In an effort to keep some semblance of blog practice going ... just a couple'a bits of blahblahblah:
I read in The Huffington Post that Nicole Kidman was recently quoted in a woman's fashion magazine saying: "To be honest, I am completely natural. I have nothing in my face or anything. I wear sunscreen, and I don’t smoke. I take care of myself. And I’m very proud to say that ..."
Ohmygod. I nearly busted a gut; you have got to be kidding me.
Then again, I suppose the meaning of "to be honest," "completely natural" and "nothing in my face" sort of depends on whether you think the lips (cheeks? forehead?) are part of the face.
(for a brilliant side-by-side comparison, check out this bit in the australian daily telegraph...)
There I go, raging against the fucked-up-concepts-of-beauty machine ...
Something else that annoys me (but is far from rage worthy) is when people put quotation marks around words and phrases for no reason at all.
(except, of course, when dr. evil does it in austin powers - complete with hand motion quotes - when explaining his brilliant idea for how to extort money from the UN: back in the 60's, i had a weather changing machine that was, in essence, a sophisticated heat beam which we called a "laser." using these "lasers," we punch a hole in the protective layer around the earth, which we scientists call the "ozone layer." slowly but surely, ultraviolet rays would pour in, increasing the risk of skin cancer ... that is, unless the world pays us a hefty ransom.)
Well, it seems that I am not the only one annoyed by these uselessly placed quotation marks. The other day Scott-a-leh clued me into this fab website; oodles of bad quotation "fun!"
OK, back to what you were doing ... (me too).
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