fyi by amy

Pop Beauty Blush Cake - New Fall Makeup

2006-08-19T23:12:00.000-07:00

With the Fall months nearing it's time to have a change when it comes to makeup. I absolutely adore this tinned mutli-hued blush. From Pop Beauty this blush cake will surely give you that healthy glow you've always wanted! By layering the colours you won't get that hated one colour streak on your cheeks. No clown makeup allowed!

Pinched Cheeks,

amy

Frankie B Jetsetter Jeans...Skinny Jeans Blah

2006-08-19T22:23:00.000-07:00

I just cannot stand skinny jeans. Why do women want to to subject themselves to senseless fads that will obviously be out within 6 months. It is disheartening to see so many skinny jeans on sale! When something is on sale at your local Gap and Old Navy you its demise is near so steer clear clear away!!! Where can a girl find decent jeans that won't make her legs looked like a boiled carrot? But have no fear you can always count on **Frankie B** Jeans to make a decent pair of jeans that are classic and won't make you look like a fashion victim with a capital F. The jetsetter jean is simple, classic with a bit of rock and roll thrown in. The dark denim is so delicious, the simple pockets so decluttered that I was meant to buy and wear these babies with pink heels and a fab bulga bag!

I am back,

amy

Mike & Chris Jacob Hoodie...Ready for Fall!!!

2006-07-08T18:35:00.000-07:00

What a chic hoodie from Mike & Chris' Fall collection!!! Summer has just started but I am ready for the Fall season. I love the double rows of buttons, not your average hoodie that's for sure...

Yummy,

Amy

YSL Severine Leather Hobo...Heaven...

2006-06-10T12:02:00.000-07:00

What a gorgeous bag from **YSL** because I will never be able to afford this bag, I will just blog about it and dream, dream away. At a whopping $1595 USD this bag will dress up any outfit!

Sick of LVs,

Amy

Vampy Heels from Christian Louboutin

2006-06-08T22:56:00.000-07:00

Suede Ankle Boots $870 USD

Leather Pumps $510 USD

Shoes from **Christian Louboutin scream va va voom!!! Why you may ask? The red soles baby...all I can say is walking down the street with these kittens will definately make a statement especially when your heels are lifting and all you can see are the red soles...beautiful!!!

Uplifting,

Amy

Akram's Delicious Lebanese Food...

2006-06-08T22:48:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love Kensington Market near Chinatown in Toronto. I liken it to a child's playground because you can find everything you need here!!! Fresh fruits and vegetables, gourmet cheeses and chocs, and scrumptous eats. Akram's Shoppe is one such place. Satisfying and delicious middle east foods that can't be found anywhere!!! Inside is pretty bare bones, but for only 3 bucks you get the best falafels and eggplant sandwiches anywhere! God my mouth is watering just thinking about it, and I had one just this afternoon!!!

Yummy,

Amy

American Apparel Canvas Bag

2006-06-04T18:17:00.000-07:00

American Apparel L-Z Girl Bag $36 CAD

What a lovely and functional bag from American Apparel....it is the perfect bag to use for the summer months...I can see myself putting knitting needles and yarn in this baby...although I think I will get black instead of the white colour...

Novice Knitter,

Amy

So Chic So Simple, But What Impact!!!

2006-06-04T18:12:00.000-07:00

**Zac Posen** is one of the most well known young designers in NYC, no wonder this dress is so simple, but just ooozes sex appeal!!! I need a dress like this to turn heads...

All in my Head 2,

Amy

Love Lolita Lempicka. Might not do the trick

2006-06-04T17:57:00.000-07:00

What a gorgeous bottle!!! So feminine and sweet...I wonder if I should spritz some on tomorrow? Nah the school might send me home for causing nausea and rashes to the little ones in my charge hahaha, but what does a girl have to do to get the attention of a dashing, but somewhat absent-minded fellow teacher? Sigh...

All in my Head,

Amy

FredFlare.com Unique Gems for Every Gal!!!

2006-06-03T15:11:00.000-07:00

Charmed Heart Necklace Set $14 USD

Transparent Diamond Ring $8 USD

Rose Ring $6 USD

Pink Partridge Pin $8

What a charming little website!!! Fashionistas everywhere can find little gems on a fredflare.com for that little je ne sais quoi...they also carry stationary and home products and clothing...

Sigh,

Amy

The 100 Unsexiest Men in the World!!!

2006-05-30T19:39:00.000-07:00

1. Gilbert Gottfried: Rumor has it that Gilbert is the heir apparent to Uncle Milty when it comes to what he's packing, but that still can't save him. The parrot-voiced, pickled-face comic is to sexy what Kryptonite is to Superman.

2. Randy Johnson: If he couldn't throw a ball 100 miles per hour, Johnson would be wearing a wife beater and getting hauled into a squad car on Cops. Could you imagine the nights when he pitched to Otis Nixon?

3. Roger Ebert: Yes, he lost all that weight. Yes, you still wouldn't fuck him.

4. Dr. Phil: Being a know-it-all is never sexy. Being a know-it-all who is also a bald-headed prick is downright horrid.

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5. Alan Colmes: Not really fair, since he's got to sit next to brown shirt-stud Hannity each night. But Colmes - lazy eye, unkept hair, droopy features - has a face made for radio. Pirate radio. Garr!!

6. Chad Kroeger: It's not just the massive head, weird face, and bad hair. It's also the fact that he's in Nickelback, the worst band since the dawn of music.

7. Mike Mills: You'd want to talk music with the bassist from REM. Sleep with? Not unless you're trying to get to Pete Buck.

8. Osama Bin Laden: Power is sexy (notice how Dick Cheney isn't on the list). But a 6'5", no-vertical-leap mass murdering douche bag is not getting any style points.

9. Jay Leno: "It would be like having sex with a banana, but not in a good way," was what one of our staffers remarked about the fruit-headed comic.

10. Don Imus: "It would be like having sex with an old leather bag, but not in a good way," was what the same staffer remarked about the bag of skin and bones.

11. Michael Jackson: What happens when an ugly JC Penny manequin has sex with Pogo, the clown identity of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

12. Wallace Shawn: Even if you're attracted to his rounded dome, how can anyone get past that nasally lisp?

13. Mike D. of the Beastie Boys: We hate to do this. But the sickly looking Beastie "did it like this, did it like that, did it with a wiffle ball bat . . . because no one would want to get within three feet of him naked.

14. Richard Simmons: Words don't do it justice.

15. Jon Lovitz: Bald, annoying, unfunny, and hair in the all the wrong places. For all we know, he was running through the cast of League of Their Own. But we doubt it.

16. Carrot Top: Sheer obnoxiousness necessitates his placement on this list.

17. Jerry Seinfeld: This is for everyone who has ever yelled at the TV when Jerry brought home another model on Seinfeld.

18. Malcolm Gladwell: The Tipping Point.

19. Chevy Chase: He got unfunny with age. Then he got ugly.

20. Raffi: Maybe it's his proffession. But no one surveyed, man or woman, could think of any situation in which they would bed down with him.

21. Ron Howard: He was cute as Opie, passable as Richie, but now as Ron Howard, he's just plain weird-looking. Especially with a beard.

22. Clint Howard: Ron's younger, balder, and weirder-looking brother. Yes, weirder looking than Ron Howard.

23. Bill Gates: To quote Dana Carvey: "Gates apparently made a deal with the devil: 'You can have $60 billion, but you have to go through life looking like a turtle.'"

24. Paul Shaffer: The bic'd look does not work for everyone, plus he makes all those crazy faces while he plays.

25. Axl Rose: I mean . . . did you see the 2003 VMAs?

26. Tim Burton: He's got the Robert Smith hair coupled with a mighty hunch. Yet he's dating Helena Bonham Carter.

27. Edward James Olmos: Remember season one of South Park? When Kenny was a zombie, everyone assumed it was an Edward James Olmos costume. Wonder why.

28. Gerard Way (from My Chemical Romance): Luckiest dude since Ringo. Or at the very least, since D12.

29. Don Zimmer: The gerbil's got a massive, ivory-white noggin' that never did much thinking to begin with. Ask any Red Sox fan over 35.

30. Tony Kornheiser: Yes, calling sportswriters unattractive is like shooting fish in a barrel. But come on, he looks like your uncle.

31. Chris Kattan

32. Otis Nixon

33. Julian Tavarez

34. Christopher Lloyd

35. Willie McGee

36. Pat Cummings

3 7. Scottie Pippen

38. Larry David

39. Michael Moore

40. Al Franken: Too arrogant

41. Paris Latsis: Maybe not the worst-looking guy in the world, but, well, think about who was there first.

42. Rush Limbaugh: No doubt he will claim his placement on this list as a result of a media bias and not the fact that he's just butt-ugly

43. David Gest

44. Garey Busey: Those teeth would give anyone nightmares.

45. Nick Nolte: Busey's oddball partner in crime, but at least he had a career once.

46. Leif Garrett

47. Andy Dick: It's a trap!

48. Scott Stapp

49. Lyle Lovett

50. Ric Ocasek: Yes, we know who his wife is. And no, we don't care.

51. Bill Wyman

52. Danny DeVito

53. Peter Jackson

54. Drew Carey

55. Newt Gingrich

56. Rob Schneider

57. Ed O'Neil: We love ya, Ed, but sorry. There was a reason you never waited on any really hot girls at that shoe store.

58. Bill O'Reilly

59. Clay Aiken: This feels like a cheap shot, but even leaving aside the rumors about his personal life, he still looks like someone's bratty little brother.

60. Joe Lieberman

61. Jim Gaffigan: Pasty, goofy-looking comedians abound on this list.

62. Bill Maher: . . . Especially ones with poodle hair.

63. John Popper

64. Dennis Miller

65. John Madden: Those massive hands seem more frightening than anything. Boom!

66. Robert Englund: Seriously, try lying in bed next to him without thinking about Freddy Krueger.

67. Robert Patrick: Seriously, try lying in bed next to him without thinking about the T-1000

68. John Ashcroft

69. Joe Gannascolli

70. Kevin James: His TV marriage to Leah Remini on King of Queens is less believable than anything on Lost.

71. George Steinbrenner: Come on, we live in Boston, you knew it was coming.

72. Grady Little: Come on, we live in Boston, you knew it was coming.

73. Harvey Pekar

74. DJ Qualls: What's he weigh, like, 70 pounds? How much of that is grease?

75. Joey Buttafuoco

76. Garry Shandling

77. Meat Loaf Aday

78. Joe Walsh

79. Tom from Myspace: As a friend of mine said, why does he have to be everyone's friend? Isn't that a little needy? Not hot at all.

80. Art Garfunkel

81. Brian Posehn

82. Howie Mandel

83. Barry Bonds: If what his mistress told the authors of Game of Shadows is true, then no, you don't want any part of that

84. Dick Vitale: Call it a hunch, but we have a feeling that sex with Dickie V. would be anything but "awesome, baby."

85. Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg

86. Jeff Van Gundy

87. Jimmy Johnson: It's the hair

88. John Clayton: How is this ESPN's top football guy?

89. Don Vito: I suppose we were never really supposed to know what Bam Margera's uncle looks like, but since we do, he has to be included.

90. Lemmy Kilmister: Sadly, the ravages of time have not been kind to him.

91. Hideki Matsui

91. Jose Canseco: "Every time I have tried to help a woman, I've been incarcerated," he famously said on The Surreal Life. You old charmer, you.

92. Bill Parcells: Especially when you see the photos of him in shorts at training camp

93. Ric Flair: To be the man "WOO!" you got to . . . do something about those man boobs!

94. Ralph Nader

95. Dennis Kucinich: Something about those progressives.

96. Horatio Sanz: Laughing at your own jokes is not sexy

97. Dom DeLuise

98. Emeril Lagasse

99. Kevin Federline: Mooching hicks aren't so hot these days.

100.Brad Pitt: He may look good, but if the rumors about his hygiene and BO issues are true, then he's probably not worth it.

Enough with the Lists,

Amy

50 Worst Songs of All Time!!!

2006-05-30T19:10:00.000-07:00

50
CÉLINE DION
“My Heart Will Go On” 1998
And on and on and on…

Lop off all but the first 20 seconds of this monster ballad, and it still merits a slot on this list for the unconscionable crime of adding pan-flute solos to the pop lexicon. But it doesn’t stop there: With a voice full of ornamental quivers and trembles, Canadian dynamo Céline Dion pushes arena-size schmaltz into the red, first cutting her syllables preciously short, then strangling each one out. Never has a song about all-consuming love sounded so trivial and been so inescapable — it powered the Titanic soundtrack to a year-topping 10 million copies sold, and made millions more pray that an iceberg would somehow hit Dion.

