Recently, I've been falling in love with Payless shoes. It had been a long time since I had shopped there because they usually never had anything I liked. However, I've recently fallen in love with Payless.
You see, I have big, muscular calves which I hate because I've never been able to wear those cute knee high boots. For years and years, I've envied women with skinny calves that can wear those boots which they wear over their jeans, with skirts, or with tights. I was so jealous. Having big calves meant that I would have to actually special order the boots and pay hundreds of dollars for them. Being the cheapskate that I am, I would never spend that much money on shoes. This led to years of envying all the skinny calved women and their knee-high boots.
A few years ago, I bought knee high boots that I was able to tightly zip over my calves. The problem was, I was limited to only wearing them over tights because the jeans were too thick to zip over. This made the boots pretty useless. Plus they were too high and hurt my feet when I wore them. So it was back to square one with my search for affordable, wide calf boots.
A few weeks ago, out of boredom, I decided to check out the Payless website and lo and behold, they happen to have quite an impressive stock of wide calf shoes. I found one online that I thought I would like and I decided to stop by one of their stores instead of ordering online because I wanted to make sure that they actually fit. Once I got to the store, I was pleasantly surprised. They had more styles of wide-calf shoes than I had expected!
They had so many styles, I couldn't even decide on which ones to get. Ultimately, I ended up buying two pairs of riding boots (costing me less than $100 for both pairs), which I wear all the time because they are super cute and extremely comfortable. Afterwards, I went on the Payless website again to see what else they had. I now wanted other different colors and styles to add to my collection as well. Unfortunately, a lot the their stock of wide calf boots were sold out. Since this is basically the end of winter shoe season, they were already stocking for spring. Too bad I didn't know about them sooner.
So I'm definitely looking forward to what Payless will have in stock for us wide calved women next season an will be eagerly waiting. Thank you Payless for finally thinking about us. We like affordable boots too!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
I Hate Glitter!
So it's that time of year again. The holidays! One thing I look forward to about the holidays is decorating the Christmas tree. Although I'm an atheist, I still celebrate Christmas. To me, the holiday is not so much religious, but instead a secular tradition. Anyway, back to the tree. Since I'm sort of crafty, I like to find creative ways to decorate my Christmas tree and make it look pretty. I'm very picky about ornaments that I use. One thing that bugs me the most about looking for Christmas decorations is the damn glitter.
I mean, c'mon now! Why the hell do they have to put glitter on all the ornaments? Are we in elementary school or something? I hate it when I find a cute ornament and it's riddled with glitter. Why am I so against glitter? It's messy, it gets all over the place, and it sticks to you all day long. For some reason, glitter bugs me more than anything. For me, glitter lost its appeal a long time ago.
It really bugs me that these manufacturers insist on putting glitter on everything. OK. Sometimes the glitter does make some of the ornaments look cute but isn't there something else they can use? Like metallic? I guess glitter is just a lot cheaper. Am I the only one who feels this way about glitter or what? Since about 99 percent of Christmas decorations have glitter on them, it makes it very difficult for me to find decent ornaments. I like to buy just a few ornament every year and then add on to my collection as time goes on. This year, all I bought were some high end Christmas lights and two small boxes of ornaments. Last year, I made a bunch of bows from ribbons I bought at Michael's and the Dollar Store. I was also able to get a bunch of artificial poinsettia from Walmart for 25 cents each post holiday season. My tree topper is also a homemade ribbon. Next year, I'm hoping to buy a tree topper such as an angel or a star or a tree skirt.
Since the theme colors for my tree are blue, white and silver, looking for cute decorations is extra difficult (I'm not too fond of red and gold). But I love my tree this year. It looks so beautiful. Did I tell you my Christmas tree is an artificial white one? Last year I had blue Christmas lights with green wires but didn't like the way it looked with the white tree. So this year, I bought white Christmas lights with white wires. I like this look better. I found an blue-themed angel on Amazon that looked cute so I'm looking to maybe buy it next year. It's quite expensive so it will have to wait.
