Love It or Loathe It?

The Black Eyed Peas

(After sitting through The Superbowl half-time show, 
we couldn't spend one more second looking at the actual group.)

I got a feeling...that our souls are rocking back and forth in the fetal position.

We know this post is called "Love It or Loathe It?" and that it's supposed to give the public an opportunity to weigh in on a topic while assuming a level of objectivity ourselves. But it's our blog and we can do whatever we like. And so...we loathe it.

Love It or Loathe It?

The Raccoon Earmuff

(Is this Thandie Newton? Has she gotten to the raccoon earmuff modeling portion of her career yet?)

Love it or loathe it? We don't quite know. But it's starting to get chilly out and in honor of the Fall we bring you raccoon earmuffs.

On the one hand, they are like wearing opossums on the side of your head. What happens when these get rained or snowed on? We bet they don't look so Jellicle all matted down & drippy. Also, how do you wear any kind of muff let alone this gargantuan, furbee-esque one & still talk on your cell phone or listen to music?

On the other hand, they do look warm & cozy. Perhaps these are the perfect accent to a simple Winter's outfit. Perhaps they show a sense of daring or whimsy. Perhaps they make a large head look smaller. (Can you tell yet that Mel is writing this?)

Mel & El tend to think of their zany faces as their permanent accessories & so try to keep the rest of their look toned down. But, who knows? Maybe a zany face benefits from a furry friend to its left & right.

Will you be wearing these when the weather gets frightful? If you do wear them, will you feel the need to name them & feed them?

Please advise.

  

Love It or Loathe It?

The Ballbra

(Please know that this particular Ballbra is called "The Boxer Seaman".)

Love it or loathe it? We don't quite know.

On the one hand, why shouldn't men have the option to separate their you-know-whats from their you-know-whos? Maybe it's nice to have that choice. And we're totally Pro-Choice.

On the other hand, BARF! Honestly, we don't know which is harder to swallow (no pun...eh, forget it), the image of the product or the words "ball" and "bra" being put together in such a way. Actually, it could be worse. It could be called The Ballsbra or Your Balls Wearing a Bra. They probably ruled those out via focus group.
  
Does this product work for you or make you a tad queasy?


Fill. Us. In.

Love It or Loathe It?

Justin Beiber

Love it or loathe it? We don't quite know.  On the one hand, he's a cute and, seemingly, sweet kid and that's kind of what pop music has always been about to some extent. 

But on the other hand, WHO IS HE?  We totally didn't receive the memo on this one.  Apparently his name is Justin Beiber (not 'Beaver' as we originally thought) and he's from Canada. We think he's 16, but his voice makes him sound like he's just entering puberty. Chick pop-sensations Britney and Miley slowly crept up on us in Disney advertising, music videos and sex tapes, and by the time they were International sensations we at least knew who people were talking about ("The girl excitedly and perpetually holding a microphone in front of her face as if she's about to turn a trick? Why, that's Hannah Montana!") Meanwhile, out of nowhere, this Justin-kid has hijacked adolescent's hairstyles to the point where they look handicapped from holding their heads at a severely cockeyed angle. (Seriously, Mel's older sister reported that a boy at her son's school had to see a chiropractor about it!) And he's doing sexy (and entirely gross but mildly funny) sketches on SNL with Tina Fey! AND, according to some sleuthing on Wikipedia, we have Usher to blame for this. But don't even get us started on Usher.

In conclusion, Justin Beiber is damaging our children's spinal columns, getting to meet Tina Fey before us and...Usher.

Are we gonna bury our heads in the sand and wait for The Beiber Fever to blow over? Or are we gonna let his overly produced pop tunes enter our sub-conscious where they will stay - in some form - until the day we die? Will we end up liking him? Will we go get an inappropriate haircut?

We must know what you think because you are VERY important and we're VERY anxious!

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Love It or Loathe It?

Love it or loathe it? We don't quite know.  On the one hand, it seems like another great way to connect with people & we already have Gmail so it's all integrated into one thing. But on the other hand, holy Moses! How many options does a person need to share that they are stuck in traffic or visiting their Cousin Lucy who's a little bit crazy? Between The Facebook, The Twitter, The Blogging, The Email, The Texting, and, on occasion, the actual phone calls, we are up to our patooties with moderately interesting information. 

On the third hand, we like to inundate you with all of our comings and goings, so are we hypocrites if we don't jump on the Google Buzz Bandwagon? Will we go to Google Jail if we don't opt-in? (Cause you know they're listening right now).

We must know what you think because you are VERY important!

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Love It or Loathe It?

Blue Nail Polish

Love it or loathe it? We don't quite know.  On the one hand (pun intended), El chose this color to match a very specific dress, so looking at it without its accompanying couture is unfair. But on the other hand (repeat pun intended), who cares what it once matched? We'll tell you what it DOESN'T match: her skin tone. Should we embrace the metallic cobalt or bust out the acetone pronto tonto?

We must know what you think because you are VERY important!

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Love It or Loathe it?

The Hybrid Shoe

Love it or loathe it? We surely don't know. On one hand, we want to buy them because they're fierce. On the other hand, we want to throw them through a window because a shoe should just be satisfied being a strappy sandal OR a chunky boot. It shouldn't have to be BOTH! Why would you even want to wear a solid boot with your weird little toe sticking out at the end? That's completely creepy! Unless it's wonderful.

Please tell us what you think. We're freaking out here.

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Our New Year's Shmesolution

 

Mel and El have one New Year's Resolution...

to post funny and interesting content on their effing blog.

That's right, friends. Sunday nights will no longer be filled with the dread of another work week, for you will know that on Monday morning, at the playhouse we call Mel & El Dot Com, a delectable taste of humor awaits you.

Look for special entries like:
Vocabulary Lesson
Love it or Loathe it?
 Dr. Mel & Dr. El (Not Doctors)
and
You're Very Welcome

Don't know what any of those things are? You will, soon enough!

Tune in to our blog, Mel and El Have Things to Tell, every Monday from now until the end of your life.

We can't promise to make your life longer but we're pretty sure we can make it a little bit better.

HAPPY 2010.

XO,

M & E