A typical Wednesday night

Although I like to scatter my blog with important pieces, today will be nothing but personal.  Throughout my college experience, and some of my high school too, I have watched the show America's Next Top Model.   Before I ever watched it, I thought it was a stupid idea.  I thought it should have been very vain and full of girls who were just so much more prettier than normal people like me.  But then, one day, out of boredom and one small inkling of curiosity, I watched it.  It was so interesting to me, especially seeing all the behind the scenes work and what it really took to be a model.  I'm not saying I agree with the model world.  When I read about how many girls were starving themselves to be thin in order to keep up their game in the fashion industry, I was seriously disgusted at the limits designers were pushing these girls to.  This show, on the other hand, deals with a lot more than that.  Half the girls aren't even that pretty.  They have their uniqueness that makes them stand out, yes, but if you saw these girls in the middle of a shopping store, you wouldn't think them any different than anyone else.  Plus size models even make it onto the show, so you can't even start to tell me it's all about being thin.  Last year, a plus size model, Whitney, even won!  You really can't have any excuses now.  It's so entertaining.  My favorite part is seeing the finished photos and how transformed these girls get when you add a simple tool such as lighting or makeup.  I've now seen it as an art form, and I really enjoy it.  You should check it out.