Since I'm on a budget, I only decorate about half my tree. haha. I don't decorate the side that's against the wall. What's the point? No one sees it anyway. So my tree looks like it has more ornaments than it actually does. Most of my ornaments are from Michael's. They have high quality ornaments and when you go at the right time, you can get them at 50 percent off. I also have some from Dollar Tree. Surprisingly, some of their ornaments look really high quality. Never ever buy your ornaments at Walmart. I bought some from them last year but ended up returning them because they looked so crappy and poorly made. I can get better ornaments at Michael's for the same price (when they're on sale)!
I mean, c'mon now! Why the hell do they have to put glitter on all the ornaments? Are we in elementary school or something? I hate it when I find a cute ornament and it's riddled with glitter. Why am I so against glitter? It's messy, it gets all over the place, and it sticks to you all day long. For some reason, glitter bugs me more than anything. For me, glitter lost its appeal a long time ago.
It really bugs me that these manufacturers insist on putting glitter on everything. OK. Sometimes the glitter does make some of the ornaments look cute but isn't there something else they can use? Like metallic? I guess glitter is just a lot cheaper. Am I the only one who feels this way about glitter or what? Since about 99 percent of Christmas decorations have glitter on them, it makes it very difficult for me to find decent ornaments. I like to buy just a few ornament every year and then add on to my collection as time goes on. This year, all I bought were some high end Christmas lights and two small boxes of ornaments. Last year, I made a bunch of bows from ribbons I bought at Michael's and the Dollar Store. I was also able to get a bunch of artificial poinsettia from Walmart for 25 cents each post holiday season. My tree topper is also a homemade ribbon. Next year, I'm hoping to buy a tree topper such as an angel or a star or a tree skirt.
Since the theme colors for my tree are blue, white and silver, looking for cute decorations is extra difficult (I'm not too fond of red and gold). But I love my tree this year. It looks so beautiful. Did I tell you my Christmas tree is an artificial white one? Last year I had blue Christmas lights with green wires but didn't like the way it looked with the white tree. So this year, I bought white Christmas lights with white wires. I like this look better. I found an blue-themed angel on Amazon that looked cute so I'm looking to maybe buy it next year. It's quite expensive so it will have to wait.
Since I'm on a budget, I only decorate about half my tree. haha. I don't decorate the side that's against the wall. What's the point? No one sees it anyway. So my tree looks like it has more ornaments than it actually does. Most of my ornaments are from Michael's. They have high quality ornaments and when you go at the right time, you can get them at 50 percent off. I also have some from Dollar Tree. Surprisingly, some of their ornaments look really high quality. Never ever buy your ornaments at Walmart. I bought some from them last year but ended up returning them because they looked so crappy and poorly made. I can get better ornaments at Michael's for the same price (when they're on sale)!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Sex in Sleazy Motels
I know there are many couples who go to cheap motels just to have sex. But the idea of having sex in cheap motels just grosses me out tremendously. My bf and I would stay at cheap motels if we are stopping off somewhere during a trip for some rest. But we would never go to one just to have sex. In fact, if we happen to be at one of these places, sex is the last thing on my mind.
I just wonder how people can have sex at one of these places. Imagine all the dirty stuff that goes on in these rooms. Yuck! The sheets don't even get cleaned very often either. I usually have a pretty hard time falling asleep at one of these places because I'm trying so hard not to think about all the germs and bodily fluids that are all over the room. This is why I try not to stay at these places too often.
I'm very picky when it comes to picking hotels to stay at for vacation. If I'm on vacation, even though I'm not going to be spending a lot of time in the hotel, I still want to be able to sleep comfortably in the bed. I usually look for rooms that have down comforters and fluffy looking pillows. What can I say? I like being comfortable.
Not only will these hotels be comfortable, but they also have better souvenirs. Yes, I also like to take home as many travel size shampoo bottles and bars of soap as I can take. And if I can sneak a towel home (specifically the ones with the hotel's logo), even better. Yes. I am ghetto but I don't care.
I just wonder how people can have sex at one of these places. Imagine all the dirty stuff that goes on in these rooms. Yuck! The sheets don't even get cleaned very often either. I usually have a pretty hard time falling asleep at one of these places because I'm trying so hard not to think about all the germs and bodily fluids that are all over the room. This is why I try not to stay at these places too often.
