Anyway, so far the Warblers have done two songs better than the original (in my opinion) – the ubiquitous Teenage Dream and Pink’s Raise Your Glass.

What’s your opinion on that? Is it wrong to like them better? Is it wrong to not like Rachel Berry? haha.

Then I watched the video and the cyclone of conflicting emotions came roaring in.

1. Pride in him for rocking it and showing the youth obsessed generation that thinks Justin Boober somehow invented music. (subrant about how youth is wasted on the young could go in here, but I would lose steam)
2. NICOLE SCHERZINGER. Need more. Glad he had her in it instead of his AI Co-Host.
3. Double standards… consider the fury that would be unleashed if Madonna had done a video with a nude star, aged 18, male. The shouts of “whore” “old hag” and other taunts about the dryness of her nether regions would follow.
4. A bit off-putting that the girl in the video is SO young. Yes, I know he did Crazy in the 90s with a young Alicia Silverstone in Thelma and Louise-ish themed video with his own daughter on a strip pole emulating his moves. I KNOW. I already said the emotions were conflicting, so shut up. I still think in this video? He overdid it. It was too much like “See? I am a rockstar! Barely legal women drop trou for MEEEEE!” Who is he marketing to? His new fans from American Idol? Perpetrating the myth that no matter how old the man is, the prize is still an 18 year old girl? Even though Steven is happily in a relationship with a woman much older than that? Of course, we do get the see the matronly Nicole Scherzinger later (hahaha, at people I read who call her OLD – bitch please, that body? please.) But then again, that just illustrates the double standard.

And I think THAT is why Steven Tyler’s new video bothers me the most. He has a vehicle where he could have really portrayed a strong and positive message to women. Including and not limited to his three daughters he adores. And I believe he does adore them. HOWEVER. Had his video included a shade more variety of women who had been hit by the Steven Tyler Charisma stick, it would be better. (I know men like him too, but bear with me thinking his whole “Rockstar = CHICKS FOR DAYS” is what I am talking about)

Had I seen the video first? I would not have bought the song.

So, Steven, next time you want to make a video, it would be cool if you remembered that women from your grandson’s age to the age your beloved Mom would be are still enjoying your music. And we really did not need to see quite so much of that naked teenager.

Respect.

There are colors that are so me. The real me. The inside of me me who is really way cooler than the outside of me me. Yeah, it’s true, I am one of those who does not match her insides and outsides. Is it a defense mechanism? I am not sure. But I digress.

The Essie colors are there for me. Every color. And I am wearing them all defiantly and happily. People say “Aren’t you too old to wear that?”

What this? Blue nailpolish? I am sorry, if there an age where one should stop having fun with painting on her body?

Dudes, I say. You should see what I do with Sharpies every weekend. Under my clothes? Is my own personal coloring book.

Nail polish ain’t nothing.

I do recommend Essie Beam Up. It’s magic. No, seriously, it is. You will get superpowers when you wear it. I promise.

Now of course, I am reading more than ever. Some weeks I have three books going at once.

Most recently I rabidly devoured Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies, Pretties and Specials. Start with Uglies. I would not mind being Tally Youngblood.

I’d love to talk about work, except, well, I can’t. You know, getting in trouble for ranting about work is just not my idea of a good time. YannowhatImean?

Life is lonely and weird, confusing and … meh. How about you?

Why? Well, because it made me feel something when I read it. I think it’s right. And when you are someone like me who has imbibed or swallowed so many things in an effort to change the way I feel, it is not much of a leap to realize that sometimes *gasp* I eat to stuff a feeling.

And I do not want to live that way anymore.

So, I will let you know how the book turns out.

Okay, unless the carpet you are cleaning is SUPER new and you know it, be careful with the “peroxide” solution for cleaning up pet spills. It does not bleach like hair dye peroxide, but it cleans really well and so unless the WHOLE carpet is really clean, you will have a spot that is cleaner than the rest.

DO NOT USE OXI-CLEAN ON YOUR CARPET. YOU WILL REGRET IT.

I am renting just a part of a house and not really into cleaning their ENTIRE house for them, so going forward, my mixture will just be:

Steaming hot water, as hot as you can.

1/2 C vinegar or so

Dawn Ultra Pure Dish soap

I shampooed the carpet with my Dirt Devil Easy Steamer and then while it was still damp, I scrubbed in some baking soda with my hands.

Today, I vacuumed up. Vomit stain from glutton dog is gone, smell is gone, everyone is happy.

I simply refuse to spend $20 for 8 ounces of some proprietary carpet shampoo. It is not going to happen.

Only thing is, I am not certain that the ultra pure is organic and does not contain petroleum. I think I might see if I can find a small bottle of Dr. Bronners.

Thanks to getting what I wanted, my internet world has gotten even smaller. I can’t always be me because now I am in voluntary servitude to someone else and… I am not sure it is worth it.

I am an angry chick. A very angry chick. And at the very least, I want to be able to have a voice against stupidity. But now, in a way, I am not allowed to.

What to do.

This entry makes no sense. Why? Because I am talking in riddles.

Once a day for 30 days. Oh goodie.