HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!

 This is my 2010-2011 New Years outfit! 

Dress - Kenneth Cole

Cardigan - J.Crew

Shoes - J.Crew

Tights- J.Crew

Hopefully the finished product looks good!

Leatherette lace-up ballet flats

I love these flats.    The corset style lacing up the top gives it an extra bit of flair. Plus, not only are these flats aesthetically good looking, but they have built in cushion to provide maximum comfort. 

Personally, I have held out on purchasing flats because I hadn't found a pair with the right balance of dressy yet casual, feminine, and classy with nothing over the top (Rhinestones on shoes are not for me). These shoes provide exactly what I had been looking for. They get my recommendation :) 

**NOTE** Get a half size smaller than you usually wear, these shoes run a little big! I usually wear a size 8 - 8.5 depending on the shoe, these I needed in a 7.5 :)

Boyle over Yeezy!?

Come on world. Really? I mean... REALLY.....!?
I was on the Rolling Stone website today and I stumbled (more like crashed) onto this headline:

Susan Boyle Knocks Kanye Out of Top Spot

Now, I am not being biased when I say that Kanye West is the best artist of all time. Ok, ok, perhaps not.  But, he is one of the best artists/producers/rappers that is out right now. Susan Boyle sings well and got pretty lucky. We all love a nice happy ending for a (yes I'm going to say it) frumpy old woman. So I guess in some weird universe it is nice that she is having her 15 minutes.

However, what is not nice in any universe is that Taylor Swift has the number 2 spot. Ughhh. blahhh. gaggggg. I could create an entire blog post of onomatopoeias to describe how I feel about the girl but I refuse to discuss her any more than I already have.

I am losing faith music world......

Thank you?

Now, I appreciate that VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation) wants to provide me with valuable information while on my commute to work. However, this:

Leaves a little too much to be desired...

Just sayin VDOT ;)

"Pleasure From Your Submission"

Is this guy serious!? Please see the below article by Hank Silverberg.

 

Va. lawmaker claims pat-downs part of 'homosexual agenda'

November 30, 2010

WASHINGTON - A conservative Loudoun County lawmaker says controversial airport pat-downs by the Transportation Security Administration are part of a "wide-scale homosexual agenda." Eugene Delgaudio, a Republican representing Sterling on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, made the comments in a widely distributed e-mail sent in his capacity as president of the conservative nonprofit Public Advocate of the United States.
In the e-mail -- reported by WUSA9 -- Delgaudio also says the TSA's non-discrimination hiring policy is "the federal employee's version of the Gay Bill of Special rights."
"That means the next TSA official that gives you an enhanced pat-down could be a practicing homosexual secretly getting pleasure from your submission," he wrote.
Delgaudio confirmed the quote to WTOP. He was first elected to the Loudoun board in 1999 and has previously been criticized by his colleagues for anti-gay comments.
In a petition urging opposition to The Student Non-Discrimination Act introduced in Congress by Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado, Delgaudio said the bill would turn America's "playgrounds into homosexual breeding grounds."
In a fundraising and survey appeal, Delgaudio also reportedly said the homosexual agenda in Congress promotes same-sex marriages and adoptions, which will lead to "men hand-in-hand skipping down to adoption centers to 'pick out' a little boy for themselves."
Delgaudio's Public Advocate organization says it supports ending same-sex marriage and pro-life initiatives, along with "equality under the law, regardless of one's sexual orientation."
The group says it has 100,000 members.

John Legend, The Roots, Sting... Free?

 Yes! This Sunday, April 25 (Earth Day), music artists such as: Sting, John Legend, The Roots, Jimmy Cliff, Passion Pit, Bob Weir, Willie Colón, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, Patrick Stump, Mavis Staples, Booker T, Honor Society and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger will descend on the National Mall for the Climate Rally. The rally will be an attempt to push for a comprehensive climate bill to stop protecting polluters, create American jobs, cap carbon emissions, and secure our nation’s future.

Speakers include: Reverend Jesse Jackson, film director, James Cameron, AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumka, Olympic gold medalist, Billy Demong, producer, Trudie Styler, author, Margaret Atwood, NFL player and television personality, Dhani Jones, environmental photographer Sebastian Copeland and many more.

If you're in the area and you want more info, just click here!