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Snuggie: Warm AND Stylin'

 Knowing exactly what I wanted, My step-mother (who will be referred to as SM from now on) ordered me a Snuggie for Christmas. I just got it today!  Apparently Snuggies are are in very high demand, because it was six weeks back-ordered!  My SM had received a card in the mail (the day before Christmas Eve), notifying her of the delay with the order.  Along with the note, the Snuggie people thoughtfully included a link to an online photo of the Snuggie that people could print out and wrap up so that the recipients of the late Snuggie would have something to open on Christmas morning.  I found that highly amusing.  Sadly, my SM opted not to print out the photo, but I decided not to hold that against her. 

Now I can rest easy, because I have my Snuggie.  Despite the economic hard times, my SM shelled out the extra dinero for the Snuggie with the extra luxurious fleece fabric and handy pockets.  It is delightful.  I'm very warm, and my arms never have to leave the comfort of the blanket!

If I was forced to single out one point that could lead to the Snugggies demise, it would be this: it's not very stylish or flattering.  In fact, it's ridiculous looking (as you can all tell from the above pictures).  So being up for a challenge, I attempted to glamorize my Snuggie.

As you can see, I gave it a valiant effort:

 

I've belted the waist and draped the fabric into a cowl neck.  Of course I also popped in my faux diamond studs and added a lil' lip gloss and rouge.  And from the back:

 

I've formed the luxurious fleece into a low open back!  And you can't see a lot of it, but there is a sexy slit up the back!  In my opinion, this isn't that far a stretch from some of the frocks celebs wear to award shows.  AND if you really want to know what I think, I'd say the tremendous coverage leaves more to the imagination.  Final point: if I'd been fortunate enough to have been invited to an inauguration ball, I'd be donning this.

Spotted: Interesting Xmas Decor

There is a strange holiday decoration near my apartment.  In one window, the occupants of the house have a Christmas Tree, and in the other window, they have this:

   

I know that it's really hard to see in this small ass picture from my Helio, but it's like a yellow smile face (with big googlie eyese) wearing a red bow-tie.  It's really scary, and it reminds me of Jack the Pumpkin King from Nightmare Before Christmas.  That is what I thought it was, but I couldn't figure out what JTPK would be yellow and smiling...unless of course he was an unusually gleeful victim of Jaundice. 

Anyways, I am baffled as to what this creepy, smiley, bow-tie wearing face has to do with Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years or anything that people would be decorating for at this time of year.  Maybe it's a sick version of the New Year's Baby...it is bald.  I bet that's it!  If you have any other theories, please feel free to enlighten me!

I also may attempt to get a bigger shot with my camera, without looking like a stalker.

Spotted: Naked Girls at Stool Pigeons

Last night, I went to Stool Pigeons and there were girls walking around in their panties.  No bras!  Yeah! They were wearing "body art," but it wasn't even realistic, like when the girls at the Playboy Mansion wear body paint to look like clothes.  It was just like random blotches on their boobs.  I can't believe that they were allowed in the place like that.  I asked some guy about it, and I think he said his friend was a tattoo artist who does "body art," and they painted them for some other guy's birthday.  I'm not sure if that's accurate; I was pretty tipsy...

So, I'm sure you're all dying to see the naked ladies.  Feast your eyes on this:

   

I don't know who that guy is, but I think it's a great picture.  People were pretty much lining up to have their pictures taken with these girls.  Here is on where you can see the art better:

I wonder if these girls woke up today and were like, "Gah- I think I was walking around with nothing but panties on at the bar.  Was I?  No...I don't think so..." Aside from having photos taken, they did a little dance to some songs that a  band that was playing.  It was also pretty entertaining to walk by and just seem the plopped in a booth drinking a beer in their skivvies as if it were totally normal.  Oh me. Good times.

XOXO~ Cliff PO

Public Service Announcement: Jessica Simpson's shoes are a waste of money.

  I have a bone to pick with Jessica Simpson.  Her shoes are complete junk!  I have had two pairs of JS shoes, and they've both come apart ridiculously fast. 

The first pair I had was a patent leather peep-toe platform sling-back in black.  The patent leather was scrapping of all over the shoe.  It was terrible.  Pretty much half the shoe came off, and I had to color it in with Sharpie.  Then I got a very similar pair of Steve Madden shoes, and the patent leather peeling off was never an issue.  Hmm. Sounds fishy!

So after that first incident, I vowed never to buy JS shoes again.  But then I saw a really cute pair that I liked/needed.  (I will give Jess that much- her shoes are good looking!)  I gave in and bought them.  I figured they were safe since they weren't patent leather.

Well, I have had the shoes for about three weeks now, and they are complete shit.    After ONE week, the shoe material started to fade and rub off.  Now on top of that, the stuff snagged and tore off two spots in the heel.  The inside and the bottom of the shoes are totally worn off.  I mean, I do walk around downtown a lot, but this is asinine.  I have other shoes that manage to hold up despite my grueling foot transportation routine.  It looks like I've had these zapatos for YEARS.

 

(This picture is just showing SOME of the wear around the top of the heel.)

I feel it is my duty to share this information with the public so that I can help other people avoid making the poor decision to buy Jessica Simpson shoes.  Buying Simpson's shoes is essentially equivalent to throwing your money in the disposal.  They may LOOK good, but they are VERY poorly made.  She lures you in with trendy, comfy styles, and just when you've worn them to the point where they can no longer be returned, they come to pieces!  RUBBISH! And moreover, her shoes are NOT that inexpensive.  I mean, they're generally around $60-$100.  For that much, I would prefer my shoe to at least last a month.  I've bought better quality pumps from Target.

So, I am not going to buy any more Jessica Simpson shoes...no matter how intensely I'm being drawn to them.  Too bad her singing career is going down the toilet.  This may be all she has to fall back on.  I really think she has some good designs, and the shoes could be a great thing for her...if she would just start making them worth the money people spend on them.  I might write her people a letter.  I'll update you if I do.