Any BODY?

clipped from anybody.squarespace.com This year Ruby would have turned 12. But imagine if she had grown from being a self-esteem campaigner into a three-dimensional doll in direct competition with Barbie. Do you think that when she would have reached her 30s, she would have gone under the knife too? Would the folks at The Body Shop have decided she needed a tummy tuck, a breast lift, and some lipo to give her a competitive edge? The Body Shop’s global communications head told the New York Times that Ruby represented “a reality check” in contrast to the “stereotypical notions of unattainable ideals.” Odds would tell us that the Rubenesque beauty wouldn’t have any part of her body nipped or tucked; in fact, like many women approaching middle-age, she might even have gained a couple of pounds. Regrettably, we’ll never know for sure.

Making the most of no sleep

The funny thing about having a baby is that you realize how little sleep you really need. In between her napping I have finally managed to finish my business plan!

Indeed, I am following the dream. I am opening a cafe!
I figured if I really wanted a fun place to have great espresso with a baby I would have to open it myself. Surprisingly there is nowhere for moms to hang out! I am so tired of having no where to go.

I have opened up my plan to shareholders and everything is plugging along nicely.
Check out my new page at: Lilli'Q Café and Playhouse

Design resources

Logo Design Love has a great article that lists 81 of the best logo design resources. This website is great for inspiration. Enjoy!

Memories

My mother used to have a very similar bike when I was a baby. I can't help but crave buying it now to have with my own daughter. *sigh*

Summer Strawberries

Blue Baby

An American newspaper in 1914 advised mothers, "If
you like the color note on the little one's garments, use pink for the
boy and blue for the girl, if you are a follower of convention." [The
Sunday Sentinal, March 29, 1914.]

It's funny how ingrained certain colors get into society. Blue is now for boys and Pink is for girls, but that wasn't always the case.

During WWII the Nazi German government issued pink triangles to homosexual men in concentration camps to indicate that they liked the same sex, that is boys (pink). This association lasted past WWII and so today we have blue for boys and pink for girls.

I have never really been one to stick to color regimes and now knowing the roots of why we have pink for girls it kind of creeps me out. Thinking of those walking corpse-like prisoners with pink triangles branded on their already beaten and demoralized frames just so that they could be identified as gay is heart-wrenching. To then zoom into the NOW, we've adopted this branding of our babies so that you just assume gender based on the color of their clothing. BAH! People in the future are going to look back on us and think...wow, they had genders and branded their babies with colors so that people would know if they were girly or boyish *gasp* how barbaric!

photos courtesy of: www.jeongmeeyoon.com

Kuala Lumpur: Tune Hotel

Tune KL

They advertise as 5 star rooms at 1 star prices: it was cheap but it's no 5 star!

We stayed in the downtown KL location. It was conveniently located close to a metro stop and there was a mall, grocery store and excellent restaurant (at the Lotus hotel, the milk tea and roti was yum!) all within a block.

Location: Within walking distance to the metro but not particularly close to the main sights.

The room: It was a decent, basic room. Clean, and dirt cheap. I would certainly stay at Tune again.

Facilities: Restaurant in the lobby and a Subway. Laundry machines on the 7th floor.