I don’t think I’m so naive, and I realize, in the abstract, that there’s a fetish out there for just about everything. But yesterday I was poking around on ebay, trying to put together my outfit for the upcoming Geek Prom, when I stumbled upon the world of Zentai fetishism (unsurprisingly Boing Boing and fleshbot beat me to it, a couple of years ago). My favorite examples? The unisex mermaid and the XXL Green Lantern (poorly translated as “Green Light”) costume. You know, I’m down with cosplay, but I don’t think that straight-up spandex costumes are my medium, what with my body type and all, and I’m far too claustrophobic to have my face covered like that. Ack.
In other news, we’ve long known that the little man has awesome destructive capabilities, yet he feels the need to prove it time and time again, lest we forget. Most recently…I had emptied out one purse, to begin using another. I left a few pieces of paper out on my nightstand. The lad picked one up and ripped it in half. It was a lottery ticket. A winning one, worth $75 (I didn’t buy it, it had been given to me). He also has a habit of running from one side of the living room to the other, then slamming his body, full force, into the wall. Unfortunately there is a window in one of the walls. Yesterday he broke it. And I could have put that $75 towards repairing it.
Bonus: My copy of At War With the Mystics arrived the other day and I have been listening to it over and over again. Love it (even if the Village Voice doesn’t). I’ve never gotten to see The Flaming Lips live, but I do hope my friend gets a chance to, at Red Rocks.
Plus: This is spooky. Just this morning I was thinking about Naked Raygun (and how that was one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen) and bam, there’s Afrojet’s post mentioning them. Even if they were left out of the American Hardcore: A Tribal History book I may need to pick up a copy.
And: I am overjoyed each and every time there is a new Mimi Smartypants post. This week I’ve discovered we wear the same underpants (not the very same ones, just the same brand), we’re both facing elderly cat issues, and Nora doesn’t believe in Switzerland.
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