Worst Moment The third chorus, where she goes from soft to eye-bleedingly loud.

49
RIGHT SAID FRED
“I’m Too Sexy” 1992
The answer to Spinal Tap’s question “What’s wrong with being sexy?”

Right Said Fred were horrible, bald novelty Brits whose one claim to fame was a song that announced that they were “too sexy” for most things, from “New York” to “my cat.” Alas, singer Richard Fairbrass resembled Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett, and was therefore “too sexy” for precisely nothing. The song spawned a welter of grating catchphrases starting with “I’m too sexy” repeated endlessly by annoying people: “I’m too sexy for my tractor,” etc. Disturbingly, the Freds, as nobody calls them, are still going.

Worst Moment The so-called chorus, in which, instead of mumbling, Fairbrass tries to sing. Stop it. Stop it now!

48
THE BEATLES
“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” 1968
You can practically hear them gritting their teeth

The Beatles proved conclusively that there were two things they could not do: play reggae and feign enjoyment. “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” was a ska track recorded at a point during the White Album sessions when the Beatles would happily have beaten one another to death if only they had had some clubs on hand. As a result, this sounds less like reggae than the desperately chirpy songs Cockneys used to sing to keep their spirits up while the Luftwaffe rained death on them during the Blitz.

Worst Moment The woefully unconvincing laughter in the final line: “If you want some fun — heh-heh-heh-heh! — take ob-la-di-bla-da!”

47
BRYAN ADAMS
“The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You” 1996
It’s Great-Uncle Disgusting — from Canada!

When Adams chose to do sexy after 15 years of chaste, aw-shucks rockin’, even his fans were stunned — as if they’d just seen a stag film starring Richie Cunningham. “I don’t look good in no Armani suits,” he leered in the song’s only believable moment, before suggesting he’d rather “wear” the song’s female protagonist over a blues riff like someone explaining ZZ Top to an accountant. This wasn’t the creepiest track off his album 18 Til I Die; that accolade goes to a song called “(I Wanna Be) Your Underwear.”

Worst Moment “…There’s only one thing that fits me like it should.” Ick.

46
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
“Hangin’ Tough” 1989
Boy-band blueprint!

It sucked the Swing out of New Jack, bleached the Blues out of Rhythm &, and featured white boys calling themselves “funky” despite some very unfunky denim vests. This Boston quintet triggered a hormonal rush among 13-year-old girls and intense confusion among their boyfriends, and paved the way for megaselling boy bands who ran low on talent and high on dumb hats. This 1988 hit was all crossed arms and scowls, but the tuff-guy routine didn’t gel: These nancy boys make the Sharks and Jets look like G-Unit.

Worst Moment The boys warn: “Don’t cross our path or you’re gonna get stomped!” Scary!

45
JA RULE FEAT. ASHANTI
“Mesmerize” 2002
The most hated man in hip-hop — for good reason!

Many rappers sing poorly, but none as irritatingly as Jeffrey Atkins. In 2001, he went from a raise-da-roof club grunter who treated women like car doors to a tone-deaf warbler who swore he worshiped them — and cried in his videos to prove it. On this 2002 duet with the reliably transparent Ashanti, he can’t contain his horny side, repeating a cracked-voiced mantra about “Your lips/Your smile/Your hips/Those thighs” and admitting his “fetish for fucking you with your skirt on.” Gains points for honesty; loses many more for coming off like an ogling doofus.

Worst Moment The two-note chorus, which is a laundry list of female body parts.

44
MEAT LOAF
“I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” 1993
Bitch-titted balladeer seeks dictionary

Forget that this song comes from Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and that pop albums can’t really have sequels. Forget that it’s 12 minutes — and crammed with pianos, choirs and every over-the-top adornment that producer Jim Steinman could get his hands on, it feels twice that length. No, this epic chunk of histrionics’ worst offense is that it doesn’t make any sense. You wouldn’t do what, exactly? It’s OK for rock songs to be dumb. But not stupid.

Worst Moment Shamelessly aping “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” the boy-girl duet kicks in at around the nine-minute mark.

43
UNCLE KRACKER
“Follow Me” 2000
Sleaze-rap DJ goes solo, blows like Hootie

Breaking out on his own, the leading light of Kid Rock’s “Detroit playas” reneges on his boss’s promise to “cause chaos” and “rock like Amadeus.” He does, however, cause nausea and rock like Muzak with his nobody-saw-it-coming lite-FM stylings, hummin’, strummin’ and practically promisin’ to tuck you in at night. The unexpected bonus? It gives hope to everyone awaiting the Terminator X collection of Air Supply covers.

Worst Moment Knowing every rhyme before it happens — the first time you hear the song.

42
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
“The Sounds of Silence” 1965
If Frasier Crane were a song, he would sound like this

From the terrible opening line, in which darkness is addressed as “my old friend,” the lyrics of “The Sounds of Silence” sound like a vicious parody of a pompous and pretentious mid-’60s folk singer. But it’s no joke: While a rock band twangs aimlessly in the middle distance, Simon & Garfunkel thunder away in voices that suggest they’re scowling and wagging their fingers as they sing. The overall experience is like being lectured on the meaning of life by a jumped-up freshman.

Worst Moment “Hear my words that I might teach you”: Officially the most self-important line in rock history!

41
BILLY JOEL
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” 1989
Can you fit a cultural history of the twentieth century into four minutes? Uh, no

Despite its bombastic production, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” resembles a term paper scribbled the night before it’s due. As the song progresses, Joel audibly realizes he can’t cram it all in: The ’70s get four bellowed words amid the widdly-woo guitars and meet-thy-maker drums. The chorus denies responsibility for any events mentioned, clearing up the common misconception that Billy Joel developed the H-bomb.

Worst Moment “China’s under martial law, rock & roller cola wars!”: No way does conflating Tiananmen Square with Michael Jackson selling Pepsi trivialize a massacre.

40
COLOR ME BADD
“I Wanna Sex You Up” 1991
Small-penis alert!

These Oklahoma R&B smoothies looked like rejects from a Benetton ad and sounded like flunkies from the Keith Sweat School of Horny Jamz. This is one long string of fake falsetto moans — there’s more heat in an Herbal Essences commercial — and the imagery ranges from perplexing (“We can do it till we both wake up”) to downright unpleasant (“Makin’ love until we drown”). Not recommended for the bedroom, unless your bedroom also features leopard-print picture frames, mirrored ceilings and a five-gallon tub of Astroglide from Costco.

Worst Moment Toward the end, la-la-la’s creep in under whispered phrases like “Lay back and enjoy the ride.”

39
RICKY MARTIN
“She Bangs” 2000
La vida proves not to be so loca after all

The arrangers of Ricky Martin’s follow-up to “La Vida Loca” worked with the fevered desperation of men who had been driven to the desert and made to dig their own graves at gunpoint: first with the hooting 180-piece horn section, then the percussion played by a crateful of ADD-afflicted chimpanzees, and — finally, in a last-ditch effort at the fade — a male chorus as numerous and frenzied as the Red Army Choir let loose in a Cuban whorehouse. The ingredients of its epic predecessor are all here — but it’s all wrong, and worse still, unintentionally hilarious.

Worst Moment “She looks like a flower but she stings like a bee/Like every girl in his-to-ry!”

38
REDNEX
“Cotton Eye Joe” 1995
Just what the world needed: a Swedish techno-bluegrass crossover

Novelty European techno is not a genre noted for its multitude of artistic high points, but “Cotton Eye Joe” may well be its nadir. A Country & Western record made by people who evidently hate C&W music with every fiber of their being, it layers a thumping beat with every hillbilly cliché known to man — twanging Jew’s harp, people shouting “yee-haw!”, bluegrass banjo, horses neighing — and then tops it off with a vocalist singing in what may be the most risible American accent ever committed to tape.

Worst Moment Rednex have spent more weeks at number 1 in Germany than any other artist of the last 25 years.

37
GERARDO
“Rico Suave” 1991
He was Vanilla Ice for the Telemundo set

Long before Ricky Martin lived la vida loca, another fleet-footed, sexually ambiguous Latino star crossed over to pop-chart glory by turning an otherwise forgettable dance-pop tune into a ubiquitous and dreaded catchphrase. In the verses, this Don Juan in a bandanna boasted about his insatiable libido over a cheesy Casiotone beat, but it’s the chorus that really sticks in our cabeza: Reeeeeeeco. Suuaaaaaave. No es bueno.

Worst Moment Nothing brings a dance floor to a screeching halt like the line “I’m used to good ol’-fashioned homestyle Spanish cooking/If I try that, I’ll be puking.”

36
MASTER P FEAT. SILKK, FIEND, MIA-X AND MYSTIKAL
“Make Em Say Uhh!” 1998
Cristal meets constipation!

A lot of ideas occur to people in the shower, but the hook for this Dirty South smash sounds as though someone thought it up on the toilet during a strenuous bowel movement: Master P and a small army of cronies groan “Unnngghhh” no fewer than 25 (!) times here. Rapping, P mumbles, falls behind an already wooden beat and is generally trounced by the phenomenally speedy Mystikal, who tries to pump some crunk back into the sinking ship with an eleventh-hour guest verse.

Worst Moment Each hook, which sounds like the “before” section of an Ex-Lax ad.

35
R.E.M.
“Shiny Happy People” 1991
What were they thinking?

It’s difficult to imagine the circumstances that led R.E.M. — intelligent, literate, subtle even when rocking out — to record this. Not only is “Shiny Happy People” an annoying song, but you also get the distinct sense that it’s going out of its way to annoy you. What other explanation is there for its riff — which sounds like a cellphone ring tone chosen by a sociopath — or its lyrics, which resemble something you would force children to learn as a punishment, or the backing vocals of B-52 Kate Pierson, which defy rational description?

Worst Moment “Throw your love around, take it into town, put it in the ground, where the flowers grow.”

34
DAN FOGELBERG
“Longer” 1979
Dear Mr. Fogelberg: Why not consider a stage name?

Having trouble placing this song? Imagine you’re in a dentist’s chair with a 10-inch steel drill about to bore into your molars when this Muzak classic pipes in through the office speakers. The singer sounds like he could be your patchouli-scented sixth-grade history teacher, whispering politely about being in love with you longer than there have been fish in the ocean, higher than any bird ever flew. Then the violins kick in. Then you pray for the sweet, sweet relief of the drill.

Worst Moment Any musician who uses the phrase forest primeval with a straight face must be stopped.

33
AQUA
“Barbie Girl” 1997
Scandi-wegian pedo-pop alert! Erk!

Brilliant idea: Take a child’s toy, turn it into a twisted sexual fantasy (“Kiss me here, touch me there”), set it to teeth-rotting synth-pop like a robot pony kicking children to death and hawk it like Happy Meals to the under-13s. Perhaps the gambit sounded acceptable in helium-huffing singer Lene Nystrøm’s native Norwegian, but in English it’s just plain wrong. Barbie manufacturer Mattel sued, but that didn’t stop “Barbie Girl” from casting a blight on 1997. One question sprang to mind if you were unlucky enough to catch the video: Weren’t they a little old to be doing this?

Worst Moment “Rapper” René Dif’s basso profundo “Come on, Barbie, let’s go party.”

32
WILL SMITH
“Will 2K” 1999
On New Year’s Eve, the Fresh Prince drops the ball

In 1999, the incoming millennium sent most rappers into doomsday mode, but not Will Smith. He was writing a celebration jam so wildly dorky it makes your local bar mitzvah DJ look like a member of the Strokes. Having jumped from ’hood to Hollywood, Smith can’t make the return trip: His overearnest, G-rated rhymes about fun bob along to an unlikely “Rock the Casbah” sample — you can practically see Joe Strummer wondering if he came to the right party and inching toward the exit.

Worst Moment In the running for the Worst Pun Ever award, Smith raps, “The new millennium — excuse me, Will-ennium.”

31
CRASH TEST DUMMIES
“Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” 1994
The worst hum in music ever

You know that jerk at your office who can burp the alphabet? That’s the way Brad Roberts sings. On this 1994 single, his voice is a ludicrously bassy croak as he narrates supposed “slice-of-life” stories that land with a dull thud: A car hits one kid and turns his hair white; another’s covered in birthmarks; the last has genuflecting, churchgoing parents. Sure, white hair’s weird and evangelicals are weirder, but why are you telling us this? Moreover, why do you insist on humming the chorus? You sound like E.T. crossed with Barry White, dude!

Worst Moment Any time Roberts sings a vowel.

