Thursday, August 30, 2007
What Do Toes Taste Like?
It's a question that comes up now and then. I'm not bringing up the subject all the time. I don't even bring it up all the time on my blog but I thought I'd hit it straight on today! Yeah, I seem to find myself with some spare time to goof off. Maybe not as much as my "lifecaster" friend, Justine, but a good amount comes my way when I need it. And, while on the subject of Justine, I wonder if she should talk about subjects like feet and toe sucking, just to spice things up, ya know? I'm not asking her to suck her toes for all to see, although that could work for her show. Anyway, toes, toes, toes. What do they taste like? Here's the thing. We're going to do this together. Prepare to close your eyes, after closing yours eyes, take a deep breathe, imagine me next to you, I give out a little moan and ask if you want to play and place my big toe next to your mouth, you open your mouth and take it in and start to suck, now, just as you're imagining all of that awesome goodness, quickly put your thumb in your mouth and start to suck it. This is what toes taste like. I'm serious. It's just the same as licking or sucking your fingers. Why should it be so different, right? I mean, I know, feet can get sweaty and that can turn on some people but not me especially. If you take good care of your feet, then no problem. I hope this clears things up for some of you. A lot of you already know this but it's fun to talk about, isn't it? Oh, one last thing, if you don't have a mate to suck toes with, by all means, suck your own toes! Again, I'm serious. This is a whole issue to itself but it's really not a big deal. I'm not saying I do this all the time. It's just one of those things that can be fun, like anything else in life, right?
Labels: barefeet, blogs, feet, foot fetish, fun, Justin TV, Justine, pop culture, reality tv, sex, summer, talk, toe sucking
Why Do You Wear Flip Flops?
I have been conducting a very casual little survey about flip flops this summer among my girlfriends when we get together whether it be waiting in line for brunch, or while at a party, or just hanging out and this is what I've gathered. I've collected my samples and bring you what I've heard the most said about why us girls love our flip flops:
1. "They're the closest I can get to being barefoot."
2. "They're convenient. I just slip them on."
3. "They go with just about anything I'm wearing."
4. "They show off all of my feet. The whole pedicure on view."
5. "They are the most comfortable thing I wear."
I rank these basically in order with #1 being what I feel might be the biggest reason of all. We girls love to be barefoot. I know guys love to be barefoot too. But maybe girls like it more? What about any sexual stuff being added to the mix? Well, maybe it's the guys who fetishize the foot more than the girls. I fetishize the foot I'm very happy to say but maybe that's not the case with most girls. Feel free to tell me what you think. I can start a new list if I get enough responses. For now, I'd say it comes down to a top five list.
Labels: beach, fashion, feet, flip flops, foot fetish, footwear, gender, open toes, pop culture, sandals, sex, social issues, society, summer, surveys, trends
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
So what do you think of Justine?
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Well, I am interested to see what happens. So far, I've seen Justine checking on her new site, tastyblogsnack.com, which may be where you'll actually get some solid content. There's nothing quite like the written word to express some really organized and coherent content. You need thought and afterthought and editing to create something consistent and compelling. I thought her feature on Yahoo was very entertaining. The actual show, or "lifecast" is not, at least not at the moment. Such is life, right? Life is not entertaining 24/7. Life is made up of moments and only some of those moments truly rise to the occassion of being memorable. The idea of someone putting their life on display is definitely intriguig. You could argue that it depends on who the person is on the display and what they are doing. In the case of Justine, hey, she's beautiful and she has a bubbly personality so that's something. If she were on a quest for something, doing something specific, then it gets very very interesting. But what will she do? What does she really even have to say? I am Justine. I am the Internet? No, I don't think so. But I'm not thinking that I'd do a better job of it. I really prefer to take my time and blog now and then.
I'm watching Justine's lifecast right now and wondering if something is actually going to happen but knowing that nothing is going to happen. I think I want something to happen. I'm suppose to expect nothing and that's exactly what I'm getting. It's not exactly her fault. We're watching raw footage of life. It seems like something is about to happen and then..nothing. Darn. Oh, finally, something. She's eating a sandwich. A young woman eats a sandwich and people all over the net watch. If she were to comment more about herself or anything at all...oh, wait, she just said something about her sandwich. And now she just took a swig from her juice.
We expect less as a society. That's why that girl who exposed her mind as being severely underutilized is an instant celeb. I'm referring to Miss South Carolina from the Miss Teen Pageant who, when asked her opinion on a survey that claims 15 percent of Americans can't find the United States on a map, began to blather in such a way to indicate very little thinking going on. It seemed like she thought she might be able to just blurt out anything, "...U.S. Americans, South Africa, the Iraq, and we can then secure our future..." But then there's the rest of this story that people might forget. She was invited to appear on The Today Show to calmly answer the question and what she said wasn't really that much better. She said we should emphasize education in geography. That got a thumbs up from one of the hosts, Ann Curry, who isn't exactly the brightest bulb in the pack. Very sad. From all the publicity and support this dimwit young lady has gotten, you'd think it will be no time before she has her own show. No offense to Justine or anyone else doing lifecasting. I would say that, if you're attractive, a lot of other things can get looked over, ignored, dismissed, or never considered, never thought. Just put the next cute girl on the screen. Still, I want to stress I have nothing against Justine. It's the world we live in that might be the bigger problem.