I'm very picky when it comes to picking hotels to stay at for vacation. If I'm on vacation, even though I'm not going to be spending a lot of time in the hotel, I still want to be able to sleep comfortably in the bed. I usually look for rooms that have down comforters and fluffy looking pillows. What can I say? I like being comfortable.
Not only will these hotels be comfortable, but they also have better souvenirs. Yes, I also like to take home as many travel size shampoo bottles and bars of soap as I can take. And if I can sneak a towel home (specifically the ones with the hotel's logo), even better. Yes. I am ghetto but I don't care.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Unattractive Fat Girl
A lot of people have been talking about Lady Gaga's weight gain. Lady Gaga used to be hideously stick thin but she has since gained 25 pounds. I'm pretty sure this is due the fact that she is happily in love in her relationship and her father's cooking. To be honest, I don't think Lady Gaga looks too overweight. But boy does the extra weight gain make her look horrible.
She has only gained 25 pounds ( I don't think it's that much weight compared to how much she weighed before) but all the fat definitely shows in her face. She has a double chin and her face is much rounder which makes her look unattractive.
I must say that I can definitely relate to Lady Gaga. Everytime I gain a few pounds, it seems that it shows the most in my face. Not only that, I also tend to break out and lose my glow. Also, I have naturally red lips but when I gain weight, its color fades.
This is just not fair. There are some girls who look gorgeous overweight and it's just not right. I always complain that I am not allowed to be overweight because I look extremely unattractive. Not only that, but why does my face also want to turn on me and grow pimples? Why? Isn't it bad enough already that my face gets chubbier? Why also add the acne? And forget about taking pictures, my naturally photogenic skinny self would look horrible on camera fat. But why is it that there are girls that still look beautiful overweight?
For example, take Adele. Even though she's overweight, she's still extremely beautiful. I think if she were to lose all that weight, she would look even prettier, but that's beside the point. Also, look at Jennifer Hudson. When she was overweight, she was still gorgeous. Honestly, I think she looks prettier overweight than thin.
This is one reason why I never want to be pregnant. I would just look awful. I'm so jealous of those women who look gorgeous pregnant. It seems like they only gain weight in their bellies and nowhere else.
I guess the upside of this curse is that I would always be motivated to stay thin if I want to stay attractive. But can't I have it both ways too? Is that so much to ask?
She has only gained 25 pounds ( I don't think it's that much weight compared to how much she weighed before) but all the fat definitely shows in her face. She has a double chin and her face is much rounder which makes her look unattractive.
I must say that I can definitely relate to Lady Gaga. Everytime I gain a few pounds, it seems that it shows the most in my face. Not only that, I also tend to break out and lose my glow. Also, I have naturally red lips but when I gain weight, its color fades.
This is just not fair. There are some girls who look gorgeous overweight and it's just not right. I always complain that I am not allowed to be overweight because I look extremely unattractive. Not only that, but why does my face also want to turn on me and grow pimples? Why? Isn't it bad enough already that my face gets chubbier? Why also add the acne? And forget about taking pictures, my naturally photogenic skinny self would look horrible on camera fat. But why is it that there are girls that still look beautiful overweight?
For example, take Adele. Even though she's overweight, she's still extremely beautiful. I think if she were to lose all that weight, she would look even prettier, but that's beside the point. Also, look at Jennifer Hudson. When she was overweight, she was still gorgeous. Honestly, I think she looks prettier overweight than thin.
This is one reason why I never want to be pregnant. I would just look awful. I'm so jealous of those women who look gorgeous pregnant. It seems like they only gain weight in their bellies and nowhere else.
I guess the upside of this curse is that I would always be motivated to stay thin if I want to stay attractive. But can't I have it both ways too? Is that so much to ask?
