classy vs. unclassy

-givesmehope.com - like FML but for optimists! Read these amazing, inspirational stories of optimism! CLASSY.
-textsfromlastnight.com - alright, so I admit it. Every so often I catch myself scrolling through these posted drunk texts... just for kicks. They're HILARIOUS. However, they promote unclassy behavior. As I said before, its classy to get a bit saucy, but not so much when you let the whole world know about your drunken adventures and the people you hook up with. Sure, drunk texts can sometimes be an indicator of a good night, but lets not post them for the world to see. Don't give my area code a bad name! UNCLASSY.



-Filling out your March Madness NCAA tournament brackets to get in touch with the guys, and watching a couple games. CLASSY.
College Basketball= The ultimate harvesting ground of hot young college guys. So root for your favorite cutie! ;D Besides, they call their playoffs by the names of “Cinderella, The Big Dance, Sweet 16". College ball is quite classy if you ask me... maybe even pick up a few $$$ in tournament brackets?″
-Smelling like Man-Ness... Do I even need to say? UNCLASSY. [see below if this applies to you HEAVEN FORBID!]


-Dabbing on a bit of Eau Flirt ($19) on, which is proven to be some sort of "love potion", and according to Cosmo, one of the "life changing beauty products". Who knew some hints of lavender and pumpkin pie could seem so arousing to men? CLASSY.
-Spritzing yourself endlessly in strong, overpowering perfume, as to make the person next to you on the train, or across the building from you gag/tear up. UNCLASSY. Hey now, too much perfume not only smells terrible sometimes, but can also probably cause you to catch flame. Let's steer away from being Highly Flammable... and I mean that temperature-wise.


-Broadcasting your location via twitter/foursquare/ soon to be facebook, so that your friends can locate you in that trendy restaurant you've been raving about. CLASSY.
-Posting your location via [insert social networking site] so that tweoples, or undesireables can see where you are, almost as to post a sign that says to creeps, "hey, come get me, I'm right here ;)" UNCLASSY. I want to know what's going on in your life, not how I can stalk you 24/7! And also UNCLASSY for those creeps who stalk people via their twitter location. "Oh hey I didn't know you were going to be here?" ... Ummm, yeah you did... creep.


-Muscular guys. Guys who have a sense of style. Guys who wear diamond earrings. Guys that know designers. CLASSY.
-As I encountered many spring breakers in Arizona, I realized Guidos exist outside of the tri-state area. Wearing Affliction & Ed Hardy as if he's the only designer in the world and you would cry yourself to sleep if your rhinestone encrusted shirt tore off of your extremely, almost overpoweringly large body. UNCLASSY. Don't get me wrong... there are many attractive, noteworthy tanned males out there that wear brands like Affliction & Ed Hardy. But not all the time! I once dated a guy who owned everything EdHardy, down to a pair of Ed Hardy flip flops... too much! Hence the past tense. He was more high maintenance than me!
I'm not a fan when your shirt costs more than my shoes.

stay classy,
madeleine

classy vs. unclassy

-The new commercial for Old Spice. Hilariously funny. classy.
-Commercials with either Verizon Wireless slamming AT&T, or visa versa. unclassy. Find some other advertising strategy you two, PLEASE! Their commercials somewhat resemble siblings bickering. Let's not involve mom and dad in this now. Grow up.

-Johnny Depp's quirkiness in Alice in Wonderland. classy. 
-Obnoxiously ROTFL/LMFAO and doing other obnoxious things in the movie theater when the smoking caterpillar appeared because of the lack of maturity and because you're ridiculously high. Annoying. And so entirely, unclassy.  

-Treating yourself and indulging in a cupcake every so often! classy.
-OVERindulging in cupcakes too often as to cause yourself to turn those cute little cupcakes into a muffin top. unclassy. 
Of course we all have those days where our jeans seem to fit a bit too tight, however, it's very unappealing to share those days with the rest of the world by wearing a shirt that does not seem to cover your bare middriff. Throw on a sweatshirt, a longer top, a sweater.... or perhaps, here's a concept, wear pants your size? Oh I'm a bit harsh, but I have those days every so often!

-Anonymously posting your secrets on a postcard at Post Secret to find others who have the same secrets. classy.
-Posting your sister's secrets on Facebook for all to see. SO unclassy... (see below) 
A girl called Katie told her parents that she found a dozen beers in her kid brother’s room which gets him grounded for 3 months. Harsh. Chris now has plenty of time on his hands so he rummages through her room and finds this little list of pure goodness which he promptly posts on Facebook and tags all the guys

 So unclassy on both counts: of the brother who posted this, of the girl (ANY GIRL in this case) who keeps a hookup list! 


-Cutout dresses the show just enough to keep people guessing. classy.
-Cutout dresses that leave nothing to the imagination, and perhaps belong, not on the red carpet or in public, but in the bedroom. unclassy. 

-Going outside to catch some rays for a toned tan. classy. (just remember to sunscreen up!)
-Going to the tanning beds regularly as to look like a Jersey Shore princess doped up on carrots and addicted to bronzer, therefore resembling an Oompa-Loompa/Anne Hathaway in BrideWars. unclassy. 
^ Prom season is coming around, so unfortunately this one will be showing up like crazy around my school. Oh joy. "What's that smell?!" "Oh... it's just my self tanner... sorry." Gross. I don't care if you use self-tanning lotion, just as long as I don't have to sit through class and smell it all day.

stay classy,

madeleine

doppel-whaaat?

the word "doppelgänger" has come to refer (as in German) to any double or look-alike of a person.

I must say, I'm thoroughly enjoying this doppelganger trend on Facebook for a variety of reasons!
1) because more than 3/4 of the people actually posting their doppelganger pictures, probably don't even know what the word means! (I admit, I learned what it was this year after reading Frankenstein) Do you sense some cynicism? I think yes.
2) because I love love love seeing who people think they look like... its even better when it actually looks like them!
3) I admit to being entertained and amused when the person's doppelganger look nothing like them. In most cases, the doppelganger is so much better looking, and in a good number of cases, the person and their doppelganger, are not even comparable! I'm secretly saying to myself, "hmm, you really think you look like that?" (I guess in someway this situation just means the person has a high self esteem!) oh, is that mean? Admit it, if you see this, you're pleasantly amused. You've got a silent LOL going in, I know it, and you know it.

I would definitely put up a doppelganger picture, except the fact that there aren't that many famous asians I know of, let alone, famous/noteworthy asians that I look like. Mulan? Brenda Song? Nah. Oh well.

I had quite a fabulous weekend. And I hope you did as well! The rain stopped and Sunday morning I got some sunshine and created a new artpiece for one of my best friend's birthday! No, I did not see Dear John this weekend. I would rather gag than watch that. I think Nicholas Sparks is a goddamned overly sentimental fool, yet slightly sadistic and conspiring to cause an emotional overload to vulnerable girls and women. Oh, and he's a predictable romance novelist. Oh, not so jolly Nick, I'm unimpressed. Every one of your books ends with a completely random/unrealistic ending which is terribly depressing and makes me feel conflicted between whether I want to fall hopelessly in love with the leading man, hate him, feel sorry for him, or what.

So my inner cynic came out. And for that I apologize... well, not really. These are simply my opinions! Did I say that my doppelganger was the grinch? ;] peace&love darlings.

currently listening to: this too shall pass - okgo
off of blalock's indie playlist for February!


stay classy,