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Saturday, January 28, 2006
The Double Standard is Alive and Well.
This entry is brought to you by the Trojan company.
Do you remember some of the most recent in my opinion marketed toward men commercials? The one that comes to my mind easily is of a boat a drift in water, and a guy and gal getting ready to do the deed. They make sure they have protection---BUY TROJAN (says the manly voice). It's soothing, respectful, and clearly the fake couple has a repoire that makes it seem as though they are about to embark in something meaningful.
Trojan has now come out with a new line marketed specifically towards women. It's called Elexa. At first I thought to myself "Hey, that's pretty cool" (yes I still use the word cool-a lot), but then I started noticing the actual commercial.
In it 3 women in similar dresses sweep on to a dance floor. The commercial then focuses on one of the women. The dress shows all of her cleavage down to her belly button, and a slit in the skirt of the dress that goes almost entirely to her waist. She dances to music which I suspect is supposed to be intoxicating, but I find it annoying. Back to all 3 dancing, and using some weird girl power dance move. Fist pump in the air while they are dancing. Back to the one woman who pulls a sexy man out of no where, and I can only assume he didn't come with her since she came with her 2 tacky ass friends. She swings her hips a couple of times, then pulls him in for a kiss. Do you see where I am going with this?
See when the condoms were marketed to mainly men, the tone of the commercial was that they were having a meaningful relationship, but when the condoms are marketed to females, it is so females are protected when they "hook-up" at a club. Ick.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Shame On You.
Shame on you parent and friends who allow your children/friends audition at American Idol. I mean really. Yes, little Kathy is the apple of your eye, but now everybody knows Kathy sings like a cat in heat, and your best friend Debbi not only can't sing, but apparently can't dress herself either.
You wanna be good to a person. Tell them the truth. Gently, but do it.
OTOH, I laughed my ass of at your sons, daughters, and friends so maybe you should just lead them on some more. What do I know.
Sleeping Arrangements
So Daddy Heathen and I don't sleep in the same bed. Heck, for a while not even the same room. See we had this baby about 16mo ago, and she was a cosleeper. Very hard to do with a full sized bed. So whomever got cosleeping duty, the other one of us slept in the spare room. However, once Baby Heathen transitioned to a crib we moved her out of our room and the spare, single bed into the main bedroom. At that point we were accostomed to sleeping without each other we just continued to do so. Ok, we also got a bit fatter, and the full bed just wasn't as much of an option for both of us ;) I've noticed a few funny things about the new arrangements though.
DH who likes to cuddle sleeps on the full size bed with one pillow for his head, and one blanket.
I, who proclaim to need my room, sleep on the single bed with 3 pillows (one for my head, and two body pillows), and the heaviest blanket.
DH sleeps with his head right next to the alarm clock, but I'm the one who hears it, and then wakes DH up.
DH is also closest to the sounds of the Baby Heathens room, but again, I'm the only one who hears her when she cries.
DH complains that the little bed is too cold for him because it is near the wall, but the big bed sets right up to the big old drafty window in the room?
I'm thinking we need to get a new, much bigger bed, or rearrange the room. LOL!