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Tuesday, 20 April 2010

  • I know I'm a bit late on this but I've only just watched 500 Days of Summer. It was a cute, quirky indie film but that's not what this post is about. This post is about Zooey Deschanel, the queen of vintage-retro chic. Throughout the movie, I was reminded of how much I loved everything about Zooey Deschanel. The first time I really took notice of her was in Tin-Man, the Sci-Fi short series remake of The Wizard of Oz. Then I saw her in a Cottonelle commercial. She sang in her husky beautiful voice and paraded around in cute clothes. 500 Days of Summer was the Cottonelle commercial all over again except cuter clothes and more singing.

    I'm a huge fan of retro 50's inspired clothes. It's hard for me to find anything retro-chic and flattering for my busty body type. So it's a bit of a bummer to watch Zooey dress so cute in skirts, cardigans and dresses while I cannot do the same. 500 Days of Summer may be making me a bit obsessive of Zooey Deschanel. I'm half convinced I'd look decent with bangs now!

    500 Days of Summer has convinced me that I took can look adorable in vintage-retro dresses. The right dress is out there for me. It may be harder for me since I'm not cool with showing off my arms but I'll find it. Someday, somehow!

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

  • Man v. Food: How Much Can YOU Eat?

     

    If you've never seen Man vs. Food, I'll give you a moment to catch up with the rest of society. Okay, all caught up now? Good! Cause Adam Richman is one bad ass guy. He is a "normal guy" whos worked "every job in the food business" or so the tag line goes. He makes it his ultimate goal to take down every food challenge there is and lucky for us, he just so happens to have a television show too! While watching his show may be enough for some people, it doesn't satisfy my hunger for food challenges. Adam Richman makes eating 4000 calories of fatty, greasey lard look both delicious and fun! I like this show so much that I kind of want to try it myself.

    Man vs. Food hits two of my points of interest; food and challenges.

    There is some novelty factor in ingesting a 10 lb cheeseburger or a 2 foot high stack of clams. Something in me triggers and I just want to give it a whirl. Once challenged to something, I pretty much can't back down until I've either failed miserably or conquered all! The competitive streak in me rules out all my other logical brain waves. Of course, the aftermath would be terribly painful, not to mention messy.

    In New York City, there are only ridiculously spicy food challenges. "Eat 6 the of hottest wings ever and win a free t-shirt!" or "Here's a bowl of the hottest curry known to mankind. Finish it and you get a beer!" Spicy is not my cup of tea. What's a girl to do when she wants to eat her way to glorious food challenge victory? Find an alternative! So in two weeks time, I'll be heading down to Rutgers to take on the Grease Truck Challenge. It's the same one that Adam Richman failed to complete in the Man vs. Food: New Jersey episode. I' probably setting myself up for diaster but part of me feels like I can do it! If not, I'll wear my failure proud and have one hell of a stomach ache!

    Have you ever attempted a food challenge? Got any tips?

Monday, 22 March 2010

  • Mancouch Writings That My Family Wants To Read

    There are many topics that I've yet to touch on while doing my internship here at Mancouch. I'd love to be able to write about sex, relationships, and other such things but I've got the weird fear in the back of my mind. See, I come from a close knit family where even my aunts and uncles know what's going on with me. They all know I have an internship and they sort of/kind of know that it's here. Yet, I've never given them a link to this site because if there ever comes a day where I want to write about sex or things relating to sex, I wouldn't be able to. I really don't want to share this part of my life with the rest of them!

    I'm proud of the writing I do here but some of the topics I've written about would raise eyebrows with my family. I thought my cousin would be cool reading some of my stuff, so I showed him the site and read with him. Then he came across a post of mine entitled, "How Big Is Too Big? Mens Edition!" I was mortified! He looked at me with the widest eyes! I really don't want my cousin (who is only younger than me by two years) reading about how painful sex would be if a guy was too big!

    This goes for other things too. Recently my family has discovered Facebook. While it's great for them that they're learning how to reconnect with their college and high school friends, they're also trying to add me as a friend. Hell no is that going to happen. Just like I would never invite my Dad to hang out with me at a club, I wouldn't add my Uncle Rocky to my Facebook.

    How can I get over my fear of my family members reading my stuff? Should I just not give a shit?

Saturday, 13 March 2010

  • Romantic Gestures Through The Eyes of a Cynic

    Remember when Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) stood outside Diane Court's (Ione Skye) house with the boom box playing, In Your Eyes? Easily one of the most romantic and memorable movies of the 80's. The idea is sweet and incredibly cheesy, which is why it's considered so romantic. In real life though, the idea of someone standing outside my house, looking up at my window, playing music with no expression on their face frickin weird.

    The classic tossing-rocks-at-your-window-at-night is probably the creepiest of them all. Although some girls might see this desperate attempt as "cute", I see it as frightening. Imagine sleeping in your bed and waking up in the dark of night to little thumps on your window. You look outside and there is your deranged boyfriend/girlfriend/ex that you've gotten into some argument with chucking pebbles at your window. How many people do you know are pleasently sweet when they've been woken up in the middle of the night?

    Perhaps I'm a cynic but romantic gestures like these seem weird to me. Or maybe the times have changed too much. After all, radio outside of your house and rocks tossed at your window are pretty old school. True romantic gestures in my mind are things like giving up immortality to be with your human lover, like Arwen to Aragorn.

    Have you ever made a grand romantic gesture to someone you cared about? Did it fail miserably or work wonders?

Thursday, 04 March 2010

  • Robot-Unicorn ATTACK- A Suprisingly Addictive Game

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    Most of the games featured and posted on Mancouch Gaming are PC or console games. However, there's a game I've just begun playing that I feel is worthy of a mention here. This game is surprisingly addictive even to men despite its "Lisa Frank"-esque qualities. (Infact, it was a guy friend of mine who showed it to me!)

    The game is called Robot Unicorn Attack. At first glance, you might think a game that looks like this belongs on Barbie.com but it's actually hosted by AdultSwim.com. You're a robot unicorn jumping from cliff to cliff and crashing through giant stars that fall through the ground. When you're on a roll, dolphins will jump out of the imaginary water. And if you happen to be unfortunate enough to crash into a rock or giant star, you'll explode on impact. It's quite gruesom actually. In the world of Harry Potter, the murder of a unicorn will leave you with a cursed half life!

    Harry Potter aside, this game is seriously addictive. The music will get into your head and you'll definitely be hooked. Try the game here.

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    This is my high score. Can you beat it?!

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