Boulder and the Beautiful

This blog has been down for a few months, but it is back in action.
I apologize for the technical difficulties.

Live fast, die pretty.

I like my body.
I don’t want to waste it.

It’s sort of like if someone gave you an awesome new pair of shoes. Some people might just leave them in the closet and polish them and not touch them.
Others might not wear them at all, saying they are uncomfortable, not their “style,” the wrong color, too tall, too short or just find something - anything - wrong with them.
But then, how fun are either of those two alternatives?

As for me, I wear the heck out of my shoes. I use them, own them, wear them everywhere I can, I scuff them up a little bit because I dance in them, I click them together, I wear them in the snow and rain and mud — I wear them until I can’t anymore. And then I still wear them nine more times.

That is how I feel about my body. I use it. I wear it. I move it. I decorate it. I polish it.  But I wear it proudly. I mean, I have to bring it with me everywhere I go. There is no sense in hating it or denying it. That’d be like hating your shadow.  

I do not want to change anything about my body. If there is a wrinkle or a roll, it is mine. I gave it to myself — by living! Would I rather never show facial expressions so I don’t have wrinkles? That’d be like never wearing your favorite dress so you don’t have to iron it. A pathetic waste.

I heard some guys call another guy a “poser” because he was wearing skater brands, such as Billabong, but he did not skate.
If a poser is someone who tries to act a certain, unauthentic way just to fit in — in other words, someone who basically just copies everyone else — wouldn’t the guy, in fact, be a poser if  he DID skateboard and wear Billabong? Because that is what everyone else does; that would be copying.
Doesn’t the fact that he wears a skater brand but does not skate make him sort of an anti-poser? Like he likes the clothes, but doesn’t really fit a specific mold? And if he doesn’t fit a mold, that makes him authentic — his own person.

Ahh, deep thoughts to kick off your Monday.

I was so tired this morning while getting ready that I put blush on my eyebrows.
A few minutes later, I was looking for the blush and realized I’d already used it, and that my brows were pink.

In Longmont, there are two pizza parlors with telling names:
Little Phil’s and Big Fat Bob’s.
Where would you order your pie?

It has come to my attention that my right foot has recently grown approximately nine shoe sizes larger than my left, because none of my right shoes fit anymore.
I am sitting here at my desk with my right shoe off so my huge sasquatch foot can breathe.

I am not condoning this. I’m just sayin’.

http://mormonsexposed.com/store.php

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Purse analysis disclaimer: The 50 Cent Shrink is completely full of it and should not be trusted with life choices.

Inside this purse:
Cell phone, used iTunes gift card, pair of black gloves, two pairs of sunglasses, sunglasses case,  iPod case, wallet, two pens, three receipts, lip balm, lip gloss, two chapsticks, Tic Tacs, peppermint, tampon, saftey pin, shopping list, a memory card and usb port for memory card, eye glasses cleaner, assorted gum wrappers and 12 cents.

The 50 Cent Shink says:
This person is 23, with a strong bent for rap music. This individual takes very good care of things, knows the value of money and hard work, but probably makes less than $23K/year. She is very sensitive toward people and appreciate all sorts of diverse people. Her iPod contains even a few classical songs, probably by Bach. The person is white and has some “unfinished business” in her life that needs taken care of.  Her closet is very messy, yet this person is very organized at work and life. This person thinks ahead and plans very well for the future.
I suggest strongly considering a career in social work, or part-timing for the community.  She has her  “spirit world” kinda figured out.

Is this accurate?

An eternal problem I have is keeping my jeans tucked into my jeans properly. Even skinny jeans bunch and creep around.
Per a reader request, I have found some solutions. Here you go:

http://www.suspenders.com/motorcycle-gear.htm

* Fold the fabric over and safety pin it.

* Elastic jodhpur straps from horse-riding stores:
http://www.legacytack.com/p/10477/
http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-3711&cn=1903&bhcd2=1199481684

* Some people recommend pulling your socks over your jeans, but I find that creates uncomfortable bumps. I think it works better with thicker socks, though.

* I also heard it helps if you are wearing regular jeans to roll them up and put them in the boot. That keeps them from getting bunchy.

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My little girl got a new pink pearl necklace/collar for Christmas. Which she promptly ripped off her neck and literally ate. ATE. PEARLS. ATE THEM.