material girl

I know, I know, probably not the best topic for a post during Lent, but...what can I say?

Yesterday was definitely a "me" day. And I loved it! I had a hair appointment at nine, so with an hour to kill between getting off work and going to the salon, I got an English Toffee cappucino from the nearest Circle K and then scooted into Walmart to see if there was a new issue of Lucky for me to pick up and read while getting my hair done. There was a new issue, and I was halfway to the register when a couple other magazine covers caught my eye.

This was the first one:


You'll notice that among some of Judd Apatow's favorite funny men stands the lovely Paul Rudd...reason enough for buying this issue. But on the inside was a photo spread of several up-and-coming comedians reinacting famous movie icons. An updated "Honeymooners" photo with Bill Hader and Jason Bateman made me mad (once again) these two guys are married...and...famous. Flip a couple pages and you have the cutest couple in comedy: Amy Poehler and Will Arnett. And there's a lot of other great stuff in there too; I'm just mentioning my favorite people.

Then I saw something that nearly made me squeal in the middle of the store:


My girl Ashley Tisdale on the cover of Cosmo.

Now, if you've read some of my other posts, you'll recall that the whole reason I read Lucky is to avoid the stuff typically found in magazines like Cosmo...the 150 sex positions you can do in the ocean, the 20 most embarrassing moments in the history of love-making (I swear they make that stuff up), and the 10 most manipulative mind games you can play on your boyfriend. I just want to look at fashion spreads and get good ideas for shopping...and maybe read some fun facts about an actress I sort of recognize. But just because Ashley Tisdale was on the cover, I decided to trade in my Lucky for a copy of Cosmo, a magazine I honestly doubted I'd ever see this squeaky-clean girl on the cover of.

And of course, right next to her face is the word "SEX" and under Ashley's name is the magazine's claim that she's "blowing off her good-girl image." Well, when you read her interview, you can tell the gals at Cosmo had to really try to spice this one up. When you take out the fancy magazine lingo, what you really find out is that Ashley is a very centered 23-year-old person who's addicted to Coffee Bean and lives four doors down from her mom and dad, and keeps her relationship with her boyfriend on the DL because she doesn't want her life sprayed all over the tabloids. She stays out of trouble by multi-tasking in TV, film, music, and executive producing, and the craziest thing she's ever done with a guy is tell him she liked him without knowing whether he liked her.

Kinda boring, right? Do you see why I like this girl?

Alright, moving on. So I also splurged over the weekend on something I've been eyeing for awhile:


Something about the entire Soap & Glory product line is just so appealing...I love the retro look of the packaging, as well as the exclamatory promises printed on the containers! I love the nod back to that era when advertisers depended on consumers to believe everything put into print. But of course the best part is that all of the products have such clever and hilarious names. And I don't know if this lip pucker really works the way it says on the box, but it does make your lips tingle for about an hour, which makes me think something is working! I've also noticed it lasts a long time and my lips don't chap after I've been wearing it. So if you don't have any already, go on out and get yourself some sexy motherpucker! :)

OK, that's it for me. Time for bed; if all goes well, I might get to spend time this evening with two of the coolest people I've met since graduating college!

Have a fabulous day!