you and your johnson...

thank you badu...

i know it's been ages... but for someone who has so much free time on their hands... this girl's been keeping busy...
its kind of ironic that i was JUST introduced to this song only 1 post after my sylvia striplin post because i would have grouped them together... but stranger things have happened... and i'm glad- because both songs can stand on their own...
i love erykah badu... and if anyone could remake this song it would be her... thank you @springdunn for clueing me in

look of the day...

repeat offender...

there are a few songs that are just so good i can listen to them on repeat... over and over... waiting for the time i get sick of them- i hope it never comes... here's one:

look of the day...

an opinion...

dear btf,
you asked for it- you got it...
i think vegemite is the most vile thing ever created... just looking at it makes me want to puke... knowing that austrailians not only consume this, but like it, makes me question their humanity...

negative space...

look of the day...

mark ratner...

i have SO SO SO much to say about Fast Times at Ridgemont High... but its getting late and i have an 11 hour drive ahead of me tomorrow morning... i will just touch the tip of the iceberg with a brief statement regarding mark ratner... are we really supposed to believe stacey would give him the time of day? i mean- she boned a hot stereo salesman in a dug-out... could she have really been interested in a nerdy nebish who takes her out for bratwurst???

scare tactics...

do i think scare tactics is complete and utter garbage? yes... is it still amusing to see a grown man scream like a little bitch? you betcha...

look of the day...

coincidence???

do you think it is a mere coincidence that my two favorite red heads both have back-lit pigtail pictures? or is it possible that lady miss kier got her inspiration from ann margaret? hmmm

the genes of guilty pleasures...

so... last night there was some gossip girl watching going on at my apartment... something i never partook in before i moved out west- but i would categorize anything of that nature as a guilty pleasure... anyway- i made a comment regarding the one thing i liked about blake lively was that she was half sisters with robyn lively... of course, being that the people i was with were a bit younger, their immediate response was, "who"? and my response was obviously, "teen witch"... to which they replied, "whats teen witch"!?! talk about guilty pleasures... this my friends, is the ultimate, i doubt there is a girl around my age who hasn't seen it... if you are one of them- im sorry...

can't hide love...

i love love love this song... i've known the earth wind & fire version for as long as i can remember and learned of the creative source remake a few years ago... upon investigating i found many have remade this little treasure, from d'angelo to dionne warwick... there is something special about every single one of them... you be the judge

look of the day...

a spandex unitard with leg warmers!!! can it get any better than this? it can on christie brinkley...hot

i couldn't resist...

i saw this tonight on Leno, and of course my favorite,The Soup, has already tackled it... but i just had to post for those of you who missed it on either one of those shows...

i've now watched this maybe 10 times- and i cant stop laughing- or 'loffing' as they say in this ... and what i laugh at is not the absurdity of the dad tickling this little toy and its penis rising- i laugh at when the dad says "he's loffing" and at the end "naughty naughty naughty" with the british accent... ridiculously amazing...

professionalism...

to everyone who has already seen this & heard the story, i apologize... i just LOVE this and for some reason - this never gets old to me... so, my mom goes to the store and orders a blank birthday cake for my sister... she tells the girl behind the counter she would like it to read "happy birthday corey" ... the girl says no problem and that it will take a few minutes... my mom does a little more shopping while waiting and returns back to the bakery counter to pick it up... the girl hands her this and says 'i hope this is okay- i've never written on a cake before' !!!!!!!!!!!!
now- i love this cake... i think its the absolute greatest cake i've ever seen in my life... but don't you think it would have been wise for the girl to give my mother the heads up first? i wonder if she told my mom it would look like a blind third grader wrote it, if she would have gone ahead with it anyway??? hmmmm

look of the day...

this look of the day goes out to J.O. aka F.J.
blossom russo had her fair share of unique wardrobe moments- most involved oversized floral dresses, printed overalls, and ungodly hats with a flower of some sort... here she is much more refined in a madonna inspired menswear look... its working for her...
on a side note-how absurd is it that someone actually thought mayim bialik could pass for an italian?!?

look of the day...(hair edition)

i had this hairstyle down pat... my dad referred to it as 'the wave' and always thought i spent way too much time in the bathroom trying to achieve it... i'm thinking about bringing it back...

and another one...

the importance of a good bassline... it doesn't matter if its a flaming disco queen, a cock hungry bitch, or a 90's one hit wonder... snufalupagus could put a track over this and it would work...

it's been a while...

been a minute... i had a visitor distracting me from my usual daily distraction... this. the above picture is dedicated to the only person who may have noticed i hadn't been writing and the message is two-fold... actually, maybe three. 1/ you know who you are 2/ the gesture is for not hanging out as of late 3/ has nothing to do with you- but i didnt realize this was a vibrator until after i saved the image to my desktop. typical...

the L train...

sorry williamsburg- there are plenty of things i truly enjoyed about you... but the L train weekend fashion show was a travesty... you could catch most groups of girls looking like the bangles here at their worst... add a dreamcatcher earring some bad tattoos... next stop lorimer...

