beauty & a blog

Okay, maybe I'm just self-centered, cocky, or just plain dumb but I thought everyone  has heard of UW-Madison.  I mean obviously we're like the best university in the nation, right?  Apparently, everyone else thinks the same thing about their schools too. Over the course of a week in Panama City Beach for Spring Break, I came across thousands of college students.  Pretty much every school proudly posted a flag to show their pride.  On one part of the beach, Wisconsin took over, but after walking down the beach to a couple more resorts, we quickly discovered that there were tons of other schools there as well.  The first couple of days, we stayed in Wisco territory, not knowing that there were other parts of the beach.  Naturally, we'd constantly hear people screaming "YEAH WISCONSIN" as we'd walk by in our Badger gear or they'd shower us with hugs and high-fives.  As we progressed down the beach to explore over the next couple days, the Wiscons...

Dear Justin <3 2013 hasn’t been the brightest year for you, bud.  Seriously, get it together.  I used to be somewhat (aka completely) obsessed with you, but that was so three months ago.  I’ve matured a lot since then.  Of course I’ll always remember the good times we’ve had, and because of that, I’ll always support you.  But you’re making it awfully hard.  Okay, I get it.  You’re only nineteen years old and the whole world is watching you.  To top it all off, you have girls constantly throwing themselves at you (I may or may not have been one of those girls, but that’s a different story) and because of this, a good handful of the male population despises you and your “swag”.  It must be hard being constantly in the public eye, especially when you’re just trying to be nineteen.  You’ve learned that every decision you make has it consequences.  It’s hard to maintain that good-guy façade when everyone else can do whateve...

You've heard it many times before- ads are everywhere.   And now, they're becoming increasingly common on women in Japan.  Yes, on actual people.  In Japan, women like to accentuate their legs, particularly the  upper thigh between their high socks and hemline of their miniskirts known as the " zettai ryouiki" or "absolute territory."  This part of the body is somewhat of an obsession in their culture, complete with a Facebook page to prove it.  Ummm what?  Anyway, this worshiped part of the leg is being rented out to advertisers, where women wear temporary tattoos to promote the company.   source This advertising fad became popular in 2005, after a mother from Utah decided to auction off her forehead on eBay to advertisers for $10,000.  In return, she had to tattoo the highest bidder's advertisement on her forehead.  Aka it's permanent.   Aka for it's the rest of her life.  Her forehead now reads "GoldenPalac...

It seems like the whole world is obsessed with Jennifer Lawrence.  I hear her name everywhere. "She's perfect." "Favorite actress!!!"  "Love her!" Who is this girl? Wasn't she just that actress who played Katniss?  And what's all this buzz about her and the Oscars?  After doing a little research, I came to the conclusion that yes, she is pretty legit. Instead of focusing on fitting in to the Hollywood mold (which happens to be size zero) Lawrence wants more to be a role model for others.  She's often questioned about her weight, and is even quoted saying "In Hollywood, I'm obese...I'm a fat actress."  Yet, she could probably kick any one of the stick-thin stars in Hollywood's asses.  Rather than trying to be simply skin and bones, Lawrence works to be healthy and fit.  And obviously it's working; this girl can rock anything.  I think she sends a great message to those that struggle with body image- yo...