I got to see this costume up close! My fave part: the piano, also filled with bubbles. And her playing said piano with her clear plastic stripper stiletto. Oh yeah, the singing was fab too. For those of you who think I act like a teenager (this 30-year-old mom recently saw Lady Gaga in concert …
Rihanna – she of the battered by Chris Brown fame (What? She’s a singer too??) – recently got some new ink done: Lots of people are questioning the aesthetics of the tiny tattoos but even more are asking what it all means. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say it’s pretty …
If I’ve learned anything from grading thousands of high school SAT essays – other than everyone read The Great Gatsby this year – it’s that life is all about your weaknesses and how you deal with them. There are very few 17-year-olds that are innately good spur-of-the-moment essay writers and yet the forces that be …
In what I think may be the most poignant picture of the obesity epidemic, it was reported today that 3 out of 4 military-age Americans are unfit for service. The reason? They surpass the weight and/or body fat percentage limits set by the government. Since 2005, over 48,000 potential soldiers have been turned away due …
“What is it?” Gym Buddy Allison kicked the nubbly, hot pink, semi-inflated disk. “Breast implant!” Gym Buddy Lisseth held it up to her chest. “It’s lumpy so it feel more realistic.” “You stand on it,” I instructed, grabbing it from her (blind-leading-the-blind concerns duly noted.) “One under each foot? That seems a bit unstable,” Gym …
Me with my gym purse. And my awesome hat. It was St. Patrick’s day in Turbokick! And no, I didn’t work out in the hat. (Thanks to Johnathan for the pic!) I carry a gym purse. This is separate from a gym bag – you know, the thing that normal people take to the gym. …
Puppies! Kittehs! Dancing rainbows! You know I still have a soft spot for Lisa Frank. Here is your homework assignment: You are given a Lisa Frank-esque rainbow with six colors (unicorns optional); you are to cut out the rainbow, write your name on the fluffy smiling cloud end and then on each of the colors …
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Nothing says fun like taking your 5-year-old in for his kindergarten checkup, i.e. The Checkup That Requires Shots. (Bonus points for bringing along a tantruming 2-year-old who is missing his nap!) So it was in this frame of mind that I was looking for a little diversion, magazine style. My choices were the regional magazine, …
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You can trust your eyes. Usually. But marketing campaigns are turning our primary sense on its head. Take, for example, this bus stop in The Netherlands where taking a rest on a harmless-looking bench could get you a lot more than just a moment to hike up your tights and reapply lipgloss. See, this particular …
