While my self esteem won't allow me to turn this into an episode of the Howard Stern show with a picture I will tell you that I've been told I resemble Kelly McGillis. As for crazy, I don't think I am but the concept of crazy is highly subjective.
I've been told I resemble Dobie Gillis. On a related note, I totally forgot that Bob Denver died in 2005.
My $.03 (inflation, you know) Plastic surgery: No problem if a person has a deformity due to birth defect, illness or injury. Or if a person has a feature so totally out of proportion. There are women with breasts so oversized they literally cannot stand up straight, and are in constant agony from back/neck pain. But when a woman, on her own or at the insistence of her man, gets huge fake boobs implanted in a perfectly healthy body, I have to wonder at her priorities, or the kind of man she's with. Dennis Rodman insisted his ex-wife get implants, and when they weren't big enough, insisted she have a second set. I mean, what kind of relationship is that? I can talk about physical attributes I find attractive but if the person is a dimwit, a right wing fanatic, airhead, spoiled brat etc. I don't care how good looking she is, I will not find her attractive. In fact, most people feel that way. After all, look at happy couples, they are not usually drop dead gorgeous. I've known straight men who say they admire drop dead gorgeous women but would not really want to date a woman who could not go for a walk on the beach without worrying that the wind would muss her perfect hairdo. As I read once in War and Peace, it is not the people who are beautiful that we love, it is the people whom we love that are beautiful. Two thought on air brushing. I read an article a few weeks ago called "The Unreal Beauty of Alissa Milano". When it comes to looks, Ms. Milano sure won the genetic lottery. And she can afford, and has hired, a nutritionist, personal trainer, makeup artist, hair stylist, and fashion consultant. She had a photo shoot for some magazine with a professional photographer using professional equipment and lighting. The article showed those pics. But they were not the pictures used in the magazine. The magazine photoshopped them to make her waist smaller, her bosom fuller, her arms thinner, erase a mole, etc. Take natural beauty, add everything money can buy to enhance a woman's appearance, add a photographer whose job it is to make people look their best, and it still was not enough. So women look at those photos and wonder what is wrong with them that they don't look like that. Men wonder why their girlfriends don't look like that, or wonder if there is something wrong with them that they don't get a woman who looks like that. But even Alissa Milano does not look like that. Air brush story #2. I'm a University of Washington grad and keep getting their alumni mag. (It's actually a bit scary as I've never contacted them, but no matter how many times I move they keep finding me.) A year or two back Paul Allen made a big donation to UW so the mag had a cover story on him. The photo on the cover showed a man who looked, well, handsome. At least 20 years younger than his actual age. Spud talked about what time and gravity does to breasts, it does the same to faces, but the man in this photo had no wrinkles, sagging skin, or enlarged pores, just a few fine lines around the eyes. You know, enough to look dignified. He had a sparkling smile and thick glossy hair. And his glasses did not distort his eyes at all. Now, I don't want to put down Mr. Allen, I'm glad he owns the Blazers, he's surely smart and for all I know may be a lot of fun when you get to know him. But I ask Spud and other ladies on the board, would you call him handsome? Ah, the miracle of technology!
You know, Paul has plenty of money to fix his teeth. I've always wondered why he's chosen not to?? BTW, good stuff. Thanks for taking the time/effort to bang that out....
So without being challenging crandc, the assumption you seem to make is that anyone who gets implants are dimwited, right wing fanatics, airheads or spoiled brats. What if an intelligent, well balanced, down to earth person choose to get breast implants at the encouragement of their significant other to improve their physical attributes? Is it OK then?
I'd suggest you read my post as I did not say that at all. I said that I wonder about a woman's priorities if she gets surgery on a healthy normal body and I wonder about the priorities of a man who insists she do so. It's not my decision so not up to me to say if it's OK or not. But an intelligent well balanced down to earth woman may get a hair cut or buy a lipstick to improve her looks. Most women don't get significant risky surgery on a healthy body. And yes, I do wonder at priorities. And the priorities of a man who thinks that huge fake boobs "improve" a woman. ABM, some people really have major dentist phobia. I've wondered the same thing. Not my business, but still...
Now here's a true beauty.....and she hoops, no less! http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3967891
I believe in freedom of choice. If someone wishes to undergo surgery merely to "improve" their looks, I think it's silly, but it's not for me to judge them.
Saw that. I hope the kid gets her looks and basketball skills - she is definitely the superstar in that marriage.
I think she's stunning. There are no bad angles for her. Then again, I'm just looking at her as a very beautiful women from an asthetic standpoint so the crazy isn't measured. I just have a flat line instead of a Vicky Mendoza Diagonal.
I think there's hope for you! My Momma always said that the key to every look is the right accessories. With the right shoes (and I KNOW shoes) I think you can eliminate some of the confusion and integrate into Johnny Alba. Be sure to avoid the Jessica Depp morph, they suck and reek like poo!
Well, different people have different needs but that's definitely not a relationship I'd want to be in. I hate it when I feel like someone is trying to manipulate or dominate me. The thing that always amazes me is the amount of time and work it takes to do all that! Although they have to look good for their jobs so there's financial motivation. I believe people should do the best they can in keeping their bodies healthy and feeling good about themselves (everybody wants to be attractive). But I would feel like I was missing out on something fun or important if I had to dedicate that much time to my looks. That's a really good question Crandc. When you just look at him through your eyes he's not an attractive man. But I really really like intelligent people and he has so many different interests I bet I would really enjoy his company. It's very interesting how many ways people can be beautiful. For instance, some women are really attracted to body builders because of the strong and exagerated muscular male form. It makes some women feel safe but to me it comes across as "too male" and signals controlling and dominant. On the other hand, men who are attracted to intellectual woman come across to me as a guy who knows who he is, feels comfortable in his own skin, and doesn't take a hit on the ego just because he's challenged a little. Other women might see that as a weak.
Maybe he likes being different. He's an inventor, he's got an incredible imagination, those kind of free thinkers don't always want to conform... and if they did it would probably limit what they could accomplish in their lives. I once read that Albert Einstein was known for his tiny rebellions like wearing socks that didn't match, on purpose, to important faculty functions. Now that's the kind of spoiled brat I can relate to!
