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"We can all make our dreams come true, but first we must awaken from them" - Josephine Baker

Shits and Giggles Mondays

This made me smile so I thought I'd share it with you guys.



Happy Monday : )

Today in Frivolity

• Questionably hetero Joe Jonas is “head over heels” for Ashley Greene. Aww, good for them. If it's true.
  
  
• MI:4 has managed to do the impossible (hehe, clever me): they’ve got a cast that may be good enough to overshadow Tom Cruise’s involvement in it. So far, Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton have signed on. Solid, right? Well word on the street is Josh Holloway aka Sawyer aka Walking Sex aka Baby Daddy is in the final stages of negotiations to join the cast. I think it's because of the hair.
  
  
• So Snookin’ for Love is probably definitely happening. Possibly. Yes, trashy reality television can get worse. Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is getting her own dating reality show in what can only be called a guidette version of Rock of Love. This is going to be sooo mind numbingly awesome.
  
  
• Joey Fatone wants Glee to feature NSYNC songs after seeing the Britney episode. He already sees “Bye Bye Bye” being performed by New Directions. Now Joey Fatone is a funny guy but c'mon.If Ryan Murphy does decide to go the boy band route and dedicates an entire episode to NYSNC, Justin "I'm an actor" Timberlake will probably have dibs. And if he says no, they'll probably skip a cameo all together.
  But keep the dream alive?
  
  
• Lea – I’m Bossy – Michele is working it as UK Marie Claire’s November cover girl.
  
  
• J.K. Rowling told Oprah she may not be done with Harry Potter. Ugh, whyyyyyy? It ended perfectly. Let's hope she was just being a tease and doesn’t go all “Short Second Life of Bree Tanner” on us!
  
  
• Heidi and Spencer are – I can’t.
  
  
• RIP Tony Curtis, Greg Giraldo, Stephen J. Cannell. The entertainment industry lost some great ones this past week.

Are Logos Tacky?

I read this NY Times Style article a while back about logos and I thought I'd present it to the Court of Lovelyish for debate.

Did you read it? Okay, I move on to my argument.

With the risk of sounding blunt, I think logos are tacky as hell. Like Ed Hardy and Uggs with sweats. In my opinion, the only thing worse than a Coach or Louis Vuitton purse, is a fake one.

Now, I'm not rich nor do I own a wardrobe that would make Blair Waldorf cry with envy. None of my purses are designer.

I just happen to believe purses like Coach and Louis Vuitton are used as status symbols. And I don't get it because if you ask me, they're eight levels of fugly. Not to mention the fact that according to this Journal of Consumer Research paper, expensive products use more discreet markers, such as distinctive design or detailing. So if you're trying to show off how much paper you got, you're doing a crappy job of it.

Why not spend your money on a bag that will be cheaper and not make you look like a walking advertisement for the brand?

Let me also say, I am not against designer labels. I am currently saving up my pennies so I can buy myself a Lauren by Ralph Lauren handbag that I have been eyeing for months now. But that's because I am in love with fashion and the craftsmanship behind it. The bag will probably outlast my car.

I'm not going to spend my money on Louis Vuitton just so everyone can see I can afford it. I'd much rather spend a lot less on a very nice bag that doesn't scream label whore.

Now if you just happen to love the way logo bags look, more power to you. And errr, sorry for the disses. I wear headbands with big bows and sequins. It's all relative, right?

Do you buy Louis Vuitton because it's Louis Vuitton?

Do You Have a Hard Time Focusing?

I unfortunately have the attention span of a nine year old with ADHD. It's awful. For instance, I wrote this article while I should have been working. I constantly find myself checking my fave blogs, listening to music or chatting with my office neighbor, even texting while I should be focusing on the work I'm actually paid to do. If I manage to finally devote time to the task at hand, I find myself getting sleepy. I've never been the most focused person ( I was notorious for writing my papers and studying at the last minute ) but I think it's the worse it's ever been! I thought I was slick and doing a good job of hiding my problem when my coworker called me out on my short attention span.

Now I could go to a doctor and ask for some Ritalin or Adderall but well

One: I don't have insurance and health-care still isn't universal and
Two: I don't think I have an uncontrollable problem.

I think it's a mixture of boredom and lack of discipline. Do I really need to be listening to Arcade Fire and reading Gawker.com as soon as I come into work? No, no I don't think so.

What I need is control before my ass is fired. Procrastination affected my grades in college but this is my bread and butter on the line! What's a girl to do?

And like manna out of heaven, my solution appeared.

While I was on Gawker (ha) I came across this article written by Clay Johnson, a man having trouble focusing at work. It was like he too came from the planet Slacker and spoke my language. When he wrote about his improved productivity, I leaned in to read on, needing to know what the secret was.

It turned out there wasn't a secret. Its all about being on a schedule and managing your attention. We happen to live in a world of instant gratification. Everything we want to know is accessible via the internet. People are so accustomed to being in the loop that if they are disconnected for a few minutes they feel like they have missed something important (thanks for that Twitter, cuz we really need to know what Ashton Kutcher is doing all the time). I, like many people, am guilty of this. I have to be connected at all times or I feel like I am somehow behind.

So I have to work for 45 minutes straight. After that, I allow myself to pee, chat, eat,check my personal emails, blogs, twitter for the remaining fifteen minutes. I continue like this all day omitting a lunch break from my schedule (it only makes me sleepy for the rest of the day).

It's not perfect but it's working for me and I'm a lot more productive than I used to be. And I'm down to ten minute breaks.

Check out the post, it's a good read.

Do you have a hard time focusing at work?