Grandma had Q-tips in the medicine cabinet

Funny how your upbringing creates habits such as personal grooming, food preferences, and Q-tip use. Yes, I know they're bad but grandma used 'em and so did I. I would reach into the medicine cabinet after a long bubble bath as a kid and proceed to swab my ear out for an even cleaner sensation, then hang my head over and wrap my wet hair into a turban. So I've decided all my bad habits are rooted there on Pen Mar Avenue in Bluefield, WV at Grandma's house. The house that sells at the end of month; the house that my mother grew up in with her sisters and brother, the house with the checkered black and white floor where grandpa was found dead to the world after a heart attack, the house where the early Christmas pictures were taken and the house that will occupy my weekend as I tape up boxes.

Anti-Utilitarian Fashion [Rant]

And by utilitarian, I mean of utility. Most fashion does not keep this concept in mind. Why not?

I just received this email ad from Ann Taylor Loft and it triggered the image of some people I know that have been spotted around town and in Facebook albums wearing this exact same LOOK.

LOOK = flip-flops, short skirt, sleeveless shirt and scarf/wrap around neck

Now let's diagnose this LOOK; first off flip-flops, short skirt, and sleeveless shirt are all designed for bloody hot weather. I mean flip-flops are practically wearing no shoes at all, which is beside me especially worn with a skirt and seen as cute and spunky. Now the scarf part, wtf?? I mean where I'm sitting it's reaching 100 degree temps outside. Now I guess some would argue this is fashionable for women to have some color around their neck, but when fashion breaches common sense that's where I have to draw the line. This look is just not logical.