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Here’s a fact: most advertisements are full of s@#t (some more than others [see pic])!

Whether it’s on TV in a 30-second spot in between your favorite show, or in the weekly circulars that are tucked inside of your Sunday newspaper, you almost have to know that some advertising company was paid big bucks to make you do or buy something that you wouldn’t do or buy otherwise (not with a clear mind I should clarify here). So my advice to you is this: take these lies with a grain of salt, while you quickly turn up your bulls@#t meter a few notches at the same time!

Throughout my short life, I’ve met plenty of people and companies who are full of absolute s@#t, AND plenty who are as sincere and genuine as they come. The tricky part then comes when this person or company insists they are one way (like wholesome and good for you) yet their actions depict them in an entirely different light. When this crap-talking session occurs, you’re nostrils should begin to flare up, and when they’re saying that they are a certain way, but nothing in their past reflects this claim then this would be the perfect time to walk away from this bulls@#t (I mean right now … while they’re trying hard to suck you in!). Continued

It’s that time of year again people …

Christmas is right around the corner (I bet your kids know this all too clearly … am I right?)! Now, I don’t care who you are, what religious background you have, your political beliefs, where you live or any of the other stuff that makes us only slightly different from each other, but when it comes to one thing in this country we can all agree on this (at least those of us whose last name isn’t Scrooge): Christmas trees are awesome … I mean really totally awesome!

Don’t you just love the smell of them? Or the way they brighten up your day when you see them all lit up in your living room … or in a store display somewhere while you’re out shopping? I mean, I could be wrong about all of this, but really I don’t see how I could be … Continued

Reputation = the results of what you do, what you say, and what other people say about you.

From the very moment a person is targeted by their peers, his or her life will change whether they want it or not, or as a matter of fact: even if they believes in it or not themselves. It’s true … your reputation has everything to do with the immaterial, which is a more powerful equivalent of a scarlet letter sewed onto one’s clothes (you do know what this means right?). It is more powerful because it may not even be perceived by the individual to whom it sticks, and consequently it is out of the individual’s power to control and manipulate anyways.

Simply speaking, reputation is the sum of impressions held by others you come in contact with each day. In other words, reputation is in the “eyes of the beholder”. So, have people labeled you as something that you don’t like? Well then, there are some simple steps that you can take to aide you in correcting this problem: Continued

Oh, here we go again … my wife just turned on The Hills! You know, that phony reality show with a no-talent, hack cast (can you tell that I hate this show already? No? Ok, read on then …)!

This show is solid proof that American television is going down the crapper! I don’t even understand what this stupid show is about or what in the world it’s doing actually infecting my television set with all its brain-dead babbling about nothing in particular. Ok, I know this show is catering to high school girls in order to make them go shopping, buy expensive phones, and get plastic surgery, but why is my wife hooked on this garbage (she’s in her late 20’s, by the way)? You know who’s benefiting from this show? The corporations, that’s who!

There is nothing realistic about these phonies’ lives. For instance, the last time I checked, internships don’t last for years and they’re not typically given out to a group of college dropouts. I guess the reason they work at fashion companies is because there weren’t any current openings at a place that wasn’t ripping people off by the billions. Furthermore, if it were any more scripted it would have been taken off the air during the latest round of writer’s strikes. I tell you … the conversations that pour out of these idiot’s mouths are so awkward and forced that they make me uncomfortable just listening to them … in my own house, nonetheless. I literally cringe every time they talk! Continued

Vintage clothing shopping is awesome … and no, you don’t have to be a dirty hipster to enjoy that awesomeness!

I don’t know if you’re aware of this or not, but more and more people are now reduce-reuse-recycling, rather than tossing everything out into the trash (which is ultimately the responsible thing to do). Combine this trend with an every-increasing human population that has limited resources, and you’ll have quite a few more people (note: understatement of the year) worried about what our planet’s future might bring. In response to this crisis, many have changed their wasteful habits by reducing their carbon footprints.

Now on to the good stuff: popular places to buy this “vintage” clothing include charity-driven second hand shops, garage sales, flea markets, and vintage clothing shops (although some of these greedy bastards like to hang onto their crap way too long, which means less savings for you). Then again, some good vintage pieces can also be obtained from older friends and relatives who like to keep their old clothing for long periods of time! The advent of the internet has also been a huge boon to the vintage clothing world (don’t believe me? Check eBay then! You’ll see)! Continued