hello darlings

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From now on when I walk into a room, I'm greeting people with "hello darlings" as Isaac Mizrahi does on The Fashion Show on Bravo.  This show is nothing less than brilliant.  Mizrahi is the mentor of the designer contestants and supermodel/wife of David Bowie, Iman is the host.  

Iman is channeling Joan Collins in her host role.  When Mizrahi said "it looks inexpensive," Iman cut him off and said "you mean CHEAP!"  

I'm scared of her and kind of love her at the same time.  

The first thing I noticed about this show is that designer contestant, Jeffrey, IS the child of Little Richard.  Or Morris Day.  Or both.  

He is FOR REAL wearing open toe boots with pom pons in this picture as well as one fingerless glove.  

Oh yes he is.

He's a little Desperately Seeking Susan meets Purple Rain.  

Jeffrey darling, never change.  

Christmas shopping idea #3

I love a good magazine.  There is something satisfying about sitting down with a magazine and reading it cover to cover in an hour.  Magazines are great for my attention span and I subscribe to several.  I also have an anonymous  magazine subscription benefactor who has gifted me Southern Living, W, and as of last week, Women's Wear Daily.  I'm not sure what I've done to warrant these subscriptions, but they are quite enjoyable. Today while perusing Jezebel.com, I came across what is sure to be the perfect gift for that special person on your list.  

That special person who just happens to be a pole dancer.

 

Idea #3 Pole Spin Magazine

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Now I know what you're thinking: Kerry, this is clearly porn.  Oh, but no.  This is The International Pole Dance Fitness & Lifestyle Magazine.  This is the real deal, people.  I found Jezebel's excerpts exceptional and I learned a lot.  

For instance, I had no idea pole dancers over 40 were called Pole Pumas.  I think it's safe to say I have a new goal four years from now.

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Once again, I have found a great gift idea for the interwebs audience.  Stay tuned for Idea #4.  If there are new gifts out there, I will find them.  You can count on me, Pole Puma of 2014.

 

thoughts

My husband asked if Thanksgiving is on Thursday this year.  THIS YEAR.  Then he asked if it was on the 26th. For 13 years of marriage and the three years that we dated he's thought that Thanksgiving was on the 26th. Every year.

Hillary had a fantastic idea.  We will open a store for bigger busted women called Victoria's Bigger Secret.

I'm getting over bronchitis (again).  This would be my Autumnal Bronchitis.  I get bronchitis every spring and fall, so I declare this Autumnal Bronchitis.  Watch, it's going to be all over Web MD tomorrow as THE pretentious infection to have this fall.

My dad just joined Facebook.  Currently he doesn't know the difference between email and Facebook, so this should be fun.

I'm a wee bit sarcastic if you're reading this blog for the first time.

I think I may have to visit P.F. Chang's soon.  Won Ton Soup and the Ground Chicken and Eggplant.  If I did something really horrible that was deserving of the death penalty, you know, like attend a function with visible roots or consciously watch one of those TLC shows with the people with eleventy-seven children — I would ask for Won Ton Soup and the Ground Chicken and Eggplant as my last meal.  Or cheese enchiladas.  Or a cheesecake.  A whole cheesecake.  And don't ruin it with fruit.

Thank goodness it's pie season.

The Wall Street Journal says The Beatles are coming to iTunes tomorrow.  If this is true — look out Sunglass Hut — Yoko's gonna be an even richer tiny woman who needs massive sunglasses.

I could go for some coffee ice cream.

Today is National Recycle Day.  I'm recycling relationships to celebrate.

The commercial that is touting "corn sugar" being the same as real sugar makes me angry.  The Food and Drug Administration could take two years to decide on renaming high fructose corn syrup "corn sugar", but that's not stopping the industry from using the term now in advertising.  It's not sugar, people.  Sugar is sugar. Sugar is natural, HFCS is not. A genetically modified enzyme in used in production of HFCS.  That isn't natural, BUT the FDA does not have a general definition for "natural."  It's true, look it up.  

Sometimes I get on soapboxes.  

My favorite color is gray.

Last night the light part of my bedroom ceiling fan came almost unattached from the fan and fell, hanging on by the wires.  This was at 4 am.  It sounded like my china cabinet fell over — it was that loud.  Just try to go back to sleep after that.

I went to Walgreens today without earrings and felt naked.  

Next week is Thanksgiving and my time to ponder the eternal question: store bought pie crust or pie crust from scratch?

I have never had a McRib.

My oldest child asked for a Blackberry for Christmas.  She's crazy. This is an iPhone house.  Seriously, she's not getting a phone.  She's getting two tin cans with a string attached.

I sent a text today that read: blah blah blabbedy blah blah.  I sent it to a friend who has said I have a gift with words.

Would someone nominate me for CNN's Heroes?  I need to meet Anderson Cooper.  Thanks.

Would someone get me a guest spot on 30 Rock?  I need to meet Alec Baldwin.  Thanks.

Thestylerookie.com reports that she (14 year-old blogger, Tavi) and Jane Pratt of the now defunct Sassy and Jane magazines are starting a new teen magazine.  This could be a wonderful thing for girls and I would love to be a part of it.  

That's all for now.  More later.  

in which Kerry shares the worst pic ever

The school my children attend has an event called Mom's Moments that I attended before Halloween.  The principal always takes pictures.

Halloween is the only explanation for this picture.

Joker

I'm using this for my audition as the Joker's sister in the new Batman movie.  

Let's examine this.  Ghostly white – check. Forced giant smile – check.  Lipstick on teeth – check.  Chipmunk cheeks – check.  Top of bra visible – check.  Holding roll of toilet paper — check.  

And to think I was passed up to model in the Victoria's Secret fashion show (again).

candy thief

For the past two mornings I’ve woken up to see candy wrappers on my kitchen island. No one in the house will admit to eating the candy and I’ve put the Halloween candy in a high cabinet. I hope I’m not sleepeating because I don’t like Skittles.

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lost post

There was going to be a post here that I'd been working on for two days and was insightful and witty, but I forgot to save it because I haven't learned from the 20 other times I've done the same thing.

So, instead here are two pictures from the Victoria's Secret fashion (ha) show.

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Thank goodness for Vicki's Secrets!  Now I know what to wear while baton twirling!  I'm wearing the white chaps/pants right now my Adam Ant half-jacket/boustier, only I didn't feel the need to attach a flowing train to distract from my caboose.  Holla.

cough, laugh, cough

I have bronchitis.  Bronchitis pretty much forces me to take to the sofa or my bed to watch tv and talk to friends on Facebook.  Last night I was up coughing, watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and while watching the clip I'm posting below, I started a laughing/coughing fit that made me reach for my inhaler.  

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The guy who says "I don't want to see that either" is priceless and man, I wish I would have hung out with Drunk George Bush back in the day.  Can you imagine?