30
WHITNEY HOUSTON
“Greatest Love Of All” 1986
“Sexual chocolate!”

Immortalized by Eddie Murphy’s lascivious funk band in Coming to America, this heartrending über-ballad is still best known as Whitney Houston’s career zenith, before the marriage and the drugs took hold. Backed by a piano and what may or may not be a high-school symphony, Whit is at her proto-Mariah overexuding best, belting out platitudes about the joys of loving oneself above all others. Truly an anthem for the ’80s.

Worst Moment Picture a whacked-out Whitney and Bobby staggering through Israel in his-n’-hers prayer robes, then listen to the climactic line, “They can’t take away my dignity.”

29
DEEP BLUE SOMETHING
“Breakfast At Tiffany’s” 1995
So bland, you can actually forget you’re listening to music while it’s playing

Less a song than an experiment to see how mundane college rock can become before it ceases to exist altogether. Texas’s Deep Blue Something matched frantic acoustic guitars to a perky melody and a lyric that re-creates the experience of being cornered at a party by a stranger who insists on telling you his romantic problems in excruciating detail: “So I said.…She said.…And I said.…”

Worst Moment Has there ever been a more boring line in a song than “And as I recall, I think we both kinda liked it?”

28
JOHN MAYER
“Your Body is a Wonderland” 2001
Get this man a cold shower

“Ohhh,” the women of the world sigh, “why can’t I just find a nice guy — you know, someone who’ll compare my breasts to a theme park?” Yearn no more, ladies! Drool never sounded as sweet as it does on this slow-stirred ode to daytime sex — but even from the otherwise charming Mayer, it’s still drool. What’s more, sunny acoustic guitars belie some creepy undertones: When Mayer rasps “Discover me discovering you” and “I’ll use my hands,” it sounds as though he’s sitting in a dark room, playing pocket pool to a camera he planted in the women’s lavatory.

Worst Moment Mayer describes the “deep sea of blankets” on his bed. Ewww!

27
EUROPE
“The Final Countdown” 1987
The worst thing to come from both the band and the continent itself

Eschewing such traditional hair-metal concerns as girl-chasing and “steel horse”–riding, this Rocky 4 theme from the poodle-permed Swedes found frontman Joey Tempest announcing that he was off to Venus, “ ’cause maybe they’ve seen us!” — proof that English lyrics are best written by people with a working knowledge of the language. Tempest’s nonsensical caterwauling was backed by music that somehow managed to be fascist in its bombast yet also coma-inducingly dull.

Worst Moment The synth trills remind us that before they were a crappy metal band, Europe were a crappy prog-rock band.

26
THE DOORS
“The End” 1967
The most pretentious rock star’s most pretentious song

Bombastic? Lugubrious? Sounds like it was recorded in a large metal shipping container and mixed by drunks? It must be a Doors song! Painful in so many ways, “The End,” for starters, has none. (OK, it’s 11 minutes and 45 seconds long.) Over anemic jazz noodling, Jim Morrison intones lyrics that would make the kid wearing the pentagram T-shirt in the back row of homeroom blush with shame. For example: “Father…I want to kill you/Mother…I want to unh-grblgrauauauauaugh!”

Worst Moment According to online lyrics guides, that last vocal eruption actually contains the words that constitute the most appropriate response to the song: Fuck you.

25
PUFF DADDY FEAT. FAITH EVANS AND 112
“I’ll Be Missing You” 1997
…and your platinum-selling albums. Sob!

A little over three months after the tragic shooting of his best friend, the Notorious B.I.G., a distraught Puffy Combs channeled his grief into “I’ll Be Missing You,” a nauseating brew of gloopy sentimentality and strategic-marketing mawkishness. Opportunistic? Perhaps. But how very therapeutic it must have been for Puffy to have this memorial to his departed chum spend 11 weeks at number 1.

Worst Moment The mumbling insincerity of the spoken-word intro: “I saw your son today.…He looked just like you.”

24
FIVE FOR FIGHTING
“Superman” 2000
Musical kryptonite

In the chaotic days following 9/11, people were grasping at whatever they could find for comfort. But perhaps nothing shows how out of sorts America was than the ascendance of this turgid ballad by once-and-future-unknown John Ondrasik as this grieving nation’s unofficial anthem. Maybe it was the sensitive-guy lyrics (“Even heroes have the right to bleed”) delivered over Billy Joel–lite piano noodling that soothed America’s frazzled nerves. But if this man is allowed to continue recording, then surely the terrorists have won.

Worst Moment Those falsetto notes in the chorus are enough to bring Osama bin Laden and Lex Luthor to their knees.

23
COREY HART
“Sunglasses At Night” 1984
If you look up one-hit wonder in the dictionary, this is what you’ll find

Over a keyboard riff that sounds more than a little like that of “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” the brooding Quebecois Hart mugged worse than Derek Zoolander as he extolled the virtues of going incognito. With its lack of anything resembling a human being playing an instrument, this is disposable synth-pop at its most bubblegum.

Worst Moment The chorus, in which Hart warns, “Don’t switch a blade on the guy in shades, oh, no,” was an attempt at tough-guy posing, but it made him sound like the musical equivalent of Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club. That is, not very tough at all.

22
TOBY KEITH
“Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” 2002
Oklahoma redneck runs for office on Hate ticket

Outraged by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Toby Keith enlisted in the Air Force — no, sorry, he wrote a fight anthem so vengeful, it makes “The Star-Spangled Banner” sound like “Give Peace a Chance.” Though right-wing radio hosts and politicians called him a hero, Keith (who hadn’t had a hit in years) moaned, “It sucks ass that I have to defend myself for being patriotic.” Wrong. You have to defend yourself for celebrating violence and bloodlust.

Worst Moment“We’ll put a boot in your ass; it’s the American way,” Keith sings, mistaking revenge for ideals of liberty.

21
SPIN DOCTORS
“Two Princes” 1992
This is what happens when jam bands go pop

It’s obviously unfair to dislike a song because of the appearance of the band that recorded it. Yet the very sound of “Two Princes” evokes the way the Spin Doctors looked. With its riff repeated long past endurance, dopey lyrics and abominable vocal scatting, it could only have been the work of scrabbly beared, questionably hatted, red-eyed stoners staggering out of the rehearsal room convinced they have discovered the missing link between grunge, the Grateful Dead and Jamiroquai — blissfully unaware that no one in his right mind was looking for that in the first place.

Worst Moment “Dit-dit-dit! Dit-dit-dit-a-dobba-dobba-dobba dobba!”

20
LIONEL RICHIE
“Dancing On The Ceiling” 1986
The world’s least convincing party song

Sounding suspiciously as if it was written in order to fit a video treatment rather than the other way around, this dispiritingly unfunky celebration appears literally to be about dancing on a ceiling — “People starting to climb the walls.…The only thing we want to do tonight is go round and round and turn upside down.” Even more troubling is the thought that in the ’80s, this rancidly thin stew of AOR dynamics and curiously Rick Wakeman–ish keyboards was Motown’s idea of a hot party record.

Worst Moment The fake party ambience, clearly the work of bored studio employees forced to whoop and cheer.

19
MR. MISTER
“Broken Wings” 1985
The thoroughly nasty sound of yuppie angst

“Broken Wings” is primarily annoying not for its anodyne mid-’80s production, nor for its lyrics, which make its central protagonist sound like someone you would seek a restraining order against (“You’re half of the flesh, and blood makes me whole,” he sings, reaching for the duct tape and the nail gun). It’s primarily annoying because it’s a four-minute intro with no song attached. When the booming drums finally kick in, they announce the arrival not of a fantastic chorus or an epic finale, but the greatest anticlimax in pop, featuring what can only be described as a synth bass solo.

Worst Moment The synth bass solo.

18
CHICAGO
“You’re the Inspiration” 1984
And you thought the Cubs were the biggest losers in this town? Wrong!

It’s hard to believe, but at one point Chicago were a fairly well-respected rock band. Then Peter Cetera joined, and they jettisoned any remaining street cred in favor of soft-rock ballads your grandmother would deem harmless. In this, their most egregious offense, Cetera’s gratingly affected and overmodulated vocals float over 1984 standard-issue electric piano, and a nation of greasy, awkward seventh graders slow-danced for the very first time.

Worst Moment That power-rock drum fill before the second verse, apparently designed to mollify hatas who thought the band had lost its edge.

17
HAMMER
“Pumps and a Bump” 1994
Next stop: bankruptcy court!

It takes a special kind of awful to destroy a career. This song is that kind of awful. Four years after winning our hearts with his Rick James samples, deft footwork and baggy pants, Hammer (né MC Hammer) took an ill-advised stab at gangsta rap. Over third-rate Dre beats and high-pitched synth samples, the former Saturday-morning cartoon star freestyled about his love of women with gigantic asses. Soon after it nosedived off the charts, Hammer gave up chubby-chasing and devoted his life to Jesus.

Worst Moment The line “You wiggity-wiggity wack if you ain’t got biggity back” must have been found on Sir Mix-a-Lot’s cutting-room floor.

16
4 NON BLONDES
“What’s Up?” 1993

To grunge what “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” was to the Woodstock Generation Whenever a new genre comes along, one thing is guaranteed: Sooner or later someone will reduce its values to platitudes, then set them to music so trite you could use it to sell soft drinks. “What’s Up?” stapled grunge angst to the AOR that grunge was supposed to stamp out, then added the remarkable vocals of Linda Perry, a woman so tormented by what she referred to as her “lahf” — which she had apparently spent trying to climb that “heeyuhl of howp” — that she had invented her own accent.

Worst Moment The first chorus, in which Perry unleashes the one thing ’90s rock had lacked to that point: yodeling.

15
THE REMBRANDTS
“I’ll Be There For You” 1995
With friends like these…

Like a support group crammed into a pop ditty, this theme song–turned–radio hit is crushingly sunny, cheaply “empathetic” and unsparingly upbeat. The Beatles-adoring duo harmonize about romantic travails, dead-end jobs and the overwhelming power of — you guessed it — friendship. The only way it could be more irritating is if they repeated “Turn that frown upside down” for three minutes and 10 seconds. It is a powerfully appropriate theme, as it’s impossible to hear a note and not think of Rachel’s haircut, Chandler’s grin, Ross’s whimper.

Worst Moment Four handclaps punctuate the song’s first line, all mimed peppiness and overprescribed Prozac.

14
BETTE MIDLER
“From a Distance” 1990
Satanic ballad depicts the Lord as neglectful oaf

Ignoring an entire century of existentialism and science that declared God dead, bawdy bathhouse babe Bette Midler keeps a straight face throughout liberal homilies, stiff rhymes and more sound F/X than a Mel Gibson movie. Sure, war and famine suck, but Midler assures us that “God is watching us, from a distance.” In other words, the Almighty is some kind of heavenly grandfather, loving and caring, but too doddering and distracted to really get involved. Thanks, God!

Worst Moment The drum machine. If God exists, He probably hates drum machines.

13
GENESIS
“Illegal Alien” 1983
Did nobody ever suggest that this song might be considered a teensy bit…offensive?

The ’80s was the decade when rock superstars like Genesis discovered their social conscience. What better way to draw attention to the plight of illegal Hispanic immigrant workers than by adopting a Speedy Gonzales accent and singing a jaunty AOR track depicting Mexicans as freeloading degenerates? Perhaps fearing that the song’s subtle ethnic humor might be missed by some listeners, Phil Collins sported a Zapata mustache and a sombrero in the video.

Worst Moment The middle eight, featuring hilariously accented shouting of the arriba! and eh, greeengo! variety.

12
THE BEACH BOYS
“Kokomo” 1988
They might as well have just pissed in Brian’s sandbox

The Boys’ Cocktail soundtrack single was their first number 1 since “Good Vibrations” 18 years earlier. But chart position is all the songs have in common. “Good Vibrations” is a glorious slice of Brian Wilson–penned pop perfection; “Kokomo” is a gloopy mess of faux-Carribean musical stylings cowritten by Mike Love. It’s all anodyne harmonizing and forced rhymes (“To Martinique, that Montserrat mystique!”) that would have driven Brian totally nuts had he not been totally nuts already.

Worst Moment The most diabolical rhyme is saved for, um, first: “Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya!”

11
CLAY AIKEN
“Invisible” 2003
Bad haircut. Worse song!

It’s not just the schmaltzy play for loser pity (“If I was invisible — wait, I already am”). It’s not just the ridiculously purple lyrics. And it’s not just the thought of Aiken’s eternally asymmetrical porcupine ’do quivering as he soars into a high note. It’s the whole hey-girl-I-want-to-watch-you-while-you-think-you’re-alone-in-your-bedroom thing that transforms this song from a merely mediocre ballad to a disturbing voyeur fantasy, filling your head with images of Aiken downloading porn and thinking bad things about that girl from homeroom. What lurks in the hearts of lonely geeks? Clay Aiken knows, and it’s not pretty.

