You know, as an individual I try to be very open minded and accepting of things that don’t fall within the mainstream. But when a friend told me of the newest fashion trend/disaster I couldn’t help but say “are you shitting me?”. And for those of you who need to be caught up, we’re not talking about the cultural skirts or kilts to be worn at official ceremonies. And no, we’re not talking about somewhere far far away, like in Europe, where it will seem uber neat and foreign and different, but ultimately won’t be something more than a sight to see while you’re on vacation. And it’s not going to be some ridiculous concept spied on the fashion runways, certainly an eyesore but ultimately no more a risk of becoming reality than watching the boogeyman in a movie will make him appear under your bed in real life. Nope, this travesty is a fashion skirt for North American men (more…)
Author: Classic Ruby
Thoughtful, honest, and open-minded. Willing to “go there” just so I can have the experience…and I have no problem sharing those experiences with you. Some may call me a bitch– the fact is, I can sometimes be what others term as “too honest for my own good”. If my unwillingness to sugarcoat the truth, if your ability to take my word at what it is without having to add a grain of salt, makes me a bitch, I say more power to me. This corrupted, lying, guile-filled society could use a bit more of my brand of “bitchiness”.
Aging Crisis (Digital Storytelling)
This video is a Classic Ruby Original. Enjoy as she shares her aging crisis story with you. We promise, like most of Ruby’s work, it’s not gonna be some boring, sobfest! But it’ll still touch you man, and make you think!!
So, at least half of you (probably 75% of you) clicked on this post today wondering “WTF is a digital story, Ruby, and why, exactly do you have any idea what one is?”. Trust me, although the name may sound a bit strange, ultimately we encounter digital stories on a daily basis, especially on one of North America’s favourite video sharing website’s: you – guessed it!!
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Writer's Block
For a person who likes to talk a whole lot, I find that at times I have relatively little to say. It’s almost strange. I mean, it’s not that I have suddenly run out of opinions on things, or that I don’t have any hot juicy topics floating around in my head that I am just dying to share my opinion on. It’s just, sometimes, for no apparent reason, I’m just not in the mood. Is it possible to have so much to say all at once that no matter how many times you try and initiate a discussion on one topic the clutter of interesting pending conversation bouncing around in your brain prevents anything coherent from being able to be properly channeled into a good opening sentence? Have you ever experienced the phenomenon of knowing EXACTLY what you want to say, and EXACTLY how you want to say it until you try and put pen to paper? (more…)
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You Know You Dead Azz Wrong!!!
Yes, I have recovered from Wino Post mode and am completely ready to provide you all with a 100% sober submission. 😉
We have all been in the position before where we have been the unfortunate witness to some crime against decency and sensibility at some point, something that left you scratching or shaking your head (SMH in blog lingo – and yes, I am unbelievably proud of myself for knowing that!) in utter disbelief that the scene displayed on your retina is accurately portraying reality. Because Who Da HELL in their right mind would do such a thing? What were they thinking? Are they serious?? Honestly I have never before been able to find a sentence that adequately describes that feeling of stunned humour-filled confusion. I think maybe it was (more…)
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Wino Post 101
So this is my first wino post 101. Let me explain exactly what you’re in for. As an individual living in this cruel, cruel world, I occasionally give in to the pressure to cave in to my weaknesses and have a glass of wine or two. Or six. Simply because life can be a relatively shitty place to be, and since I have yet to find a cave on Mars in which I can comfortably close my eyes and plug my ears with my fingers while hiding under a rock, I need to have some kind of release that will let me be a little bit silly (and if we’re a little bit honest with ourselves, a wee bit mean too!!) and for once just ignore other people’s feelings and sing out a joyous “FUCK THE WORLD!!!!”, and hope that after all (more…)
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Underdressed and Overskanky
“What made her think that that was OK?” my boyfriend says to me as a lady walks by us. I know he’s referring to her, because I had been strenuously restraining my urge to laugh at her, but I know she caught me staring at her with my eyes practically bugging out of my head. I quickly looked away and started thinking about hockey to distract myself to keep from laughing at her, because although she looks crazy-ridiculous, I still don’t wanna be mean. (I know, you’re wondering, ‘Why hockey, Ruby?’. Well, I figured that if guys think about sports to become, umm, less…aroused, then maybe it would work in helping me become less…amused? It was worth a try, in any case) (more…)
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Help Stop Horrific Animal Cruelty
If you are sensitive to animal issues, animal cruelty, or general cruelty please don’t subject yourself to this video. Please, just go to the end of the post and click on the link to sign the petition. Trust me, this is not for anyone with a weak heart, or stomach.
The link to the petition can be found at the bottom of this post…please take the time to sign it
Horrific. Absolutely horrific. That’s what came to mind as this video progressed, and that’s still the word running through my mind. And I must admit: I am not a bleeding heart when it comes to these kinds of things. I know, everyone will think I’m a terrible person for saying that, but while I have always been a big human rights activist, animal rights have left me pretty ‘Meh’. That is, until I saw this video (more…)
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F*&$@ My Life
So the other day on facebook, I noticed that my baby sister (she’s only 15, which sadly nowadays is FAARRR from innocent…trust me, I know this. However, this knowledge doesn’t stop me from being oblivious to reality when it comes to my sister – let me live in this bubble, Dear Lord, if only for a few seconds longer!) had her “name” as ‘FML!’. Now me, living in my little bubble world, where my sister still plays with barbies and thinks people who drink are disgusting, cannot for the life of me figure out what this stands for. After scratching my head for at least two days, I relented and finally posted on her wall “What’s an FML?”. One of my HILARIOUS friends posted under this questions “YOU, RUBY, of ALL people don’t know what FML stands for? They even have a SITE dedicated to it!”, which managed to make me feel absolutely pathetic (more…)
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Mistaken Suicide Victim Shows up for Lunch
Wow. This is another gem from the MSN daily news page. As you read this article, think of all of the things that are wrong about this situation.
By CBC News, cbc.ca, Updated: November 27, 2009 9:26 AM
Police misidentify suicide victim
Police misidentify suicide victim
Montreal police have apologized to an elderly woman after mistakenly telling her that her daughter had committed suicide. (more…)
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New Moon
“It sounds like that movie is in competition with anything close to nothing”. Yeah, that’s about right. I mean, I wanted to see New Moon; in fact, I had had high hopes for it. In retrospect, I have no idea why since the first one was dry. I guess something in my mind had thought that because it was the first movie for the first book in the series, that they very necessarily had to have at least an hour of “dead time” where they do “character” and “plot” development so that you can understand the fantastical concepts and appreciate the quirky (more…)
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