Friday, March 27, 2009
Don't Get Drenched...Get Trenched!
 There is definitely something about wet weather that makes me want to thrown on a pair of jeans, a comfy sweatshirt, and some wellies and do nothing but nosh out on the couch and bury my head in a good book. Fashion is the LAST thing on my mind. Strike that. It's not on my mind at all...it doesn't even make the  list of things on my mind!!But I have to admit that lately I've been admiring these wonderfully girlie trench coats with full skirts and tucked waists and beautifully tailored lines that are most definitely drool worthy! So, I got my favorite rainy day outfit together...or what would be my favorite rainy day outfit if I could afford Miu Miu and authentic Cameos...and decided to Gene-Kelley-it and make a splash! This outfit DEFINITELY makes me want to go 'dancin and singin in the rain'. Which is just perfect since Mr. WeatherMan isn't being agreeable and keeps predicting wet weekends!! Come on with the rain...I've a smile on MY face! If you want to see where I pulled some of these clothes...check out my collection here. As always...comments are appreciated!! Happy Friday, Everybody! Labels: Fashion and Beauty |
posted by Nornie Gal at 12:20 PM
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
HGTV COW
 Okay...this makes me giggle. You know, that girly-I-totally-could-have-a-crush-on-that-guy giggle. Because Eric Stromer, with his totally-tousled blonde locks and perfectly-pearly whites and the ever-present slightly-tight T-shirt, is basically a romance novel artist's greatest muse. In fact, you can find his likeness here:
Where he is saving some desperate woman with only one hand in the ever-secure and clearly effective 'thigh grip' that heroes in romance novels are famously known for. Okay okay! I take it back...(but not really). Eric is more than a cheap thrill for us lonely ladies looking for a little bit of eye candy. Not much more....but at least a tiny bit more! In all fairness, Eric is more than just a pretty face (not that it is really fair to look that good AND have talent...). He's a multi-talented combination of builder, comedian, and musician! And it certainly doesn't hurt that he is one of the few that have made it to People magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" list. You can check him out on our favorite home and garden channel when 'Over Your Head' comes on. Or hit up his website and ogle his image gallery (wiping drool off my face now...). Good job, person-at-HGTV-who-hires-hotties, for hiring this week's Crewman of the Week, Eric Stromer. And I can only hope that one day, I get your job...  Labels: HGTV Crewman of the Week |
posted by Nornie Gal at 6:20 AM
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Friday, March 20, 2009
SWF looking for an IRL LTR...xoxo :o)
 Title look familiar? C'mon....it's okay to admit it. In fact, you've probably written something like it yourself.That's right. It's an online dating tagline...something that some estimated 35 million people have written for themselves in an effort to find that "special someone". In fact, online dating is one of the top three ways to meet people these days. (And no...this doesn't apply to any third world country that still does arranged marriages...which I actually think hold some merit...) So, if you strike out at work and your friends are terrible at setting you up and you don't live in India...there's always plan CD - the Cyber Date! Because let's be honest, we all know that friend of a friend who met that guy online and now they're engaged and looking for a house in town together and are just stupid happy that they spent those teensy weensy 20 bucks a month to find their BFF that they can LOL with till they RIP. So, we hold our breath and signup for that "free trial" and try our best to be witty and interesting without seeming too self-involved in that personal profile, all the while telling ourselves that we really do still look like we did five years ago in that awesome picture on the beach we posted... What happened to people actually meeting people? I heard the other day (and I must admit that I I couldn't find any solid articles backing this claim up) that one out of every eight couples found their significant other online. WHAT!? I won't even order jeans online...because they're shown on bulimorexic models who make EVERYTHING look unbelievably great (great emphasis on the UNBELIEVABLY part). And now I'm supposed to just order up some hot love with a few clicks and an e-mail? I feel so old and...dated. Or un-dated rather. (sigh)  I must admit...I've fallen prey to the whole 'E-TruePerfectMatch' phenomenon and tried my hand at internet dating. Yes, I've smirked in disbelief that Johnny123 in Wyoming makes 45-75 grand a year but can't properly use 'there'...or 'their'...or 'they're'. And no...I'm not attracted to your flexing-in-the-bathroom-with-your-shirt-off-while-coincidentally-taking-a-picture thing you've got going on. Ah yes...and the decapitated ex that is in all but one of your pictures. Really? I mean...really? Or my favorite: The Denial. This usually goes something like this: "Can't believe I'm on this site and it's my first time doing something like this and my friends signed me up and blah blah BLAH..." Read as: "I have a hard time admitting that I have a hard time meeting people I want to meet". Umm...it's not like the people who will be reading your profile aren't online for the same reason and probably won't hold it against you that you're also fishing in the cyber waters...is that only obvious to me? Here's to 2009 where dating means meeting people that may (or may not) exist and may (or may not) look like that and may (but probably do not) know how to spell. Ahh...the ambient blue glow of a computer screen...the sound of a keyboard clacking....it's a little like falling in love. Labels: Dating, Social Standard |
posted by Nornie Gal at 1:12 PM
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