Perhaps Try Age-Appropriate Casting?

So, the hubster and I were enjoying a little kid-free time by watching movies a few nights ago. Anyway, as we were flipping between VH1 and HBO (waiting for one movie to start) we saw a commerical and just couldn't tear ourselves away from it. Why?

Because the man who was supposedly losing his hair was 1) not more than 24 or so and 2) quite obviously wearing a wig made to look like he was losing his hair. How could we tell so easily? Because his eyebrows were a natural blond color and the hair..uh, wig...was jet-black. Seriously! I'm not sure what that commercial casting director was on when he hired the actor, but it was a really bad idea.

I just felt bad, for the product and for the actor. Why? Because the casting was obviously blown from the moment of conception. Hair loss is a legitimate, horrible thing that many men and women deal with every day of their lives and this commercial, in my opinion, made fun of that by hiring a 20-something (most people don't start losing hair until their 30s) and by using a wig rather than real hair. It was just wrong. On the plus side, there are plenty of legitimate, caring companies out there who deal in hair loss products and if you're in need they will help you out - without pandering to you or making you feel stupid.

New Stuff for the New Room!

I think I've waxed on about the new house several times now, but had to let everyone know - we've finally figured out a function for the new room (you know, the one nearly destroyed by mold and a bad construction job prior to us buying the home). The mold issue is fixed, the construction snafus fixed and now the empty room is ready to be filled up. And we've decided it's going to be our home theater. I've been researching different ideas, like including rear projection systems and such, but I think we'll stick with a Blu-Ray players and a larger Hi-Def Television. We have a 35 inch now, but that is going into the hubster's office... we're looking at a 47 inch screen, but I think 50-something incher would be even better! The hubster already found the perfect surround sound system (he bought that when we moved in and Wow! does it make a difference in movie quality), and our leather sofa and chairs will be perfect. The best part is we can get everything we need - including the research for the products! - at ShopWiki and get the best prices because they include everything on the Internet. Cool, huh?

Ahhh, Smooooth...

I never liked my skin as a kid. Too many freckles. Too much oil (yeah, i'm an oily complexion). A few zits from time to time. I have to say, though, that my skin has aged well. I get compliments on my skin a lot. Most people don't believe I'm over 30 because I've taken care of my skin with great skin care products. I love being outside in the sun, always have, but I've always used a high SPF tanning lotion. And now I'm so glad I did!

Homeownership=More Projects!

So a few weeks ago I told you guys we were finally out of the dreaded condo with the purchase of our new home. We bought something of a fixer-upper, mostly fixer because we didn't like the existing decor, siding and decks but did like the bones of the house. As we were designing the deck this weekend, I came up with the (somewhat) brilliant plan of adding a raised, enclosed gazebos at one end, giving is a little more living space and creating an outdoor work area for me. We priced it and the gazebo will only add a little bit to our deck costs so I think we're going to go ahead and do it. Sweet!

Hotel Booked...Commence Packing..

You know summer is here when vacations start popping up. Our summer is going to be busier that normal. We have a graduation in a couple weeks, a trip to Chicago (writing-related) in June, actual vacation in July and then a couple more conferences in August. Most of these we've already pre-booked with our usual chain hotel, but in May and June we need quickie stop-over places for a few hours sleep before continuing the trek so we checked out economy hotels promotions and such and wound up getting great rates for a couple of quick 'overnights'. Not bad!