Hood Thong

In more fashion weirdness, I have found The Hood Thong. Yes, it is a thong that has a hood. Han & Brikaauski do say that they are not in full production yet. However, they are taking custom orders in case the dozen or so people in the world want to own one of these things.

From their website, they say that “You will be getting one of the most progressive, functional, temperature-controlled pieces of fashion around.” & “It will be a bit expensive until we get into China, but totally worth it in everyone’s opinion.”

I just don’t see myself ever needed a thong with a hood. On the rare occasion someone would be outside and it was either raining or too cold and one would need a thong hood, I sure hope they have on more articles of clothing than just this. It looks like a bit like a seatbelt by the crotch. Also, you’d need a good bikini wax for this piece of “fashion.” Then there is the matter of the boobage. What to do with that?

I find this to be a hilarious addition to “fashion” I do hope that some funny comedian wears it sometime though, now that would be funny.

Oh, also does anyone else find the picture of the model to be just too funny? Everything about it makes me laugh, from the hood thong right down to the scrunchy socks and high top sneakers.

Just Say “No” to the Acid Wash Jeans

As I was going through my stack of magazines the other day, I came across a little half page article in Lucky on acid wash jeans. Yes, those horrible nightmare of jeans from the 80s. The article says that they also are called “mineral wash” these days. Whatever, I’m going to still call them “acid wash.” I also am not taking their advice on this fashion “comeback.”

I never wore them in the 80s, and I will not wear them now. A fashion mistake like this should never be resurrected. What were they thinking? What do you think of this trend?

Lemonade Award

Thank you to Nickie for awarding me with the Lemonade Award. You are an awesome person, and I love reading your Blog!

ONCE YOU'VE BEEN AWARDED, THE RULES ARE:
1. Thank the person who was so thoughtful for giving you this award by linking their blog to this post.
2. Put the logo on your blog or post.
3. Nominate 10 blogs which show great attitude/gratitude.
4. Link your nominee to your post.
5. Comment them to tell them about the award they've won.


I nominate these 10 lovely people for their great blogs:
http://cossiethegreat.blogspot.com/
http://unnrestedsoul.blogspot.com/
http://celefinwe.blogspot.com/
http://welcomingspirit.blogspot.com/
http://tidbitsfromliz.blogspot.com/
http://littleinsomniaclolita.blogspot.com/
http://cold-lemonade.blogspot.com/
http://www.clevergirlgoesblog.com/
http://ladolcevita10.blogspot.com/
http://lamont-uphill.blogspot.com/


I’ve been tagging/awarding people a bit lately, so if you want to pick up the award from my page go ahead! It is something every Blogger deserves!

Beautiful Weather

This is a picture that I took on Monday. It’s been this kind of weather since Saturday I think, maybe longer. Some might not think it qualifies as being “beautiful weather.” I however, beg to differ. I love winter. I really wish it snowed here. Since it doesn’t, I take what I can get of the cold, rainy and overcast days.

I would have posted this picture yesterday, as I had planned. However, I got too caught up in reading New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn from the Twilight series. Yes, I read all of those in less than 3 days. I’ll make a post soon about my thoughts on that.

Weather like this makes me get out the song by Garbage “I’m Only Happy When It Rains.” I really love that song. Maybe because it reminds me of junior high school. Maybe because it reminds me of old friends I most likely won’t ever see again. Maybe because I just really like the rain?

Tagged!

I was tagged by the lovely http://celefinwe.blogspot.com/ back in December, so I thought now would be a good time to post it. I had been delaying because well, I had to find a good picture to use! Also, I wanted to change up the tag just a little. I added and deleted a few questions. Enjoy!

1. Do you think you're hot?
No. I sometimes think I’m pretty. I’ve never thought I was hot, even when I was thinner. I have sort of low self esteem in that department.

2. Upload your favorite picture of you.



3. Why do you like that picture?
I love this picture because it so displays who I am, even now. It was taken when I was four years old (I think). Even at 25 though, it shows me now I think personality wise. Plus, how cute was I? I also wish I would have appreciated just how blonde my hair was then. I’d laugh when my mom told me women pay to have their hair like mine… but it is so true.

4. When was the last time you ate pizza?
I had homemade pizza a week or two ago.

5. The last song you listened to?
“Decode” by Paramore. Yes, Twilight Soundtrack again… hehe.

6. The last movie you watched?
Twilight.

7. Last restaurant you ate at?
Applebees.

8. Last book you fully read?
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. Yeah! I finally got the final three books and started reading them last night. I am now halfway into Eclipse. My goal is to finish that and Breaking Dawn tonight.

