My sister spent the weekend trying to charm her way into Fashion Week. She never made it into any shows (I recommended taking note of what the caterers were wearing for next year), but she did get all paparazzi like and spot some celebrities.

Rachel Zoe - how does one walk in shoes where your toes are three inches off the ground?

Anna Wintour - the whole place went silent when she walked through, probably because everyone was scared shitless.

Anderson Cooper - the silver fox.

There was also a spotting of Leighton Meester, but sadly no photos.

I may be a season behind, but I’m addicted to Gossip Girl. I blogged about it before it first went on the air, but never had the time to tune in, so I added season one to my Netflix and spent Sunday trying to catch up..

I love Blair. I’m just waiting for her to struggle with an addiction to diet pills or maybe compulsive shopping, but the real gossip this week is that Leighton Meester was born in jail while her mother was incarcerated for dealing drugs. Leighton’s grandfather, father, and aunt also did time for dealing, so it was a real family business.

The gossip got me wondering…were you born anywhere weird? Do you know anyone that popped out at an inconvenient time? In the back of a car? In a restroom? In the middle of theme park?

The photograph to the left was taken by photographer Randy Baughn and won first place in a photography contest at the Indiana State Fair. After a few days of display, enough complaints were received concerning its display that the photo was removed from the exhibition, although it did retain its blue ribbon.

It’s a pretty picture. The shadows on the concrete wall are very interesting. Though it’s not particularly classy on the bride’s part, I wouldn’t consider it as risqué or suggestive as some of the complaints stated.

What do you think of the photo? Would you be offended to see it on display? Does it make you uncomfortable?

Jennifer Love Hewitt freaked out not even a year ago about unflattering pictures of her in a bathing suit, saying that the photos were fakes, she loves her body, she’s not fat, she comfortably wears a size 2, blah blah blah.

So, why exactly is she now on the cover of Us Weekly concerning her miraculous weight loss and sharing exactly how she lost 18 pounds in 10 weeks?

I mean, if I were a size 2 and loved my body so much, I wouldn’t be trying to lose 18 pounds and letting a national publication plaster my before picture, in which she looks very much as she does in her “I’m not fat, I’m a size 2″ picture, on their cover.

Last night, I helped Mike get ready for his big job interview with a local fire department by reviewing his resume. He has a whole packet of papers we assembled to give to the interviewer, and I joked that he should include a headshot, so he pulled out his photo album from his stint in the army, and these are my two favorites…

I hear that being trained as a medic in the army means you are the government’s guinea pig and get to stick needles in each other’s arms till you figure out how to insert an IV correctly.

I also hear that you can get in big trouble if you’re a Private and get caught stealing the Drill Sargent’s hat. Good thing he didn’t get caught.

Finally! Someone credible speaks out against Ali Lohan turning into a wrinkly old woman at the ripe old age of 14. Unfortunately, Anderson didn’t mention Kelly Ripa’s transformation into a 12 year old boy with ADHD.

In Uniontown, Indiana, a group called Jackson County Watchdog has made it their job to watch patrol the neighborhood. Specifically, documenting those that enter The Lion’s Den, an adult bookstore, by recording license plate numbers, taking photos, and posting them on the website www.war-line.org. They even go so far as to report truckers that stop at The Lion’s Den to their employers.

The group of amateur gumshoes has built a structure without a county permit and has continually harassed customers over the past six months; twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. While I don’t exactly frequent The Lion’s Den, I think it’s absolutely absurd that a legitimate business, with all the appropriate permits and zoning, is subjected to such treatment, and to a county government system that endorses it by not enforcing the zoning laws that the group knowingly ignored when building the structure.

The website captions make it’s clear that while God doesn’t condone the sale of dildos, he doesn’t mind if his followers belittle the obese or ridicule lower-income persons. No wonder that moral high-ground is so hard for many to find; The Jackson Country Watchdog keeps changing its positon on the map!

Mike suggested we take a road trip to Uniontown and pose for a picture with the biggest jar of anal-ease The Lion’s Den sold. I doubt making a mockery of their plight would change their ill-contrived views, but it would sure lighten my mood.