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October 31, 2006
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween all you delightful ghosts, goblins and groovie ghoulies!! I myself will be handing out delicious, totally non-nutritious candies to all the little monsters in my town. Hopefully I will not find myself too terrorized. I have not yet carved my pumpkin, as I feared for it's outdoor safety prior to All Hallow's Eve! I am hoping there are still some good carving ones out there to be found and not just pathetic mutant pumpkins. Some college kid will probably steal it and smash it tonight anyway! Damn kids!!
In other news I am forcing myself to drink at least 64 ounces of water every day hence I turn into a lizard! My skin is so dry I fear a gypsy has put a curse on me to turn me into Lizzie Grubman! Google her if you dare!! Of course, with drinking so much water the bathroom has become my second home!
In another non-related tangent, I am growing my hair out. It grows too damn fast to keep it short. I need advice on a product that is going to give my curly hair control without being crunchy, so it can be wild and curly and messy! I'm thinking perhaps some sort of spray wax? Let me know folks, baby's not getting any younger or any less single!!
Posted by ahuckle at 12:53 PM | Comments (0)
October 26, 2006
Mommy, I want to do what the big girls do!!
This is hysterical and yet so wrong!
Tesco condemned for selling pole dancing toy
by COLIN FERNANDEZ Last updated at 23:13pm on 24th October 2006
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Mother of two Karen Gallimore was searching for Christmas gifts for her two daughters, Laura 10, and Sarah, 11, when she came across the 'toy'
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Tesco has been forced to remove a pole-dancing kit from the toys and games section of its website after it was accused of "destroying children's innocence".
The Tesco Direct site advertises the kit with the words, "Unleash the sex kitten inside...simply extend the Peekaboo pole inside the tube, slip on the sexy tunes and away you go!
"Soon you'll be flaunting it to the world and earning a fortune in Peekaboo Dance Dollars".
The £49.97 kit comprises a chrome pole extendible to 8ft 6ins, a 'sexy dance garter' and a DVD demonstrating suggestive dance moves.
The kit, condemned as 'extremely dangerous' by family campaigners yesterday, was discovered by mother of two Karen Gallimore who was searching for Christmas gifts for her two daughters, Laura 10, and Sarah, 11.
Mrs Gallimore, 33, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, said yesterday: "I'm no prude, but any children can go on there and see it. It's just not on."
Dr Adrian Rogers, of family campaigning group Family Focus said yesterday that the kit would "destroy children's lives".
He said: "Tesco is Britain's number one chain, this is extremely dangerous. It is an open invitation to turn the youngest children on to sexual behaviour.
"This will be sold to four, five and six-year olds. This is a most dangerous toy that will contribute towards destroying children's innocence."
He added: "Children are being encouraged to dance round a pole which is interpreted in the adult world as a phallic symbol.
"It ought to be stopped, it really requires the intervention of members of Parliament. This should only be available to the most depraved people who want to corrupt their children."
Tesco today agreed to remove the product from the Toy section of the site, but said it will remain on sale as a Fitness Accessory, despite the fact that the product description invites users to "unleash the sex kitten inside".
Also on sale on the Tesco website is a strip poker game, "Peekaboo Poker" which is illustrated by a picture of a reclining woman in underwear.
The card game is is described as a game that "risks the risque and brings a whole lot of naughtiness to the table.
"Played with a unique pack of Peekaboo Boy and Girl playing cards, the aim of the game is to win as many Peekaboo chips as possible and turn them into outrageously naughty fun."
The pole dance kit is the latest item to fuel allegations that major retailers increasingly sell products which "sexualise" young children such as T-shirts with suggestive messages.
In recent years Asda was forced to remove from sale pink and black lace lingerie, including a push-up bra to girls as young as nine.
Next had to remove t-shirts on sale for girls as young as six with the slogan "so many boys, so little time."
And BHS and others came under fire for selling padded bras embellished with a "Little Miss Naughty" logo and t-shirts with a Playboy-style bunny that said "I love boys...They are stupid."
Tesco last night denied the pole dancing kit was sexually oriented and said it was clearly marked for "adult use".
A spokesman added: "Pole dancing is an increasing exercise craze. This item is for people who want to improve their fitness and have fun at the same time."