Worst Moment “I wish you could touch me with the colors of your life.”

10
PAUL McCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER
“Ebony and Ivory” 1982
Racial-harmony dreck

See, it’s a metaphor: “Side by side on my piano/Keyboard/Oh, Lord/Why don’t we?” McCartney and Wonder want the races to get along as peacefully as the white and black keys on a piano — which seems unlikely, since the white keys didn’t enslave the black keys for hundreds of years. The anguished idealism inspired a Saturday Night Live duet between Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo: “I am dark and you are light/You are blind as a bat and I have sight.”

Worst Moment The repeated chorus at the end — where the song gets even chirpier.

9
MADONNA
“American Life” 2003
Desperately seeking…contemporary relevance

On which Madonna updates the “Material Girl”–era satire of commercialism and spiritual emptiness — but this time, she does it with what is hands-down the most embarrassing rap ever recorded. Nervous and choppy, she makes Debbie Harry sound as smooth as Jay-Z. The only thing worse than shouting “soy latte”? Rhyming it with “double shot-ay.” The rhymes don’t kick in for a full three minutes, but the song — propelled by a constipated digital beat and some bungled musings on celebrity culture — stinks the whole way through.

Worst Moment After rapping, Madonna sings, “Nothing is what it seeeems” in a manner drained of all profundity.

8
EDDIE MURPHY
“Party All the Time” 1985
Beverly Hills Cop commits felony pop

Now, it might seem like a cruel satire: Leather-suited comedian teams up with Jheri-curled Superfreak to craft hit record. But no — in 1985, Eddie Murphy and Rick James really did get to number 2 with this catatonic checklist of funk clichés: the witlessly parping synthesizers, electro-totalitarian drums that are practically ready to invade Poland on their own, production mimicking karaoke night in an abandoned pet-food factory and…falsetto singing!

Worst Moment James oozes, “She-likes-to-paaarty — all — the — tiiiime,” leaving us in no doubt about what kind of “party” he has in mind. Relax, ladies: He was on crack.

7
BOBBY McFERRIN
“Don’t Worry Be Happy” 1988
Oh, great — a bumper sticker set to music

Just as there are few things more depressing than being told to cheer up, it’s difficult to think of a song more likely to plunge you into suicidal despondency than this. The finger-clicking rhythm, the Sesame Street backing and McFerrin’s various accents — all different, all patronizing — are an object lesson in trying too hard. The lyrics are appalling, too: If your landlord is indeed threatening you with legal action, you should not under any circumstances follow McFerrin’s advice, which seems to involve chuckling at him and saying “Look at me, I’m ’appy” in a comical Jamaican voice.

Worst Moment The whole wretched thing.

6
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
“The Heart Of Rock & Roll” 1984
A celebration of rock music …by a band seemingly intent on destroying it

Less a song than a craven attempt to curry favor from drunken arena crowds trained to roar on cue when they hear their city’s name mentioned. Coming off more like one of your dad’s golf buddies than a rock star, Lewis rattles off a list of American cities in a monotone so bland that subbing in “Bakersfield” for “San Antone” would drive the fans wild, and hopefully distract them from the fact that the bar band–caliber music suuuuucked.

Worst Moment The second verse, when that cheeky Huey almost uses the word ass. Ah, 1984 — such a simple time.

5
VANILLA ICE
“Ice Ice Baby” 1990
When hip-hop stopped being the “black CNN”

Making fellow early-’90s pop-rap pioneer MC Hammer look cutting-edge by comparison, the chart-topping “Ice Ice Baby” was mindless white rap for mindless white people, set to the plodding bass line from Queen’s “Under Pressure” for easy move-busting. Lyrically, the Iceman recounts a trip to Palm Beach, where he is forced to reach for his “nine” by some moody dope fiends. It later emerged that this nice suburban boy fabricated his tough past and would probably soil himself at the sight of a real gun.

Worst Moment “To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal/Light up the stage and wax a chump like a candle.” None of this was remotely true.

4
LIMPBIZKIT
“Rollin’” 2000
In which nü-metal veers from disaffected rage to “Will this do?”

Sounding like a middle-aged man trying to fight his way out of his son’s frat party using only random words of youth slang and an unconvincingly gruff tone of voice, Fred Durst dictates a light aerobic workout (“Hands up, now hands down.…Breathe in, now breathe out”) against a background of histrionic metal noise. The song is meaningless and embarrassing in equal measure.

Worst Moment Being addressed as both “partner” and “baby” in Durst’s drawling intro, shortly before being told, bafflingly, “You know what time it is.”

3
WANG CHUNG
“Everybody Have Fun Tonight” 1986
If this song was a party, you’d lock yourself in the bathroom and cry

Initially called Huang Chung, but in no way Chinese, London-based funk tools Wang Chung changed their name to make it easier for whitey to pronounce, thus patronizing Asia and Europe in one stroke. Musically one of history’s least convivial party songs, “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” was both lyrically preposterous (“On the edge of oblivion/All the world is Babylon”) and sung by Jack Hues as though he would turn to sulphur at the very thought of “fun.”

Worst Moment That chorus: “Everybody have fun tonight/Everybody Wang Chung tonight.”

2
BILLY RAY CYRUS
“Achy Breaky Heart” 1992
At least the haircut never caught on. Oh, wait…

Country, but not as we know it. Written by Vietnam vet Don “Pickle Puss” Von Tress in the style of a brain-dead “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Achy Breaky Heart” represented every prejudice non-believers have about country: It was trite, it was inane, it was big in trailer parks and it was thoroughly enjoyed by the obese. Strangely, it was covered by Bruce Springsteen, with slightly less irony than you might imagine; still, this does not make it good.

Worst Moment An instrumental break that single-handedly rejuvenated the line-dancing fad.

1
STARSHIP
“We Built This City” 1985
The truly horrible sound of a band taking the corporate dollar while sneering at those who take the corporate dollar

The lyrics of “We Built This City” appear to restate the importance of the band once known as Jefferson Airplane within San Francisco’s ’60s rock scene. Not so, says former leader Grace Slick, who by 1985 had handed her band to singer Mickey Thomas and a shadowy team of outside songwriters.

“Everybody thought we were talking about San Francisco. We weren’t,” Slick says. “It was written by an Englishman, Bernie Taupin, about Los Angeles in the early ’70s. Nobody was telling the truth!”

Certainly not Starship, who spend the song carrying on as if they invented rock & roll rebellion, while churning out music that encapsulates all that was wrong with rock in the ’80s: Sexless and corporate, it sounds less like a song than something built in a lab by a team of record-company executives.

The result was so awful that years afterward, it seems to bring on a personality disorder in the woman who sang it. “This is not me,” Slick remarks when reminded of the 1985 chart-topper. “Now you’re an actor. It’s the same as Meryl Streep playing Joan of Arc.”

Worst Moment “Who cares, they’re always changing corporation names,” sneers Slick — whose band had changed its name three times.

Ha,

Amy

So Funny 50 Worst Things Ever to Happen to Music!!!

2006-05-30T18:49:00.000-07:00

Here is a edited version of some of the worst things to happen to music from Blender Magazine....so funny!!! Obviously I will only put the ones that I find hilarious and sooooo true!

Enjoy...

48. Hip-Hop Skits
Smart rap fans know the drill: As soon as you burn a new album, instantly delete any track that’s under a minute long. It’s the best way to avoid the stupid banter, fake sound effects and unfunny phone calls that bog down 95% of all hip-hop albums. Except Snoop’s “Deeez Nuuuts” bit. That’s classic.

44. Rock poets
Memo to aspiring rock stars: Lyrics do not constitute poetry. Neither do pedestrian observations your life-coach thinks are profound. And despite what Jim Morrison seemed to believe, disturbed Freudian ramblings you howl while waving your dick around onstage are also, alas, not poetry. Please “cc” Jewel, Billy Corgan and Jeff Tweedy on this memo.

42. Scott Stapp
Although he’s rehabilitated his image in recent years by becoming an incorrigible drunk and trying to beat up 311, there’s no getting around the music. The fourth-generation grunge he’s peddled solo and with Creed might be harmless if it weren’t swathed in quasi-religious pomposity and delivered with an arrogance that — in light of his musical, er, gifts — feels downright delusional.

38. Sting
Enough said.

29. Popera
Soaring key changes! 53-year-old groupies! Incessant use of the word amore! Blender explores pop-opera, the most disturbing hybrid since the humanzee.

(An example of the offenders)

Andrew Lloyd Webber - The messiah of middleborw

Least Inspiring Inspirational Lyric - “Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you and anoint you/ Myrrh for your hot forehead, oh then you’ll feel/Everything’s all right.”

Andrea Bocelli - Wooden stage presence and sings out of tune a quarter of the time

Least Inspiring Inspirational Lyric - “Look ahead and never turn your back/On the caress of your dreams.”

Il Divo - Every element of actual personality is airbrushed into show-biz blandness

Least Inspiring Inspirational Lyric - “Follow your dreams/Be yourself, an angel of kindness/There’s nothing that you cannot do.”

Josh Groban - Artificial and cloying like something left off the Titanic soundtrack

Least Inspiring Inspirational Lyric - “You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains/You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas.”

21. Nearly Every Hip-Hop Video
We get it. Your ride is pimped, your crib is a castle and at the drop of an ice-encrusted hat, you can have tons of scantily clad ho’s pouring bottles of Cristal down your gullet while you kick it in the hot tub. Congratulations to a generation of hip-hop video directors for making decadence seem so … boring.

17. Fred Durst

14. Florida
Let us be perfectly clear: We are not besmirching Florida, the strong African-American matriarch of TV’s Good Times. We are besmirching Florida, the Sunshine State, unholy font of the Backstreet Boys, ’N Sync, O-Town, limpbizkit, 2 Live Crew, dangling chads and an army of drum-pummeling, grizzly-bear-mimicking death-metal bands with names too “evil” (i.e., moronic) to mention. A curse upon the balmy Southern realm!

12. Kevin Federline
Golfing and wifebeaters? Whatever. Multiple babymamas? Hey, do your thing. Even the rapping isn’t that bad. But snatching away our favorite pop star — that cannot be forgiven. Two years ago, Britney Spears was America’s sexy sweetheart; then the ex-backup-dancer pounced, and it was bye-bye “Toxic,” hello diapers and Cheetos.

7. Finding God
Once the Big Guy gets under an artist’s skin, the work tends to suffer. Al Green went from making the sexiest music known to man to making gospel albums known to nobody. Mase quit hip-hop for the ministry, and when he returned, his skills didn’t come with him. The less said about Bob Dylan’s born-again albums the better, but the idea of Jehovah’s Witness prince proselytizing door-to-door in purple pumps still brings a smile. Esther, née Madonna, caused quite the mishegas by hopping aboard Kabbalah’s Judaism-meets-New-Age-hooey bandwagon. And Cat Stevens loved Islam so much, he named himself after it when he converted and then quit the music biz in 1979. Silly rock stars — you’re supposed to be the ones being slavishly worshipped!

6. Madonna’s British Accent

See What I Mean?

Amy

Too Chic for Words!!!

2006-05-29T17:36:00.000-07:00

This gorgeous leather hoodie by **Mike & Chris** is just too much. I love the look! It is so rock and roll chic, with a white tank and a nice pair of jeans you are ready to conquer the world!

Watch Out,

Amy

Summer Cheeks from Stila

2006-05-28T18:09:00.000-07:00

Cheek Colour Duo $24 USD

Colour Push Ups $20 USD

Cheek Colour Pans (Refill) $14 USD

If you don't have that natural glow...don't fret cheek colour can really enhance your face. **Stila** makes some really sweet cheek colours that is flattering to all skin tones. Remember less is more, nothing is worse than seeing an unflattering streak of colour on a woman's cheek. Just smile and put a little bit of blush on the apple of your cheeks.

Wannabe Expert,

Amy

Can't Get Enough of Frankie B

2006-05-28T14:08:00.000-07:00

Here is a new style of **Frankie B** Jeans in the Pagoda wash. I love the dark wash and the clean lines. I am still looking for the perfect tanks to go with jeans. Michael Stars makes some really nice slim fit tanks that should work when the weather gets hot. MIchael Stars is known for their shine fabrics and supima cotton items.

The weather is getting hot, wear sunscreen,

Amy

I WANT an iPod MINI GOLD!!!

