Gentlement Prefer...What?!?!

So, last weekend Jeff and I celebrated Valentines.  He grilled steaks then we sat down and watched a good classic movie:  "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."  It stars two legendary Hollywood icons, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.  Two of the most classic sex symbols of the screen.  Certainly Marilyn remains one today.  Yet it got me thinking...If Marilyn and Jane were to try to make it in Hollywood today, would they?  Compared to the Paris Hilton's of today...where would they place.  Here are a some shots of the gals from this classic film:

Two gorgeous ladies...I don't think anyone would dispute this.  They were at the top of their game back in the day...Every girl (and let's face it, many of the Hollywood leading men) wanted to be them and every straight guy wanted to be with them.  Now, to compare with some samples of today's leading ladies:

Just look at the difference...no wonder so many girls these days suffer from eating disorders and low self esteem if that's what we have to aspire to.  Now, let me just say, this isn't supposed to be some kind of feminist rant.  I'm just saying, maybe the past should teach us something.  Most of the men I've polled, including my fiancee' Jeff, like a girl with some curves. It's shameful that women these days grow up thinking that they need to be a size "0" to fit in.  Let's go back to the day of the pinup.  When women were proud of their curves and liked to show them off!  Trying to adhere to a modern notion of what makes women beautiful is exhausting and, lets face it, a lot of the time unhealthy.  And let's face it, sometimes a girl just needs to eat a sandwich and not feel guilty about it!

Radiohead - Paranoid Android (live)...obsessed with this song right now!!!

Belated resolutions and some new starts...

Hello readers...if there are any out there!  This January marks the beginning of a very important year in my life.  This March is my 30th birthday and on October 7th I get to marry the man of my dreams, Jeffrey. With these two very important events in mind, I have decided that it's time to make some changes, and hopefully improvements in my life.  Of course, there are the usual resolutions such as eat better, lose weight, try to be more positive, etc.  More importantly however, I would like to work on developing a better sense of self.  Despite all of the wonderful things that have happened lately, I've felt myself feeling stagnant and in need of some kind of emotional outlet.  Don't get me wrong...life is definitely good right now.  It's just that sometimes I feel like my everyday like is just going through the motions of things...waking up, taking a shower, going to work, coming home, going to sleep, and starting all over again in the morning.  I have so many thoughts and ideas but over the years have lost the ambition and desire to do anything about it.  Perhaps I'm just afraid to try because actually doing something means the possibility of failure.  I always go back to this quote by Joseph Conrad from his short story Youth:

"Desperately seeking something out of life which, while it is expected, is already gone." 


This year, I choose to actively seek things.  To explore my ambitions and develop as a person.  As a step in the right direction, I am going to start keeping a blog.  A place to release my thoughts and ideas, develop creatively, and probably (to be honest) post silly stories and pictures from my life.  So...that's all I have for today.  Thanks for reading and hopefully I will have more to post soon.