Well this oil spill in the gulf seems to be becoming a crisis. As a result of this leak hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil have been spilled into the ocean. This is causing lots and lots of problems, not only monetarily but in the ocean's eco systems.
So, I now have a large and very important question for BP... HOW IN THE HECK ARE YOU GOING TO GET ALL THIS OIL CLEANED UP?. i am going to try to find an answer to this question.
President Obama has said that the government of the united states will be attempting to clean up this oil spill. However, he also said that BP will be footing this bill.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Gaga-ify yourself!!
okay, so a new artist that has been sweeping the nation is lady gaga. chances are that you have seen an outfit of hers at one of her many awards appearances or in one of her videos. sometimes the get-ups make you wonder, how did she get into that dress? or other questions like how many leotards does this chick own? in any case, gaga is original and inspiring to many people. plus aside from the giant spark shooting bras, her look is easy to emulate.
in previous blogs a have attempted to clearly inform people about how copying is bad, super super bad as a matter of fact, but inspiring is really good. this is what Miss Gaga does so well. though some things she wears just aren't practical for everyday life, similar things can be used.
step 1- finding a color that works for you. some bright popping colors that are referred to as "universal colors" are turquoise and coral. other colors may work too but those are a start.
step 2-finding a cut that is edgy, flattering and doesn't make you look like a prostitute or mad woman. often some of gaga outfits dont involve pants and sometimes are even just consisting of little shreds of lace, this wont work in the real world if you arent famous.
in previous blogs a have attempted to clearly inform people about how copying is bad, super super bad as a matter of fact, but inspiring is really good. this is what Miss Gaga does so well. though some things she wears just aren't practical for everyday life, similar things can be used.
step 1- finding a color that works for you. some bright popping colors that are referred to as "universal colors" are turquoise and coral. other colors may work too but those are a start.
step 2-finding a cut that is edgy, flattering and doesn't make you look like a prostitute or mad woman. often some of gaga outfits dont involve pants and sometimes are even just consisting of little shreds of lace, this wont work in the real world if you arent famous.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Next Big Thing
as it is, i have a fashion blog im going to try to find "the next big thing" in fashion. in the fashion world trends are in out and then gone within a matter of weeks. the whole industry is based on what a certain designer picks out as the next big thing.
many magazines and companies try to make up the next big thing and hope that some gullible people will carry it out for them. trends are formed from the peoples ideas on what looks good, though many trends dont look good on all people. also trends are formed based on what celebrities are wearing out in public.
as for my assignment, i need to choose what i think is going to be the next big thing in the fashion industry. in my opinion i think that lace, in all colors and styles will be "in". whether its just some accents on shirts or leggings to full blouses lace is the latest trend.
however, like all trends it can either be done tastefully or well... otherwise
simple yet pretty ways to incoreperate lace is with accents or small details.
an easy way to icorporate lots of lace is with leggings or tights as pictured here.
many magazines and companies try to make up the next big thing and hope that some gullible people will carry it out for them. trends are formed from the peoples ideas on what looks good, though many trends dont look good on all people. also trends are formed based on what celebrities are wearing out in public.
as for my assignment, i need to choose what i think is going to be the next big thing in the fashion industry. in my opinion i think that lace, in all colors and styles will be "in". whether its just some accents on shirts or leggings to full blouses lace is the latest trend.
however, like all trends it can either be done tastefully or well... otherwise
simple yet pretty ways to incoreperate lace is with accents or small details.
an easy way to icorporate lots of lace is with leggings or tights as pictured here.
Friday, March 19, 2010
who owns me?
my picks for the assignment would be:
album-the fame monster by lady gaga
book-twilight series
magazine-cosmopolitian
movie-300
tv show-16 and pregnant
album-the fame monster by lady gaga
book-twilight series
magazine-cosmopolitian
movie-300
tv show-16 and pregnant
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
new prompts...
5. If you could plan out your life from now until you die, what would it look like? Your college, career, family, home, etc.
if i could plan out my entire life from this point on, that would be amazing! directly out of high school i would immediately travel abroad to Paris, France. rent an apartment for about a month while i work to get cash. i would then backpack all around the city to get some street experience and live a little. i would stay there for about three months over the summer.
when i return home, it would be about my birthday and time to report back for volleyball training. for my collage education, i would like to attend the university of Dayton and play volleyball while I'm there. my program would be for teaching of the sciences. i would rush to a sorority and hopefully get in. if i didn't, i would rent out an apartment of attempt to rent a house with some of my friends.