Posted by ahuckle at 01:40 PM | Comments (0)
"Marriage, or something like it..."
So, New Jersey basically says that gays and lesbians should be entitled to the sames rights as married couples, but perhaps just not the term marriage. So, how do we feel about this? Well, I suppose this is the dreaded glass half empty, glass half full conundrum. It is a great step forward for gays and lesbians that someone out there wants to grant us and our partners rights, rights that any heterosexual couple in our country gets to enjoy (although divorce rates might make you believe a lot of married people aren't enjoying much of anything). But why the possessiveness over the term marriage? A political lady on NPR this morning (sorry, I don't remember her name) stated that "the law needs to define marriage as something special only a man and a woman can do", and then said a lot of stuff about procreating and that marriage needs to be protected. Protected from what? All of us crazy, salivating gays and lesbians bent on destroying heterosexual marriages and then the world? I personally have always associated love with the term marriage, not necessarily gender. I mean, as I was being brought up I was taught that men and women fell in love, got married, and sometimes had children. You see, it was always the love part that came first, or so I thought. Now that I am no longer a child, I know that things are not always that simple, but I still believe love comes first. Is love exclusive to only heterosexual people? If so, I guess I slipped by because I have felt love, great love actually, and also the other not so nice things that can go hand in hand with love such as great pain. I hope to feel love again in my life, love that goes beyond all of the amazing friendships I have in my life. A person can have many, many close friends, yet sometimes still feel lonely. So when love comes my way again, I hope I have the right to marry just like anyone else does. I've always loved NY, and never really thought about NJ. But let me tell you, if NY doesn't get it's act together, it may find itself without one slightly crazy marriage destroying gay guy!
Posted by ahuckle at 11:58 AM | Comments (0)
October 24, 2006
"You're not too bright...Just the way I like 'em!"
So, what a past couple of weeks! Work, illness, work, illness. Starting to feel better, just really tired. Tired seems to be my theme this year. If this year of my life was going to be a movie sequal it would have the sub-heading "The Year Of Tired". It snowed here last Friday, and I wanted to lay down and cry. After 30 something years you would think I was used to it by now, but I never seem to get used to winter here. Someday, when I am old and grizzled, I will move to a warmer climate. Or maybe if I win the lottery. Or hook up with a rich doctor. Anyone know any rich doctors? Who are youngish and attractive, not old and skeevy. I'm not Anna Nicole!
Spent much of yesterday battling the evil empire, and while I didn't lose in the long run, I still feel like I came up short. If that last statement feels cryptic, contact me and I'll fill you in. Sometimes you just can't put things in writing anywhere, no matter how much you want to! But I will keep battling until the last remnants of the evil empire are scattered to the winds!
So, anyway, for you viewing pleasure, I post the following "bon mot" for you! Enjoy!
Posted by ahuckle at 12:00 PM | Comments (3)
October 15, 2006
I Think I Remember Everything...
The costume party Friday was a lot of fun. The picture above is myself as Andy Warhol and Val as Stephen King's "Carrie". It took a lot of colored hairspray to get my hair that white, and hopefully the brain damage will wear off soon. There are some more pictures after the jump.
Here is my friend Heather and I re-enacting fond old memories of when Andy Was shot by uber-feminist and crazy person Valerie Solanis! Fun!
Here are some of the other interesting characters at the party!
Posted by ahuckle at 02:10 PM | Comments (0)
October 11, 2006
Very Well Said!
As an addition to my earlier post, I present the following clip for your viewing pleasure. Please share it with someone else!
Posted by ahuckle at 05:13 PM | Comments (1)
Happy Coming Out Day!!!
Coming out is a difficult process, whether you are coming out as gay, lesbian, transgender or anything that is perceived as different from society's norms. In my own experience, it was a long and difficult process filled with self doubt about my own self worth, knowledge that I was something that many people perceived as being wrong and fear that my family and friends would not be able to love me the way that I really was.
Fortunately, I was wrong. I have a loving and accepting family, and what I think to be the greatest friends in the world. To this day I can look at coming out as a positive experience for me that has helped me grow and become a better person.
