9 Annika, I still do my bikini shopping here www.wickedweasel.com These are some serious threads and down under women have some serious body issues!

Posted by: strawman at July 07, 2006 05:02 PM (G2Zzw)

10 just window shopping i hope, strawman. anyways those things are way too small for normal people to wear.

Posted by: annika at July 07, 2006 05:38 PM (fxTDF)

11 aNNIKA, ahh, that's why we have pretenatural.

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June 20, 2006

Tuesday Night Shoe Porn

The world's greatest blogger once had a tip jar, just so he could get a cheapo car.

I however, need a set of wheels like these:

Anybody wanna flow annika's journal a spare thou, so she can cruise the Westside in style?

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1 Hye thee down to Sunset, and shake your moneymaker. You'll learn the other side of your chosen profession there... the things they don't teach in school.

Posted by: Casca at June 21, 2006 06:06 AM (rEC2k)

2 good gaudy, u sure?

Posted by: Scof at June 21, 2006 06:52 AM (a3fqn)

3 Okay, I had a comment. Really, I did. But Casca just pulled my soul out of my body and stomped upon it gleefully. No wait. Law school did that.

Posted by: agent bedhead at June 21, 2006 06:53 AM (xV63t)

4 you might remember me writing, about a year ago, that i don't like jeweled shoes. these would be the exception.

Posted by: annika at June 21, 2006 07:36 AM (zAOEU)

5 How 'bout we all chip in? Put me down for a hundred. Go establish a PayPal account. Casca, you've got too much money, might as well give it to Annika as the Ex.

Posted by: shelly at June 21, 2006 07:53 AM (BJYNn)

6 I'll pitch in when I finally move out of my parents' basement.

Posted by: Spanky at June 21, 2006 08:50 AM (IEZsZ)

7 Shelly, you old bastard, just drive the stake in my heart why don't you! There are moments during the day when I can actually forget that a huge chunk of my life is still owned by that miserable self-righteous cunt. Besides, I can't see where those things are worth more than $50 altogether, and that's at Nordies.

Posted by: Casca at June 21, 2006 09:14 AM (rEC2k)

8 How about I send you a pair of $14 slip-ons from Payless and a $10 gift card for Hobby Lobby. With minimal hot-glue-gun skills, you could make your own in about ten minutes. Ah, but where's the fun in that? *wink* (Still filtering my blog url cuz of "us (dot) com"... SurelyYoureNotSerio"us (dot) com")

Posted by: Trint at June 21, 2006 10:22 AM (SlSdA)

9 Get oer it man. Coun the benefits of not having to live with it and ocnsider that you got a bargain. Every time I see my ex with her new husband, I total up the payments that he's making that I saved. Hoo-Rah. Time wounds all heels.

Posted by: shelly at June 21, 2006 02:32 PM (BJYNn)

10 "huge chunk" Not for nothin' there Casca, but maybe that nickname for your wife is what broke the deal in the first place. I'm no marriage counselor.....

Posted by: alppuccino at June 21, 2006 03:46 PM (3Z9LX)

11 Now I'm worried. All you need is a lobotomy and you'll be gyrating around a car in a Carl's Jr commercial. (The flip side of "Robert Blake Goes to Oxford.")

Posted by: Ontario Emperor at June 27, 2006 11:34 PM (YKFRM)

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June 13, 2006

Want To Make Ã‚Â£100?

England's The Sun newspaper will pay you Ã‚Â£100 if they use your picture in the paper. All you have to do is wave the flag of St. George next to some local landmark, to show yourself as England's "furthest flung fan."

Hey, if I sent in a picture of myself next to the Hollywood sign, butt naked and waving a crusader symbol, I could be a page 3 girl, earn roughly $184.24, and piss off some islamofascists all at the same time!

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May 27, 2006

How Come Nobody Told Me About This Place?

Here's another reason this NoCal girl prefers SoCal these days: the Camarillo Premium Outlets.

When I told Betty that I needed some shoes and pants for work, she said, "I know just the place." Now I've been to the Vacaville outlets many times, and when I'm in Sacramento I usually go to the Folsom outlets, but neither compares to the Disneyland for shoppers known as Camarillo. I understand now how people can afford to live in L.A. The money you can save here is good for at least a couple of mortgage payments.