9. What are you doing right now, besides this?
Watching TV.

10. What name do you prefer besides your own?
As in what else do I like being called? Hmm, I don’t really have any other names besides Sheri. In jr. high my nickname was Star, but that is my dog’s name now. :)

5 People to Tag:

http://bunnnichick.blogspot.com/
http://cossiethegreat.blogspot.com/
http://unnrestedsoul.blogspot.com/
http://welcomingspirit.blogspot.com/
http://tidbitsfromliz.blogspot.com/

*If you weren't tagged, and you like this tag, consider yourself tagged too. :)

Inspirational Quotes

Here are a few great quotes I found from one of my mom’s magazines. I think they are a great way to bring the New Year in with. So, I am sharing them with you. Enjoy!


“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker

Paranormal Investigation

I have briefly stated on this Blog that I am a Paranormal Investigator. Some have asked me what that is. Well, the easiest way to explain it is to say that I am a “Ghost Hunter.” I am in a group that goes out on Saturday nights to haunted locations. Anywhere from a residential house that the home’s owner has contacted us to investigate, an abandoned building, cemetery, wherever. If you have ever seen an episode of the show “Ghost Hunters” on SciFi - that is basically what we do minus the TV camera crew following us around. We use the EMF detectors, digital cameras, digital camcorders, K2 meters, digital audio recorders, etc.

I’ve been interested in the paranormal for as long as I can remember. I’ve always believed in ghosts and spirits, so I am not one of those people who just are doing this because it is “cool.” Yes, there are some groups out there who do it just for that. Why? I don’t know. They are tools. They make the community of us look bad and it really just annoys me. I could go on about this, but that would be a much longer and mad post. So, moving on…

Last night we went on an investigation at a residential house about an hour or so from where I live. All day yesterday it was foggy and rainy. I hate to bring up Twilight again, but it was really much like the weather described in the book at Forks. Perfect mood for ghost hunting. Also, some believe that rain can also help bring out ghost and spiritual activity.

We investigated from 7pm until about 11pm. Due to the confidentiality of such investigations; I can’t get into how it went or what I thought right now. All I can say is that it was a good investigation, and I hope we caught some good evidence to go with it.

New Fairy Layout

The lovely Lee made this beautiful fairy layout for me. She is awesome. Thanks so much Lee! Check out her free layout blog for more information if you want one too!



Brush artists used in the layout are from: http://illyera.deviantart.com/ and http://misheawootish.deviantart.com/

Shelfari

I have decided to take off (at least for now) my Library Thing widget and replace it with the Shelfari one. I think the Shelfari one looks better, and it displays the books better in my opinion. It doesn’t display as many at once, and it is inside an even shelf.

I spent about an hour putting books on my new shelf. I still need to go in and rate them and edit the widget some for my Blog. For now though, it is fine as it is. Oh, I also still need to add books I have in storage to it. I’ve been meaning to go down there and grab my books but just haven’t had time to do so lately.

Shelfari also has groups. I joined a few. One for Twilight in general and one for women 25+. Ha! I fit into the “mom” category even though I’m not a mom. Ah, least I’m not the only one 25+ in love with the series! I also joined a few other groups. It offers discussions too, which I like.

Overall, I am liking Shelfari quite a bit more. Do you like the Shelfari widget or the Library Thing one more?

Big Brother Will Be Watching...

I came across this article today almost by accident. It is something we should all take a few minutes to read though. Why? Because it has to do with something we all have, at least right now... Internet privacy, well for the most part. Here is the article below, or you can click on that link to go straight to it.


Government to allow private firms to monitor every move we make. I’m moving to China.
By: Mike Butcher on December 31, 2008

It will cost £12 billion, be run by private companies and track every move you make on the internet, every call, text message and every transaction. Yes, this is the UK government proposal to manage and run a communications database that will make Chinese attempts to control and monitor its citizens look like “light touch” regulation.

The only difference with one-party states like China (ok, so apart from the summary trials and executions) is that the government claims that it will not look at the content on our every electronic interaction, but merely at the points of entry. The “pings”, if you like, to use a geek term.

Of course, this is incorrect. By building up a database about our movements - our morning rituals of checking emails, visiting web sites, buying online - this will build up a pattern. This in itself is “content”. This will create a pattern of recognition about our movements. Plus how long would it be before they start to argue that they need to see the content as well? Curiously, because so few people in China - relatively speaking - are online and/or using credit cards, China will look pretty free compared to our electronically driven society.

I could write a 1,000 more words more on this subject. For now the scale of the project beggars belief. From a government which has presided over countless numbers of security breaches, including a missing CD containing every child’s name and address in the UK, it is an amazing act of hubris. Plus, it comes in the wake proposals by the Ministry of Truth (Ok, so the Department of Culture, Media and Sport) to regulate content. So now we are watched as we go online, and the content we view is to be rated and standardised. Welcome to Britain in the 21st Century.

The more salient point to note for TechCrunch readers is that the impact on British online business will be significant. At a time when one of the few areas of growth in the economy is the digital sector, the UK government wants to look over the shoulder of the consumer when they go online. Will this make them feel safer, or preyed upon? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below.