Expectations Vs Reality

It's always the same, isn't it, especially during the holiday season. You build up expectations in your head about how it will be and then the cold reality of 'how it really is' slaps you in the face. Sigh

I always thought the phrase 'cute emo' was an oxymoron, surely those two words cannot be used to describe the stereotype imagery we all have stored in our cynical minds. Seems that emos' can be cute after all.

As the summer (yes, it really does exist) draws nearer, one respite is that the clothes worn gets fewer and at last, those pale bits of our bodies were only consigned to areas of our body that rarely saw the sun come out to play.

Dead animals stuffed with sand is kind of a grim concept. I don't know who came up with it but I'll wager they wet the bed well into their twenties. Strangely enough taxidermy actually gets better, the worse it gets. Observe;

With all the photo manipulation going on in the media some people think they are creating an unrealistic image of unobtainable beauty that is harmful to your average celeb's self image.

I know it may be hard to imagine but it wasn't too long ago when a men's hairstyle like the mullet was king and a 'must-have', whilst the ladies preferrerd hair that was BIG. But that was just the tip of the FAIL iceberg.

As the weekend blurs into yet another fading memory and you are faced with the harsh realization that Monday is now upon us and that means some kind of responsibility, feast your eyes on some picture perfection of LOLZ.

Now here's a great idea that should really should be taken to every subway station on the planet. Why aren't all subways packed with 8-bit style artwork? It makes for some awesome nostalgia moments.

He's the greatest artist never known. Kind of like Clark Kent, walking the planet and saving mankind from themselves by the power of street-art. And now he's invaded Los Angeles, so Schwarzenegger beware!

In recent interwebs news, Canadian ISP's want to ridiculously increase caps and overuse charges, bad luck Canadians! (don't worry, we can say what we want about them, they won't be able to afford to load this page!

Awwww, 'Monday', doesn't the thought of it make you want to jump out of bed and grab the week by the scruff of the neck and say "THANK YOU, I LOVE WORKING!", thought not, me neither. Here's some pics to numb the pain.