mad men and my shout out to faye miller

Mad Men is back and my life now has a little more purpose. To quickly recap, in Season 4, Don drank a lot and blacked out a couple of times (maybe almost even every night). Don was hooking up with a prostitute, got into a semi-relationship with Dr. Faye Miller (by "dr." I mean consumer researcher), then suddenly proposed to his secretary. Also in Season 4 just when you think you can't hate Betty anymore, she proves us wrong. Joan got knocked up by Roger and Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce lost their biggest account Lucky Strike putting them on the verge of closure. In a stroke of genius (or stupidity), Don took out a full page ad in the NYTimes stating why he “quit tobacco.”

In preparation for Season 5, I recently watched a couple of episodes from Season 4 and I’d like to dedicate this blog post to who I think is the most unfortunate of Don Draper’s women, Faye Miller. Faye Miller seemed to have done everything right but Don took her for granted. She is intelligent, beautiful, successful and great in bed. Faye is not very good with children but she genuinely tried to be and she took care of Don when he was at his worst. Faye’s biggest flaw was that she really liked Don. Faye seemed perfect for Don. She is his equal in the professional world and she is one of few people who truly knew his real identity and accepted him despite the lie. Faye even jeopardized her job for Don by crossing ethical bounds to help his career. In the end, Don dumped Faye for his younger secretary who he slept with once and babysat for him in California for a weekend. Perhaps I am more sympathetic to Faye out of all of Don’s women because I hate to see the Faye's in the world getting taken for granted. Faye is probably the type of woman who end up staying single because all of the men at her level will leave her for a HYPOA (hot young piece of ass). Megan is a nice girl, but once upon a time so was the young Betty.

In this new season, here’s what I’m hoping for and predicting:

1.) I hope we see more of creepy Glen and I’m predicting he’ll be a teenager with a driver’s license sneaking around with Sally.

2.) I hope we see Sal.

3.) I think Midge (Don’s former mistress, artist from the village) overdoses on smack.

4.) I think Peggy becomes a lesbian… wait did she already do that?

5.) I hope Carla gets her revenge on that bitch Betty for firing her.

"i love the smell of commerce in the morning" -brodie

Check out this girly time-waster called Polyvore. This site is like having a virtual closet where you can put together outfits and then be sad about how you don't have any of these items in your real life closet. This is the site for you if you've had your coffee today after 6:00 p.m. therefore are wide awake at 1:30 a.m.

This is my Mallrats-Shannen Doherty inspired outfit.

Flannel by Isabel Marant (so it's probably really expensive), Floral Dr. Martens, Boyfriend cut jeans, Pink Crop Top and Top Shop backpack. 

This outfit is sort of similar to something I wore over the weekend except with what I wore, a friend said I looked "lumber jack chic" then a few drinks later he said my outfit looked "really lesbian." I'm not sure what "really lesbian" means coming from a gay guy.

pets: my thoughts (rant or reflection? you decide)

If you know me personally, you know that I am not an "animal person." I figure it is about time I defend -- more like explain myself. I don't know what it is, but there is something in my genetic make up that does not allow me to ooh and awww over pets like some people do, whether that is dogs, cats, birds, pigs, etc. I don't dislike animals. I would never hurt one and I do get sad when I see the Sarah MacLaughlin ASPCA commercial, but then I get annoyed because that "Arms of the Angel" song that plays throughout the commercial reminds me of that annoying movie City of Angels, which reminds me of Nicolas Cage. I also think baby animals are adorable, however, that does not mean I enjoy looking at photos of other people's pets. I only need to see two maybe three photos of pets. The first one is when the pet is a baby, then when the pet is older and the third is when the pet is doing something spectacular like attempting to play a piano or flush the toilet (also that is the only time I find people's pet videos interesting). I try to like animals because I worry that my lack of gushy affection towards animals means I am capable of being a serial killer. I may not love animals but I do detest people who equivocate their pets to people-- particularly children. Pets are not children.