after my four years and graduation from school, that would be about the time that i would like to be getting married, preferably to marshal (little premature not but who knows). he should be getting out of his term in the marines and be coming home permanently. after i get married, i would like to purchase our own house somewhere in the greater Dayton area. i large five bedroom three and a half bath white one to be exact. oh yeah, i forgot to mention that the house i have MUST have four pillars on the front of it.
throughout this time i would like to be working in the teaching field at national trail high school teaching physics. that would be ideal but if i cant find a teaching job, i always have my family clothing business. my grandmother left a portion of the business to me so i would have some control on what goes on there.
at about a year or so later i would like to go back to the university of Dayton for my masters degree in teaching.
while i am earning my masters i would like to start having children. my first child, hopefully, will be a little baby girl. i would name her Lilly Lenae Keefer. two or three years later i would want to have another baby, a boy. his name would be Liem lee Keefer. we would be a little all American family. dad is a cop, mom is a teacher and two perfect little kids one girl, one boy :)
if i could plan out my entire life from this point on, that would be amazing! directly out of high school i would immediately travel abroad to Paris, France. rent an apartment for about a month while i work to get cash. i would then backpack all around the city to get some street experience and live a little. i would stay there for about three months over the summer.
when i return home, it would be about my birthday and time to report back for volleyball training. for my collage education, i would like to attend the university of Dayton and play volleyball while I'm there. my program would be for teaching of the sciences. i would rush to a sorority and hopefully get in. if i didn't, i would rent out an apartment of attempt to rent a house with some of my friends.
after my four years and graduation from school, that would be about the time that i would like to be getting married, preferably to marshal (little premature not but who knows). he should be getting out of his term in the marines and be coming home permanently. after i get married, i would like to purchase our own house somewhere in the greater Dayton area. i large five bedroom three and a half bath white one to be exact. oh yeah, i forgot to mention that the house i have MUST have four pillars on the front of it.
throughout this time i would like to be working in the teaching field at national trail high school teaching physics. that would be ideal but if i cant find a teaching job, i always have my family clothing business. my grandmother left a portion of the business to me so i would have some control on what goes on there.
at about a year or so later i would like to go back to the university of Dayton for my masters degree in teaching.
while i am earning my masters i would like to start having children. my first child, hopefully, will be a little baby girl. i would name her Lilly Lenae Keefer. two or three years later i would want to have another baby, a boy. his name would be Liem lee Keefer. we would be a little all American family. dad is a cop, mom is a teacher and two perfect little kids one girl, one boy :)
new prompts :)
1. If you were forced to get at least one tattoo by law, what would it be and what would the personal value/meaning of it be?
alright, so if i were forced to get a tattoo i would get two small ear tattoos. one behind each ear at the top so they could be easily hidden but still noticeable. the first would be a heart with my husbands initials inside of it. this would signify to me that they always would literally have a place in my heart and that i would always carry them with me. being married to the person is a great commitment and should be permanent, just like a tattoo.
also i would get an owl behind my left ear. i would get this tattoo as just a reminder that it is always important to think with your head about what you're about to do before acting. sometimes good judgment is not always up front in what you're doing, but it should be. people, myself included also tend to think with their heart or their first impulse without weighing the factors out first.
alright, so if i were forced to get a tattoo i would get two small ear tattoos. one behind each ear at the top so they could be easily hidden but still noticeable. the first would be a heart with my husbands initials inside of it. this would signify to me that they always would literally have a place in my heart and that i would always carry them with me. being married to the person is a great commitment and should be permanent, just like a tattoo.
also i would get an owl behind my left ear. i would get this tattoo as just a reminder that it is always important to think with your head about what you're about to do before acting. sometimes good judgment is not always up front in what you're doing, but it should be. people, myself included also tend to think with their heart or their first impulse without weighing the factors out first.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Inspire, not copy
it is an old saying that immitation is the highest form of flattery, though today it is taken as copy cat-ing. many people often feel threatened when people copy them. as i was looking at this new website lookbook.nu i saw many examples of clothing in which i liked in parts. thats where my point of inspiring comes from. when you go through and buy the same things as other people, you get more and more generic. people fstop coming across as individuals and more as robots.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The Classic LBD
the total purpose of the little black dress is to portray confidence and simple sexiness. with over complication it takes away from all that you are attempting to accomplish with the signature little black dress.
okay, so as every person knows there are good and bad ways to do anything. here are some awesome and terrible examples of the little black dress.
To start lets state some basic rules.
-avoid complication, it takes away from your figure
-find a cut and neckline that suits you best, and stick with it.
alright, now lets see some good examples of a little black dress
Here are some ways NOT to wear a LBD
okay, so as every person knows there are good and bad ways to do anything. here are some awesome and terrible examples of the little black dress.
