A Commentary on GQ's Worst Dressed and Provo

Oh you must have seen the Musical. Good for you! I'm glad you received the first discussions in acts 1, 2 and so on. I must admit that your ranking Provo as #15 as one of the Worst Dressed in America was interesting. I'm not necessarily disputing it, just evaluating. Let's recap:

Faraway in the foothills of Mormonia, there lives a band of eager young men of even-temper, impossibly smiley countenances, and just about the worst gosh-darn uniforms on the planet. We are gonna give them a break for the obvious—the undies are divinely ordained—and skip ahead to the big picture. When you are selling one hell of a far fetched story, billowing short-sleeved shirts, monster-width ties, and painfully-visible undershirts don't make things easier to swallow.—Andrew Richdale

Source: http://www.gq.com/style/fashion/201107/worst-dressed-cities-america#ixzz1SHWuJlPy

We might as well recap Salt Lake at #8 as well:
Deep in the heart of socks-with-sandals country, Salt Lakers still look psyched to serve as "ambassadors" for the 2002 Winter Games. It's an understated look: promotional fleece vest, active-wear turtleneck, ill-fitting generic jeans, plaster-of-Paris-grin concealing a lifetime of repression. You know how there was something creepy about that outdoorsy deacon with the soul patch next door? Yeah, that's the look.—Robert Fischer

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Ok...THANK YOU for finally taking care of the socks and sandals. Let's go back to Provo. It's nice to see you've seen the MTC and all the missionaries there, which makes up a percentage of the population of Provo. Thanks for passing on delivering a full backlash on the undies, allthough the jab was noted. As for the "painfully noticable undershirts," I think I need to address this and the suble G-jab. The thing is, most Mormons don't give a crap about GQ (whose slogan at the top of their site is "Look Sharp, Live Smart." Ironic, huh? Our lighthearted little group of perma-smile people have better things to do than check your website to make sure our collar is popped, unpopped, popped, unpopped...you get the picture. Being dressed neatly is something we should all value though.

Here's an interesting point. Next time you're in Rome for a fashion show, I doubt you'll be ripping on the Pope for his uniform, the Pope is someone I'd respect. Next time you're in New York and spot an Orthodox Jew with the side curls, I doubt that will end up in print. I don't think you'd even touch on your buddy's yamaka at the next holiday party. I wouldn't touch on those either. It's none of my business and I respect it. Religious clothing should be left alone, and that's it. If you're looking to "Live Smart", respect should probably be one of those aspects you should pay attention to.

The point is if you think (and I don't know, I'm just guessing) that ripping on those things would be inappropriate, then why the Mormons' religious attire?

To lighten things up, let's discuss a couple of the notable benefits of these undies for everyone in plain sight:

*The grizzly bear in your office. Yes. You know. The one who wears a sheer dress shirt and really should have worn an undershirt to keep you from puking in your latte? You're liking us better already, arent you (although we really don't care if you like us).

*I remember seeing several times at certain stores and other places, women with their cheeks hanging out and all sorts of cellulite, which all women have to some degree...Our undies: Problem solved. I am guessing you can swallow looking at our knee shorts much easier than the prior description.

To summarize, thanks for pointing things out that broadway may have beat you to (shouldn't the Musical get some revenue from your website traffic). Did you know that the mission office in Manhattan has been flooded with requests for the REAL Book of Mormon? Despite your jab at religious attire, we, with the "Plaster of Paris Grin" (stated above) will move along and simply grin at your amusingly ignorant comments.

Out of the Loop

So...I got a little sensitive about a certain issue today.

Preface: The Student wards got split up and now...well...I'm "old."

Because of this, now it might just be me thinking up junk, but I don't get invited to a whole lot of stuff anymore. That's not a fun place to be. Then you get thinking about things and it brings you down, so I have two options:

a- sulk and let it get me down.

b- Throw a party or a sushi night and get over it like a big girl

I love how blogger helps me with decision making. Maybe it will help a reader or two too. Sushi night it is. :)

The Gym

Things I am trying to understand: Why do you cruise around the parking lot to find the closest spot in the parking lot, only to come inside and walk a few miles? If you plan on disrobing completely, is it wise to anyone involved to pick the locker closest to the locker room entrance? It's a gym. Someone more impressive than you left just about 10 minutes ago. And it will always be that way. Keep your flexing to the mirror. Five people with some sort of artificial red tint came out of the group class area. It was worse than Jr. High when you copied everyone's social and physical traits just to be cool. We're beyond that. Although it was cute that you were all matching. :) If you are working on your upper body, wouldn't you want to work on your legs too to avoid the whole chicken leg thing? Hmmm...

Really?

Maybe this "Smart Car" is smarter than I give it credit for. I was at the Auto Expo and it almost seems rediculous for a Smart Car to even need a stall to park in. You could park two in one stall.

What I'm guessing is that the car received a couple dings when unknowing drivers tried to pull into the stall occupied with this enclosed lawnmower motor, so the driver decided to make it know that the stall was indeed occupied.

Smart...stupid looking, but smart.

Random Thoughts...

Yes, these are extremely random and don't deserve their own post, but they are definitely noteworthy...in my opinion. ;) Time for brain clean out...

*Why is it that working out just causes me to eat more? Not fair.

*The best attention at the gym is NO attention. Trust me, Dear-Girl-Who-Paid-A-Lot-For-Those-But-We-Don't-Need-To-See-Them...expecially while you're using the lying down ab crunch machine thingy where your head and your "girls" are facing the entire cardio floor. I'm proud enough of my body TO cover it up.

*Follow-up to the prior thought: I never thought that body tape might be a necessity at the gym.

*An ipod is the best accessory to bring to the gym. It tells the creepos "I'm busy."
*No matter what, a Skullet always brings a smile to my face.

*I complained about the cold summer weather and cabin fever, but now its warm and all I have to do is work inside. :-/

*Am I getting old, or is Bon Jovi retaining his hotness? If so, why can't Val Kilmer retain the same hotness? I want Top Gun back...

*I am NOT getting old, I need to do something daring just to prove I am still young enough to be stupid.

*Silence is Golden...especially in certain situations.

*Sunroofs are excellent.

*I think I'm getting meaner...I'm pointing out stupidity more frequently and I know its gonna come back to bite me.

*As long as I live, farts will always be funny (not necessary my own because girls don't fart).

*Life is good. :)

*I still hate bananas...even banana flavored Runts.

Hot Socks

Wow…I never thought I would ever see this. I found these on the REI Outlet.com. Usually, REI is known for very on-trend, well grounded (ha ha no pun intended) gear. How in the world did these get on there? Fashion faux pas of the nineties, the socks with sandals, and flip flops none the less! Ok, in Japan its tradition but here, I think I’d get laughed off the planet. You know what would really be funny is to wear these with non-flip flop sandals that do not require a split toe.

I bought a pair. Yes I did. Umm….it was too hilarious to pass up.