2006-05-26T10:37:00.000-07:00

These were discontinued after the second generation iPod mini's came out!!! But it just looks so cool and I just have to have it! Unfortunately the only place I can probably buy it is on ebay...so ya

better than the nano,

Amy

Tocca Delicate and Delicious Scents

2006-05-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

Laundry Delicate $15 USD

**Tocca** is a pretty boutique brand. I can't help but fall in love with Tocca's Laundry Delicate. This soft fragrance is used to clean delicate lingerie and intimates. The smell is divine. There are four scents:

Cleopatra - grapefruit and cucumber

Florence - centifolia rose

Stella - blood orange

Touch - gardenia and balsam

So Touchable,

Amy

Stella McCartney Sunglasses

2006-05-26T10:19:00.000-07:00

Here are some cool looking sunglasses from **Stell McCartney**. I know that aviator glasses have been around for awhile, but my face shape just doesn't fit the big plastic frames that are in style right now. Hopefully when I go to New York sometime this summer I can get some nice shades.

NYC here I go,

Amy

Conspicuous Consumption...

2006-05-24T20:24:00.000-07:00

**Dior** Rebel Aged Leather Messenger Hobo $1450 USD

**Marc Jacobs** Chevron Medium Frame Bag $1350 USD

**Louis Vuitton** Speedy 25 $565 USD

**Louis Vuitton** Poche Toilette 26 $240 USD

If $$$ is no Object,

Amy

2006-05-24T20:12:00.000-07:00

**Pout** Eyelash Curler $17.50 USD

Love the whimsicial purple colour and girly vibe!

**Sephora** Professional Mini Heated Eyelash Curler $16 USD

You will have superrrrrr duperrrrr lashes with this baby!

**Shu Uemura** Eyelash Curler $18 USD

In all makeup artists' arsenal of tools!

Warning don't tint your eyelashes!

Amy

More Delicious Frankie B Jeans!!!

2006-05-24T20:02:00.000-07:00

D'Angeleno Jeans $149 USD (back view)

(front view)

Limited Edition Jetsetter Jeans $173 USD (side view)

(back view)

(front view)

Everyone knows that Ms. Amy is crazy about Frankie B Jeans!!! Here are two styles that are on her most wanted list for summer into fall (I know it's not even summer yet and I am already thinking about my fall wardrobe), every girl must be prepared!!! I am not too crazy about light washed jeans, darker washes are more sophisticated in my opinion and can be dressed up and down. Sadly KU Boutique on Queen Street has closed their doors I can no longer browse at their selection of Frankie Bs...

Internet Buying,

Amy

Fantastic Websites to Check Out!!!

2006-05-21T16:03:00.000-07:00

Some Great Info on Apple and Related Products

http://www.apple.ca

Official Canadian Apple Website - Students recieve 10% off purchases.

http://www.ilounge.com

Info on new apple products. Great user information if you need some troubleshooting help.

htt://www.carbonation.com

Got my powerbook fixed at Carbon Computing when my dummy cousin Thomas dropped my laptop. Great service and products. They also offer seminars for newbies and oldies alike.

News and Current Events

http://www.wned.org

Buffalo New York Public Radio. 24 hours streaming of programming and the BBC. Absolutely love **All Things Considered** and **As it Happens** from the CBC. Just click on Listen Live and you will hear the best unbiased news coverage anywhere.

http://www.guardian.co.uk

From the UK. Again great news from across the pond with an English bent. Just for kicks check out soulmates their online dating service...very witty hahahaha...the things people write on their profile!

http://www.cbc.ca/thehour

Self-explanatory. George!!!

Family Links

http://www.shopmycloset.blogspot.com

From the Bay area...fantastic fashions at unbeatable prices. You definately won't look like anyone else on the street. Love Ya C.

Fashion and Beauty etc...

http://www.sephora.com

Beauty mecca...makeup, perfumes, body care...a girl's dream come true!!!

http://www.frankieb.com

Jeans Jeans Jeans

More to Come,

Amy

New Apple Store - Eaton Centre

2006-05-21T15:15:00.000-07:00

Yesterday went to the new **Apple** store at the Eaton Centre. It was the exact same replica as the one at Yorkdale. Bright lights and wood flooring. The good thing is that Apple encourages their customers to sample the product before buying. There is no pressure sales tactics here and the guys and gals at the store are very helpful. My cousin Thomas was looking to get a new laptop. I told him to give me back my powerbook, it is kind of annoying having to share the office computer with your parents...he has to buy one anyways for work. Apparently Apple is ready to release a touch screen iPod soon. I am waiting for that before I chuck out the old first generation iPod mini.

Still Computer Illiterate,

Amy

Size does Matter! The New MacBook...

2006-05-17T16:41:00.000-07:00

12 inch powerbook compared to new MacBook

Well the new apple MacBooks came out yesterday...and my verdit blah. The black one reminds me of an IBM laptop my sister uses...not very nice. I much prefer my powerbook. By the way went to the apple store at Yorkdale and I really wanted to get the Bang and Olufsen Form 2 Headphones...they are gorgeous! Can just imagine listening to High-Fi (Brit band on repeat on my ipod) full blast!!!

Canadian Pricing starting at $1249.00

Expected more,

Amy

Demeter Fragrance so Sweet...

2006-05-17T13:24:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love **Demeter** Laundromat fragrance!!! This boutique brand can be found at you guessed it Sephora. The smell is simple and clean, hence the name. You will never find mixed scents with Demeter, they are all single notes.

Clean and Spiffy,

Amy

Delicious Japanese Food on Saturday!!!

2006-05-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

Miso Soup

Seaweed Salad

Green Tea Ice-Cream

These are some of the things I plan to eat on Saturday when I meet up with Natasha for some tasty Japanese in downtown Toronto...after it's browsing the little boutiques.

Craving,

Amy

True Religion Jeans...They Fit So Well...

2006-05-16T20:17:00.000-07:00

Because I am broke, I had the opportunity to try on these **True Religion** Joey Jeans at my local Aritzia...man did I wish I had a decent teaching job! Countless thoughts ran through my head as my legs were encased in these lovely pair of blues. I could wear vintage heels, I could wear a lovely ribbed tank, I could wear a loose cardigan and a gorgeous bag slinging carelessly on my shoulders. But reality had set in...so I took them off and gave them to the sales lady...I didn't even put up a fight it was too futile...

Over-dramatic blues,

Amy

LORAC Yummy Colours for your Eyes...

2006-05-16T20:05:00.000-07:00

**LORAC** $32 USD

A recent trip to Sephora at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto I was drooling, especially for the **LORAC** cream eyeliner palette. The colours are gorgeous! 8 little squares yield gold, copper, silver, grey, brown, purple, charcoal and black. With such a small compact this beauty can fit into your smallest handbag! And with a double ended eyeliner brush you just can't go wrong!

No need to hide behind glasses,

Amy

Lush Therapy Bar...My Mom Swears by It!!!

2006-05-05T13:15:00.000-07:00

My mom is really self conscious about her scars and stretch marks...my friend Nat's introduced me to **Lush** Therapy Bar and I must say my mom is really happy with the stuff! Her scars are slowly and surely fading away...it smells divine and makes the skin nice and soft.

Lush...ous,

Amy

Burt's Bees Lip Balm

2006-05-05T13:09:00.000-07:00

Even as the weather warms up, my lips are as dry as ever!!! **Burt's Bees** Peppermint Lip Balm is so soothing on my lips...it is also all natural. No girl likes to have petroleum on her lips...beeswax is much better. You can find this in all the stores...costs between $3-$5 CAD.

Kissable Lips,

Amy

I Freakin Love this Song!!! So bad So bad...

2006-05-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

There hasn't been any good music coming out lately...my train rides back and forth from Ottawa to Toronto has consisted of old reruns on my iPod. (Still love The Stills though). Amy supports Canadian music by the way so that is why she f****** loves the new song from Nelly Furtado ft. Timerland called Promiscous Girl...I can't stop listening to it! The words are pretty naughty but the beat is hot...

My Guilty Pleasure,

Amy

Mike and Chris have done it again!!!

2006-05-02T20:33:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love this hoodie from Mike and Chris!!! Love the grey heather colour...much better and more edgy than the juicy hoodie that I blogged about earlier this month. Even Amy makes booboos, I have come to realise that I am not a flower kind of girl...although I have no problems with accepting flowers from random men on the street. But I digress this is a fashion blog not a therapist's couch: Known as the **Sam Zip Up Fleece Hoodie** this lovely baby costs $159 USD and can be found on girlshop.com. Would look fantastic with a pair of dark jeans, ribbed white boybeater, pair of pumps and the Lady Duffle from Anna Corrina seen below $429 USD...need a teaching job ASAP.

Sending out resumes,

Amy

Dior Limited Edition Beauty Confidential!!!

2006-04-12T18:41:00.000-07:00

What a gorgeous and scrumptous compact!!! It would be so divine to pull this little gem out of my balenciaga black le dix motorcycle bag!!! (by the way I don't have this dream bag of mine...well not yet anyway) But I digress, this blog is about this envelope style slim compact from **Christian Dior**. Love the silver colour, but I have to admit I am not too big on brushes that come with compacts! I don't know they just kind of annoy me!

No blushing allowed!

Amy

Not your ordinary hoodie Mike and Chris

2006-04-09T08:08:00.000-07:00

Parker Hoodie (150 USD)

Parker Hoodie (150 USD)

Oliver Hoodie (180 USD)

Jessie Zip Up Jumpsuit (286 USD)
I am sick of wearing the same old hoodie all the time...that is why it is time to wear some fresh hoodie designs from **Mike and Chris** Made in the USA of treated cotton for a vintage look. These three hoodies are drool worthy!!!

Can be found on girlshop.com and letrainbleu.com

yummy,

Amy

My Heels Broke...Excuse to buy New Shoes!!!

2006-04-07T19:50:00.000-07:00

Loeffler Randall Petra Tubular Knotted Sandal $383 USD

Kovette One Night in Bangkok $238 USD

I am being sarcastic here hahahaha, obviously I can't afford any of these gorgeous heels, but they are so nice I just have to admire them from afar. Love Love Love...these heels, and the names are so well you know so so...I am speechless because these heels would look fantastic with a dark pair of frankie b jeans and a splendid tank top.

Too Much for Words,

Amy

Rachel Pally Overlap Ruffle Dress!!!

2006-04-04T19:28:00.000-07:00

I am definately ready for the summer weather to come! But alas it snowed today. Boy was I disappointed! On a more sunny note: I absolutely love this dress from **Rachel Pally**. The grey colour is sure to make you feel perky and sweet and the bodice with it's cross-over neck really accentuates what little I have hahahaha...so BOYS no staring!!!

It Snowed Today,

Amy

Amy's List of Love Songs of the 80s...

2006-04-04T16:54:00.000-07:00

I am an 80s music fanatic!!! Love the 80s hate the 70s, but love the 80s. Okay enough of the repetition already! my top love songs to have weddings, make out to and beg for you lover back are as follows: (note they are all Brit artists...ahhh the Brits know how to make a love song without sounding raunchy)

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "The Power of Love"

Fiction Factory - "Feels Like Heaven" (by the way it's a breakup song, but lovely nonetheless)

When and Rome - "The Promise"

The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"

Echo and the Bunnymen - "Lips Like Sugar"

Modern English - "Melt with You"

Human League - "I'm only Human"

Love is in the Air,

Amy

LAMade Soft Tees for every Girl!!!

2006-04-03T16:25:00.000-07:00

Everyone knows that Miss Amy has an addiction to jeans, but she also has an addiction to t-shirts!!! **LAMade** tees are soft, fitted and come in a variety of fantastic colours. I just can't help myself: I love black and this long fitted tee is the bomb! Would look great with jeans or even a mini denim skirt from Juicy Couture.

Ready for Summer,

Amy

Summer Jewellery!!! From shopbop.com!!!

2006-04-02T11:47:00.000-07:00

Lisa Stewart Large Daisy Earrings (18K - $174 USD)

Rachel Leigh Turtle Necklace ($145 USD)

Rachel Leigh Turks and Caicos Ring ($172 USD)

Rachel Leigh Heart Rhinestone Necklace ($140 USD)

Adina Signature Gold Ring ($174 USD)

Adina Large Gold Ring Necklace ($286 USD)

Yes Miss Amy should start dressing more feminine! Jewellery has a way of girling up an outfit. These are some of the best ones I have seen so far.

Enjoy,

Amy

Joe's Jeans Rocker Skinny Jeans!

2006-04-02T11:37:00.000-07:00

I am always on the lookout for the perfect pair of jeans!!! These just might be it! **Joe's Jeans** Rocker Skinny Jeans have just enough rock and roll edge too look hot...would look fanstastic with a long white ribbed tank from Fruit of the Loom. By the way the best place to buy cheap boybeaters is Chocky's on Queen Street, Toronto! ONLY $5!!! A low slung belt from Brave Beltworks of Toronto would be the perfect summer outfit to have a pint or some yummy lemon sorbet on College Street.

