Isn't he the cutest? He's so plump and cute. And he's PINK. Just like Piglet. 

barbie and ken: back together?

Last February 2004, I remember sending out e-mail to all my friends, ranting about the split of Barbie and Ken (yes, the Mattel dolls) after 43 years. Apparently, Ken has just been the subject of Extreme Makeover: Barbie Edition and now sports a hunkier (although suspiciously Queer Eye'd look). Do we now see the emergence of new Barbie and Ken fantasy wedding dolls? It saddens me that even inanimate objects such as plastic dolls are no longer immune to superficiality. Perhaps a reflection of society today?



Madeover Ken Hopes To Win Back Barbie


NEW YORK (Reuters) -- He's been to the gym, looks buff and stylish, and now Barbie's boy toy Ken wants to win back the doll he split from two years ago.

After a two-year separation, Mattel Inc. said Thursday that Barbie's long-time suitor wants to rekindle his decades-long romance with his plastic paramour.

Mattel is hoping Ken's return to retail stores can also revitalize the company's overall fortunes. In January, the company blamed sagging Barbie sales for sagging profits.

"Ken has revamped his life -- mind, body and soul," Hollywood stylist and Mattel consultant Phillip Bloch said in a statement. "Everyone knows how difficult it is to change, especially when you've lived your life a certain way for more than four decades."

Mattel said in February 2004 that Barbie and Ken had split after 43 years because they wanted to spend some time apart.

Ken, who appears to have spent time in the gym and at the stylist, returns wearing a beach-wear ensemble complete with board shorts and white T-shirt.

For her part, Barbie publicist Lauren Dougherty said Barbie "appreciates the new look Ken is sporting. He really looks great. But we'll have to stay tuned to see whether these two will get back together."

At a press conference unveiling Ken, Bloch said the company was going for a "worldly, European thing," and "definitely wanted to be looking hot."

Mattel's fourth-quarter results January showed an 18 percent decline in Barbie's U.S. sales. The company said that in addition to "tweaking" the Barbie line this year, more dramatic changes would be made in 2007.

I must be the meanest auntie in the world.. Imagine, taking a baby's picture while he's crying. He's just so darned cute. Aww.. Wawa. 

I am SUCH a sucker for this little boy's pouty face.. Aww. (Cue unintelligible baby talk). 

I guess formula really does wonders. David's doubled in size since the last time.  

Steve Burns: Geeky and scruffy, just the way I like it. ;) 

blue's clues mania

Can I just say that I had THE BIGGEST crush on Steve from Blue's Clues?

Slightly embarrassing, I know, but I always fall for the "geeky" type. So you can just imagine the shock when I found out that he quit Blue's Clues to become a rockstar. I mean, YES!! Yippee. So apparently he's friends with The Flaming Lips and stuff and now he's a bonafide musician, save for the whole children's show hosting bit. That only makes him more adorable in my eyes. :P

Yes, Steve, you can "be my alpha-male." ;)

when worlds collide..

I'm UPSET.

Bad enough to have 2 musician-turned-director exes. It gets worse when one of them starts directing the video of the other's former "band."

What the heck?!?

I love my life. And I ESPECIALLY love that (let's just call him) Puffy is no longer a part of it. Yeah, I buy into that "I'll always love him" crap but really.. I don't know. He's really gotten on my nerves lately. He's still the same. It's me. I know I'm different and I can't tolerate the same things anymore. Which is why him directing my friends' video bothers me like anything.

I want to say BACK OFF. You don't see me doing stuff with YOUR friends so lay off MINE. Not like I can deprive my friends of the chance to have their video directed by him. He IS talented, after all. I just hate the fact that I have to deal with him more than I already do. I mean, I see him all the time already and it's not doing anything for my sanity. I'm thisclose to just quitting though.

Just in case you're thinking "You're not over it, honey" I'm telling you this right now. I REALLY AM. Which is why he annoys me, I suppose. Because he's probably thinking I'm not and I come across friends from my past who think I'm not either. But, like I said, I'm really not the same person anymore so whatever I used to find endearing is starting to feel like a "chocolate headache." You know, the kind when you have lots of chocolate (which you really love) but then you have TOO MUCH and it just kills you? Yeah. That's how I feel about Puffy.

I know I'll get over it soon, and that in the future things will probably be okay between us but right now I've had it UP TO HERE and I just really need a change in environment. Maybe if I didn't see him for a while it would make a difference.

Oh, well. Guess we'll just have to see.