random thoughts

i went to the mall today and noticed some things.
first of all, is it just me or are leggings back in? saw them in ads, saw them on women in the mall. i mean, leggings as in 80s. with long tops and wide belts. leggings.

second of all... it is so (i can't think of a word) to see the contrast between the advertisements plastered larger-than-life across the mall and the oh-so-ordinary people walking by them, trying to look like them. like the leggy cindy crawford in a dress for new york and company, or a smoky-smiling clive owen over a bottle of cologne, or ines sastre looking sultry and slender in a lancome ad, and facing these pictures is a short, bony, hunched-over asian woman with pockmarked skin and glasses, or a

haha i never finished this post but it got published anyway. probably my sneaky husband using my computer!!!

anyway. so i was saying, it just bothers me how far from reality advertising is. people are not like that, and why should we all feel awful and ugly and keep trying to make ourselves look like an airbrushed picture of an abnormal person (okay so maybe clive owen's not abnormal, just a particularly good specimen of normal)... except to spend money? why do we all fall for it? i wish i could raise musa away from advertising entirely... have you ever watched kids' commercials, for toys and such? especially boys' toys? sometimes they actually look angry as they fire their robots at each other... what's that supposed to do, encourage boys to "act like boys" and is that what boys "act like?"

God, i just want to go buy a splotch of land somewhere far away and grow my own sheep and chickens and crops and herbs and stay away from everything. i really wish it were possible... i mean, i wish i were capable of doing it, i know it's a lot more work than i'm used to and i'd probably give up and pine for my comforts. but anyway, i guess it wouldn't constitute being a good Muslim... you know, leaving the world behind and not doing any good for anyone...

anyway, my third thought was that Godiva chocolates are THE BEST boxed chocolates out there, at least in america. try their new roasted almond butter truffle. i mean, at $1.67 for one little ball of chocolate, it's extravagant, but it TASTES extravagant. WOW. oh my. indulge, indulge.

and another thing i wanted to share. went to a restaurant recently for an article. wonderful food, actually, and friendly staff, great place, but they SO need an editor for their menu!!
okay, so i'm being a nerd snob. but i can't help it, it's what my mommy made me :) here are some of the choice errors i found, typed exactly as they were in the menu (some more than once):

Gram cracker crust
Broccoli A gratin
Beur Blanc Sauce
Fillet Mignon
whole main lobster
Red skin potatoes
corn on the cobb
Andouli sausage
Caribbean style Jerked Chicken

okay, on to next post...