when we went to the house of blues there was a photographer who asked if she could take our pictures, sure why not? so used to it in london where you never see the pictures ever again.

not this time.

we’re all in a photo gallery on the dallas observer’s website. interesting.

Cosmopolitan did an article a while back that i wrote about, check it out here, and i’ve noticed that it’s been quite popular.

so last month i saved my cosmo magazine so i could write about the follow-up, but i’ve put it off for so long..

so here it is!

‘im no dog whistle’ vs. ‘dog whistles do exist’

personally, i think they do exist. i think the girls ‘defending’ them, are either dog whistles themselves or don’t really understand the concept.

i’m friends with plenty of guys, i chill with them. i play their games, i drink beer, i’m sort of a tomboy at times. but this doesn’t make me a dog whistle, just a friend. if you go around with an ulterior motive, then that’s another story. one girl from Bath, U.K. said ”i sit on the  laps of my male friends and discuss sex with them,” i find that a bit weird. i really hope that those guys don’t have girlfriends because i would not be happy. i think there’s also a difference when there’s an attractive girl in the group compared to maybe not being so ‘hot’. guys will always have ulterior motives.

a lot of women think it’s harsh that we’re labelling women, but really? we’re all labelled a million times over and the ‘dog whistle’ label has made me feel like i’m not the only girl in the world feeling this way.

bought a cosmopolitan magazine a couple of days ago and i got a free book with it.

so now i’m reading ‘what the hell is he thinking?’ and so far, it’s alright. i don’t know if i care about half the things in it, but some interesting things have popped up.

“What does he think if I sleep with him on the first date? Why is he possessive even when he isn’t all that into me? What does it mean when he won’t call me his girlfriend? Why does he freak out when I leave my stuff at his house?

What the HELL is He Thinking?

Having spent a good part of her post-pubescent life picking apart dating dilemmas with her girlfriends over cocktails, Zoe Strimpel decided it was time to do something once and for all about the mystery that is the male mind.

So, instead of moping about in the Mars/Venus divide, Zoe did something completely crazy: she talked to actual guys, getting them to explain the tales of confusion that she had gathered from her friends. And – would you believe – they had a lot of gems to offer. So while she had their attention, she also asked them the Eighty Questions You Most Want Men to Answer.’

i was reading cosmopolitan magazine when i was at simon’s in july. completely forgot to write about this article but it’s ridiculous how true it is and how many girls like this i’ve known.

basically the article is about women who act a certain way, but much like a dog whistle (only dog’s can hear them) only women see what they’re actually doing.

i can’t really do the article any justice, but if you have the chance pick up the summer edition of cosmo magazine give it a read.

she’s the type of woman who pretends to be ‘one of the guys’ but spends much too many hours getting ready just to sit around and hang out.
she flirts with your boyfriend and friend’s boyfriend just for the attention. thankfully guys are either too stupid or too smart to realize it.
she always plays the ‘women don’t seem to like me’ card with guys.
she pretends to be something she’s not around guys.
she craves male attention. she’ll stab you in the back for it.
she always talks about sex, past sexual experiences, and how much she likes certain sexual positions and whatnot. says things like ‘oh gosh, i forgot to put underwear on today’ and ‘i always sleep naked’.

so sick of meeting girls like this. i really am.

FDW, girl’s that only other girls can hear.

saw these shoes in cosmopolitan magazine when i flew here to stockholm, but i just came across them on the topshop website again and wow. anybody else think they’re really cool and perfect for the summer/fall/spring? i loves them!

then i happened to come across Kurt Geiger and there’s a massive sale. the three shoes above where my favorites. although the beige ones are a lot like my topshop shoes i love them. platform shoes is the shit. and the sandals are prefect for someone as short as me, sandals yet a little heel to help me up in the world the boots were just all around cool. although im wondering if the heels would be a pain to walk in? who knows! either way Kurt Geiger is slowly earning my attention..

starting cleaning up a bit in my room since there’s bits of paper everywhere, watercolors, color palette, just stuff everywhere from doing my work. i came across a magazine from a while back and started to go through it again and there was an article about female porn. it’s just a controversial subject but im bringing it up anyways. women tend to find porn very degrading, which honestly 99% of the time it is. so one woman decided to start a company where they make female porn, a bit more sensual and not so sexist. which all in all is a good idea. women are allowed to watch porn as well no? i was trying to find the article online to post but couldn’t find it, instead i came across a lot about relationships and porn. women and their boyfriends/husbands watching porn. honestly at the end of the day men are men. you can’t change them. they are obsessed with sex and will never stop doing what they want to do. but i do agree with a lot of the women i found posted comments online, it is detrimental to a relationship. how is a woman supposed to feel if she’s out for a couple of hours and her guy’s at home watching porn? he couldn’t wait? she’s not good enough? not skinny enough? doesn’t have a good enough body? doesn’t appeal to him as much? all these questions arise, cause women are women. women have feelings and also tend to make a big deal out of nothing. and im not speaking for all women, cause some chicks love it as well. some couples watch it together. but for me it is such a major turn-off that i cannot even begin to explain. a man watching porn when he’s got a girl is probably one of the most degrading things i can think of. it’s pathetic as well. granted if she’s away for a long time, but some of these men watch it all the time. leave their wives to cook dinner to watch porn. honestly i’d drop him like no tomorrow. im not saying there’s anything wrong with watching porn, on your own time of course, but some men should really consider their partners feelings.

in a way this is good, but at the same time it irritates me. the model above, Lizzi Miller, is a plus sized model. yep. that’s right, PLUS SIZED! what’s so plus sized about her? although that part irritates me i like the fact that magazines are finally starting to put pictures of REAL girls out there. This photo was featured in Glamour magazine and apparently they got such a positive response from readers that they’re going to do another spread like this one. check out some of the other details on Coco Perez

shes toally rockin it. kastyn reid for vanity fair in italy.

we start walking and then realize hey! we can take the ferry across the water, that way it will be closer. so yes, me and dad rode a boat to the doctors office. different much? everything is always and adventure with papi.

then in the waiting room i started looking at a magazine, i then realize that i am American Apparel obsessed. i see this..

and i immediately thing ‘omg kerrys wearing American Apparel’, does this mean i need therapy? anyways enough of my psychotic fashion freakiness.. so the first thing the doctor asked me was if i had been to mexico or california. negative. then after snooping around my head, proceeds to tell me i have a throat infection. so antibiotics for the next 5 days. not the bad part, the bad part is im only allowed to drink warm liquids. i prefer my liquids cold. i also have to gargle and stay away from mexico. ha. anyways having medicine is good, no more of this pain and agony. afterwards me and dad went to starbucks.

i had a chai tea latte, loves it. although chai tea reminds me of christmas. we then proceeded to walk through the shopping center, and i found a store that needed a sales associate. so tomorrow im going back and dropping off my CV, resume for you americans wish me luck.

about being home alone, is eating alone. i never have the energy to make a decent meal for just myself. its too boring. anyways i think im going to put on a machine of laundry and eat something, dont know what yet, and read a swedish magazine emmelie brought. good times?