Fashion Forward

Since I was told that my current winter clothes were too 'muumuu'ish, I caved in and got new ones.  What do you think?

Can I just vent a little about how difficult it is to be trendy in subarctic temperatures?  My one indulgence while traveling is to purchase a few lighthearted fashion magazines for some carefree viewing while on train or plane.  But most of the time I just wind up snorting at pictures of open toe, gladiator high heels and gossamer-thin silk shirts thinking just how many seconds a body would last in those in below-freezing temps.  I see people around here waiting for the bus in skinny jeans and Converse sneakers, slouched over so that their clothes don't actually touch any part of their bare skin, with their hands in their pockets, and I know they must be hurting.

Show me a way to make snow boots look sexy oh ye fashion editors and I'll be a loyal reader for life.

Gotta go, just got annoyed with the husband for chewing in my ear and singing to our newborn son.  Think someone needs a nap...

Funny Labels

And now for one of my favorite pastimes, collecting hilarious bits of English language.

Check out this one:

What, is the word 'pretzel' copyrighted or something?  I just hope they washed out that crusty crock before they made them.

The One in Which David Attenborough Appears in My Local S-Market

The BBC has recently released, in the vein of legendary nature documentaries such as Life on Earth and the Living Planet, their latest production, Human Planet, which promises to take viewers "to the most remote locations on Earth to find stories about man's remarkable relationship with the natural world."  I happened to watch a clip from the show, one in which a reindeer herder presumably from somewhere in Lapland has the daunting task of driving her herd across a wide river making sure one of them doesn't panic and swim back to shore thus setting off a mass retreat that would spell disaster for all of their lives.  It was remarkable, but was made more personally remarkable by the fact that they were filming in a place not too far away from here, both geographically and climactically (is that even a word?  Spell check says no).  Which got me thinking that I really AM living in one of the most remote locations on Earth.  I'm living in nature documentary-worthy territory.  The BBC said so.  So maybe they'd be interested in doing a bit the next time I have to cycle to the grocery store when it's 20 below.