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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Honorable Pwnage
A year or so back, I was doing research on the issue of rape in Africa for my journalism class. I have to admit, most of the research and work I put into was not as up to par, nor applied with as much passion, as it could have been.
Wait, Alienman! You basically wrote the frilliest sentence possible that basically means your work was shitty and half-assed!
I admit to no such thing, particularly since certain professors and Graduate Teaching Fellows might coincidentally stumble upon this not-so-anonymous blog. For the official record, I maintain that this class was the most well-taught and well-executed combination of lectures and workshops that I have ever partaken in.
As I was saying...
Part of the requirements for this research was to record and annotate an interview with an "expert stakeholder" in the issue. I had the opportunity to interview one very busy Charlene Smith, a South African journalist and former rape survivor, who is now a deeply involved gender activist. Unfortunately, she gave me less than a few hours to come up with questions and, having already lost days of sleep with the upcoming finals, the best I could do at that hour was not the best I could have done. Still, I did not want to pass up on this chance to get an interview out of someone who might have so much to offer in regards to my research.
Less than an hour ago, my cousin calls me from Hungary to say hello. Just before he hung up, he asked, "Hey did you ever interview someone in South Africa?"
o_O "How did you know that?!"
He had somehow stumbled unto a copy of this interview online, which was much to my bewilderment as I had never published that piece myself. It turns out, Charlene Smith had posted this on her website and had fully disclosed my first and last name.
Boy, did my face turn red when I saw that in there -_-
In the e-mail response to my interview questions, Charlene did offer great insights in regards to this issue, but she sure as hell didn't refrain from making me feel like a total ass because of my apparent inability to word things carefully. So, seeing it all there, in full frontal-nude glory makes me feel kind of humiliated. At the least, it would have been nice to have been informed that this would be published with my full name.
HOWEVER, I am not so ashamed of my poor journalistic skills that I would refrain from letting my fellow ladies access the wisdom that Charlene has to share.
Here is the link to the interview she posted. Yea, yea, I hear you guys laughing and saying, "ALIENMAN GOT PWNED HAW HAW WHAT A DUMBASSSS!!!!"
Yea, well, better to be pwned and urged to become better at what I want to do than to have not had a chance to speak with her at all. I still can't believe she took the time out of her busy schedule (she was hours away from a flight, too!) to speak with me. If not for her, I would have continued to use the term "rape victim" and not "rape survivor", not understanding the immense difference between the two. I am especially impressed by her answer to my last question, so I hope you guys read what she has to say.
Wait, Alienman! You basically wrote the frilliest sentence possible that basically means your work was shitty and half-assed!
I admit to no such thing, particularly since certain professors and Graduate Teaching Fellows might coincidentally stumble upon this not-so-anonymous blog. For the official record, I maintain that this class was the most well-taught and well-executed combination of lectures and workshops that I have ever partaken in.
As I was saying...
Part of the requirements for this research was to record and annotate an interview with an "expert stakeholder" in the issue. I had the opportunity to interview one very busy Charlene Smith, a South African journalist and former rape survivor, who is now a deeply involved gender activist. Unfortunately, she gave me less than a few hours to come up with questions and, having already lost days of sleep with the upcoming finals, the best I could do at that hour was not the best I could have done. Still, I did not want to pass up on this chance to get an interview out of someone who might have so much to offer in regards to my research.
Less than an hour ago, my cousin calls me from Hungary to say hello. Just before he hung up, he asked, "Hey did you ever interview someone in South Africa?"
o_O "How did you know that?!"
He had somehow stumbled unto a copy of this interview online, which was much to my bewilderment as I had never published that piece myself. It turns out, Charlene Smith had posted this on her website and had fully disclosed my first and last name.
Boy, did my face turn red when I saw that in there -_-
In the e-mail response to my interview questions, Charlene did offer great insights in regards to this issue, but she sure as hell didn't refrain from making me feel like a total ass because of my apparent inability to word things carefully. So, seeing it all there, in full frontal-nude glory makes me feel kind of humiliated. At the least, it would have been nice to have been informed that this would be published with my full name.
HOWEVER, I am not so ashamed of my poor journalistic skills that I would refrain from letting my fellow ladies access the wisdom that Charlene has to share.
Here is the link to the interview she posted. Yea, yea, I hear you guys laughing and saying, "ALIENMAN GOT PWNED HAW HAW WHAT A DUMBASSSS!!!!"
Yea, well, better to be pwned and urged to become better at what I want to do than to have not had a chance to speak with her at all. I still can't believe she took the time out of her busy schedule (she was hours away from a flight, too!) to speak with me. If not for her, I would have continued to use the term "rape victim" and not "rape survivor", not understanding the immense difference between the two. I am especially impressed by her answer to my last question, so I hope you guys read what she has to say.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Monolid Smoky Eye attempt
Well, my dear ladies, it's me again and I have finally attempted a REAL SMOKY EYE as opposed to all the fake sissy ones I've tried to pull off.