I do like the idea of lifecasts but I think it's something that we're riveted to only for the moment. It's like we're seeing history being made or something. Or maybe it's just voyerism in overdrive. Right now, Justine is back in her car and is listening to Bon Jovi and that got a text of, "I LUV BON JOVI!" from one of us on the show with her followed by the more typical mysogynistic remark of, "I'VE GOT UR BALL JOVI!" Now more music but no hope of Justine leading some beautiful communal moment of "rocking out," etc. That's where you'd need someone with a charismatic personality. And that's getting closer to the problem. She doesn't have to be a great performer or anything extraordinary but it would be nice if she really gave us something. She's just there looking pretty. Any random comments from her to her audience would go a very long way.
As much as we make fun of good people that we label as dull, I would really be up for an Al Gore lifecast or just a day in the life. We pretty much got a great lifecast sort of movie from him already. People like Al Gore don't have time and certainly would never be expected to have time to be a lifecaster. So, that leaves lifecasting to people who find the very act of lifecasting to be a life enhancing thing for them. Again, no major diss to Justine. I understand that she's a graphic designer and video editor. Oh, wait, Justine's on the phone...no, false alarm again. I've got nothing. But I'll keep trying...maybe later.
Oh, wow, I just started to look at other people's lifecasts. Some worse but then I found this one: http://www.justin.tv/nekomimi_lisa and I'm thinking it's more promising. Lisa, I think, just said her show has been going strong since 1999! Huh? Cable Access? Well, whatever, it's awesome. This girl is talking up a storm and she's smart and entertaining. She just asked for poetry submissions!!! And she's from New York!!! I think that says it all. If you want the brainy and fun people, you're more likely to find them in New York!!! Well, Justine is getting all the fame, as too often happens for the healthy blondes, but it's usually the hipster chick you should be listening to. She actually talks and has something to say!!!
But, wait, wait, yet another thought. So, I've been watching Nekomimi from Brooklyn and it's started to look like bad performance art. Again, no offense to Nekomimi. Her show is more structured but I'll have to wait and see just how good. I just went back to Justine. The change is like night and day. Where Nekomimi is dark and brooding, Justine is bright and care-free. She definitely has model good looks and does shine but then...you guessed it, nothing much at the moment. Such is life! But in art, less is more!
Less is More! I think that's the lesson we come away from lifecasts. Just raw streaming video of somebody doing whatever isn't much different from the shallow little girl on stage vomiting, "U.S. Americans, South Africa, the Iraq, and we can then secure our future."
Watch live video and chat on Justin.tv
Well, I am interested to see what happens. So far, I've seen Justine checking on her new site, tastyblogsnack.com, which may be where you'll actually get some solid content. There's nothing quite like the written word to express some really organized and coherent content. You need thought and afterthought and editing to create something consistent and compelling. I thought her feature on Yahoo was very entertaining. The actual show, or "lifecast" is not, at least not at the moment. Such is life, right? Life is not entertaining 24/7. Life is made up of moments and only some of those moments truly rise to the occassion of being memorable. The idea of someone putting their life on display is definitely intriguig. You could argue that it depends on who the person is on the display and what they are doing. In the case of Justine, hey, she's beautiful and she has a bubbly personality so that's something. If she were on a quest for something, doing something specific, then it gets very very interesting. But what will she do? What does she really even have to say? I am Justine. I am the Internet? No, I don't think so. But I'm not thinking that I'd do a better job of it. I really prefer to take my time and blog now and then.
I'm watching Justine's lifecast right now and wondering if something is actually going to happen but knowing that nothing is going to happen. I think I want something to happen. I'm suppose to expect nothing and that's exactly what I'm getting. It's not exactly her fault. We're watching raw footage of life. It seems like something is about to happen and then..nothing. Darn. Oh, finally, something. She's eating a sandwich. A young woman eats a sandwich and people all over the net watch. If she were to comment more about herself or anything at all...oh, wait, she just said something about her sandwich. And now she just took a swig from her juice.
We expect less as a society. That's why that girl who exposed her mind as being severely underutilized is an instant celeb. I'm referring to Miss South Carolina from the Miss Teen Pageant who, when asked her opinion on a survey that claims 15 percent of Americans can't find the United States on a map, began to blather in such a way to indicate very little thinking going on. It seemed like she thought she might be able to just blurt out anything, "...U.S. Americans, South Africa, the Iraq, and we can then secure our future..." But then there's the rest of this story that people might forget. She was invited to appear on The Today Show to calmly answer the question and what she said wasn't really that much better. She said we should emphasize education in geography. That got a thumbs up from one of the hosts, Ann Curry, who isn't exactly the brightest bulb in the pack. Very sad. From all the publicity and support this dimwit young lady has gotten, you'd think it will be no time before she has her own show. No offense to Justine or anyone else doing lifecasting. I would say that, if you're attractive, a lot of other things can get looked over, ignored, dismissed, or never considered, never thought. Just put the next cute girl on the screen. Still, I want to stress I have nothing against Justine. It's the world we live in that might be the bigger problem.
