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June 20, 2007
I Have Something To Say.
Not anything important, just SOMETHING, which is rare for me these days.
#1.
I am, yet again, walking around in pegged pants this evening, the product of a botched pedicure. The first one I did at 7:45 this morning, 10 minutes before I had to leave for stupid ^&*#$#$@ class. There is nothing like being about ready to leave the house before you remember that you took your nail polish off the night before, leaving your yellowed, ridged toes available for plain view. Ew.
Now, I'm trying to repair the damage.
p.s. This morning, in a fit of frustration, I also threw about 10 bottles of nail polish out as too thick, unsuitable for human use, and now they are staring at me in the garbage. I should leave them there, right? Thinning via nail polish remover is a fool's dream, right?
#2.
I hope you all do not think I am trying to be all Miss Smartypants with my law references. I thought about this today and realized you might think I might be suffering from a MAJOR case of Pretension, when you know, and I know, and I know that you know, that "an ounce of pretension is worth a handful of manure." But truly, I am just making stupid law references to convey de pain, de pain! that I am going through.
#3.
I love Top Chef. Favorite. But tonight there was a "Kingsford Barbeque Challenge." Is this really where we're at? THAT level of product placement, where EVERYTHING is named by brand? I got really mad when all of a sudden my beloved Candlestick (may live in LA now, but SF Giants fan 'til I die, PLEASE DO NOT MENTION BARRY TO ME) turned into Pac Bell park, even when the relocation brought some seriously awesome garlic fries.
Is this where we are, already? I know people have been selling their foreheads for a while now (I think my fivehead would go for double, surely), but is this really where we are? I find it troubling. You?
Posted by jen at June 20, 2007 09:27 PM
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I don't know about the nail polish. I have been guilty of thinning with nail polish remover in the past -- sometimes with success.
And it will always be Candlestick to me. I can't even remember what they're calling it now. Just like Pac Bell will always be Pac Bell. SBC just didn't roll off the tongue as easily. And AT&T? Ick!
Posted by: Dagny at June 21, 2007 07:31 AM
I find it troubling too. We have a stadium near where I live and every year it changes its name for some new corporate sponsor, and I am not kidding you - EVERY YEAR!! So now whenever there is a concert, no one ever really is quite sure exactly where it is. One person will call it the name it had two years ago. I'll try to remember the new name. My best friend calls it the name it had one year ago and then no one knows where we're actually going. Plus, they don't even have garlic fries.
And I kinda find #1 troubling too. I wish nail polish remover effectively thinned out old, gunky polish. It would have saved me five dollars buying a new bottle of Vamp when it came back in style last winter. I still had the one from like seven years ago when it was in style the first time. I could have used it again.
Posted by: Wide Lawns at June 21, 2007 07:33 AM
I totally flipped at the Kingsford Challenge. That's just over the top. I really think there's a case to be made that product integration violates the laws limiting the length of broadcast advertising. The EU is way ahead of us and has banned product placement/integration altogether.
Did you ever see this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loj_T_Xccsg
Posted by: Gwen at June 21, 2007 12:04 PM
I actually found the Florida citrus quickfire more annoying--brands of fruit strike me as extrememly odd. But I sort of appreciate that Bravo can get sponsors for its shows that I love (I'm sure it's the only way they stay on the air).
Jen, you are not pretentious. I don't think you should worry if your dorky law speak is interpreted that way--you know the truth! You are, however, extremely intelligent and you sometimes wear pants, but last I checked this is not a crime. In fact, I would welcome a little more smartypants behavior from you. If you've got it, flaunt it, no?
Posted by: Ursula at June 21, 2007 01:36 PM
And didn't you love it how they showed all the charcoal bags, lined up, and the shots of them pouring the charcoal on the grills, etc? OK WE SEE THE CHARCOAL AND THE BAGS THANKS.
Posted by: Librarian Girl at June 21, 2007 09:14 PM
I finally watched the episode in question, and feel the same way. The whole Glad family of products thing was irritating enough, as was the Kenmore kitchen, but HONESTLY, the Kingsford challenge? Although remember last year, when the host was from Bailey's, and they had to make those stupid Bailey's drinks?
Posted by: jonniker at June 22, 2007 08:32 AM
1. Nail polish, just let it go.
2. I just thought you were being silly, not pretentious.
3. I hate the musical guest spot on SNL now. It's like the Budweiser musical guest or something. Nooooo. (Not that I watch the musical guest anyway, but it is annoying.)
Posted by: -R- at June 22, 2007 01:32 PM
I'm just impressed that you can successfully paint your own nails at all, so I'm no help on the polish-thinning topic. But hey, look at it as an opportunity; all those new colors waiting to be purchased!
And you're never pretentious that I've read, just very, very funny and articulate. Love to read!
Posted by: Meg at June 25, 2007 07:21 AM