Yes.

This is Leighton Meester while filming for "Gossip Girl." I love everything about this. The colors are superb and so summery! And they're all similar colors, so they don't clash. They just go. Gorgeous.

Also, I found a very similar bag for much less than the original! And actually eBay has a few options for similar shoes.

Love.

Woo!

Landmark resolution passed in the UN! 23 countries agreed that LGBT issues need to be addressed as human rights issues - the first time LGBT rights have been positively addressed in the UN. Of course, many Islamic and African countries were not pleased and fought against it as hard as they could. Still, the resolution put forth by South Africa means that there will be a study about worldwide discrimination of the LGBT community presented to the UN and a panel to discuss its findings.

Re: Creepy Songs.

Have you ever thought about all the creepy songs that become popular?

For real. It's kind of weird - and perhaps telling?

Off the top of my head, I'll go through a few. They're from various eras. After all, creepy doesn't ever go out of style, does it?

HELLO, Lionel Richie

Let's start with an oldie. We all remember the lyrics: "Hello? Is it me you're looking for?" It's waaay more effective when he's singing it, though.

So the song itself - not that creepy. It's pretty standard where-is

-my-true-love stuff. You know - "are you out there? do you wonder about me, too?" - that kind of thing.

What allows this song to make my coveted list is actually the music video.

Yes, the music video. Remember those? Well, way back in the 80s they actually played music videos on Music Video Television (MTV for the babies out there). This was one of them, and it was extremely creepy. Basically, Lionel Richie watches this blind girl (who has to be like 10 years younger than him AND is his student, btw) and sings the song to her. Then, she sculpts his head in a piece of clay. Yeah. Eventually, she feels his face. It's supposed to be romantic, but it comes off as really odd.

INVISIBLE, Clay Aiken

Now, this one is not that old. In fact, I vividly remember talking about this song with my roommate freshman year of college. If you recall, the lyrics included, "If I was invisible/ I would just watch you in your room..."

Wait.

Um...

Did Clay Aiken just say he would WATCH someone while they're in THEIR ROOM, presumably SLEEPING and NAKED and everything else people do in their rooms? And Clay Aiken wants to watch it.

#1: Clay, you are no Edward Cullen. I mean, it's not like millions of teenage girls scream over you.

Oh wait.

When this song came out, they totally did. [Lesson: Teenage girls LOVE creepy.]

#2: No one can say / sing this without coming off as creepy. I don't even think Johnny Depp, who corners the market for kind of weird or creepy but still totally hot, could say those words.

ESCAPE, Enrique Iglesias

This one is more recent. I remember when it was super popular. Enrique's now-gone mole is the stuff of legends.

Anyway, "you can run, you can hide, but you can't escape my love."

Great. So I can try to run away from it but I will never escape it? Well, that sounds wonderful. And supremely creepy.

To be fair, he allows her to leave him - he's not going to make her stay. He just warns her that she'll never escape.

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, The Police

Another kind-of oldie. Oh, it's a creepy classic.

Maybe the 80s was an especially creepy decade? Their mustaches would certainly seem to imply it.

Anyway, this is the mother-lode of all creepy ballads. It sounds like the theme song for a serious stalker. Like, really.

"Every breath you take. Every move you make. I'll be watching you."

Can you actually get creepier?

Additionally, "You belong to me." So if you didn't get adequately creeped out by his watching you everywhere, he thinks he owns you. You know, like he owns his 1983 Taurus and his super awesome boombox. You're like those items.

Of course, he tries to redeem it by talking about how sad he is without his love. But, really, that only makes it worse.

Look - I get that these songs are not to be taken literally. They're about the vulnerability & dependence one feels when in love. I get that.

Nevertheless, they are creepy. Just sayin.

Keep it ladytastic!

- Cari