Parents these days are Gleeking out!

For all you parents out there outraged by the newest issue of GQ, you need to take a step back. Yes, it may feature stars of Fox's hit "Glee" in somewhat provacative poses, but it's GQ, not Tiger Beat.

  

I'll admit this one is a little awkward, though...

...but as Dianna Agron said in her blog if your 8-year-old has a copy of GQ, how did it get there? I'm a diehard Gleek who sometimes pretends I have the vocals of Rachel Berry, so I watch the show, but I'm not completely sure that "Glee" is appropriate for an 8-year-old. It may have an 8 o'clock timeslot, but just because the time and your child's age conincides does not make it appropriate.  The stars may come off as more light hearted and cheery than Fox's other cult hit, "The O.C" but they still deal with everything from teen pregnancy, gay rights, and teaching religion in schools. Sounds like some heavy issues waaay above the heads of most elementary aged kids I know.

So to the parents who do allow their youngsters to watch the show I ask you this:  If you're ok with discussing the topics on the show with your kids, then why can you not explain to your child that Rachel, Finn, and Quinn are played by young adults in their mid-20's who chose to pose for a  monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books (thanks, Wikipedia). And then ask yourself why your child is reading a men's magazine.

Buzz Kill

I firmly believe that my brother is the curse that afflicts OSU and Cleveland Sports teams which prevents them from winning any post-season championship games. Need proof? Here are the past big games that brother has attended. I don't know the final scores of all of them, but the bottom line is that we lost.

April 2007: NCAA National Championship OSU vs. the Florida Gators (this is like somone pouring 151 on your birthday cake since OSU lost the football National Championship to Florida a mere 3 months prior). I would also like to point out that I called my brother to tell him to bring home a t-shirt for our ailing sister in the hospital. When he gave her the souvenir, he tried to play it off like he came up with the grand idea himself. Obviously, I made sure credit was given where due.

June 2007: Game four of the NBA finals. The Cleveland Cavs vs. the San Antonio Spurs 82 to 83. It's not exactly like the Cavs had won any games in the series yet, but if they won this game, they still would have been in.

January 2008: BCS National Championship held in New Orleans, LA. TOSU Buckeyes vs. the LSU Tigers. I actually don't feel this bitter about this loss because Eddie refused to give me a ride down to the NOLA, baby, forcing me to sell my ticket. So he deserves this loss.

October 2010: OSU vs. the Wisconsin Badgers. This was a harsh blow, but at least it happened in the regular season. Although due to recent press it seems as if Pryor and Lebron James are pretty tight. Given that, I'm not shocked to see that Pryor played horribly letting down his teammates and fans. He learned from the best. (Also, I'm saying it now: should Pryor leave after this season, I wouldn't be too shocked.)

Know the game Buzz didn't attend? You guessed it! The 2010 Rosebowl in which The Ohio State University Buckeyes defeated the University of Oregon Ducks, 26-17!

Ban this man from the games!

The New Hugh Hefner?

Whether or not you like reality tv, I'm sure you've heard of both Sister Wives and The Girls Next Door. I think the differences between the shows is obvious enough, but have you noticed the similarities?



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First, and foremost: 1 man with 3 girlfriends. Kody may actually have 4 "wives" but you have to consider that he is legally only married to 1, which pretty much makes the other 3 girlfriends.

Second, lots of relations. Neither show really gets into the topic that much, but it happens. It's hard to say who gets more because Hef's girls are WAY  better looking, although plastic, but Kody does have 13 kids to show for it. And he has a schedule which totally means business.

Third, all 6 women need stylists.

       

I realize "The Girls Next Door" is obviously trying to sell sex, but some of Holly's outfits are just terrible. Tubesocks do not go with every outfit. Nor am I a fan of turtlenecks. This applies to both shows, but especially if you're living in LA (cough-Holly-cough). Bridget was also the oldest but why does she dress like a baby? Kendra doesn't dress terribly, but she just doesn't dress. I suppose the Sister Wives do dress their age, but they could use a few lessons in the hair and make-up department. I was expecting vibrant purple eyeshadow on one of Hef's girls, not Kody's!

