burninating the countryside
Jan. 22nd, 2003 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chestnutcurlsThis has had me cracking up for a week, so I wanted to share it with all of you. Make sure you have sound. :) In my opinion, though, Evan's imitation of it is funnier than the thing itself.
I got a haircut last night. On Friday I'm going to get a manicure. I have never had one, so I am excited. It's sort of in preparation for my Vegas trip, although I don't know why I should fix myself up for a bunch of work people.
Which brings me to something that's been annoying me. Girls, do you ever feel that your primping efforts are totally wasted? Like you fix yourself up for one person, and they're the only person who doesn't notice. What does it take to get someone to think that you look nice?? Everyone says that when girls look nice, guys notice, but I swear, the male race is oblivious to me no matter what I do. Well, not the entire male race. Just the ones whose opinions matter most to me. :P
And here's another question. Why is it that, when girls enter serious relationships, they suddenly start wearing dressy career clothes? Is this some sort of Boyfriend Clause? Am I the only single girl I know (IRL) because I wear jeans and Gap cardigans and sneakers, or do I enjoy these clothes because I don't have a boyfriend? Things they never address in Sociology.
Kathy and I decided last night that we could very easily win Meet My Folks if we ever entered, just because we're not stupid or manipulative. I'm sure it would also help that neither of us has ever had an affair with our therapist. :P
I got a haircut last night. On Friday I'm going to get a manicure. I have never had one, so I am excited. It's sort of in preparation for my Vegas trip, although I don't know why I should fix myself up for a bunch of work people.
Which brings me to something that's been annoying me. Girls, do you ever feel that your primping efforts are totally wasted? Like you fix yourself up for one person, and they're the only person who doesn't notice. What does it take to get someone to think that you look nice?? Everyone says that when girls look nice, guys notice, but I swear, the male race is oblivious to me no matter what I do. Well, not the entire male race. Just the ones whose opinions matter most to me. :P
And here's another question. Why is it that, when girls enter serious relationships, they suddenly start wearing dressy career clothes? Is this some sort of Boyfriend Clause? Am I the only single girl I know (IRL) because I wear jeans and Gap cardigans and sneakers, or do I enjoy these clothes because I don't have a boyfriend? Things they never address in Sociology.
Kathy and I decided last night that we could very easily win Meet My Folks if we ever entered, just because we're not stupid or manipulative. I'm sure it would also help that neither of us has ever had an affair with our therapist. :P
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Date: 2003-01-22 07:36 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-01-22 07:43 am (UTC)Homestarrunner
Date: 2003-01-22 02:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-01-22 07:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-01-22 07:44 am (UTC)The system...is down! The system...is down!
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Date: 2003-01-22 08:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-01-22 08:36 am (UTC)And the Dragon comes in the NIIIIIIIIIII..........*boom*
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Date: 2003-01-22 08:09 am (UTC)lol, I said the same thing. . . it seems they always get the stupidest people with the worst pasts and secrets to come on that show :) Compared to all of them I'd look like an angel 0:) :)
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Date: 2003-01-22 08:13 am (UTC)hey!
Date: 2003-01-22 08:59 am (UTC)love the brens!!!!
em
:)
Re: hey!
Date: 2003-01-22 12:16 pm (UTC)I guess I don't notice you dressing more casual, since I hardly see you, and when I do you're going to parties in hot red dresses and stuff. :)
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Date: 2003-01-22 09:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-01-22 09:21 am (UTC)Trogdor!!!
I don't know of any girls who have started wearing career clothes when they got boyfriends. I notices that some go more girly when they are casual, though.
no idea why, though.
I always just wear the same sort of thing.
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Date: 2003-01-22 09:48 am (UTC)I haven't noticed the trend of women dressing more career-like when they have a boyfriend, but then I don't have a lot of girl friends who have boyfriends (as opposed to husbands). The only thing I can think of is that they feel more grown up and want to dress the part...?
Also, on dressing up and the person not noticing, I know what you mean. I don't feel they are totally wasted, though, because if it makes me feel more presentable then that's a good thing for my confidence and how I come across. Also, I think guys sometimes notice things but just don't say something about it. When they do, though, it's awesome and then you just play it cool. :) "This old thing?"
Guys...
Date: 2003-01-22 09:50 am (UTC)Btw, I'm a friend of Alissa's, I'm totally bored here at work study and am just browsing around...=)
Re: Guys...
Date: 2003-01-22 12:17 pm (UTC)Amen, sister! :) Thanks for stopping by! :)
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Date: 2003-01-22 10:28 am (UTC)Once I saw this Dave Barry drawing comparing men and women's communication channels. The picture of the man showed the path of his thoughts from his brain to his mouth with complicated piping, and at the mouth there was this faucet turned on to a slow drip. The woman's path was a ladder/chute looking contraption. Basically women say everything that occurs to them, while men say very little of what they are thinking. I've dated guys in the past who would say days even weeks later that I looked cute at such and such an event.
So efforts to appear attractive are often more successful than they appear.
Career dressy? I've not noticed that either. I've noticed that women who are at the beginning of a new relationship put in more of an effort to look attractive, but not necessarily professional. Then once the relationship turns serious, and the girls are more secure and comfortable then they revert back to normal. Those are just my observations, though.
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Date: 2003-01-22 12:19 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-01-22 12:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-01-22 01:28 pm (UTC)Women are used to complimenting their girl friends on hair, clothing, etc. so it's not a big deal for them to carry that over to guys also. I know that I will generally tell a guy if he looks nice or if he has a great tie or something. Depending on how well I know them, I'll tell them if I find them physically attractive. I think guys don't get to hear that very often.
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Date: 2003-01-22 05:25 pm (UTC)hey, you know, you're totally right. that DOES happen... a lot. I really am in no state to comment about this anyways--shouldn't have bothered--i'm in a bit of a nasty mood towards the guys right now. ;) I just like to look nice anyways, so I don't generally worry about who I'm dressing for... on the rare occasion that I know what guy i'm dressing for, i just try to think of all the things i know he likes in girls. hahah.
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Date: 2003-01-22 01:04 pm (UTC)as for your point about dressing differently depending on whether you are in a relationship or not... I wouldn't know, but I think there are plenty of girls who just dress the same (or change their style at the same rate) whether they are in a serious relationship or no. I have a premonition that me and my sister would be in that category. :) Don't give up hope...
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Date: 2003-01-22 08:21 pm (UTC)"lets get ready to look so goooood"
Burninating the peasents....
I swear, i'm addicted to Strongbad...heck, i'm addicted to the whole H*R gang!!!!
TWENTY EXTY SIX!!!!
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Date: 2003-01-22 02:17 pm (UTC)cool title
Date: 2003-01-23 01:16 am (UTC)That section fo the site, overall, could be like an advice column of the future, since so many of the emails start out with "Dear Strong Bad" and all, hehe. :D
Re: cool title
Date: 2003-01-23 11:52 pm (UTC)