Rock my World,

Amy

Juicy Couture Zip Hoodie with Flowers...

2006-04-02T11:30:00.000-07:00

Love Love Love this short puff sleeve hoodie from Juicy Couture. I love the grey colour, not the obvious black that I would usually wear. Can be found at shopbop.com for $158 USD.

Not your average hoodie,

Amy

L.A.M.B. Love Angel Music Baby...just love it!!!

2006-04-02T11:25:00.000-07:00

All I can say is divine!!! I fell in love with the **L.A.M.B** ruffle henely sweater the moment my eyes zoomed on the rack at the Holt Renfrew store in Ottawa. Alas it's 195 CAD, and a girl with only 3 bucks in her bank account can only dream. This sweater would look fantastic with a fitted black skirt that I saw at Club Monaco!!! The other sweater is a whopping $595 CAD, but it's just too gorgeous...made of the softest cashmere, I absolutely love the front with the triangle designs and the hook closure...

Falling for L.A.M.B.

Amy

Gorgeous Dress from Sass and Bide!!!

2006-03-31T14:03:00.000-08:00

This scrumptous dress from **Sass and Bide** is gorgeous!!! I love the puff sleeves and the 1950s vibe to it. By the way this dress would match the round toe patent leather pumps (the brand slips my mind right now) that I tried on at the Holt Renfrew outlet in Toronto. It's so sad, I had 3 bucks on me, and there I was at Holt's drooling over a $300 Marc Jacobs bag...it was on sale down from $999...need a teaching job asap!!!!

broke fashionista,

Amy

It All Goes Down Hill From Here!!!

2006-03-14T16:11:00.000-08:00

I am facing my 26th birthday with as much bravery as I can, but I am not succeeding! hahahaha....I am now officially in my late 20s and it is scaring me shitless! Who wouldn't be scared? Maybe if I had a billion dollars I would be happier, but with only 5 bucks to my name the future is looking a little bit shakey there cowboy! But not all is lost...

Things I want to accomplish before I turn 30...

10. Go to Paris

9. Wear sexier lingerie

8. Learn how to properly ride my bike

7. Get a decent teaching job

6. Change a person's life for the better

5. Learn French

4. Write a short story

3. Learn to juggle

2. Knit a Scarf

1. Live LIFE

I guess I better start cracking,

Amy

Louis Vuitton Fall 2006 Bags! Ohhhhh Laaa Laaa

2006-03-13T13:26:00.000-08:00

Drool and Weep!

Amy

Love Jack Black Lip Balm

2006-03-13T13:24:00.000-08:00

I am always on the lookout for the best lip balms...some favourites include kiehl's and burt's bees, but I think I will have to try **Jack Black** Lip Balm SPF 25. This balm has no petroleum that can dry out lips and the minty taste is sure to make your lips feel nice and cool!

I Ain't Talking about the Actor,

Amy

Funky Necklace from Gerard Yosca

2006-03-11T07:12:00.000-08:00

This is such a gorgeous and divine necklace from **Gerard Yosca**...would look beautiful with a white tee and dark jeans or even a fiited black dress!!! This necklace is made of white beads and black cotton twill tape.

Can be found on eluxury.com for $200 USD.

An outrageous amount, but worth every penny!!!

Amy

Body and Soul Lip Palette...Vintage Glamour

2006-03-08T16:49:00.000-08:00

As all of you know, I love the vintage esthetic and this **Body and Soul** Lip Palette just does it for me!!! I can just imagine taking this out of my vintage handbag and applying a sheer wash of colour on my lips hahahahaha, I know I am being little miss drama princess...

kisses,

amy

Pout Eyeliner...The Eyes Don't Lie

2006-03-08T16:45:00.000-08:00

I have recently become addicted to eyeliner. I can't leave the house without it!!! Although it is annoying to have to constantly sharpen my eyeliner...that's where **Pout** eyeliner comes in!!! Say goodbye to sharpener shavings and hello to Pout's click mechanism. I know, tonnes of other brands have mechanical eyeliners, but I love the packaging of this beauty. Girls & Guys you have to agree with me on this one.

Eye Love you All,

Amy

Pout Flush Blush - Sheer and Sweet Cheeks

2006-03-06T19:26:00.000-08:00

Last Friday I had a couple of hours to kill so I headed to Sephora and Holt Renfrew at Yorkdale Shopping Centre before I headed to the subway to meet Ro. I stopped by the **Pout** counter at Holt Renfrew (to browse of course!) **Pout** Flush Blush is definately on my wishlist!!! This cutie promises to give a sheer wash of colour that every girl wants. I love how the blush is packaged in a metal tube instead of a compact because application is so much easier because you can apply directly to your cheeks!!! By the way the metal tube comes packaged in a cardboard tube that keeps your flush blush nice and clean!

Colours to Look Out for:

Flushed Pink (creamy hot pink)

Fuchsia Fusion (sheer bubblegum pink)

Rampant Rose (apricot nude)

Sherbet Shimmer (champagne shimmer)

Wild Berries (natural dusty pink)

No need to pinch my cheeks,

Amy

Andy Stochansky MOD CLUB 5 out of 5!!!

2006-03-04T20:18:00.000-08:00

First of all I would love to thank Ro for getting me a ticket to see Andy Stochansky at the MOD CLUB (thanks girl!)...man was it one fantabolous concert!!! We took the Bathurst and College Street car and Ro struck up a conversation with a lady sitting behind us and ended up giving her an extra ticket cause her big sis wasn't feeling well and couldn't go see the concert...so in the end that was cool. She was an fashion editor for the Toronto Star...isn't that cool or what!!! If I wasn't teaching that would be my dream job! But I digress, going with a cool laid back dudette doesn't hurt either hahahahaha. Too bad none of us thought to bring a camera unlike the 2 drunk sisters in front of us who took tonnes of pics of Andy in all his glory. He has the most amazing voice!!! And yes my wish was granted he sang **Stutter** and all his other beautiful songs...yum. Although Ro's vision of Mr. Stochansky was a little tarnished as he came out on stage with a really tight black tee shirt and sported a couple of man-boobs...yeah a little off putting, but it is the voice that counts right???

After the concert chatted with the fashion editor and said our good-byes...meeting random people on the street is pretty cool (I think I've used **cool** way too much in this post). After the concert cause it was Little Italy we decided to go to this Italian Cafe...the name of the place slips my mind at the moment...friend ordered a crepe with chocolate and coffee ice-cream inside, I orded antipasto...what a relaxing and wonderful night!!!

Mr. Stochansky signed my ticket stub,

Amy

Sick of my Backpack!!! Wanna a New Handbag!!!

2006-03-01T19:45:00.000-08:00

Since I will be done teachers college in the end of April, let's just say that I can't wait to get rid of my backpack! So sick of looking like and being mistaken for a Grade 8 student...doesn't help that I barely reach 5 feet in height (but then that's another story-don't wanna start a short woman's burden movement). It is the perfect excuse to splurge on a beautiful and unique bag...LOVE THIS BAG!!! This bag is funky, feminine and just plain cool! Love the dark forest green colour and the wooden rings...so unique! I wonder if I can find a bag like this vintage??? Maybe if I head back to Toronto and head to the local Value Village and Salvation Army (those were the days). This bag is from **Ananas**, can be found at www.coco-delilah.com .

So Pretty,

Amy

NYC Here I Come!!!

2006-03-01T19:24:00.000-08:00

Wooohoooooooo!!! I can't wait to go to NYC in May. It is gonna be a blast!!! Good food, friends and drinks are all I need to be a happy gal!!! Ohh and shopping too...so shallow, so shallow.

Some things I wanna check out,

1. MET

2. Central Park

3. Central Grand Station

4. SOHO/NOHO

5. Chinatown

6. New York Public Library

7. Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

New York, New York,

Amy

Teachers College Boring...When Will it End???

2006-03-01T14:48:00.000-08:00

I know it's a sarcastic question "when will it end???", but I can't wait until this thing called teachers college is over and done with. August was the honeymoon period March is the finalization of the divorce. I don't give a shit with about 90% of the people in my class. They all seem so fake to me, that's what sucks, but then again you can't expect to be friends with everyone. I just wanna get out the classroom and start teaching the kids cause that is what it is all about, the kids. Not the academic shit that a university education throws at you. It's the genuine people that you meet in real life that have the ability to change your life and make you believe in humanity; not the countless fakers out there that you meet for a time period and then it ends cause they have no use for you...sorry for a downer of a blog post, but there is some positivity as well. I have faith in humanity...I'll just shut up now.

Just thinking,

Amy

Nicholas K beaded tank...dark and mysterious!

2006-02-27T17:01:00.000-08:00

I love this tank top from **Nicholas K**! The dark charcoal colour and (yes I have broken one of my fashion rules-yikes there are beads!) but it just works for this tank. It is casual but fancy at the same time...how does that work??? I have no idea. I guess that's what makes fashion so freakin fantastic sometimes.

I broke my rule,

Amy

Rosebud Lip Balm - No More Dry Lips!!!

2006-02-27T16:34:00.000-08:00

Love the vintage vibe of this lip balm. The small round tin reminds me of 1930s pharmacist packaging. This lip balm is pink but goes on clear and makes the lips oooooo la la la soft..and very kissable.

Sweet Lips,

Amy

The Girl that has everything except a MAN!!!

2006-02-26T17:58:00.000-08:00

Man am I excited that I am back in Toronto! But I will have to go back to Ottawa Tuesday night, I'm not looking forward to it, but then again maybe I am...so the whole family was really excited to see me. Once again they all asked me if I had a b-friend yet. Why do they always ask? They know the anaswer...uh NOOOOO...so annoying. I know the whole gang (family) want the best for me but prodding into my love life is getting a little old. Yes I am known as the girl that has everything going for her, except she can't find a decent man. If that doesn't shoot your ego I don't know what does! The ego is further shot down when it is your family that constantly has to tell you (although you already know) that you are as single as ever!

Single Girl Looking for a Puppy,

Amy

Marc by Marc Jacobs Galore!!! Love them Shoes!

2006-02-25T11:22:00.000-08:00

One Button Cross Pump

Open Toe Ribbon Bow Pump

Every girl wants a closet full of high heels and I am guilty of wanting this...(a teacher's salary will not do this fantasy justice!!!). But I love these pumps from *Marc by Marc Jacobs*. Feminine and Sweet, after years of harsh pointy toe heels there is a return to retro chic...and me thinks me likes it!!!

Kisses,

Amy

Marc by Marc Jacobs Metallic Wallet

2006-02-25T11:14:00.000-08:00

Fashion is such a fickle thing!!! Right now I am using my sad flamingo paul frank wallet...I think it is time for a change. For God's sakes I have to look sleek and mature during my teacher interviews and a green wallet with a pink bird in front ain't gonna cut it! It is a matter of life or death hahahahaha (in my mind of course). This wallet from **Marc by Marc Jacobs** would be the perfect accessory for the many teacher interviews that I will have to go to. I love the metallic shine and the grey colour. It can also be used as a clutch...for a night out of town in the big city!!!

This fantabolous wallet can be found at eluxury.com for $168 USD

Brushing up on my interview skills,

Amy

Rick Owens Tank...Summer Come Soon!

2006-02-21T08:32:00.000-08:00

I love this tank top from **Rick Owens**! It looks so soft and chic, would look fantastic with a pair of dark jeans and black pointy toe high heels!!! No need for a belt, let the tank do the talking. Oh and don't forget to add a vintage leather/suede side bag.

Already thinking about summer outfits,

Amy

Lovely Dress from Moschino

2006-02-21T08:16:00.000-08:00

I have to admit that I don't own a dress!!! The last time I owned a dress was during high school prom. (on a side note my dress was unlike all the other girls that night! While everyone went for long feminine dresses with beads and sequins, little miss amy wore a fitted strapless grey wool dress that grazed the thighs. I also wore black nail polish and put died orange and brown streaks in my hair. Let's just say that I looked HOT HOT HOT!!! Ro you remember? hahahahaha. And life has never been the same). But I digress, why do I love this dress? Well it's short and sweet. I am looking for the perfect outfit for our end of year formal. I know I've been bitching about Ottawa and shit, but I wanna look nice...can't a girl have nice once in awhile? I don't think I am making sense right now...just ignore me.

Muddled Brain,

Amy

Andy Stochansky Here I am Baby

2006-02-19T16:19:00.000-08:00

My dear friend Ro is such a sweetie. Knowing that I am rotting away in Ottawa feeling sorry for myself (just ask Mike...sorry for spilling my guts)...anyhoo, I am so looking forward to heading back to Toronto cause I will be going to see Andy Stochansky at the MOD CLUB on March 3. Yay!!!!! A girl needs to hang with the gals and drink her sorrows away...Sniff Sniff...So happy...