Sunday, September 30, 2012
My Pet Peeves
Spit/gum on the sidewalk:
I hate it when people spit on the sidewalk. That is so damn disgusting. Hello, inconsiderate people! People walk on the sidewalks. The worst is when you don't see the spit and end up stepping on it. Yuck! I know I'm wearing shoes, but still. I don't want someone else's nasty germs on my things. Even worse than stepping on someone's spit is stepping on gum. It's the most annoying thing when you're walking and you get gum on your shoes. If you've ever stepped on gum, you know what I'm talking about. And then the gum leaves unattractive black spots all over the sidewalk. Why are people so lazy? Spit out your damn gum in a trash can or something. People caught spitting gum on the street or sidewalk should be punished with 10 hard smacks to the face with a paddle.
Leaving carts in parking spaces instead of putting them in their stalls:
Don't you hate it when you're looking for a parking space and you think you find an empty one but just as you are pulling in to that spot, there's a damn shopping cart right in the middle of it? How hard is it to put your shopping cart in the cart return? OK. I understand if the whole parking lot had just one cart return all the way at the other end of the lot. But this is very rare. Usually, there are plenty of cart return stalls all over the parking lot. Yet people are too damn lazy to return their cart there. You may say, "Why don't they make more cart return stalls then? Maybe that will solve our problem." It does not. There was this supermarket back in my hometown that provided its customers with plenty of cart return stalls. I'd like to say there was at least one cart return stall between every five parking spaces. So wherever you parked, you would have to walk no more than two parking spaces to return your shopping cart. Despite that, people would still leave their shopping carts everywhere, except, the designated stalls. No wonder why Americans are so fat!
Littering:
It irks me when I see people throwing trash out of their car window or just throwing trash on the street. Why don't they wait until they see a trash can to throw their trash away?Are you really that lazy and inconsiderate that you will just throw your trash wherever you please? People caught doing this should have their hands cuts off.
Honkers:
There are drivers that honk their horns at anything. And sometimes, you don't even know who the fuck they're honking at. Horns are used to maybe warn another driver if they're about to hit your car or get their attention when there's a green light to tell them to go. Horns should not be used if you are mad that someone cut you off because your selfish ass wouldn't let them into your lane or if a driver is too slow (to your standards) when you are in a rush. I mostly notice white people like to honk for the littlest things. Where did these people grow up? Where I grew up, if you honk at the wrong person, you might get yourself shot! No joke. My BF was a honker (he is also white). Not so much anymore since he has met me. He still has a bad habit of sometimes inappropriately honking and I want to smack him everytime he does it. I usually say something like, "I guess you're not scared to get shot, huh?"
So generally, I am annoyed by laziness, selfishness, and impatience. So if you're not one of those annoying people who do any of the things listed above, you are cool. But if you are one of those inconsiderate pricks, maybe you can look inside your heart or whatever you have there and consider changing your ways. Because really, these are very bad habits to have.
I hate it when people spit on the sidewalk. That is so damn disgusting. Hello, inconsiderate people! People walk on the sidewalks. The worst is when you don't see the spit and end up stepping on it. Yuck! I know I'm wearing shoes, but still. I don't want someone else's nasty germs on my things. Even worse than stepping on someone's spit is stepping on gum. It's the most annoying thing when you're walking and you get gum on your shoes. If you've ever stepped on gum, you know what I'm talking about. And then the gum leaves unattractive black spots all over the sidewalk. Why are people so lazy? Spit out your damn gum in a trash can or something. People caught spitting gum on the street or sidewalk should be punished with 10 hard smacks to the face with a paddle.
Leaving carts in parking spaces instead of putting them in their stalls:
Don't you hate it when you're looking for a parking space and you think you find an empty one but just as you are pulling in to that spot, there's a damn shopping cart right in the middle of it? How hard is it to put your shopping cart in the cart return? OK. I understand if the whole parking lot had just one cart return all the way at the other end of the lot. But this is very rare. Usually, there are plenty of cart return stalls all over the parking lot. Yet people are too damn lazy to return their cart there. You may say, "Why don't they make more cart return stalls then? Maybe that will solve our problem." It does not. There was this supermarket back in my hometown that provided its customers with plenty of cart return stalls. I'd like to say there was at least one cart return stall between every five parking spaces. So wherever you parked, you would have to walk no more than two parking spaces to return your shopping cart. Despite that, people would still leave their shopping carts everywhere, except, the designated stalls. No wonder why Americans are so fat!
