Catharsis
October 22, 2009 § 2 Comments
I got a haircut on Saturday. I am now short 12 inches of hair.
It used to be this long
Now there's only this much!
Barely enough for a ponytail
Here is the rest
It's going to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths
I haven’t had hair this short since I donated my hair during second semester of senior year, and even then my hair was not this short. It feels weird to run my fingers through my hair and have it end so soon, but it certainly decreases my hair-washing time by a lot. Many say that I look better with short hair, but I can’t wait for my hair to grow out again.
Tied Down
October 20, 2009 § 2 Comments
“Let’s Kill Bluetooth” from Slate brings up a good point:
Why do my iPhone’s earbuds still have wires? Here’s a device that can stream YouTube clips of hits from the 1980s while I’m out in the middle of nowhere, completely untethered, yet the most convenient way to get “Take on Me” from the phone to my ears is the same technology that folks were using back when A-Ha topped the charts.
Why DO my earbuds still have wires? The rapid progress of technology seems to have largely forgotten about this inconvenience.
I use the earbuds that came with my iPod, and they literally bring me more frustration than any other object I own. When I’m listening to my music while moving around the kitchen, the wire gets caught on the back of a chair or the knob of a drawer, yanking the earbuds out of my head and the iPod out of my pocket [this may seem like no big deal, but it’s not smart to irritate somebody who is chopping food with a Chinese butcher knife]. Or, when I take my iPod out of my computer bag, the wires are inconceivably tangled even though I’m pretty sure I didn’t tie them in knots before putting them away.
Wireless earbuds! This seems like a genius idea that had honestly never crossed my mind.
A search for them, though, results in mostly wireless headphones instead of earphones. Either that, or they are they kind that hook over the ears, which is simply not feasible for people who wear glasses. Some places offer earbuds that connect to each other through a wire that goes behind the head, which may or may not be an improvement, but still not exactly what I’m looking for [besides, that does not accommodate every hairstyle].
MetaEfficient lists the Sennheiser MX W1 Totally Wireless Earphone as the best wireless earbud choice, and at $399.95 [list price: $649.95!], I don’t doubt that they are very good — those are also pretty much the only ones that I found online. Unfortunately for us common folk, effective wireless earbuds don’t seem to be available at an affordable price. The wait continues.
Futile
October 19, 2009 § Leave a comment
What is the purpose of this?
Benefit’s lemon aid:
Our soft, lemon yellow cream helps to hide redness and discoloration on your eyelids. In a snap, eyes look refreshed, frisky, and ready for fun.
Eyelids can become red or discolored?! WHAT??
Really, who would pay $20 for this seemingly useless product? I’ve seen a lot of stupid things out there, but this one is just ridiculous.
Among other products I consider heinous is My Cleaning Trolley, via Sociological Images:
Note how it says “Girls only.” Sociological Images says:
There is nothing inherently wrong with toys that allow kids to mimic doing household tasks. Kids like to play at doing what they see adults doing–in fact, it’s an essential part of development.
Actually, my initial negative reaction stemmed from the fact that I wouldn’t want my kids trying to emulate some minimum wage hotel room cleaner — that’s not why my parents immigrated to America! White collar jobs only!
Fetishize
October 18, 2009 § 1 Comment
Today I was perusing a friend’s copy of this book when I read a sentence [in a piece by a woman & more or less directed at other women] that made me throw up a little. It went something like this:
And when you’re in the bedroom after the wedding, you surrender to your husband your body and your virginity, your most priceless asset […]
Two semesters ago, I wrote my final sociology paper on the negative effects of putting virginity on a pedestal and received a 98% on it. Really? Until my wedding day, no part of me is worth more than my virginity? She did not comment on whether the same went for the husband. Too exhausted and sick to write more coherent thoughts.
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