Please Sing Stutter Mr. Stochansky,

Amy

Kate Moss Style Icon!!!

2006-02-18T13:25:00.000-08:00

I love Kate Moss' style...if only...

Mossentology’s Ten Commandments

1. Thou Shall Go Back to Their Roots: Before Kate got into modeling she grew up on a very tight budget. She would go down to the local vintage store and buy clothes by the pound. To avoid looking like she had no other option than to buy used clothes, every day she’d come up with clever ways to mix pieces to make herself look vintage chic. These days, with an estimated $30 million in the bank, she can be more choosy. She favors vintage Yves Saint Laurent, Ossie Clark, Dior, Azzedine Alaia and Hermes.

2. Thou Shall Mix It Up: Sure Kate has a closet full of Gucci, Pucci, Prada, Dolce, Versace, and just about every designer from your wish list, but most of Kate’s pieces are no-name vintage and thrift store finds. If you do have fabulous European couture in your wardrobe, never ever wear just that. For day, mix your $1300 beaded top with beat-up jeans, boots, and a distressed handbag. At night, wear your couture, but dress it down with a vintage clutch or don’t over glam your hair, makeup, and accessories. Not only will you look fashionably daring, but people will assume you have an entire brownstone jam-packed with clothes at your disposal because why else would you mix couture and worn-in pieces on an everyday basis?

3. Thou Shall Not Hoard: What’s the point in buying something if you are never going to wear it? You only live once and you only get a few decades to walk in heels before you start to have hip problems, so why not wear the shoes you blew a month’s rent on? The handbag that set you back the down payment on your house? The jacket that you chose rather than helping your boyfriend through med school? What’s the point in buying them if you’re just going to look at them? Yeah, they might look like a work of art, but if it’s not framed behind a glass plate it better be on you! Go food shopping in your $1400 boots or bring your $4300 bag to the Starbucks. Not only will you look like a fashion Czar, you’ll walk with more confidence in your Manolo Blahnik step.

4. Thou Shall Not Overdose on Trends: Of course, you should have certain trendy staples in your closet, but you should never wear trends from head to toe. This is a mistake that many Hollywood lovlies make- let’s call it the Kitson Curse. Trendy pieces sold at stores like Kitson and Intuition are great, but it’s too easy to overdose. One look in Us Weekly and you’re met with some serious celeb offenders. An A. Kurtz cap, multi-layer horn necklace, LaRok sequin tank, Joseph fur vest, True Religion distressed jeans, UGGs, and a Chloe bag are all wonderful separates… but you don’t need to show the entire world how trendy your closet is with one outfit. Do as Kate does- put the Chloe bag with a basic sundress, the horn necklaces with a simple outfit or one-color dress, and let the fur vest be the main focus of the outfit. A trendy item should be the conversation piece and stand out while everything else is kept simple.

5. Thou Shall Know What Looks Good on Them: Kate sticks to the looks that work best on her. Since she is petite (five inches shorter than the average model) you can bet all her vintage finds and couture pieces have been tailored exclusively for her. This way the clothes fit so perfectly that people think nobody else but Kate would be able to wear it. As a supermodel, Kate has had more than enough experience trying on all different clothes for all different occasions. By now, Kate knows what works best on her body. Cigarette style pants, skinny high-waist jeans, cropped leggings, long fitted dresses, and short skirts and shorts are all wardrobe staples.

6. Thou Shall Play Favorites: One of Kate's favorite designers is Narciso Rodriguez. Nobody can forget the tight gray dress of his she wore while accompanying then-boyfriend Johnny Depp to a Cannes Film Festival premiere. Among a posse of black and white she stood out like... well.... Kate Moss. Since then she has depended on him for night (dresses, slacks) and day (casual tops and skirts) looks. Balenciaga, Marc Jacobs, and Gucci are other designers Kate chooses for both day and night.

7. Thou Shall Agree that Less is More: This approach has always worked for Kate, down to grooming, outfits, and accessories. Her signature bedhead, unpolished fingernails and minimal makeup is typical Kate whether she be at an A-list event or walking down the street. As for jewelry, she may dabble into diamonds for a photo shoot, but mostly it’ll be a single long necklace, a simple watch, or a chunky cocktail ring.

8. Thou Shall Choose Key Pieces: In Mossentology, there are four main wardrobe staples: handbags, jackets, tights and boots. For handbags, Kate sticks with only a few styles and grabs every color and fabric available. Take her to die for collection of Hermes Birkins (in white, black, red, canvas, denim, and orange) and Balenciaga, Luella, Burberry, and Mulberry bags. Jackets are another essential: at least one vintage fur (or faux fur, depending on your PETA stance), a chic leather motorcycle jacket, a fitted blazer, a trench coat, and a denim jacket. Thick tights are worn under sundresses and miniskirts and are either full, cropped at the ankle or cut at the top for a above-the-knee look. Finally, boots are a necessity. Anklet booties, suede or leather flats, Pirate style, low heeled buckle boots, suede knee high boots, and fur lined wedge heel boots are all required styles.

9. Thou Shall Feel When in Doubt, Do Denim: Never underestimate the power of a good pair of jeans. Denim can always be translated quickly into day or night looks and is always a safe investment.

10. Thou Shall Be Themselves: If you take every fashion tip on this list you’re already making your first mistake. Even though Kate cites Twiggy and Marianne Faithfull as style inspirations, you’ll never see her taking all of their style secrets. Different people, different careers, different personalities, different body types. The trick is to make everything yours. You should feel like everything you wear was made especially for you. You should feel comfortable and confident in everything you wear. Half the battle of looking fabulous and being able to “pull it off” is feeling confident in what you’re wearing.

Please Take this Advice to Heart,

Amy

Will You Be Mine?

2006-02-07T10:06:00.000-08:00

Just in time for Valentine's Day is this beautiful necklace from Me&Ro. This 10K necklace is chic and doesn't look cheesy like the heart necklaces you find at people's jewellers. Let's not go there ladies!!! Would look great layered with pearls or even more gold necklaces like this one from Alexis Bittar.

No more Sterling Silver,

Amy

Walk the Line Great actors...so so so movie...

2006-02-06T08:19:00.000-08:00

Saw **Walk the Line** over the weekend!!! It was a nice movie...that's right I said NICE. There wasn't much substance to it, but the music was really amazing. Mr Phenoix and Ms. Witherspoon had great chemistry on screen. Yes Johnny Cash is portrayed as a philandering wife-cheater, so he wasn't a very sympathetic character. But I enjoyed the movie...

Wannabe Movie Critic,

Amy

1940s inflences...for a modern girl like me...

2006-02-06T08:15:00.000-08:00

My dream is to look like a vintage vixen...I want to look unique and glamourous and SEXY!!! These clothes are it!!! No need to show skin to look hot. Yes Yes I know these aren't realistic clothes for a new teacher but hmmmmm...what about parent teacher interviews?

glamour puss,

Amy

Pumps and Flats with attitude!!!

2006-02-06T08:12:00.000-08:00

With Spring around the corner, wearing boots just isn't cool anymore. I love these shoes!!! There is a 1950's flair to them that pointy toe shoes don't have. Would look great with fitted tweed skirts and yikes!!!! fitted chemises.

Shoe me the Way,

Amy

Dior Diorshow Mascara...killer lashes...

2006-02-05T08:21:00.000-08:00

Every girl wants out of this world lashes, but not everyone is lucky enough to have thick and long lashes (moi included). There is a saviour out there...**Dior** Diorshow mascara is suppose to give you the lashes you have always wanted with just one coat. I will definately have to ditch the M.A.C pro lash that tends to clump and give me racoon eyes...

No need for fake lashes,

Amy

Louis Vuitton Florentine Pouch...

2006-02-05T08:10:00.000-08:00

This **LV** Florentine Pouch is gorgeous! I love the simple lines and the belt...it is definately a step up from the regular waist pouches you find on tourists and old ladies....hahahahaha. Would look fantastic with jeans and heels.

Not Waisting Away,

Amy

Anna Sui Boudoir Cosmetics...oooohhh lalalala

2006-02-05T08:05:00.000-08:00

Powder Compact

Flip Mirror

Makeup Remover

Loose Powder

Plastic Comb

I absolutely adore **Anna Sui** Cosmetics!!! The packaging is black, gold and feminine with a touch a sexy danger. I love how Anna Sui cosmetics doesn't believe in minimal packaging because sometimes a girl likes over the top glamour...

Amy

Can be found at Sears in Toronto and www.sephora.com

DuWop Venom Gloss...Spicy Pouty Lips...

2006-02-03T17:09:00.000-08:00

I am always looking for the perfect lip gloss...I think I may have found it!!!! **DuWop** Venom Gloss is a special kind of gloss that plumps your lips with secret essential oils.

Pouty Lips,

Amy

This is Gonna be My Wedding Dress

2006-01-31T14:18:00.000-08:00

Yes I know it is a black dress, but if it were white this **Monique Llhuilier** dress would be my wedding dress. I have no idea how this would work though cause I plan to marry in city hall. Walking down the aisle is not my thing!

Rebel Bride,

Amy

Beware of Muffin Top

2006-01-30T19:39:00.000-08:00

Hey Gals,

I have observed recently on the street and school that many girls are guilty of **Muffin Top**. What is muffin top you ask? It is when ladies wear jeans and pants that are 2 sizes too small thus ensuring a ring of fat on the stomach that spills over!!! This is especially true when girls wear cropped tops or long tanks with shrugs!!! You can see every bulge and crevice. Please ladies don't become a victim of this muffin top affliction...

"You're muffin top brings all tlhe boys to the yard" hahahahaha

Pleading Please,

Amy

Splurge!!! Yikes! Got a Mackage Coat...

2006-01-30T14:39:00.000-08:00

Okay I am really milking my student loans, cause I got a coat that I absolutely did not need, but absolutely wanted. I couldn't help myself it was 50% off...and it is purple; a colour that I never wear. I will definately stand out in this coat...by the way it's from **Mackage**.

Feeling a little guilty,

Amy

Vintage Anchor Hocking for your Kitchen

2006-01-29T13:19:00.000-08:00

l love the colour of sea green, there's something so old school about it. This is especially true with this casserole Jadite dish from **Anchor Hocking**. My dream is to have a wire shelf to display all the vintage kitchen pieces I wish to own.

Looking for a good Lasagna recipe,

Amy

Tarte Makeup without an edge...

2006-01-29T13:16:00.000-08:00

The Slide Tin Lip Balm from **Tarte** is so sweet and irresitable that I want all the shades. Having a lip gloss in a tin makes application a breeze!

Tarte's vitamin E and avocado packed lip balm formula is positively good for your lips! Tucked into an old school slide tin and infused with delectable flavuors, each of these compact treats gives lips just a hint of tint, for a kissable candy colored pucker.

Can be found at www.sephora.com and www.tartecosmetics.com

Sweet Kisses,

Amy

Shu Uemura Fresh Makeup!!!

2006-01-28T19:03:00.000-08:00

**Shu Uemura** Glow On Blush ($21 USD)

**Shu Uemura** Kajal Kohl Eyeliner ($15 USD)

**Shu Uemura** is a Japanese based makeup line. With it's minimalist packaging you can fit these treasures in your makeup bag. Shu Uemura is famous for his eyelash curler and mascara, so I am sure that his makeup is just as good!!!

where can I get this makeup line?

Amy

Frankie B Heartbreaker Jeans!!!

2006-01-28T18:57:00.000-08:00

**Frankie B** Heartbreaker Jeans (out of commission)

I love these ** Frankie B** Jeans, although they don't make this style anymore I still like these denim dreamies.

Frankie B Wannabe,

Amy

New Products from Benefit

2006-01-27T19:29:00.000-08:00

**Hollywood Glo Body Lustre** ($26 USD)

**Dallas** ($26 USD)

I am a big fan of **Benefit** Dandelion, the pink highlighting powder that gives you that wonderful glow. Now there are 2 new products I can drool over. Benefit's Dallas and Hollywood Glo Body Lustre. Just remember girls a little goes a long way! You don't wanna look like a sparkly drag queen.

Subtly Glowing,

Amy

A Great Way to Look Stylish and Teach the Kids!!!

2006-01-27T19:23:00.000-08:00

**Heavy Rotation** The 3rd Grade T-shirt ($28 USD)

When I came across this t-shirt, like all beautiful songs it sang to me...okay enough with the fromage. I really dig this t-shirt from **Heavy Rotation**. This will definately become a conversation piece in the staff room hahahaha. With all the people I know whose handwriting looks like chicken scratch this one's for you!!!