Perhaps my feelings towards pets can be explained by my childhood. Growing up, my family had a dog named Trixie. I'm not sure of her breed but she looked like a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with slightly smaller ears. She was a cute dog and died at the age of 14. She was very sick and I actually saw her die and to my surprise, cried. I was never that close to Trixie because she was really more my brother's pet. It took me a long time to get used to her because I was terrified of dogs. When I lived in the Philippines there was this dog that terrorized my neighborhood—or maybe it terrorized me and I've been sort of afraid of dogs since.* Trixie was the first dog I petted and held. I was eight-years-old. 

*I am more afraid of cats than dogs. I actually kind of like dogs now. Cats stare at you emotionless so they look like they are plotting to kill you.

ok friends...

Get ready to be annoyed with attempts at weight loss posts! Since January, I've lost a measly 2-4 pounds and I have kicked up my work outs and tried to count calories again. I have decided counting calories is just not cutting it for me because when I count calories I somehow use it as an excuse to eat junk. My rationalization goes something like this:

I can eat two slices of thick cut bacon because it's 140 calories, which is less than a small bag of Lay's potato chips and about the same amount as two pieces of toast. 


This is bad because bacon has so much fat and after I've eaten two slices of bacon, I want more and to avoid eating more I end up eating a giant scone and I end up in a downward spiral of eating and self-loathing followed by terrible heart burn and acid reflux.

From now on until I go to Coachella, which is in 39 days, I am going to practice healthy eating again.

a blog post about other people's blogs

I read blogs every day. That is my sad life now. I read certain blogs everyday to the point where I start to think these people are actually my friends. I used to read about important things (or at least tried to make an effort to) like politics, world news, environment, etc. Now, my free (and work) time is spent looking at google shares on the latest celeb disasters and the following blogs. I kinda wish I had their lives (or at least be invited out to dinner by them).

1.) From Me To You
This is a photography and fashion blog. The woman who runs this blog is an incredible photographer who invented animated photographs called cinemagraphs. She travels all over the world shooting fashion shows and boat races in Dubai, among other things and she does it all looking like she had just stepped off a set of Mad Men.

I also love that she has great taste in beer. This is her in Malibu during a shoot drinking Pliny the Elder. She is also a big fan of Dogfish Head. Yep. I am a stalker.

2.) Molls She Wrote

I think I stumbled upon this blog when I read about Zooey Deschanel's new internet venture called Hello Giggles. The owner of Molls She Wrote is co-creator of Hello Giggles. I'm so glad I found Molls She Wrote because she is hilarious. Her personal blog is very random (much like this one) but yet I look forward to reading it every day. 

She is one of those "internet sensations" who got semi-famous for her blog. She is currently a writer for Two Broke Girls.

3.) KiNdAfaBuLouS

I found this blog reading Molls She Wrote. They are apparently BFFs and he is also pretty hilarious. His blog topics include Housewives of (any city), public schools, politics, working out, you name it.

4.) The Man Repeller

This is one of my favorite personal style blogs. The Man Repeller exhibits the perfect amount of sarcasm and wit. She is extremely like-able unlike a lot of fashion insiders. She is the embodiment of the saying that women dress for other women. Her style can be a bit outrageous for me but I enjoy reading her take on the latest trends. 

"If it looks like a vagina it must be couture." -The Man Repeller

5.) The Pioneer Woman and Fat Free Vegan Kitchen

These are completely opposite blogs. I love The Pioneer Woman because her food and her family makes me wish I would be invited to stay on her ranch for the weekend. I would even get up early to feed the cows or whatever it is ranch people do in the mornings. 

I like Fat Free Vegan Kitchen because the food always looks good and it's guilt-free (unlike The Pioneer Woman). I come to Fat Free Vegan Kitchen when I am on a health kick.

What blogs do you waste your time on?