I do like the idea of lifecasts but I think it's something that we're riveted to only for the moment. It's like we're seeing history being made or something. Or maybe it's just voyerism in overdrive. Right now, Justine is back in her car and is listening to Bon Jovi and that got a text of, "I LUV BON JOVI!" from one of us on the show with her followed by the more typical mysogynistic remark of, "I'VE GOT UR BALL JOVI!" Now more music but no hope of Justine leading some beautiful communal moment of "rocking out," etc. That's where you'd need someone with a charismatic personality. And that's getting closer to the problem. She doesn't have to be a great performer or anything extraordinary but it would be nice if she really gave us something. She's just there looking pretty. Any random comments from her to her audience would go a very long way.
As much as we make fun of good people that we label as dull, I would really be up for an Al Gore lifecast or just a day in the life. We pretty much got a great lifecast sort of movie from him already. People like Al Gore don't have time and certainly would never be expected to have time to be a lifecaster. So, that leaves lifecasting to people who find the very act of lifecasting to be a life enhancing thing for them. Again, no major diss to Justine. I understand that she's a graphic designer and video editor. Oh, wait, Justine's on the phone...no, false alarm again. I've got nothing. But I'll keep trying...maybe later.
Oh, wow, I just started to look at other people's lifecasts. Some worse but then I found this one: http://www.justin.tv/nekomimi_lisa and I'm thinking it's more promising. Lisa, I think, just said her show has been going strong since 1999! Huh? Cable Access? Well, whatever, it's awesome. This girl is talking up a storm and she's smart and entertaining. She just asked for poetry submissions!!! And she's from New York!!! I think that says it all. If you want the brainy and fun people, you're more likely to find them in New York!!! Well, Justine is getting all the fame, as too often happens for the healthy blondes, but it's usually the hipster chick you should be listening to. She actually talks and has something to say!!!
But, wait, wait, yet another thought. So, I've been watching Nekomimi from Brooklyn and it's started to look like bad performance art. Again, no offense to Nekomimi. Her show is more structured but I'll have to wait and see just how good. I just went back to Justine. The change is like night and day. Where Nekomimi is dark and brooding, Justine is bright and care-free. She definitely has model good looks and does shine but then...you guessed it, nothing much at the moment. Such is life! But in art, less is more!
Less is More! I think that's the lesson we come away from lifecasts. Just raw streaming video of somebody doing whatever isn't much different from the shallow little girl on stage vomiting, "U.S. Americans, South Africa, the Iraq, and we can then secure our future."
Labels: buzz, Justin TV, Justine, lifecasts, mass media, medium, pop culture, trends, webcams
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Flip Flop Girl Recommends Threadless
Have you guys been keeping up with the Threadless site?
Well it's one of the next big things online and something I totally support. You can find very odd, quirky, and totally awesome stuff like
this as well as very beautiful and elegant stuff like this or, of course, this awesome design. These designs I just highlighted and many more are currently on the site waiting to be voted on as a design you'd want to wear. I happened to learn about Threadless one lazy Sunday when I stopped by my favorite coffeshop and just had to ask the barista where he got his shirt with the wicked design of a ship made from a fish skeleton. He told me about this site where you submit your artwork and people vote on it and you can win cash prizes if enough people are grooving to your design.
Labels: art, buzz, design, e-commerce, fun, threadless, trends, tshirts
A Flip Flop Survey
How Do You Like to Wear Your Flip Flops?
It is my contention that there are two basic ways to go with flip flops. Either you let them hang a bit from the heel or they tuck right to the heel. This is a matter of what size you buy. Do you want your flip flop to be little on the big size or do you want it to basically hug your foot where almost the only thing you see is the thong strap? It is a burning question to be sure. And I say it's really not up to you in deciding what size. You're going to gravitate to the one that fits best, that is going to make it with you for the long haul of actually walking in them. But you can play a game with size when it comes to brand. I say that the GAP flip flop is a hugger flip flop, at least for me. I do like the flips that leave a bit of room in the back and I like it that way because my feet feel securely off the ground and supported, at least as supported as they're going to get in flops. One brand that works for this is Teva. And then there's having the foot and flip match up exactly, maybe too exactly and that can be fun. That is definitely the case with GAP flops. They are one of the best at giving you that sensation, of getting as close to being barefoot as possible. Another that readily comes to mind are Havaianas. And now I'm also thinking about how off the ground do you want to be? Reef are good for those chunky flops. Also, another thing about the ones with the room in the back, I hate it when anyone gets so close that they step on the back of them! Oh, how I hate tailgaters!
So, I hope this helps get your flip flop fix in high gear. We have to say goodbye to the long hot days soon but not yet!
Labels: beach, feet, flip flops, fun, sex, summer
