Those of you who participated in my life as I transitioned from San Diego to Berkeley oh so many years ago, or as I transitioned more recently back to San Diego know that the wearing of makeup, bikinis, and other so-cal kinds of things is something that I don’t take lightly.
This is relevant for two reasons. First, everyone EVERYONE EVERYONE should watch this video. Especially girls between the ages of 10 and 25, because that’s when I think Cosmo, Hollywood and other related evils do the most damage.
Just for fun, here’s some FASCINATING photoshopping advice/tutorial to help make my point.
There’s another thing. Why is “taking care of yourself” some kind of code for wearing makeup and blow drying your hair? Why isn’t it about working out? Drinking soy milk*? Wearing sunscreen?
Nobody gets to give me crap when I show up somewhere wearing makeup, by the way. I’m still working this out for my own self.
*Bronwyn informs me that you can’t milk a soy, so it’s more accurate to say “soy juice.” Whatever.
Ok, I was brewing something enlightened to say
when I read Bronwyn’s wisdom about milking a
soy. Now I’m distracted and must figure out
which is the appropriate name… Juice doesn’t
seem right either since you don’t squeeze the
juice out of a soy bean…or do you? I’ll do
some research and get back to you.
OK, on makeup. Don’t take any poop from anyone
about makeup. Wear it, don’t wear it, it
doesn’t matter. The point is you don’t HAVE to
wear it to be beautiful. Can you? Why not?
It’s fun. It’s expression. If you absolutely
can NOT wear it, that can be just as
oppressive as feeling you need to wear it.
There are many ways to “take care of yourself”
but there are no sure-fire indicators that
you love and respect yourself. It’s all about
the intention behind the act, no? So, seeing
someone dressed up is not proof to me that they
take care of themselves. They could just be
covering up some hidden shame or guilt.
“Soy drink” is aweful. “Soy-ade” denotes
artificial, no? How about “Soy Nectar”? That
seems to capture the respect it deserves! Is it
scientificly correct? I dunno!
Soy “milk” is neither milk nor juice. Discuss.
May I quote Wikipedia? Here goes: “Traditional soymilk, a stable emulsion of oil, water and protein, is simply an aqueous extract of whole soybeans. The liquid is produced by soaking dry soybeans, and grinding them with water. Soymilk contains about the same proportion of protein as cow’s milk~ around 3.5%; also 2% fat, 2.9% carbohydrate and 0.5% ash. Soymilk can be made at home with traditional kitchen tools or with a soymilk machine.”
After reading that, “soyade” seems oddly fitting, but no good.
“Soy emulsion”?
“Soy extract?”
I still like soy nectar, hence the removal of the quotation marks.
Can’t you just hear the commercial?
“Soy Nectar, drink of the Gods”
Mmm, tasty!
And it’s a stable emulsion to boot. I figure that means that the mixture stays together and doesn’t separate into powdery water. But, I like to think that means it has a self-functioning system of mental and physical rejuvenation, therapists and prozac not necessary. Would we become more stable by drinking it? I like to think so!
So, soy nectar. Tell your friends.
Does anyone read this? Well, it made me chuckle at least! (If this comment made at least one person better, that it was worth it!
Oops, I made a typo!
Once you submit the comment, it’s final, huh?
Wow, that’s commitment.
Now I’m commenting on my comment on my comment on lindsay’s blog. This is getting weird!