Littering:
It irks me when I see people throwing trash out of their car window or just throwing trash on the street. Why don't they wait until they see a trash can to throw their trash away?Are you really that lazy and inconsiderate that you will just throw your trash wherever you please? People caught doing this should have their hands cuts off.
Honkers:
There are drivers that honk their horns at anything. And sometimes, you don't even know who the fuck they're honking at. Horns are used to maybe warn another driver if they're about to hit your car or get their attention when there's a green light to tell them to go. Horns should not be used if you are mad that someone cut you off because your selfish ass wouldn't let them into your lane or if a driver is too slow (to your standards) when you are in a rush. I mostly notice white people like to honk for the littlest things. Where did these people grow up? Where I grew up, if you honk at the wrong person, you might get yourself shot! No joke. My BF was a honker (he is also white). Not so much anymore since he has met me. He still has a bad habit of sometimes inappropriately honking and I want to smack him everytime he does it. I usually say something like, "I guess you're not scared to get shot, huh?"
So generally, I am annoyed by laziness, selfishness, and impatience. So if you're not one of those annoying people who do any of the things listed above, you are cool. But if you are one of those inconsiderate pricks, maybe you can look inside your heart or whatever you have there and consider changing your ways. Because really, these are very bad habits to have.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
No one should be offended...ever!
So it seems that we're living in a society where no one should be offended by anything anymore. Yes, everyone is forced to be politically correct about everything, lest someone gets offended. Why is that? What is wrong with us? Of course someone is always going to find something offensive no matter what anyone does.
I bring this up because the other day, I read an article about how a mom sued a school district because of a father-daughter dance. You see, the particular school that her daughter attended had a long standing tradition of having an annual father-daughter dance as well as a mother-son baseball game. Well, since the woman is a single mother, her daughter did not have a dad to take her to the dance. Therefore, her daughter was unable to attend.
I just don't understand. If her daughter doesn't have a dad, why doesn't she take an uncle or brother or something? Or just not go. But don't ruin it for everyone else. There were times in school when I was unable to attend a school event for one reason or another. It didn't bother me that I could not go.
What are we gonna do next? Get rid of proms because there may be people who are too poor and cannot afford to go? Oh, I know! We should ban dances all together because there are people who are rhythmically challenged and cannot dance. We don't want them to be left out! It's not fair that women cannot play in the NFL. I demand it gone!
Why do we have to ruin it for everyone just because a few entitled individuals complain? Why must we try so hard to include everyone in all things? It's already bad enough that we tell kids that everyone is a winner to make them feel better about themselves. Sorry to tell you this kids, but it's not true. In this world, there are winners and losers and it's wrong for your parents to lie to you like that. Instead of lying to kids, we should tell them that anyone can be a winner as long as they work hard enough. And in order to stay a winner, you must continue to work hard to stay on top. This way, we don't raise a nation of lazy individuals who feel entitled.
I'm tired of all this political correctness. It seems like people are getting more and more sensitive about everything. We are slowly becoming a nation of wussies.
I think it's about time that everyone just chilled out and not take life so seriously. In life, there will always be someone that will be excluded from something. Sorry to say this but it's true. It's impossible to please everyone. So quit complaining and suck it up!
I bring this up because the other day, I read an article about how a mom sued a school district because of a father-daughter dance. You see, the particular school that her daughter attended had a long standing tradition of having an annual father-daughter dance as well as a mother-son baseball game. Well, since the woman is a single mother, her daughter did not have a dad to take her to the dance. Therefore, her daughter was unable to attend.
I just don't understand. If her daughter doesn't have a dad, why doesn't she take an uncle or brother or something? Or just not go. But don't ruin it for everyone else. There were times in school when I was unable to attend a school event for one reason or another. It didn't bother me that I could not go.
What are we gonna do next? Get rid of proms because there may be people who are too poor and cannot afford to go? Oh, I know! We should ban dances all together because there are people who are rhythmically challenged and cannot dance. We don't want them to be left out! It's not fair that women cannot play in the NFL. I demand it gone!