To start lets state some basic rules.
-avoid complication, it takes away from your figure
-find a cut and neckline that suits you best, and stick with it.
alright, now lets see some good examples of a little black dress
Here are some ways NOT to wear a LBD
Monday, January 25, 2010
The Ugly Pits
so have you ever gotten ready to go out and you are trying on all sorts of styles and you find sometime at your wonderful soiree that you have white streaks all down your good clothes? also have you ever been dancing the night away and suddenly see that you look like a NFL linebacker after a game? or even in the worst case get a wiff of yourself or a dirty look and figure out that its you that smells like a loaf of salami? well here are some ways to prevent this or fix these situations
PREVENTION FOR STREAKS
-put on deodorant after fully dressing*be careful, white solid deodorants can cake on the outside if you are wearing a tank top or black
-use quick drying gels or roll ons-get an all day deodorant that you don't have to reapply once it soaks into your skin for the dayPREVENTIONS FOR ARMPIT SWEAT STAINS
-get prescription strength deodorant*secret clinical strength sport or classic mitchum works best.
-blot underarms with a paper towel or simply place small cutlets inside your shirt.
-reapply deodorant frequently
IN CASE YOU WERE A LITTLE TOO LATE...
STREAKS
-carry a dryer sheet or baby wipe to gently clear it off your clothes, you may feel like a doofus carrying a dryer sheet with you but it seriously works.-wet a paper towel in the bathroom and blot at the streak, do not rub!
-baby wipes also do wonders if you BLOT the stain.SWEAT STAINS OR MARKS
- head to the nearest bathroom and check for the points where you are most sweaty
-blot areas with paper towel or toilet paper
- squeeze the underarms of your shirt with a paper
ODOR!!!!!!!
-wet a paper towel and put hand soap on it.
-take off your shirt(s) in a stall.
-scrub your underarms with the wet paper towel to get the stink off.
-you may need to repeat the above twice
- carry body spray to slightly cover up what had soaked into your shirt.
well hopefully this insight helps many ladies with their underarm problems :)
as for now, I'm signing off.
e.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Death of A Black Tie Affair
it seems more and more the youth of today is slacking on the dressing up, and turning every day into a casual friday. the children are being taught to dress down to go out. throw on some sweats with a shirt and head to the black tie affair. throughout history the clothes a person wore was almost a symbol of their status and intelligence. it used to be, up until about thirty years ago, that a person wouldnt think about going out of the house without being properly presentable. ladies wore gloves almost everywhere they went, and gentlemen almost always had on a hat.
as our lives get busier and busier, that may contribute to the american citezen looking this way. we look for comfort, not style.
as our lives get busier and busier, that may contribute to the american citezen looking this way. we look for comfort, not style.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Life of an Average American Teenager
my life all began at the good Samaritan hospital, in Dayton Ohio, on august 8Th 1994. my loving parents are Julie and Chris baker. i was my mother's first born child and my father's fourth born girl. by my first birthday, i could clearly speak to others around me. i also could fully direct anyone around me to get what i wanted in a full sentence. i partially credit my grandmother who for the first 18 months of my life made me sit around watched soap operas all day while my parents were at work.
at a year and a half i began attending the Dayton Jewish community center. i was a very stubborn young child. when all the children would lie down to nap, i would always lie awake. (ironically enough i sleep a lot in class now. man i wish that i had those naps back!!!!) this came to the point in which i would go into a separate room while all the other children slept and played with toys by myself. though that was about the only time i played by myself. i always had someone around me. in preschool i had a little boyfriend named Casey mcmeredo. we would play house and hold hands in line. we were "dating" until the summer after third grade.
soon enough i started kindergarten here, at my present school, national trail. i have been in this very building since day one. in kindergarten we had a day and b day, which i the students only went to school every other day. i was a b day student in Mrs. van ausdal's class. this was so nice, but everyone knows kindergarten is a joke.
so on to first grade. the most memorable thing i remember from this year is my friend holly moving to Ohio. she was a sweet little girl from Kentucky. we became best friends almost instantly. granted we were weird, but we still had so much fun. we would go around playing like we were cats, vampires, witches, or other mystical creatures. gosh that was fun! but throughout the next couple years nothing super interesting or significant really happened throughout the rest of elementary except the summer after second grade.
