Phenomenon

There seems to be a phenomenon taking over the male population. It strikes again and again and it's so not cool. It's the tucked-in shirt. I don't know why or how but for some reason men of all ages, races, social status, height, weight, etc seem to subscribe to this craziness. And I'm not talking like a night at a fancy dinner where of course it's fine to wear slacks and a tucked in button down shirt. I'm talking about the casual looking, hang out on Friday night, tuck in your shirt. Why is this ever appropriate? It just isn't. Someone needs to tell these men. That's why they are still single. They tuck in polo shirts, t-shirts, long sleeve, and the worst offender is the tucked in short sleeve shirt. EWWWW!!

And you may be thinking it's just geeks. No, it isn't. Trust me. I've had much experience in this lately. This look is not reserved for the nerd. At least then, I might be able to forgive it and chalk it up to geekiness. Honestly I don't know how you can put on an outfit that might be considered cool, then tuck in the shirt, then look in the mirror and say "wow, i look great!" and then walk out the door. It's silly. Pure silly.

I found myself at a bar recently talking to a man that had just come off a bad first date. Somehow we began talking about our likes/dislikes in a mate and I started ranting about how much I hated the tucked in shirt. He became very defensive. In my drunken stupor I chalked it up to whatever. However then I stepped back and noticed that he in fact was guilty of the offense!! No wonder.

Then I went out with a guy who had the tucked in shirt. We met for a drink. Another internet date. I know, I know. I said I would stop but I get bored. So we went out and he started asking me what my pet peeves were. I wanted to say "The tucked in shirt" but realized I couldn't because he was guilty too.

It doesn't end here. I dated someone who tucked their shirt into their pajamas. It just goes on and on.

I'm not saying it's never appropriate. Sometimes it is. But some men just do it when it doesn't need to be done. When it doesn't look right. I know you want to show off your booty but really. It's not necessary.

Period!

I've been sick for about a week now, it seems I have some virus in my throat. I wonder if Loverboy is infected or not. Who knows but I'm not going to ask.

I was home for 2 days with the illness and I noticed something weird. Watching daytime TV really opens your eyes. So it seems that every other commercial is some birth control commercial that will make you "have 4 periods a year" "have a period once every 10 years" and finally, the worst "no periods anymore! at all!" I'm sorry but something is wrong with this picture. I didn't realize being a woman and getting your period had become such an inconvenience. It's kind of scary. I mean I'm all for the pill but this is just taking it to the extreme. Isn't it NORMAL and part of our biology to have a monthly period? I'm no expert here but I have to say that somehow we are fucking ourselves up by denying our bodies their natural course every month to break down our eggs.

I forgot that being a woman and all, it's so annoying. I mean every month I get this little sign that everything is working ok and hey, i'm not pregnant! hallelujah! I'm not the biggest fan, yes the period is sometimes painful and it is a pain in the ass, but I still like being reminded that I'm still a woman. Are we moving closer to becoming men? I really don't get what is going on here. When did we stop not wanting to be women anymore? We worked so hard for women's lib to just say fuck it, i'll be a man instead. Period? what's that?

It reminds me of that movie out now, which I saw, Children of Men. It's that dark one with Clive Owen where women become infertile. I think that is what's going to happen eventually. We are going to keep messing with our biology until we can't even reproduce anymore. Maybe this is somehow the government's way of population control? It's all extremely bizarre and unsettling to me. Something about it doesn't sit right. Are we prepared to put the maxi pad and tampon industry out of business forever? Someone should warn them.

Recently I was talking to a co-worker and we were reminiscing about the time we first got our periods. I guess the new version of that will be "I remember when I first and last got my period, it was all the same cycle and I haven't had one since now that I'm on this pill".

It's amazing we can stop the reproductive process as we know it but can't cure cancer or aids or our homeless problem or impeach President Bush.

That's all I got to say about that one for now. I'm horrified. I hope I never have to stay home sick again during the week.

Amazing!

I started off last weekends hecticness with a bang, quite literally. ha ha. I had a rendezvous with Mr. New Year's Eve, aka Loverboy. What I don't understand, and excuse me for being a little carrie bradshaw-ish right now, but I don't understand how people function in their everyday lives, go to work, eat breakfast, do ANYTHING when you could be lounging around in bed with someone for 12 hours having an awesome time? I feel like I've been missing out on a whole world these past few years. I'm glad to be back in the loop. I don't know if i'll ever see him again, probably not, but at least I have some really amazing memories. I still can't seem to comprehend why some 24 year old thinks I'm the cat's meow but whatever. It's all good and I'm not complaining.

After my ridiculous day in bed with loverboy, i had to go out to dinner with the bookclub which was something I was looking forward to but was in no shape to attend. So I trudged through it, sans alcohol. It was a good time though and really great to see everyone in a non-work environment.

Sunday was the camp fair in Westchester which wasn't as bad as it sounds. Katie and I put on a good show. And then we had a late lunch/early dinner at Applebees where we discovered that they have some really great birthday songs they sing to customers.

The week itself was pretty blah. I was sick for a good part of it and still recovering. Went to the SCOPE event last night at Stereo. I was excited to finally see Stereo because the one time I tried to get in there, I was denied entrance and wondered what was beyond those velvet ropes. The answer: not a whole lot. I was quite unimpressed. The place was small. I couldn't understand for the life of me why people wait in some ridiculous line on weekends to get in. I kept thinking there had to be another floor, another level we were missing but there wasn't. It was an okay party I guess. Not drinking definitely makes things lose their appeal a bit. But money was raised and kids are going to camp so that's always a plus.

Another weekend is upon us. No surprise visits from loverboy to look forward to. I think i'm going to take it easy this weekend and try to recover from the week, get my health back in order. And go check on my mom, see how she's doing with the shoulder. I wish you all a fabulous weekend!