Why do we have to ruin it for everyone just because a few entitled individuals complain? Why must we try so hard to include everyone in all things? It's already bad enough that we tell kids that everyone is a winner to make them feel better about themselves. Sorry to tell you this kids, but it's not true. In this world, there are winners and losers and it's wrong for your parents to lie to you like that. Instead of lying to kids, we should tell them that anyone can be a winner as long as they work hard enough. And in order to stay a winner, you must continue to work hard to stay on top. This way, we don't raise a nation of lazy individuals who feel entitled.
I'm tired of all this political correctness. It seems like people are getting more and more sensitive about everything. We are slowly becoming a nation of wussies.
I think it's about time that everyone just chilled out and not take life so seriously. In life, there will always be someone that will be excluded from something. Sorry to say this but it's true. It's impossible to please everyone. So quit complaining and suck it up!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Breaking Bad. How will it end?
My boyfriend and I are big fans of Breaking Bad. Who isn't? One thing that's frustrating about the show is that it is unbelievably unpredictable. Just when you think the show is headed in one direction, it totally surprises you with something else. I'm truly impressed by the genius of the writers of this show. They are absolutely amazing.The show is down to its final season but the last episodes don't air until summer of 2013. Aaah! That's almost a year from now. Ugh! It's just torture having to wait that long. Anyway, my BF and I are trying to predict how the series is going to end.
Before the final episode of the first part of season five, I hated Walter and wanted him dead. But alas, the writers have a way of making you change your mind. Before the last episode of this season, here was my prediction for the end of the series:
Walter gets out of hand and still continues to produce meth, with his new partners as distributors. Since he now has a new protege, he no longer needs Jesse to help him produce meth. Since Walter wants to get rid of all of Mike's men in order to eliminate any possibilty of tracing anything back to him, he must also get rid of Jesse. Jesse finds out and yada yada yada...skip to the final scene. Jesse and Walter get into a confrontation. Remember season four when Jesse almost killed Walter because he thought Walter poisoned his girlfriend's son? Yeah, just like that. But this time, Walter is unable to talk his way out of it. Jesse says a few choice words. It's all emotional. Close-up of Jesse pulling the trigger. Fade to black...
Yes, Yes. I know it's a lame ending but for some reason, I like "fade to black" endings. No, not really. But that was all I could think of. haha. I think the "fade to black" scenario tends to happen when you can think of no other creative ways to end a show.
The final episode of season 5 part 1 totally ruined my prediction. I have no idea what's going to happen and now I'm rooting for Walter again. No matter what, I hope Jesse gets out of this unscathed.
Anyway, Breaking Bad is an awesome show with great writing, a wonderful and talented cast, and a unique and brilliant premise. If you're not watching it already, I suggest you start. Or at least wait until the end of the series so you can marathon it. :)
Before the final episode of the first part of season five, I hated Walter and wanted him dead. But alas, the writers have a way of making you change your mind. Before the last episode of this season, here was my prediction for the end of the series:
Walter gets out of hand and still continues to produce meth, with his new partners as distributors. Since he now has a new protege, he no longer needs Jesse to help him produce meth. Since Walter wants to get rid of all of Mike's men in order to eliminate any possibilty of tracing anything back to him, he must also get rid of Jesse. Jesse finds out and yada yada yada...skip to the final scene. Jesse and Walter get into a confrontation. Remember season four when Jesse almost killed Walter because he thought Walter poisoned his girlfriend's son? Yeah, just like that. But this time, Walter is unable to talk his way out of it. Jesse says a few choice words. It's all emotional. Close-up of Jesse pulling the trigger. Fade to black...
Yes, Yes. I know it's a lame ending but for some reason, I like "fade to black" endings. No, not really. But that was all I could think of. haha. I think the "fade to black" scenario tends to happen when you can think of no other creative ways to end a show.
The final episode of season 5 part 1 totally ruined my prediction. I have no idea what's going to happen and now I'm rooting for Walter again. No matter what, I hope Jesse gets out of this unscathed.
Anyway, Breaking Bad is an awesome show with great writing, a wonderful and talented cast, and a unique and brilliant premise. If you're not watching it already, I suggest you start. Or at least wait until the end of the series so you can marathon it. :)
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