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THE style icon, lady miss kier, is the only person who could pull off head to toe lavender vinyl and OWN that shit...

ooh mary...

is it just me- or is mary rocking a 5 o'clock shadow???

shuffle...

i am a big believer in the shuffle function on my ipod... i have SO much shit on there- it would be almost impossible to hear it all... you inevitably always pick the stuff you know the best to listen to... so for the most part, unless i want to hear something really specific- mine stays on shuffle... there is one song that it always seems to land on at the most perfect moment, sun shining, feeling great... its at this time when i stop to think that either my ipod has a 6th sense... or there is some sort of musical divine intervention that is occurring... Sly and the Family Stone, Hot Fun in the Summertime - i dare shuffle to play this when it isnt gorgeous out...

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the fact that patricia field hasn't incorporated any velcro rip-off outfits for carrie bradshaw for the true sjp fans is a shame...

drop and give me 20...

so... my friend osterman (she gets this as the danielle differentiation) pointed out to me yesterday that i had no pictures of kelly lebrock on here... she thought it strange as she knows my fascination with her... i in turn found it strange, and my only response was that i had twittered so much about her- i feared overkill... but alas, i have been exposed to much of the california cure-all and it had slipped my mind that kelly lebrock was in fact my first look of the day... that being said- fuck overkill... i will envy her wardrobe in weird science for all time... and i still know the pantene commercials by heart...

here, where she takes gary from his parent's house- white multiples skirt not shown in picture

here, the amazing leather & denim ensemble she wears to the mall

here, the backless sequin mini dress she wears for the party... i could go on and on...

olfactory ...

for the past few years i have gone through countless bottles of sugar & lemon sugar perfume by Fresh... there is just something about it that i love, the lemony, sugary, clean smelling sweetness that i just want to bathe in... and today for the first time, it occurred to me where this love stems from... the 80's were chock full of toys that smell... some bad, some good, some delicious...
(does anyone other than gabrielle remember the outhouse dolls? these were the most vile toys ever created and smelled like shit. seriously) ANYWAY... most people remember strawberry shortcake... we all had the tiny dolls, all the different fragrances- i even had the evil purple pie man... well, in addition to these small figures they made bigger dolls... the dolls were called blowkiss dolls and they had their little lips puckered in a kiss and when you squeezed their stomachs- scented air blew out of their mouths... (weird- i know- but it was the 80's) ... anyway- the one i had was lemon meringue... i would put my nose up to it and squeeze the life out of this doll and breathe it in deep (maybe i got high off it) but really, i would have eaten this doll if i could have... i am now convinced whoever is developing these fragrances for fresh is somehow associated with strawberry shortcake dolls- me and my olfactory nerve will get to the bottom of this...

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fair is fair...

set adrift...

what an amazing song... but is it amazing on it's own- or do we love it so much because we can't help but link it to its sample... which we all then associate with one thing... the moment in 16 candles at the dance where jake is slow dancing with caroline and looks up to meet eyes with sam... honestly- i think they both stand on their own and i could never tire of them... this was just an excuse to post both on here...

sam...

you're really acting like, an asshole...

galaxy glue...

what would we do without galaxy glue...
the 80's were chock full of movies i loved but were so fucked up & i was just too young at the time to realize... perfect example: The Incredible Shrinking Woman... i mean, with little ditties like galaxy glue & little bar of soap- it seemed cute... a barbie doll sized mom... sure... why not?


when vance buys pat kramer a doll's nightie and chiffon bathrobe with maribou cuffs, she attempts to climb into bed with him... after the arduous journey to the pillow top, he turns over and she is catapulted off the bed, onto a skateboard & thrown onto the front steps of a doll house...
how about when she falls into a freaking garbage disposal and the slutty maid, consepcion throws garbage all over her...
getting kidnapped and put into a rat cage to be used in a plot to shrink the world!!!...
the final scene leads us to believe there was going to be a sequel - but it never happened... i have no doubt it would have been equally as dark... all things aside, it's still a great movie & i still love it

look of the day...(heathers edition)

there are so many kick ass blazer ensembles in Heathers- but this blazer-free look comes from veronica before the remmington party... here she is getting heather bq cornnuts and herself a cherry slushie... (i wonder if winona has a penchant for these drinks since her character in reality bites is featured drinking the same)

invaders from mars...

