On calling people, models, bridezillas, and tests
Hello All!A special shout out to our dear Sonja in Germany. How's it going? I assume you got there all right, so do you have any idea when you're coming back? Classes are going wonderfully, not too much homework! I hope all is well.
In other news, I started training for my job at the call center last night. This is going to be a piece of cake! All I have to do is persuade people that I'm right. Hmmm, what extra cirricular activity I may have participated in in high school does that sound like? The guy training us is super fun! He knows a lot, and makes this whole training thing fun, which is good, because otherwise it could be really boring.
Hmmm, speaking of news, I was watching the news the other day, and was super pleased to hear about new legislation passed in Spain. Apparently, they have made it law that if the models are not within the safe Body Mass Index for their height, they cannot walk the runway. This was done as part of a special report, so the reporter went to a fashion show in New York to see how many of the models could have walked in spain. Anyone want to take a geuss? Out of 20 models, one of them could have walked the runway in Spain. One. And if she lost two more pounds, she would not have been able to. You know what the worst part is? She started freaking out about how fat she was. Wow. I think maybe the US should copy Spain and make these people be a normal weight.
As recent talk about weddings has come up often in this blog and casual conversation, I thought you all might be interested to check out this "Dear Abby" type letter. I thought the response was priceless.
The rain recently has affected my mood as well. Yesterday I was in an off mood. Not depressed or crabby or anything, just off. I was suddenly very aware of things that ticked me off about the world. Things like poverty and the government. That's just what kind of day it was yesterday. I do hope today is better. Especially because yesterday's mood brought with it the need to consume everything with sugar in it that managed to get in to my line of sight. That's bad.
Hmmm, let's see. I can't really think of anything else to report. In that case, I believe it's time for my random Stephen Colbert quote: "If someone fails a test, it means they have to do something. It means they have to study harder, or pick out a baby name..." "True or False: Who the hell do you think you are?" There you are, your random Stephen Colbert quotes for this post. Happy dreams everyone!
posted by Rianna @ 11:03 AM
5 Comments:
I don't like the Spanish model law. That's like making sumo wrestlers lose a bunch of weight or forcing programming nerds to use computers less and talk to girls and stuff.
Unhealthy thinness just goes with the career. It's the culture that's gotta change, and hurting the careers of some Ionian broads isn't going to do that. It just looks good.
Applause for Max. He's right: it's the culture that has to change. Though it's a chicken or egg question... which came first- the Twiggies or the international weight obsession?
The culture is probably never going to change, however. It's a law that prevents these girls from hurting themselves, almost like anti drug laws. They're not saying that the girls have to be fat or even just a normal size, they're saying that these girls have to be at a healthy weight if they are going to be posing as a potential role model. Steroids go with baseball, but the government is stepping in to stop that.
I was watching Project Runway the other day...like a month ago, when Alison was kicked off. Anyway, the challenge was to make garments out of garbage. The concern that Alison and Tim Gunn (love that man) had was that the model paired with her was too big. "Large" was the word they used. By the way, when the model came on, the only reason she looked larger was because she had breasts and was taller. Jesus Christ on a Frickin' Cracker!
I weap. Who CAN'T love a good Saltine? Especially a holy one???
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