The new "Myspace pose"

You don't hear much about Myspace these days

but

the ONE legacy that is still around today?

THE MYSPACE POSE

While there are many variations of the Myspace pose that have held some staying power

{my favorite being the bathroom mirror shot}

The classic pose is the self portrait, taken from a downward pointing angle. Often times without anything close to a smile

 voilà

If you're thinking to yourself

Self:  *L*Mo, you already did a blog post about the perfect pose

yes, you are correct...
{If you haven't read it, it's HERE}

However,

This post isn't about a POSE...it's actually about a new breed of photos currently making their way onto every single Facebook page in the world.

True to form like the Myspace pose,

these types of photos

make ugly people look more attractive

and attractive people look even MORE attractive.

While i most definitely rock all sorts of photo poses...

I am proud to say I never rocked the Myspace pose

I cannot say the same for this new craze..

I LOVE IT!!!

So what is this new photo craze you ask?

I call it the iPhone photo app movement

a.k.a

Instagram, CrossProcess, Hipstamatic

{to name a few}

and yes I do currently have all 3 of these on my phone.

Sure- people love these apps because they make normal photos look

"artsy" or "vintage"

but in my case 

I think they make them look

just plain cuter

Either way, altered photos like these

have become a hot commodity

and it seems like everyone has jumped on the bandwagon.

I don't know what it is about pics like these, I just love them!!

Even the people on FB I don't really care much about...I still need to look at their cool photo app pics!!

Time to peel apart a few of these photos so you can see WHY this kind of thing is so necessary:

Pic #1 pre photo app

Fyi: Kirsten's makeup looked really good on this night, was it the flash!? Who knows!

Post photo app

So clearly we can see here that in the beginning, this photo wasn't so cute

{technically I never thought this photo WAS cute even after I took the Instagram to it, but you get the idea...it's now CUTER}

Pic #2 pre photo app

I saw this pic and even in my buzzed fog, could instantly tell this was not a great pic.
{that's what I get for asking our male waiter to take the pic}

Thus went right to Instagram

 Ta-daaa!

Sidenote:  Instagram gets a standalone shout out because its so awesome! It's pretty much like a photo FB and you can share pics with friends "following" you.

#LMOhasasocialnetworkingaddiction

Anywho...I really think these kinds of apps just make you look tanner, skinner, cooler, and overall more attractive in general...

I'm convinced the rest of the population feels the same way

because EVERYONE is doing it too...

So friends, I leave you with this...

In the world of iPhones and endless photo apps, it is no longer acceptable to post an ugly photo.

Time to get yourself one of these apps

{don't try and say they cost money, most don't}

Godspeed

xo,

*L*Mo

OHHH EMMMM GEEEE

Wowzers

I haven't blogged since APRIL?!?

That is just ridiculous, what kind of blogger ARE you *L*Mo?

{I'm sure you ALL have been asking that for quite some time now}

LOTS of things have been happening lately

so...

blogging kinda fell to the wayside

SORRY!!!!!!!

So whats the biggest thing that happened lately?

BIG NEWS FOR THE MOORE FAM:

My little sister

Kirsten Elizabeth Nielsen Moore

is ENGAGED!

SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

{And we all got to be there to witness it 

at her b-day bbq...EVEN BETTER}

David is a little PUNK though...

he didn't even tell me it was happening!!!!!!!!

*RUUDE*

not that I blame him though, I would have never been able to keep that secret in...

considering that right when he proposed, I BURST INTO TEARS

can you imagine if I had known?!

...def would have blown that...

If I wasn't such a "blonde" and completely oblivious person in general, I actually should have known it was happening

Let me set the scene:

Date: Monday, July 11

Place: My Parent's house

Who was there: Our Family, David's Family, Friends: Amy, Hayley, Joe, Jen, Butch, Matt, Dennis

The initial plan: David's brother, Daniel and *L*Mo plotting to throw Kirsten in pool after blowing out her candles...

The plan started off great...

We decided early on that Kirsten should definitely be thrown in the pool at some point

{she looked WAY too cute in that little sundress and perfect hair, why not completely mess it up??}

The pool was actually a little cold

so like the *caring, loving* sister that I am

{I didn't want her to be thrown into freezing water}

I turned up the POOL HEAT to the highest it could go, 105...

{sorry M&D}

hoping that if i turned it up high enough it would more quickly heat such a big mass of water in  a short period of time.

I told about 3 people to REMIND me to turn it back down later so my parent's gas bill wasn't $100,000...

After dinner, I was getting pretty excited about our little plan.  I went in the kitchen where David, my mom and David's mom were getting the cake ready

well...that's what I assumed they were doing when i saw them walk in the house....

I walked into an empty kitchen and, a little confused, started walking down the hall looking for someone to share our carefully crafted plan with..

"MOM?!" I yelled down the hall

"DON'T COME IN!!!!!!" Came my mom's voice from behind her closed office door...

"What are you doing in there?"

No answer...

Door opens, David and both mom's emerge, David carrying a shoebox sized present...

"What the hell is happening, this is weird...OMG are you proposing? DAVID are you proposing to Kirsten? OOOOOOOH MY GOD" I say, gripping David's arm 

In a VERY believable tone, David says: "No Linds, not proposing, it's a gag gift, our moms are just here because they are in on it"

Ok, I think it's pretty normal to believe that, right? 

So we all gather around the fire pit and get ready to watch Kirsten open this alleged "gag gift."

I get my phone out and snap a pic, still thinking i'm about to catch Kirsten with a super annoyed look on her face when she realizes David got her some lame joke gift.

I start looking around and notice that pretty much everyone has a camera out too, including David's brother, Kyle who I notice is clearly documenting this on his iPhone video camera...wait a sec you guys ALL care that much about this gift? 

At this point, I'm pretty sure ANY PERSON would know something was up...not me though, and I'm actually getting excited to laugh at my sister when she sees this present...

She opens it, it's a ring/jewelry cleaner.  

{Looking back it makes me feel a little better knowing that like me, Kirsten still had no idea what was happening...a JEWELRY CLEANER still didn't give it away...}

Kirsten: "Ohhh! I've always wanted one of these..." she say's with about 10% excitement in her voice

and that's when it happened...

David pulls Kirsten up off the fire pit ledge and say's something like:

"you know how I always talk about you being my wife?..."

Look how CUUUUTE!!!

*BAM*

{this was the last pic I took before I literally DROPPED my phone}

From here on out it was kind of a blur...no idea what David even said and at this point i'm practically hysterical..

But i DO know it was pretty much the cutest thing ever

Everyone was freaking OUT!! Kirsten, looking so cute and shocked had probably the biggest smile on her face I've ever seen.

There was lots of hugging and excitement

and thankfully by now I wasn't the only one crying...

We did a champagne toast,

complete with a speech from my UBER-EXCITED father, who's

finally getting a boy in the family

It was such a fun, exciting, happy night!!!

...and I don't even mind that David totally stole the thunder of my heartfelt gift to Kirsten...

 a framed professional photo of her beloved Rex

{yep, just like the one's I got Pat in the blog post below this} 

Needless to say...Daniel and I couldn't bring ourselves to throw her in the pool once the proposal happened...

With that rock, she would have gone straight to the bottom. :)

Kirst and David, SO happy for you both.  Even though we already considered you family David, I can't wait to finally make it official!

I love you both to the moon and back.

Time to start planning a wedding!!!!!! <3

xo,

*L*M.O.H

{Maid of Honor for those of you who don't yet speak wedding}