this is when i had a very significant moment i a girls life happen to me, as you could probably guess, my first kiss. remember the Casey guy above? well that's the guy. it was at djcc summer camp on a field trip. it just so happened to fall that we were going to splash moraine on my 8Th birthday. the water park was so fun! on the way home, tired from being out in the sun and running around all day i leaned my head on Casey's shoulder in the travel van. he told me to put his scooby doo towel over my head so that i could sleep, so i did. i was laying under the towel and he got under it with me and we kissed. Avril Levine complicated was playing on the radio on z93 (before fly 929). just one little peck and my life was changed. okay that seems lame now but it was super cute then!! oh yeah, i couldn't forget the roots of my shoe obsession. i used to wear these ridiculous chunky bread loaf hooker shoes that a ten year old should not be wearing. i had them in almost every color. most of them were at least three inches tall. what on earth was i thinking?
well again nothing super extraordinary happened for the next couple years. then came middle school. to start off fifth grade i came in with high heeled flip flops, plaid mini skirt, generation one ipod and a messy bun. i seriously thought that i was hot you know what with my official b cup bras and brand new curves to come along with it. you know as i am writing and recollecting all this, you couldnt even fathom how much i want to hit myself back then. anyways, with my little mini skirts i was getting a lot of attention. especially from mrs. holmen. she was the dumb bleeeeeeeeep that made my life a living hell all through 5th grade. every limit or rule that i even got close to breaking she was on my behind. that brings me to stamp cards aka the dumbist way to teach kids responsiblity. i would always forget my stamp cards and i wouldnt be able to do jack diddly. i was in stamp debt up to my eyeballs. at one point i was in the red about 100 stamps. eventually i got out of the hole and had fun but man i hated those things.
it seems like I've been here FOREVER, right?
going through the years in national trail education, i have learned that school only prepares you for the so called "real" world with scary jobs, bills and most importantly, uncertainty.
at a year and a half i began attending the Dayton Jewish community center. i was a very stubborn young child. when all the children would lie down to nap, i would always lie awake. (ironically enough i sleep a lot in class now. man i wish that i had those naps back!!!!) this came to the point in which i would go into a separate room while all the other children slept and played with toys by myself. though that was about the only time i played by myself. i always had someone around me. in preschool i had a little boyfriend named Casey mcmeredo. we would play house and hold hands in line. we were "dating" until the summer after third grade.
soon enough i started kindergarten here, at my present school, national trail. i have been in this very building since day one. in kindergarten we had a day and b day, which i the students only went to school every other day. i was a b day student in Mrs. van ausdal's class. this was so nice, but everyone knows kindergarten is a joke.
so on to first grade. the most memorable thing i remember from this year is my friend holly moving to Ohio. she was a sweet little girl from Kentucky. we became best friends almost instantly. granted we were weird, but we still had so much fun. we would go around playing like we were cats, vampires, witches, or other mystical creatures. gosh that was fun! but throughout the next couple years nothing super interesting or significant really happened throughout the rest of elementary except the summer after second grade.
this is when i had a very significant moment i a girls life happen to me, as you could probably guess, my first kiss. remember the Casey guy above? well that's the guy. it was at djcc summer camp on a field trip. it just so happened to fall that we were going to splash moraine on my 8Th birthday. the water park was so fun! on the way home, tired from being out in the sun and running around all day i leaned my head on Casey's shoulder in the travel van. he told me to put his scooby doo towel over my head so that i could sleep, so i did. i was laying under the towel and he got under it with me and we kissed. Avril Levine complicated was playing on the radio on z93 (before fly 929). just one little peck and my life was changed. okay that seems lame now but it was super cute then!! oh yeah, i couldn't forget the roots of my shoe obsession. i used to wear these ridiculous chunky bread loaf hooker shoes that a ten year old should not be wearing. i had them in almost every color. most of them were at least three inches tall. what on earth was i thinking?
well again nothing super extraordinary happened for the next couple years. then came middle school. to start off fifth grade i came in with high heeled flip flops, plaid mini skirt, generation one ipod and a messy bun. i seriously thought that i was hot you know what with my official b cup bras and brand new curves to come along with it. you know as i am writing and recollecting all this, you couldnt even fathom how much i want to hit myself back then. anyways, with my little mini skirts i was getting a lot of attention. especially from mrs. holmen. she was the dumb bleeeeeeeeep that made my life a living hell all through 5th grade. every limit or rule that i even got close to breaking she was on my behind. that brings me to stamp cards aka the dumbist way to teach kids responsiblity. i would always forget my stamp cards and i wouldnt be able to do jack diddly. i was in stamp debt up to my eyeballs. at one point i was in the red about 100 stamps. eventually i got out of the hole and had fun but man i hated those things.
it seems like I've been here FOREVER, right?
going through the years in national trail education, i have learned that school only prepares you for the so called "real" world with scary jobs, bills and most importantly, uncertainty.
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