reuniting the perfect couple

OK my apologies for not getting many "quality" blog posts lately. I've been doing some hosting, some traveling, and quite a bit of thinking (you know, on life and other business that may or may not be forthcoming). Accept all the LL-ish apologies.

So earlier, around that manufactured Single's Awareness Day, Mattel announced via their Facebook page [insert puking noise] that their main characters, Barbie and Ken that is, were getting back together. According to Facebook, and why would we trust any other source, they are "in a relationship" again. Well this bodes the question as to when they weren't in a relationship???? No seriously, when did they break-up? Haven't these two blonde haired, blue eyed plastics been a couple for decades? When did Barbie start dating other guys? When did Ken wake up and realize platium blonde is sooo not in? When did they realize that only p-i-m-p-s drive pink cars or live in pink mansions?

After starting this oddly PG relationship of repeated 1st and 2nd base hook-up sessions in the early 1960's, the couple stayed together until the untimely or long expected break-up earlier this decade. Perhaps that may be a good thing actually, especially for Barbie. I feel like I have seen a black version of Ken and seriously once you go dark brown plastic you don’t go back (or so I’ve heard). Also I heard that the couple has gone through some serious make-overs, including tanning, updating to a current fashion trends and changing careers like becoming an astronaut.

Perhaps this is just a brilliant tele-marketing campaign via social media for Mattel. Again, I wonder who is the person tweeting and facebooking these updates. I bet it is some nerdy tech guy, or maybe some out and proud gay men. They can get pretty creative on what type of date did Ken just take Barbie or how is Barbie feeling this AM? Way to play on the current pop culture events. Nice work.

PS, did you know Ken and Barbie have last names? "Learn" something new everyday.