By far the oddest thing I’ve seen in awhile

And the worst…

Way to somehow turn someone’s death into a chance for you to put your hands down your pants on Twitter.

We are mourning the loss of Michael Jackson who passed away today. I was surprised to have started crying myself when I heard the news. I guess it’s like how people felt when John Lennon was murdered (though perhaps less shocking). Everyone is so upset it’s all anyone was talking about this afternoon. That and how things happen in 3’s. (Do they really though or do people just search–discuss, discuss). It’s really a tragic loss to the music industry but also such a tragedy how his career and life seemed to unravel in his final years. We never believed the accusations, Michael, never. We have always loved you and always will. NYC truly is in a state of mourning, iPods on the subway were playing only Michael Jackson songs wherever I caught a glimpse. As I walked home from the grocery store a man in a red, leather, Michael Jackson jacket crossed the street in front of me. Radios were blaring old Jackson ballads like Man in the Mirror in the streets.Truly a terrible loss for us all.

Michael, you will be missed.

The world will forever remember you and your legacy.

“Heal The World”

There’s A Place In
Your Heart
And I Know That It Is Love
And This Place Could
Be Much
Brighter Than Tomorrow
And If You Really Try
You’ll Find There’s No Need
To Cry
In This Place You’ll Feel
There’s No Hurt Or Sorrow

There Are Ways
To Get There
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
Make A Better Place…

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

Go Cleveland!

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns have come to an agreement on a blockbuster trade that will send Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland to team with LeBron James, according to sources.

Click here to see the article and video on ESPN!

We over here at Smartypanties are anxiously awaiting the collaborative collection of what will surely be delicious footwear with heels so high that we’ll topple over. What’s the diff? Now we’ll be able to afford a pair!

The collection is slated to arrive in about 200 H&M stores on Nov. 14 says Women’s Wear Daily!

Get pumped–get it? Pumped. I crack myself up…

Hi Smartypanties,

So, there has been talk lately about the Federal Trade Commission cracking down on bloggers and we here at Smartypanties think this is a good thing. Many bloggers get paid per post. What does that mean? It means that they get paid to say they like a product. What does that mean for you? Well, if they don’t disclose their relationship with the company they make their readers believe what they’re saying and gain their trust all while accepting a payment for a positive review they may not really stand behind. Now, as we’ve told you guys, we often get free products to review them, however, we get many products that you never hear about because we only write about the ones that we like. What does that mean for us? We don’t get sent as many products perhaps as the blogger who is in it for all the free stuff, the blogger who says they like anything just to ensure that a company will keep the free stuff coming. So, gals all we’re saying is be wary and read blogs (and well everything) with a cautious eye. We will always disclose here if we got something for free and will never write a post because we’ve been paid to do so but this is just something you should be aware of We know you’re all savvy customers looking for honest reviews and our honest opinion and that’s what we’re always going to give ya! We’re just looking out!

Click HERE to read the full article from Associate Press

We’ve always been skeptical about whether fortified juices, sodas, protein bars, and the like are actually as healthy for us as the real food. We’ve never really believed that drinking vitamin water, packed with sugar is counteracted by the vitamins. Click HERE to read a Wall Street Journal article discussing fortified foods.

Check out this video–Campaign for a healthy body image! Very impressive and very cute video! Click through and join! And always remember that Smartypanties thinks you’re beautiful just the way you are!

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