Dude, It Doesn't Make Me THAT Happy In My Pants

Compelling entry title, no?

Just...am I hallucinating or are food commercials becoming, like, hypersexualized. I'm not talking about the whole Quizno's campaign with the 70's porn-star-voiced toaster oven telling the Quizno's guy to "put it in me"...that's intentional parody (and frickin' hilarious I might add).

No, I'm talking about the chick in the new York Peppermint Patty commercial, with like the extreme closeups of her gasping and writhing and goose-pimpling as she slowly devours the patty. I've had a few York Peppermint Patties in my time...I've never gotten off on a single one.

What? That chick TOTALLY looks like she's having an orgasm. Tell me I'm wrong.

Or how about the little Dannon yogurt cups...the one with the girl walking down the dairy aisle, and she just HAS to have a yogurt cup, so she opens one, sticks it on her face, and sucks the contents out hands-free, then delicately dabs at the little droplets at the corner of her mouth.

Hmmm, let's see...what image is that supposed to conjure? Those sort of things just "blow" my mind, y'know?

And don't get me started on the Dove chocolate commercials. All it needs is a "bow-chica-wow-wow" soundtrack.

And here's the thing...I like food. I understand that food can be a very sensual experience, something that hits you on all levels. I understand that sex sells, and part of advertising is to get your target audience to associate your product with pleasure, thus making your target audience more likely to purchase your product in pursuit of said pleasure.

But do you have to hit your target audience over the head with an anvil to get that association going?

Doesn't anyone practice the art of being subtle anymore?

Any road...

The Snowpocalypse seems to be over for the moment. Everything is reaching that crushingly depressing shade of dirty-slushy-gray-brown-black that I absolutely hate and the sidewalks are finally visible again. While I can on some level appreciate that it's easier to get around now...everything looks so darn UGLY when large amounts of snow start melting. It kind of makes me sad in a way that heavy gray skies, white-out conditions, and freezing rain just doesn't.

Had a few more days off of school, and then a professional day where I had to drive up to Columbus and spend the day sitting in a tiny room, in uncomfortable seats, being essentially taught a methods course. I have nothing against profesional development. I quite enjoy finding out what new and interesting things are going on in education. Problem is, my school's parent company continually hires speakers and presenters who are, like, three years behind the times. Positive Behavior Support? *sigh* Went to that training and have been implementing its strategies in my classrooms since 2005. Technology In The Classroom? While I appreciate how enthusiastic the lady was about a classroom webpage...um, each of my students has a class blog, we regularly do webquests, and I've arranged a real-time unit exchange over Skype with my old students in North Carolina. Um...classroom technology is kind of my bitch. I love that we have professional development days...but can't we please get some of the newer material in?

I did get to hang out with my sister and her fiance' over the weekend, though, so that was fun. Went up to c's place the night before the development day (Marley has to come with me on these sojourns up to the state capital, so we always go up and stay at my sister's apartment) and just hung out. decided to stay another night after the development day and went to see Shutter Island. Not a bad movie...I saw the "twist" coming about halfway through, but all in all, it was a decent film.

And "Clash of the Titans" looks freaking AWESOME!!! It's going to be a horrible movie that not even Liam Neeson will be able to save, and the special effects are going to completely dominate it, but I'm going on opening night, and it's going to be INCREDIBLE!!!!

What? Flashy popcorn flicks have their place. They're fun. Not every film has to be a ponderous Oscar-worthy intellectual epic. Witness my addiction to Sherlock Holmes.

Not much else going on. It looks like I'm gonna get a decent amount back on my taxes, which should fund this summer's Imp-related activities. I decided to go with Midwest sperm bank after all, and am currently narrowing donor choices down. I also think I'm going to do a "natural" IUI cycle...no meds or anything, but better chances than an at-home insemination. So yeah, Imp Watch 2010 rolls on. Huzzah, huzzah.

Things this Elf is looking forward to: Clash of the Titans, hehe
Things currently annoying the crap out of her: the neighbor who has been playing his stereo juuuust loud enough for the bass to bleed through the walls for THREE FRICKIN' HOURS!!!!
Pretty boy of the moment: Leonardo DiCaprio is certainly no harship to look at for two hours.