They got Nine West, Ann Taylor, Diesel, Bebe, Nike, Saks, Jones New York, Big Dog, the list goes on and on. The place was packed with people. I got a $70 pair of platform slides for $39 and the perfect khaki pencil skirt for work. Also a Timberland shirt for the boyfriend's birthday coming up. Unfortunately the summer shorts I've been needing eluded me. I have to go back.

Two additional attractions: it's on the flight path of the Camarillo airport and it's next door to a bunch of strawberry farms. I think I saw a P-38 landing, and afterwards we drove down the road and got fresh strawberries. So I'm a happy camper.

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1 Heh. The only shirt I ever bought in Camarillo ended up having my troop number sewed on to the left sleeve. If only I'd known about the platform slides! What are platform slides, anyway?

Posted by: Cameron at May 28, 2006 03:19 AM (xgKAr)

2 Camarillo was once known principally for its mental institution, the State Hospital for the Insane, and also for a place to kick alcohol addiction. When the LPS Act was discontinued, it was closed down or became something else. Now it is upscale for Yuppies (Yes, Annie, that's you Young Upward-Mobile Professionals). Go figure.

Posted by: shelly at May 28, 2006 08:32 PM (BJYNn)

3 Yes, Charlie Parker went there to kick the habit.

Posted by: annika at May 28, 2006 10:53 PM (fxTDF)

4 haha, nice one Shelly.

Posted by: annika at May 29, 2006 03:18 AM (fxTDF)

5 Correct; and you went there to feed yours...

Posted by: shelly at May 29, 2006 07:48 AM (BJYNn)

6 The P-38 is my favorite WWII plane, not because it was the most important, I just love it's stunning good looks. I've heard flyers weren't getting enough range out of them on long Pacific legs and that Charles Lindbergh, who had quit the Air Corps Commission and was against voluntary entry into the war by the U.S., ended up fixing the problem by instructing pilots to lean their mixtures more- thus saving fuel. So simple no one had thought of it. Recently we built a coffee shop for a client. To make sure the second matched the first I visited his original shop which caters to the northeast Atlanta politically correct crowd. By the cash register I found a stack of flyers opposing the local airport (I learned to fly at) for noise and the fear of bigger planes- you know- the usual stuff. One day this client overheard me at the new store talking to my co-workers about my latest flying experience and the owner chimed in telling me he too was a private pilot but hadn't flown for some time, blah, blah, blah. I rolled my eyes and walked away.

Posted by: Mike C. at May 29, 2006 11:45 AM (Ffvoi)

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May 10, 2006

These Might Be Good On Chloe

... or perhaps: The feminine answer to the shoe bomber?

Shoes that double as a stun gun.

But I like to think I can send a man 100,000 volts just by smiling!

: D

Via, Janette, Beth, Beth at SondraK's, LindaSoG, and Feisty, oh hell the whole Cotillion should get some!

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April 12, 2006

Coolest Thing On The Internets Of The Day

Ever wish you could dress up your favorite stars? What would you do if you were the stylist for celebrities like Johnnie Depp, Amanda Bynes, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Bo Bice, or Nicole Richie, just to pick a few names at random from this awesome site.

Playing with this stuff is like being a little girl again. But I also get to snark at celebrities, which is always adult time fun.

Charlize with red hair and Pat Benatar lipstick/eye shadow? I just click a few boxes and there she is. And she looks awful. Maria Sharapova as a goth? Horrible.

Want to watch manic Angelina on the catwalk? Look in the games section. You can change her clothes instantly as she marches to an unheard soundtrack.

Craziest thing though. Even with access to Jessica Simpson's wardrobe, I still can't find a damn thing to wear.

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October 05, 2005

Hello Love...

mmmmm wow.

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August 06, 2005

Jeopardy With annika, Round 23

The category is "Fash-ism," for $300. It's a video clue.

Trevor is in the lead with $1600, Casca has $1200, Victor has $1100, Phil has $500, Skippy and D-Rod have $400 each, Jasen has $300, Ken and Kyle have $200 each. Astoundingly, the two Daily Doubles still haven't been found.

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August 02, 2005

Flip-Flops In The News Again

Wearing flip-flops for certain occasions is not only something that can get you in trouble, it can also get you killed!

Or maybe just seriously injured.

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July 27, 2005

Jeopika With annardy, Round 13

The category is "Fash-ism," for the big 500.

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July 17, 2005

Jeopardy With annika 4

The category is "fash-ism," for 200.

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Jeopardy With annika 3

Victor has the board. The category is "fash-ism." for 100.

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