Not everyone is as lucky as I am. Many people face confusion, anger, and some even outward hositility from their familes and friends upon revealing that they are "different". These people are faced with not only a major change in how they see themselves, but also with a sense of abandonment and loss from those that were closest to them. I cannot imagine how painful that must be, and selfishly am glad that my experience was a positive one.
So what is my reason for writing about this? Well, number one it is so say a big THANK YOU to my family and most of all my friends, who have always been there for me and continue to be there for me. Thank you for including me in your lives, and thank you for not treating me differently than anyone else. People often don't realize how difficult it can be to live under the mantle of being the "different one" all the time. So for your friendship I truly thank you.
Secondly, If you know anyone out there in the world going through this period of adjustment in their life, offer them your support, in any way you feel capable of doing so. Even just a kind word or making someone feel included can make a world of difference to someone who feels excluded from our society and from those who consider themselves "normal".
I hope I have let you know how much you all mean to me, and I hope someone who I don't know reads what I have written today and feels some sense of comfort or enlightenment from my words.
Posted by ahuckle at 11:45 AM | Comments (0)
October 09, 2006
Choices, Choices, Help!!!
Ok, here is the question: Should I be Andy Warhol for Halloween?
Or should I be Karl Lagerfeld?
I need to know soon, I have a costume party to go to this coming Friday!!!
Come on kids, decision time!!
Posted by ahuckle at 07:00 PM | Comments (4)
Stupid Stupid Stupid!!!!
Elizabeth Hasselbeck is one of the most idiotic creatures existing on the face of the Earth! And there are a million more just like her kids, ready to take over!!! Start stockpiling your weapons!
Thank you for listening.
Posted by ahuckle at 11:18 AM | Comments (0)
October 08, 2006
When did I get old?
Granted, i am not really "old" per se, I'm only 32. But I have had a bitch of a time adjusting to my work schedule this year! Every day after work I am totally exhausted. I find that I get ready for bed at 7:30 every night so that when 11 o'clock rolls around I can just drop into bed and go right to sleep. One of my favorite things to do used to be reading before I went to sleep, now I read three pages and I can't keep my eyes open. What gives? I guess I need to exercise more, that way I can have more energy. I wish I had time to go to the gym in the morning before work, but there is no way I can get up before 6 am, it's just not happening.
Speaking of things not happening, or rather things that shouldn't happen, check this out:
When did this become acceptable? This is Ice T's wife, Coco. First off, the name Coco reminds me of that episode of Seinfeld where George's co-workers gave him the knickname "KoKo" after the famous signing gorilla. Well, Ice T's wife does not look like a famous signing gorilla, she wishes she looked that good! When did Hollywood lose it's class? I love Hollywood and celebrity, I admit it, but I am ready to turn my back on it when people leave their homes looking like that. Nice camel toe Coco!
Posted by ahuckle at 11:07 AM | Comments (0)
October 04, 2006
I'm Back!
Well, it'd been almost a year, but I'm back! I'm still teaching (year #7), I now have a Master's Degree, a new dog (a rat terrier named Chloe, Winnie died in June) and am feeling fairly well settled in my life. I feel like I have more time to spew my innards into cyber space here, so I hope someone reads this! Feel free to kick my ass if I drop off the face of the Earth again!
So, Ken Paves, hairdresser to the stars and Jessica Simpson's own personal remora looks like Sandy Duncan after she has decided to become Stanley Duncan.
First off, you must know that I loathe Jessica Simpson, as well as anyone else who markets their stupidity for financial gain. Of course, here I am the media whore who sucks it all up, but I still don't like her. And this Ken Paves, who follows her everywhere, constantly in every picture! Either he is as stupid as she is or is getting a gazillion dollars, cause I don't know how else he could stand to spend that much time with her! And half the time her hair looks like crap!!! He gets paid for that shit!! And they now have a line of extensions out, and they are made of synthetic hair, which is basically Halloween wig hair quality! She is a millionaire and puts forth synthetic hair extensions? Yes, in a world of war, disease, poverty and violence, this is as important as dog shit, but still, come on! That is why I believe we need a special island full of complex machines for people like Lindsey Lohan and Jessica Simpson and Paris Hilton, so they can go there and finish themselves off in bizarre accidents! Actually, put them on an island with a set of Legos and they would destroy themselves!
Posted by ahuckle at 01:37 PM | Comments (0)