mmm... SMELLS good!

So I already talked just a little about toy gendering. Now let's talk about smells. And here I am not going to talk about natural musky odor after a guy works out or appealing yet not too pleasant (well I guess here tastes differ :)) smell of vagina... I will keep it simple and stick to perfumes and hygiene products. When me and my boyfriend at a time were shopping, he mentioned he needed some body wash. So here we are at the row of neatly organized gels, foams, body washes, etc. And of course ALL brands have a little section called 'for MEN'. Of course my beau grabbed one of those usually dark blue or black bottles, when I said 'wait a minute!'. I mean come on, as long as you smell clean and nice that's all I need. And who said those 'manly' smells are appealing? Now some of them are bearable, but I personally prefer some citrus or fruitty aroma. So I confidently out some almond milk and honey foam in his hand. He was about to protest, but then he paused and said 'hmm, i never thought about not buying not for men products... but you are right, they smell really good!'.
Same with perfumes... why should they be male or female (ocassionally companies come up with unisex smells, but come on, aren't ALL products supposed to be unisex????????). But by labeling something 'for men' companies do 2 things: 1. they prevent women from buying those products (and even if women do buy them they say 'i just like manly smells' - whatever that supposed to mean, because none of men I met smell like Chrome naturally... and none of women smell like Escada either...) and 2. they push men to buy stuff that is labeled, while they ignore stuff that is NOT labeled. I mean look at Dove or any generic brand of shampoo or shower wash, it does not say anywhere 'for women' but it is implied if the wash smells like strawberries...
So I say we should get rid of damn labels and just put everything in one huge pile of colorful tasty smelling perfume and hygene products! (yeah, colorful, because obviously 'manly' smells usually imply some dark coloring as well mentioned above...).
All I wanna say is make sure you take shower, if you use perfume use reasonable amount and do not pay attention to labels people!
p.s. Ladies, please do NOT dousche! Vaginas are NOT supposed to smell like rain or roses... just saying.

Ain't it supposed to be love?..

So one of my best friends from home always says she loves animals... And she does! When it comes to cats and dogs. Recently she was bragging about her new mink coat... (tear).
Unfortunately, she is not the only one who got it twisted. I hear people saying how much they love animals all the time. And then I see same people having a steak. So my logic is... how can you calmly eat meat while claiming love for animals??? I guess most of the population do not include cows, sheep, deer and pigs into animal kingdom. Now eating or not eating meat is a personal choice (and I hope this choice will be made by many many people), but being hypocritical about it is not cool in my book. So to those who eat meat or wear fur: say "I love cats, dogs (maybe iguanas and snakes)". Do not say "I love animals".
Some say "I love all animals, but I just can't quit meat". I call that BULL S.H.I.T. When you love somebody you make sacrifices. And just because tofu might not taste as good as kebab, it is possible to get all nutrients and be healthy without animal products (or at least without meat). And yet again, if the slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian...
P.S. If in doubt, watch a documentary on ALF called "Behind the Mask". If after that you will have guts to go get a burger, then me and you most likely will find very few things in common. Just saying.

Decision to go vegan

When I became vegetarian, I never thought that I would go as far as dropping animal products altogether... But then I thought: 1. I LOVE animals. 2. I care about the environment. 3. I eat too much cheese and ranch and cookies. 4. There are millions people around the world who practice veganism and it is possible!
Gotta tell you transitioning was pretty tough... Cheese cravings were nothing in comparison to desire for milk chocolate! And shopping at Walmart became almost impossible. I would buy fruit and some veggies but that was about it... However, for the past 2 weeks I had something containing animal product only twice or so. I am full of energy, I feel healthy and I feel GOOD for two apparent reasons:
a. I do not consume dairy and egg industry that exploits animals as if they are born "to give us stuff".
b. I realized that I actually have pretty strong power of will and I will not be a prisoner of food (even if it is New York Cheesecake!).
For those who are considering veganism as an option can recommend "Becoming Vegan" by Davis&Melina. All the facts you need to know, including meal plans for children, pregnant and athletes!
Anyway, I gotta be on this blog a little more often :)

Something off the topic: why is everyone getting married and has kids??? I mean my lil cousing who is 18 (!!) is getting married this year! All my classmates from home have kids who are 2-3 years old! I am not feeling that tendency... AT ALL!

I gotta admit it... I was participating in the gender stereotyping. Unwillingly I gotta say. So I was volunteering with the Salvation Army and we were sorting through the toys that will be given out to disadvantaged families on Christmas. We had 2 boxes - girls' toys and boys' toys. Fist, I did not feel like there is a need for separation like that. I rebelled a little but 10 of my team members AND my supervisor shut me up real quick. It was not a surprise that Barbies and pink stuff went into girls box and football and dinosaurs went into boys box... :( I don't understand who said that there should be a division between "feminine" and "masculine" toys. As far as I remember, my favorite toy was a huge truck (thank you mom and dad for not trying to make me a perfect little housewife starting at early age ;)).
Kids are kids, they don't care what to play with. As long as the toy looks amusing its all good.

Addicted to InK!!!

When I had my 1st tattoo I was 16 and I thought: it's small and cute and it's going to be the only one that I will get... 5 years later I got one on my wrist. And then there were butterflies on the rib cage. Big tatt. Beautiful! And then right side of my body got decorated with a quote dear to my heart. My dad does not know... and I am planning to get at least 5 more.
Now I don't want to stop. I don't want to think about how it's going to look like when I am 60. Hell, when I am 60 the last thing I will care about is looks. People been telling me that my body is a temple. That's right, my body IS a temple. I am just decorating it :)
There is no better feeling than the touch of a needle. I know sounds creepy, but it is true. Ask anyone who has more than one tattoo... It's crack lol.
Now I am going to save up some $$ to get my feet done :)