Can be found on www.karmaloop.com

I prefer blue pen,

Amy

Philip Lim Wool Military Coat...NICE

2006-01-26T18:36:00.000-08:00

I am always looking for the perfect black coat and I think I have found it!!! **Philip Lim** Black Wool Military Coat is slim fitting and structured. Characteristics of a perfect coat!!! I also love the belt. Would look great with high heel boots and my Frankie B jeans...still waiting for those jeans...

Still Waiting,

Amy

Zooey Tees...what soft cotton...

2006-01-25T14:02:00.000-08:00

These cotton basics look so comfy. I really like fitted tees and crews with jeans because it is such effortless chic! These basics are from Zooey.
You can find these tees on www.shoplastyle.com and www.revolveclothing.com

Perfect to a Tee,

Amy

It's the EYES!!!

2006-01-25T13:57:00.000-08:00

Is it just me or does Stephen Harper Canada's new Prime Minister look like the 2 characters in White Chicks? Just plain scary.

Seeing Double, or should I say Triple,

Amy

Buddhist Punk What a Kickass Tee...

2006-01-24T11:01:00.000-08:00

This t-shirt from **Buddhist Punk** is so COOL. The Rolling Stones motif is not like the regular stuff you usually see. I love the yellow and bold graphics. Would look cool with a pair of dark blue jeans and pink pointy heels. Or the green basket weave heels being sold on www.shopmycloset.com.

This tee can be found on www.blaec.com

Not your average casual tee,

Amy

Louis Verdad Funky Twists to Basics...

2006-01-24T07:09:00.000-08:00

*Louis Verdad* Plaid Tiered Skirt - chocolate plaid

I love this skirt by **Louis Verdad**. I can see myself wearing this during teacher interviews...

Looking tip top for the Classroom,

Amy

I Need a New Wallet!!! (only in my dreams!)

2006-01-23T15:38:00.000-08:00

Marc Jacobs Quilted Zipped Clutch $450 (USD)

Louis Vuitton Porte Monnaie Souple $415 (USD)

These are beautiful wallets in my favourite non-colour black...it would look so chic with a black belted wool coat. Too bad the non-salary of a student will not pay for these wallets so I will just have to dream.

My teaching salary will not do it,

Amy

What to Do When your Landlord Screws you Over?

2006-01-23T15:18:00.000-08:00

As a student who shares her apartment with two girls/and their (uninvited) boyfriends...I can sympathize with any soul who has to deal with shitty roommates, but what happens when you are stuck with a psycho landlord and her shitfaced children? You plot a plan worthy of Roald Dahl's **The Mouse Plot** adventure. A good friend of mine who is also a practicing teacher has plotted a plot of all plots. Tomorrow we shall go to the corner store and buy some liquid laxitives and doctor their milk. With eye-dropper in hand and a good swig of Corona we shall poison their daily dose of dairy causing them to have explosive diarrhea. To enhance this misson in crime we will also occupy all washrooms thus causing landlord and children to take a shit in the cold streets of Ottawa!!! This is what you do when your landlord screws you over!!!

Better Watch Out,

Good Friend & Accomplice

Thou Shalt Not...

2006-01-22T18:26:00.000-08:00

**fyibyamy** will be a certified teacher in June 2006, and she has promised herself that she shall never have a bad fashion day while teaching...this divine intervention came when she being me was in high school and her Anthropology teacher had a bad habit of wearing Rosanne's couch throw as a vest.

Thou Shalt Not...

10. Wear stirrup pants

9. Wear fingerless gloves

8. Wear Okley sunglasses (she is not a cop)

7. Wear shrugs

6. Wear puffy vests (don't want to look like a overstuffed sleeping bag)

5. Wear cowboy boots/hats (unless school play)

4. Wear vests

3. Wear tapered pants

2. Polartec fleece

1. Wedge inducing jeans

I pledge to not break these commandments,

Amy

Frankie B Makes my Butt Look Good!!!

2006-01-21T18:28:00.000-08:00

As everyone knows **fyibyamy** loves Frankie B jeans. They are amazing and make a buttless girl have ass. Yes I am not big on sparkles and sprinkles but the subtle shine that there gery herringbone pants have are just right! These pants would look great with a white ribbed tank/heels/brown distressed leather belt...

no need for butt implants,

Amy

Even More Lists to Make a Girl Cynical!!!

2006-01-21T16:20:00.000-08:00

WORDS WOMEN USE

FINE

This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and
you need to shut up.

FIVE MINUTES

If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes is only
five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game
before helping around the house.

NOTHING

This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and you
should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with 'Nothing' usually end in
"Fine"

GO AHEAD

This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it.

LOUD SIGH

This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often
misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot
and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you
over "Nothing"

THAT'S OKAY

This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to
a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before
deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

THANKS

A woman is thanking you. Do not question it or faint. Just say you're
welcome.

WHATEVER

It's a woman's way of saying *!#@ YOU!

Man! What is this World Coming To?

Amy

I Love This Mason Dress!!!

2006-01-20T21:35:00.000-08:00

Yes I have to admit that I do not own a dress! I have to buy a dress this year because a girl can't live on jeans forever! I love the neckline on this **MASON** dress. You can find this dress on www.blaec.com. Why do I love this dress? Let's count the ways:

1. It is black

2. It has a fantabolous neckline

3. It is knee length

4. It would look great with heels

5. It will definately look good on me!!!!

Gorgeous,

Amy

George W. Bush is at it Again!!! Laughs all around!!!

2006-01-19T20:39:00.000-08:00

Came across a hilarious spoof on Little Georgie the other day. Comedian Andy Dick plays W.'s speech writer with hilarious results...originally aired on the Comedy Central.

littlegeorgiemakesmanybooboos

hehehehe,

Amy

Hmmm...Should I be Skeptical???

2006-01-19T17:05:00.000-08:00

**fyibyamy** is a romantic at heart. A good friend of mine emailled me a list of traits a guy should be aware of when he has a significant other...but I can't help but be wary and skeptical. Men are clueless sometimes...

1. If you like Her .. ASK HER OUT already.!!!!!!!!

2. When you hug her, put YOUR ARMS around her WAIST and hold her
close.

3. When you WALK next to her, get as CLOSE as you can to her.

4. If she's the only one in your life, TELL HER.

5. ALWAYS let her know how much you like her, love her, or think
about her.

6. Give her presents and cards for no reason, SHE WILL RETURN THE
FAVOR...ALWAYS.

7. If she hangs up on you, call her right back.

8. Always offer to pay, if she says NO twice, then let her pay but make a
deal that you get to pay next time.

9. Kiss her lightly every chance you get.

10. Look in her eyes and kiss her on the lips, forehead, or nose.

11. If she says she's cold, don't be an idiot and say "me too" and
stand there, give her your jacket or just simply hold her in your arms.

12. Don't force her to do anything she's not comfortable with.

13. Invite her to dinner or somewhere where you can talk, instead
of the movies.

14. Try not to ask her if she's mad at you EVERY TIME you speak to
her.

15. Always tell her you LOVE her only if you really mean it.

16. DON'T pressure her to do anything she isnt READY to do. When
she is ready, she will let you know. She just wants everything to be more SPECIAL and PERFECT. So appreciate what she does do with you.

17. DON'T' go and tell your friends anything that happens between
you two, cause it will hurt her and make her mad...and it will NEVER happen
again.

18. When a GIRL is quiet, Millions of things are running through her mind.

19. When a GIRL is not arguing, She is thinking deeply.

20.When a GIRL looks at you with eyes full of questions, she is
wondering how long you will be around.

21. When a GIRL answers "I'm fine" after a few seconds, she is not
at all fine.

22. When a GIRL stares at you, she is wondering why you are lying.

23. When a GIRL lays on your chest, She is wishing for you to be
hers forever.

24. When a GIRL wants to see you everyday, She wants to bepampered.

25. When a GIRL says I love you, she means it.

26. When a GIRL says "i miss you", no one in this world can miss you more than that.

Still Looking for Mr. Nice,

Amy

Gorgeous!!! Monique Lhuillier...

2006-01-17T20:44:00.000-08:00

I am drooling right now!!!

www.moniquelhuillier.com

Amy

LUSH Tangy, Tingly Ginger Treats!!!

2006-01-17T20:25:00.000-08:00

Ginger Dusting Powder $10.95

Ginger Soap $10.95 CAD per 100 grams

As everyone already knows...fyibyamy loves **Lush** Cosmetics. I like eating candied ginger so it's no surprise that I would gravitate towards Lush's ginger soap and dusting powder. The smell is divine; kind of like an aphordisac.

Where can I get candied ginger in Ottawa?

Amy

Stewie iPod Ad...How Adorable!!!

2006-01-17T07:17:00.000-08:00

Procrastination is a girl's best friend...why do I say this? It's through procrastination that my friend Sweta and I found a link to **Stewie's** iPod Ad.

stewie Ipod Ad

I've already broken 1 New Year's Resolution,

Amy

Lisa Simpson So Witty and Snooty it Hurts!!!

2006-01-17T07:07:00.000-08:00

**Oh no, the dead have risen and they're voting Republican.

**On Nelson: He's not like anybody I've ever met. He's like a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a vest.

**Relax? I can't relax! Nor can I yield, relent, or... Only two synonyms? Oh my God, I'm losing my perspicacity! Aaaaa!

**A man who envies our family is a man who needs help.

**Ooh! A political discussion at our table. I feel like a Kennedy!

My Belly Hurts,

Amy

Top Ten Bushisms of all time

2006-01-16T22:02:00.000-08:00

**fyibyamy** is not just about fashion and makeup, moi also likes political humour, especially if it comes at the expense of the weiner George W. Bush. Not only is he dyslexic, little Georgie has the sensitivity of a limp you know what...

Here are my top 10 **Bushisms** of all time

10. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."

9. "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."

8. "We will stand up for terror. We will stand up for freedom."

7. "No one wants to be the war president. I want to be the peace president."

6. "I'm the master of low expectations."

5. "People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you."

4. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

3. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

2. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."

1. "Wow! Brazil is big."

The Middle Finger Salute,

Amy

The Perfect Tank James Perse

2006-01-16T19:38:00.000-08:00

I am always looking for the perfect ribbed tanks. Sure LA Made makes some and even American Apparel, but nothing compares to the soft ribbed fabrics of James Perse. His ribbed tanks are sheer and durable. I had the chance to see some of his tanks when I was in Boston, but they are kind of pricey. But I have to admit they are really nice...

I am a tanks and jeans girl,

Amy

fyi by amy

Pop Beauty Blush Cake - New Fall Makeup

**Frankie B** Jetsetter Jeans...Skinny Jeans Blah

Mike & Chris **Jacob** Hoodie...Ready for Fall!!!

**YSL** Severine Leather Hobo...Heaven...

Vampy Heels from **Christian Louboutin**

**Akram's** Delicious Lebanese Food...

**American Apparel** Canvas Bag

So Chic So Simple, But What Impact!!!

Love **Lolita Lempicka**. Might not do the trick

**FredFlare.com** Unique Gems for Every Gal!!!

The 100 Unsexiest Men in the World!!!

50 Worst Songs of All Time!!!

So Funny 50 Worst Things Ever to Happen to Music!!!

Too Chic for Words!!!

Summer Cheeks from **Stila**

Can't Get Enough of **Frankie B**

I WANT an iPod MINI GOLD!!!

**Tocca** Delicate and Delicious Scents

**Stella McCartney** Sunglasses

Conspicuous Consumption...

More Delicious **Frankie B** Jeans!!!

Fantastic Websites to Check Out!!!

New **Apple** Store - Eaton Centre

Size does Matter! The New MacBook...

**Demeter** Fragrance so Sweet...

Delicious Japanese Food on Saturday!!!

**True Religion** Jeans...They Fit So Well...

**LORAC** Yummy Colours for your Eyes...

**Lush** Therapy Bar...My Mom Swears by It!!!

**Burt's Bees** Lip Balm

I **Freakin** Love this Song!!! So bad So bad...

**Mike and Chris** have done it again!!!

**Dior** Limited Edition Beauty Confidential!!!

Not your ordinary hoodie **Mike and Chris**

My Heels Broke...Excuse to buy New Shoes!!!

**Rachel Pally** Overlap Ruffle Dress!!!

Amy's List of Love Songs of the 80s...

**LAMade** Soft Tees for every Girl!!!

Summer Jewellery!!! From shopbop.com!!!

**Joe's Jeans** Rocker Skinny Jeans!

**Juicy Couture** Zip Hoodie with Flowers...

*L.A.M.B.* Love Angel Music Baby...just love it!!!

Gorgeous Dress from **Sass and Bide**!!!