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September 30th, 2010 Events of the Day

Posted 20 months ago|2 comments|561 views
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1. Some freakazoid nutcase with a helmet on a bike accosted me because I dared cross the street on a red light. He called me a criminal. I called him a fascist. Bam.

2. One of the organizations I follow on Twitter (related to the fashion industry), stated this: The new way to wear your coat? As a cape!
with a link to pictures of fashion nobodies wearing their jackets or coats draped over their shoulders.

Now, I ask myself this question: if I wear my jacket or coat, draped over my shoulders, why would I suddenly turn into the caped crusader? Or better yet, a fashion icon? Am I not just wearing it draped over my shoulders because
a. I am too lazy to put it on
b. its too warm to put it on
c. all of the above

If I decide to drape it over my shoulders because I am deliberately trying to create a fashion trend, then I'd consider anyone emulating me an idiot. Which begs the question: are most followers of fashion trends really that stupid? Or is this particular "trend setter" so hard up for something, anything to tweet about, they just make random **** up?

I like fashion. I really do. But I just cannot get my head around the musings of the so-called fashion insiders. That's too much for me. Cool or trendy isn't something that can be bought or copied. You either are cool. Or you're not. But I suppose if most people thought like that, there'd be a drama queen drop in LVMH stock, the world's largest conglomerate of luxury brands.

3. That tweet threw me a loop so I sat for three hours in the library agonizing over which name to give my protagonist.

4. Tony Curtis: It sucks, that you left today. You shall forever hold a place in my heart, not only for the tremendous Some Like It Hot but for the grandiose The Great Race, a movie not only in my heart, but one that I know by heart.

5. September 2010: The beginning sucked. Could only get better from there. It did....slightly.
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20 months ago: The idiot on the bike failed to obey the traffic laws as required of all bicycle riders. If they don't want to obey the traffic laws they can push them on the sidewalk.

Yes, the fashion followers are stupid.

Tony? Dead? NOOOOOO! I too loved him in the Great Race and many others.
19 months ago: The Great Race is one of my all time fav films. Definitely in the top ten. So how is October workin out for you so far? ; )

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