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10 August 2009

Scientology's New Uniforms

I joke about scientology. A lot. I partly blame this on watching South Park when I was immature and still in high school. But scientology is absolutely hilarious because they take themselves far too seriously. That is both a high crime AND a sin. By being the epitome of seriousness, it is a blinding neon invitation to poke fun of them.

The leader of scientology (center)
standing on a box

The people working for scientology dress like they were in the navy. But everyone knows that nautical themes are only "in" during the summer months.

Ladies and Gentlemen. Behold! Scientology's 20 piece new uniforms!

Praise Xenu! (click for large)

First impression: Vampires. Not Twilight vampires. I mean old school Dracula vampires. They are wearing capes lined red satin for goodness sakes! Or maybe it's just supposed to be gothy. It's like a kid at the mall trying to be mysteriously cool by wearing dark colors and spending money at Hot Topic, but replace "kid at the mall" with "pseudo-scientific creepy religious organization".

Second impression: Airline stewardesses. Vampire gothic stewardesses. Look at that girl in the center. That's a stewardess from Pan Am from the 70s dressed (complete with bad pantyhose) as a vampire. I am sure someone in a club has done the "Goth Flight Attendant" look before. Also the presence of vampire stewardesses suggests a vampire airline. That is worrying.

Third impression: This is the only time I've seen a non-Aryan scientologist pictured.

Fourth impression: I didn't know scientology had its own magazine. What do they print every month? I can only speculate that it is a woman's magazine, like Cosmopolitan. Skinny models holding e-meters with the electrode cans draped artfully over their breasts. There are articles that tell you how to tame your many alien souls through yoga. Exercise moves include couch jumping. Sex tips for your inner thetan. How not to cry when you deliver a baby. For all I know, dieting tips could include eating batteries and Chloe purses.

Lastly: A two-toned tie? Really?

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Moving onto the provided detailed shots, we can see that yes, that is a bucket hat with red stitching. And I wouldn't call a 100% wool swing coat "all-weather". Monsoon season is weather and this coat would not fare well in the Pacific.

A red satin vest is... not what I would call stunning. My friend worked as a restaurant hostess and she pretty much wore the exact same thing except it didn't have a scientology cross on the back. Her vest just had mustard stains.

But seriously, what is the red and black theme? Did they want to dress in all black but needed a pop of color? I just don't know where they would get the inspiration to dress in so much black-

Oh.

Source: Gawker - "Scientology's Creepy New Uniforms"

Unicorn, Cupcakes, and Religions Icons

My family is not particularly religious. They are vaguely protestant Christians and occasional show up to church. My peers came from a mixed bag of families, ranging from fanatical Baptists to easy going Methodists and to half hearted Catholics. In the end, my peers had little to no religious education either.

Thankfully art history filled me in on Christians legends, making me at least feel well educated.

Anyway, this t-shirt is the formula for awesome. Unicorn + cupcake + Our Lady of Guadalupe = AWESOME. Math is good for many things.

BME Shop: Unicorns and Cupcakes

New Week; New Wallpaper - 8-10-09

It's hot and humid. Let's go hiking.

artist unknown
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04 August 2009

Corgi Tuesday, August 4

03 August 2009

New Week; New Wallpaper - 8-3-09

Many a father has named or nicknamed his daughter after flowers. My dad is particularly fond of summer flowers because they beautiful and survive the summer heat without much care. He wishes he could grow roses as easily as they do in England, but Japanese beetles and black mold make it not worth it. Instead he plants hollyhocks, the poor man's rose. I was nicknamed hollyhocks because I was born in the summer, grew up tall, and Dad thought "sunflower" was too obvious.

Credit to: http://www.connected2christ.com/
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28 July 2009

Daily Outfit 7-28-2009

It was raining today so I took my photo inside. You can see the interesting way my father has decorated the house, as evidenced by the multicolored walls. For a man who is partially colorblind, he is remarkably talented at interior decorating.

What a glamorous busy day. Got to sleep in, got dressed up for a date with Lanna, got to eat mushrooms, and did girly shopping for make up for SEVERAL HOURS.

Lanna and I went to Sephora. Previously I had avoided the store because I associated it with its obnoxious product placement (which I hate) in Cloverfield (which was terrible). In the end, Lanna and I braved a thunderstorm and got into the store.

Super cheesy Sephora product placement in "Cloverfield"

(found on beastandbean's flickr)

You know when you were little, you played with your mother's make up while trying on her clothes? That was basically what happened. We tried on everything and played with at least 100 products. Lanna even decided to paint her nails under the guise of testing the chip proof claim.

One sales lady help me find the perfect foundation (Smashbox HD foundation in the palest color they had) when before I've never been keen on wearing foundation. She even gave me a good sized sample to try it out for a couple days.

It is very strange to have a strangre touch your face. That is a very intimate space after all. The saleslady was showing me how to put on foundation and I was flinching and laughing because it tickled. She laughed and said I was a very funny girl. If I had a dime for every time I heard that, I could earn some serious compound interest.

Scarf - Left by my mother
Teal t-shirt - Target
Skirt - thifted
Sandals - Thifted

Corgi Tuesday, July 28

Corgis are the only dogs I ever see doing this.

Unfortunately, Blazer doesn't do this any more. He will lay down and put one leg out behind him. He has arthritis in one hip so he'll keep that foot underneath him.

When I catch him with a foot out, I'll sneak up on him and poke those cute pink pads. He growls at me, as if he could ever be a threatening dog, and indignantly pulls his foot back underneath him. And then he rolls over pathetically for a belly rub.

27 July 2009

Daily Outfit - 7-24-2009

I genuinely enjoy my silver flats. They make me feel like a sparkly ballerina, except about 7 inches taller and many pounds heavier. However lovely, the flats weren't particularly comfortable the last time I wore them because one of the ankle straps rubbed against my skin uncomfortably. Lo and behold, God blessed the world with tights and other assortments of hosiery that help keep blisters at bay. The down side is that creepy fetishists keep favoriting my pictures on Flickr.