Ask your dentist about style and what it can do for you

A couple of weeks ago I was poking around the Plain Dealer website. The Plain Dealer is Cleveland's big newspaper. The Plain Squealer has a style section and I look at it periodically, mostly to laugh, especially when they profile "L.A. style boutiques". I wish Cleveland would stop focusing on not being Los Angeles or New York City or Boston and start believing in themselves again. I think Cleveland needs to see a therapist and a city planner and then maybe it can be habitable again. Anyway, I saw a link in the bottom corner for "Fashion Week Cleveland" ("FWC"). I glanced at it and since I didn't recognize any of the designers ignored it and continued reading about Cleveland's finest being corrupt. I forgot all about "FWC" until an article,essentially, criticizing "FWC" ran in the paper. "FWC" was founded and is organized by this guy:
his name is Donald Shingler and he is a dentist.

I didn't go to FIDM or anything but I like to think I've got good eye and a good head on my shoulders and if I was a dentist in debt, in Ohio, I would not be organizing a Fashion Week. If you ask me there is only one Fashion Week and it happens in New York in Bryant Park. Anna Wintour is cackling in her Chanel suit. According to Wikipedia IMG, the company that produces L.A. and NY's fashion week,is based in Cleveland and doesn't even produce Cleveland's show. Fashion & Style are clearly dead in Ohio. A poorly run Fashion Week is the last nail in the coffin.

I know it's dead where I live. Everyone here looks like they rolled out of bed or Wal-Mart. Hey, I know money is tight, I know people have different priorities than I do, I know the weather is bad sometimes. Can you at least try to look presentable? Trade Wal-Mart for Old Navy and Kohl's. Rub some concealer under your eyes. For God sakes that haircut went out in the 80's and are you from New Jersey circa 1984. People there is an H+M here, there is hope.

Ohio, Cleveland, you need to step up your game. Starting with the way you look. First impressions are the most important and you do not look good to the rest of the country. Lebron James can only carry you so far, the poor dude is only 24 years old, does he have to do everything for you? He has a family the last thing he wants to do is come in and tell you how to run Fashion Week. I'm pretty sure it's not in his contract.

Walkin' & Rollin'

How pathetic is this: I rolled my ankle while jogging in place in my living room. Can I get a round of applause for the most lame injury ever? Thank you, you're too kind. It's okay now, a bit sore, nothing to warrant a trip to the ER. I was able to jog some more in my living room this morning. I can't believe my life has come to this: Leslie Sansone's Walk at Home DVDs.

The cheesy music hit my ears and all I could think was "I can't believe I am doing this. This is everything I hate about exercise DVDs." Leslie started talking and it was like taking fitness instruction from Sarah Palin. I am sticking with it though. No matter how much I can't stand the perkiness and the sometimes bad camera work. Not because I need to drop a lot of weight because I need to be active. I need my pants to fit.

I've never been a jogger or gym person. Never did yoga or Pilates or watched what I ate. I walked almost everywhere I needed to go to stay healthy. I was getting a little bit of exercise back home. Since moving to Ohio the amount of physical activity I do has dropped to nothing. I have spent the last month sitting in front on my laptop waiting for the gossip blogs to update while drinking soda or going to the bar. Needless to say, my pants fit a bit snugger. Normally, I would just buy bigger pants but the nearest Nordie's Rack is an hour away. David hates shopping. I can't go by myself I have no car. Hell no, I am not buying my pants at Wal-Mart. Maybe I'll just walk up and down road out front of the apartment. But the road out front is basically a highway. I don't live in a state with year-round good weather. There is going to come a time when I can't walk outside. That's it, no more "buts", something has to be done. I bit my tongue, dug around online, and looked at some exercise programs on DVD.

I chose Leslie Sansone's program because it looked user-friendly, low-impact with the potential to become high-impact. It looked easy enough to do at home in a small space and didn't need accessories (weights,mats,balls,). A program consisting of walking/jogging in place, side-steps, knee lifts, etc. I can get down with that. I bought the DVD at Wal-Mart and ignored the stacks of pants. David showed me how to use the Xbox as a DVD player and we laughed about the disclaimer that states the makers of the program aren't liable for any injuries that may occur during use. David and I laughed, "What kind of moron injures themselves while jogging in place in their living room. Dude, the coffee table totally jumped out at me mid knee lift!" Then he went to work and left me to injure myself.