Current Trends I Am Sick Of

I don't believe I'm a trendy person by any means, but it's not to say that I don't notice them now and again. Maybe some might feel that I am susceptible to trends because I wear thick rimmed glasses, but then I could retort that I've been wanting them since I was a child and saw these brown/black tiger striped thick rimmed glasses at Vision Works the first time my brother got glasses. Then again, I guess it wouldn't matter. Maybe someone would say I follow trends because of my hair cut. But I don't really do a thing with it to make it look much nicer, and my friend does hair so I let her do what she wants. I don't think it's too trendy. But who knows, right? Either way, this post isn't about me. It's about me bitching about the trends I seriously don't like. The tacky ones. And yes, some of my friends and acquaintances do follow some of these. This isn't a knock at them. I just think it's stupid period. It's okay! I do stupid things too.

#5 Neon Colored Nailpolish

Jesus H. Christ, does anyone seriously think this looks good?? I keep seeing girls wearing hot pink and bright orange and neon blue and this atrocious green and think - wow, I think I just vomited a little in my mouth. It's especially bad when it's on your toes. Face it people, toes are some of the least attractive parts of the body (especially on most people) and there is absolutely no need to call attention with bright flags that scream "look! isn't this hideous?!"

#4 BIG Plastic Glasses

Alright.... So as someone who HAS to wear glasses (I'm blind as a bat without them - been this way since I was 9), I have always resented people who wear glasses as a fashion statement. No functionality (because I'm not including sunglasses), just straight up "I want to look smarter than the average bear" fashion crap. Now... i'll accept that some people do it and can at least look somewhat tasteful. But dear god am I sick of people with these absurdly humongous glasses (which, not surprisingly, also tend to be in neon colors.) Let the 80's DIE already... Hell, chances are you weren't even born yet. *facepalm*

#3 Gladiator Sandals

I know people loved 300 and I guess thought this would be a good idea, but it's not. These sandals look impractical and seem to provide no comfort for your feet. Oh, and they're ugly. There, I said it. I guess I shouldn't judge seeing as I've never tried them, but... I don't care. Unless you're going in to the colosseum to kick the crap out of some evil emperor that killed your wife and child, leave the goddamn sandals at home. Or at least get a good sword to defend yourself from people like me who think you need to get some taste.

#2 Skinny Jeans (on Guys)

I don't mean to be sexist in any way, shape, or form. I just really hate skinny jeans on guys. I don't know what it is. I guess I like to leave something to the imagination. Or maybe it's because the majority of these guys tend to have equally ridiculous shirts and hair styles (and most likely- taste in music.) Being thin is fine, but being deathly thin is not (because chances are you have a disease and should seek some kind of help, and I'm not bashing people with EDs at all, I have a serious concern for those who are underweight and feel they need to get thinner.) But back to the actual bashing... skinny jeans on guys look stupid. Skinny jeans on girls aren't that much better either, unless you can really work it (i.e. you have an ass.) So please, for the love of god (and probably your parents who I doubt approve either), get some normal fitting pants before they rip.

#1 Finger Mustaches

What. The. Fuck. I don't know how the hell this thing got started. The first time I saw it I thought, oh, that's kind of cute. The second time I saw it I thought, hey, I wonder if they saw that where I did. Then it kept getting bigger and bigger and more and more annoying. And now everyone seems to be doing it. It's not funny. It's not cute. If you want a mustache, grow the damn thing (guys AND girls.) I have a much more profound respect for the men that sport handlebar mustaches and the drag kings who put an effort to make their facial hair look genuine. I know the finger 'stache is supposed to be goofy and all. But get an imagination and stop copying everyone else on MySpace/Facebook/whatever the fuck else is out there and be creative! Wash those mustaches off your fingers NOW! And if you're one of those people that got the mustache tattooed on their finger... Here's a butcher knife.

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At least it wasn't a drawing of a penis, right?

This poor, poor, and rather stupid girl...

"We are a fan of star tattoos. In fact, we have 13. But  56 of them on the face? That’s what a Belgian teenager has after she fell asleep during the tat (WTF?!) and got 53 more stars than she bargained for.

Kimberly Vlamnick, 18, is now suing the artist. She says he spoke lousy French and misunderstood her request for three little stars by her right eye. But still?!? How the hell could she not notice? And we hate to sound like our mom, but a tattoo on your face? Srsly!?

Anyway, we feel for the girl. We got a terrible tattoo of our own when we were her age. Luckily it was on our back (tramp stamp!) and has since been covered… with a star."

(via Nerve.com)

Think before you Speak.

I've never understood the omnivore's incessant need to insult and belittle vegetarians and vegans. I invite any non-veg*n person to please come and tell me why it is that YOU feel the need to harass people who have done nothing to you directly. I'm not much of a "preachy" vegetarian. I have my moments where I will post a video online of the reality that is animal cruelty (see pic to the left). Sometimes I might make mention of the ill treatment of animals on farms, in slaughterhouses, being used for testing, etc. But I never go out of my way to begin to explain the process of how a cow go on to your plate when you're sitting down for a steak dinner. I don't show you pictures of dead animals when you just finished your chicken wings. I try my best to co-exist (and I realize veg*ns might give me flack for not being more of an animal rights advocate in this sense). Yet people continually insist on taunting and basically being general nuisances to their veg friends. Why is this? Sometimes I wonder if it's because they feel threatened. Someone is doing something positive, something they may feel they couldn't possibly do themselves (although they could), so they get on the defense. Or maybe not? Perhaps it's just complete ignorance or a lack of upbringing. Either way, I still subscribe to the idea that if slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian (thanks, Paul). Maybe not everyone, but at least those with some kind of conscience. One could only hope.