Click Here by Robert Burns
Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2001

It's the end of August and most people with offspring are dancing with gel pens. Yep, the little tykes are getting ready to head back to school and the PWO's are thanking the gods of summer for surrendering to fall.

Of course going back to school requires a lot of preparation. Hey, buying clothes is hard work. And showing up in the wrong outfit can pretty much wreck the rest of the year.

At TeenFx (www.TeenFx.com) you can find out what other kids consider "in." Sarah, for example, tells us it's baggy jeans and expensive watch chains. And be careful about that denim jacket, as Rachel points out: "I think the ones in the dark denim are back but light ones without designs are gross."

Fashion Teen (www.FashionTeen.com) has more about celebrities than clothes, but it does have an advice column called Real Talk that deals with a host of issues, including grooming. Sample: "Hi, I have a problem. I really want to be a model but no agency will take me because I have lice." That sure gives anyone trying on clothes something to think about.

Once the pilgrimages to Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap and other fabric shrines are over there might be some time to think about other things, such as homework.

Sure, there are some excellent resources for study on the Net, such as Homework Center at the Multnomah County Library (www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/index.html). But maybe a homework horoscope would be more useful. Check into your study future with at Go-Girl (www.go-girl.com/goplay). Take Libra: "Four words for your homework mantra this year: Finish what you start." Which is better than not-so-stable Pisces: "Class to check out: psychology."...

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