Criminal Masterminds

The world hasn't ended?

Oh my gosh! I woke up this morning and the world indeed is still here and I still had to attend my math class at 8 AM. The reason I would doubt the world's continued existence...I missed the Gilmore Girls season premier last night! Yes...how very sad. However, I still have to say that I had an AWESOME night. Lots of fun...yes...lots. So the story:
I was reading my e-mails when I came across one stating that the Bible study I've been attending was having another session Tuesday at 7 PM (exactly when Gilmore Girls is on). I called my mom and now my sister will tape every episode for me since Bible study is every Tuesday at 7 PM. Anyway, I met Kim, my Bible study leader at the Union and we went with another girl (small turn out) to Babb's (a small coffee shop in downtown Fargo). I had the Sunset in Seattle tea, very good and just got to hang out with "the girls" for a while. An overall nice experience. After this I was suppose to go to meet Aaron (a guy I met in my English class) to go swing dancing. He was suppose to give me a ride, but Kim dropped me off in front of the Avalon (where Fargo Swings is held). I saw people walking into the center and I realized I was totally under-dressed as women in heels with cute dresses and perfect curls walked by me. I felt much better when I saw Aaron was wearing jeans and tennis shoes just like me. I met his two friends and I tried to learn how to swing dance. It was so much fun!!!! I was really bad, but I had a few good dance partners who tried to help me get the hang of it. On top of that, I saw 4 people I knew, when I thought I would likely see no one I knew. I ran into my suite-mate Emily and her boyfriend, and then I ran into Jeff (Johann) from band, Karla, and Ariel. Wow...my social life has just expanded. Basically it was an all around good time.
Ok...now aside from my fun night...I was just reading the USA Today's Sept. 26th, 2006 newspaper and found these items funny:
In an article, Do thin models warp girls' body image?, Kelly Cutrone (owner of a company that produces fashion shows around the world) states in reference to models, "Women shouldn't be comparing themselves with these girls..." and goes on to say,

"'These girls are anomalies of nature. They are freaks of nature. They are not average. They are naturally thin and have incredibly long legs compared to the reast of their body. Their eyes are wide set apart. Their cheekbones are high.'"

So basically, these fashion companies expect women to buy their clothes when they are made to fit "freaks of nature." Hmmm...last time I checked, I want clothes that fit me. I thought that the fashion business was just that, a business. They want people to buy their clothes and have them fit, fit consumers, not just models who are "anomalies of nature." This just reminds me of debate days, someone talking themselves into a corner. In trying to convince the reporter that models don't or shouldn't cause self-esteem issues among young girls, she derides models and makes the fashion industry sound contradictory.

Ok, so that's not all...in addition (if you're not sick of reading by now) I also found another article in the same newspaper, Good news, bad news about smoking. Apparently

"A Colorado city ban on smoking at workplaces and in public buildings may have sparked a steep decline in heart attacks, researchers reported Monday. In the 18 months after a non-smoking ordinance took effect in Pueblo in 2003, hospital heart attacks for city residents dropped 27%, says the study in the journal Circulation led by Carl Bartecchi of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver."

I find the correlation between the decline in heart-attacks and the city ordinance to be a bit lacking. Is 18 months really enough time to see the results of something like that? I find it highly doubtful and think this article was merely a space filler.


So moving on...(a tribute to Rianna) on a scarier, more unfortunate note, there was another crime on campus. Some girl was robbed and almost sexually assaulted (would've been if she hadn't resisted). Makes me feel warm and fuzzy.
That's all for now folks.

posted by Elfie @ 4:38 PM