Fourth, both men like women born in the year 1973. Bridget, Hef's ex, and Christine, Kody's 3rd wife are the same age. In the above photo of the 3 women, Christine is wearing the red get-up. Pretty rowdy if you ask me.

Fifth, Holly, Bridget, Kendra, Meri, Janelle, and Christine are all stripper names. I don't really have any guidelines on what a stripper's name is and isn't but just trust me on this one.

Sixth, they both live in mansions. Obviously, the Playboy mansion is much grander, but fitting 17 people under 1 roof is no easy feat.

Seventh, all women hail from the west coast. Obviously, not the best coast. Buncha weirdos if you ask me.

Last, but not least, both shows capture unconventional family structure and living arrangements. As intriguing as the lifestyle of Hef is, I undoubtedly found it absurd. Until I heard of Sister Wives. At least Hugh has the decency to not bring in loads of children to his exotic lifestyle.

I bleed scarlet and drunk

Hah I meant to say I bleed scarlet and grey, but hmm obviously my subconscious got the better of me. Yikes. Anyway, I can't post currently because the game just got really intense. If Jimmy shows emotion, then you know he means business!

Gosh, I love that man.

I bleed scarlet and drunk

Hah I meant to say I bleed scarlet and grey, but hmm obviously my subconscious got the better of me. Yikes. Anyway, I can't post currently because the game just got really intense. If Jimmy shows emotion, then you know he means business!

Gosh, I love that man.

Eeeks!

I can't believe it's been 7 days since I blogged! And I was doing so good, trying to do a post a day. Ok, so what really may have motivated me is that I pretended I was a columnist a la Carrie Bradshaw, but what gets the work done, gets the work done! No worries, faithful blog followers, I will be back to my usual bloggy self starting now!


And because nobody likes a blog without pictures....




That is all. For now.

There's a church for that???

See that nose ring? Believe it or not that little speck has sparked a lawsuit between a high school in North Carolina and the American Civil Liberties Union. Ariana Iacono who you see pictured above was suspended because her nose ring violates school dresscode. Dress code also prohibits abnormal hair color, short skirts, sagging pants, and other facial piercings. ACLU has gotten involved because Iacono and her mother belong to the "Church of Body Modification" which means the school is violating her civil rights because her nose ring is part of "church doctrine."

If you were wondering the "Church of Body Modification" believes that piercings and tattoos are direct lines to the divine. I found this "church and religion" completely bogus that I stopped reading the article for more information. I know there's an app to make everything in your life easier but I think the "Church of Body Modification" should have a new motto: There's a faith for that.

22 years, 4 months, 10 days

On occasion, I like to hit the link at the top of the page "Next blog" just to check out what other people are doing with their blogs. Some are really creative, some are interesting -- like the woman who imagines what her baby is dreaming about and sets up a photoshoot around this idea. I give her props for her elaborate shoots, but seems risky dressing up and posing a sleeping baby. Others are weird, and most seem to be young families keeping in touch with distant family members. Today as I'm perusing, much to my astonishment, and a tiny bit horror, I found a woman who blogs every day and the title of her blog is 2 years, 6 months, 5 days or however old her child is for that day! Yes, this woman knows how old her daughter is down the day! Yeah, sure it's easy to figure out, but can't you just say 2 1/2? Who needs a running tally? It's kind of like when you shop for clothes of kids and some of them say age 30-36 months and then you have to do the math and be like, "oh yes, for my 3 year old!" (or in one of my psych books when it referred to a 4 year old as a 56-month-old) When have you ever heard someone say "now is that how a 36 month old behaves in public?" when reprimanding their child? Never! Truth of the matter is, I feel sorry for this child. If her mother is this neurotic about making sure everyone knows how her child's exact age, imagine how nutty she is about other important aspects of her child's life? What a nutjob!