In this 1986 remake of the classic 50s sci-fi, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of everyone... this not only scared the shit out of me as a kid, but the imagery has never left my mind...

food porn...

why can't cheese & bread be good for you???

sister act 2...

there's really only one reason you should ever watch sister act 2, it's for this song...

(okay... and MAYBE to see lauryn hill's one shining moment pre-fugees, pre-miseducation and before her ultimate demise...)
it's clear i have a strange obsession with early 90's r&b - i really dont think hi-five gets enough recognition- dont forget about these jams either...


(dig on the latina robert palmer girls)

tempted...

an awesome song featured in an awesome movie... Reality Bites is a true 90's gem

could've been...

poor tina caspary... you may remember her having bit parts in Can't Buy Me Love and Teen Witch, but this curly haired 80's sidekick was the original kelly bundy! yup- thats right... she was the first to play the dimwitted bimbo in the Married With Children pilot... i wonder if she has been kicking herself every day since losing that gig... i would say something about the original bud- but- david faustino hasn't really amounted to much either...

look of the day...

sorry- been off my game for a minute- this picture of justine bateman should make up for it...

slums of beverly hills...

of all the movies marissa tomei gets naked in... slums of beverly hills is the best... i cant help but think as im walking along some of these streets that i am living it and i can only wish it was the 70's... best quote of the movie is delivered by alan arkin... "ben, leave her alone, its for her mustache"

a dirty shame...

if you arent familiar with the genius that is john waters, you may not find this amusing... in fact, you may find it outright revolting, vulgar, & tasteless... i, on the other hand- find it pretty brilliant... A Dirty Shame is a film about baltimore suburbanites who turn into sex addicts as a result of getting concussions ... the diverse cast includes tracey ullman, johnny knoxville, selma blair (as ursula udders) and of course, mink stole. i saw this when it was out in theaters- this is the scene where most of the audience got up and walked out... so i wanted to share. watch all the way through- you've never seen a hokey pokey like this before...

joe le taxi...

vanessa paradis, mother of johnny depp's children, definitely has a look... she was especially gorgeous in her early modeling days... however, there is one thing many people dont know about her... back in the late 80's she was a french pop singer... i had bought a tape from the express at the livingston mall- they sold the store soundtrack. this song was on it... i used to sing along- even though i know NO french... check her out then looking a little less model and a little more trailer park...

look of the day...

valerie bertinelli in a forest green satin romper holding a saw...

evidence...

if i tell you what is going on in this picture, i'll have to kill you...
this is honestly one of my favorite pictures of all time... it was completely unintentional that all the faces are blocked out- it must have happened for a reason... anyway- you can create your own story to go with this picture... it will always put a smile on my face :)

the weed song...

my home girls: dana, kristi, joanna, kim & mandi: higher higher baby

you are missed...

look of the day...

janet did just fine minus jack and chrissy...

and you say new york city...

there were so few el debarge videos that were good quality...

but i found this... something about these kids just cracked me up- especially at 2:14 in... just reminds me of making home videos when i was younger- glad they will always stay at home...

my babe ruth moment...

i had a babe ruth moment this afternoon... sitting in the convertible with my friend, waiting in a parking lot with the radio on...
out of no where i made a typical leigh comment, " i am in the mood to hear something really specific"..."david bowie- young americans"... a few seconds later- there is is... "holy- shit- how did you do that???" i thought my friend downloaded it or something... he just changed the channel. i called it...

brand nubohemians...

two songs i can get behind... they go out to kim & mandi... kim gets brand nubian- mand gets edie brickell & the new bohemians...

french kissing in the usa...

this song is featured in two great movie scenes... 1/ troop beverly hills - shelly long demonstrating cpr 2/ cant buy me love-ronald miller feels up patti in the car..."you into long distance relationships? why dont you reach out and touch somebody?"

i won a bet...

"i dont need to get married at a chic chic hotel..."

look of the day...

accompanied by song...

ya'll know i love me some chain mail...

bird is the word...

i haven't seen Back to the Beach in ages- but being out in cali- i cant help but think about it regularly... i wonder if there will ever be a humunga cowabunga from down unda...

oh sloane dear, hurry along now...

my friend josh always talks about mia sara, how hot she is in ferris bueller's day off and what he would do to her... and its true. the thing about sloane in ferris, is that she is so run of the mill 80's... the fringed white leather jacket with shoulder pads, the pleated shorts and booties- i've seen it a hundred times...now lets talk about her in legend... the chain mail head piece, the ethereal flowing clothes, the glitter floating in the breeze- amazing... sure, tom cruise is a total douche and the unicorn's horn looked like it could snap off at any moment... but mia sara was amazing...