In a way, the above title is a LIE because when my lashes are curled, or when I am wearing false lashes, my bulgy monolids GET PUSHED UP and FOLD INTO THEMSELVES, thus creating a fake DOUBLE-LID. WTF?!?!?!?! WATDARFUGGGG
It's not even the pretty kind either. It's that bulge over bulge... much like the rolls of my tummy when I'm bending over. Yea, how do you like THAT visual.
Why am I mad?!?! I'm not mad! I'm just capitalizing a lot of random words and typing in lots of exclamation point and question marks?!?!?! That doesn't mean I'm mad?!?!?!
Haha, okay, but seriously. This is a HUGE drawback on my "fight" against this stigma against monolids, people! Also, I've FINALLY come to love and appreciate the uniqueness of my monolids and suddenly my HIGH SCHOOL DREAMS decide to finally come true. Next thing you know, I'll turn into a white girl (what, I'm the only Asian girl who wanted to be white in 5th grade?).
So, here I am, trying to dispel the prevalent myth that monolids can't wear makeup or the smoky eye, and I think it might have worked IF I HADN'T CURLED MY LASHES or PUT IN FALSIES. Furthermore, I think putting on eye makeup enhances the otherwise invisible crease.
Before we reveal the smoky eye, though, I wanted to show you another photo of my previous EOTD. I added a more dramatic eyeliner and curled my lashes some more. This is how I learned that a LONG wing makes my eyes look SMALLER. LOL!!!
Wtf? How did that get there?! YOU!! OUT!!!
Okay, here's today's EOTD w/that dramatically aforementioned smoky eye. It's cam-whory cuz I wanted to flatter myself:
What the... AM I HUMPING MYSELF?!?! ZOMG STOP ET
Okay, where was I?
I had to change the lighting a bit on Photoshop b/c it looked so washed out and almost pastel in that photo.
Here's a couple of close-ups taken in bright daylight:
-_- don't ask... I've had WAY too much coffee
Used:
NYX Purple for inner and outer corners and slightly dragged over the socket
Physicians Formula charcoal grey color from Baked Smokes trio - foiled and used at outer corners
Prestige Ebony blended in at very outer corners to intensify contrast
Coastal Scents Hi Light Violet loose shadow over middle
Physicians Formula silver color from Baked Smokes trio - foiled and dabbed between Hi Light Violet and charcoal grey color, as well as lower rim
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese over tear ducts and browbone
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
Echos DG false lashes
CoverGirl LashBlast
I probably used more product than I should have but I was totally in experimental mode.
However, the contrasts of light and dark are very washed out. The darker colors are way more intense than it shows. I attempted to take pictures in the bathroom, hoping to give you a better view but they came out blurry... hope they help nonetheless.
I love how HUGE my nose looks.
OMG I SO COOL I SIT ON BATHROOM COUNTER
You can see that the texture, if not anything else, of my skin has shown some improvement since I've started using Top-Gel. As for whiteness, well, I can't really tell and the photos don't help because I seem to change with every damn picture I take. Once I figure what THAT is all about, maybe I'll finally learn to take some decent photographs, too.
In a way, the above title is a LIE because when my lashes are curled, or when I am wearing false lashes, my bulgy monolids GET PUSHED UP and FOLD INTO THEMSELVES, thus creating a fake DOUBLE-LID. WTF?!?!?!?! WATDARFUGGGG
It's not even the pretty kind either. It's that bulge over bulge... much like the rolls of my tummy when I'm bending over. Yea, how do you like THAT visual.
Why am I mad?!?! I'm not mad! I'm just capitalizing a lot of random words and typing in lots of exclamation point and question marks?!?!?! That doesn't mean I'm mad?!?!?!
Haha, okay, but seriously. This is a HUGE drawback on my "fight" against this stigma against monolids, people! Also, I've FINALLY come to love and appreciate the uniqueness of my monolids and suddenly my HIGH SCHOOL DREAMS decide to finally come true. Next thing you know, I'll turn into a white girl (what, I'm the only Asian girl who wanted to be white in 5th grade?).
So, here I am, trying to dispel the prevalent myth that monolids can't wear makeup or the smoky eye, and I think it might have worked IF I HADN'T CURLED MY LASHES or PUT IN FALSIES. Furthermore, I think putting on eye makeup enhances the otherwise invisible crease.
Before we reveal the smoky eye, though, I wanted to show you another photo of my previous EOTD. I added a more dramatic eyeliner and curled my lashes some more. This is how I learned that a LONG wing makes my eyes look SMALLER. LOL!!!
Wtf? How did that get there?! YOU!! OUT!!!
Okay, here's today's EOTD w/that dramatically aforementioned smoky eye. It's cam-whory cuz I wanted to flatter myself:
What the... AM I HUMPING MYSELF?!?! ZOMG STOP ET
Okay, where was I?
I had to change the lighting a bit on Photoshop b/c it looked so washed out and almost pastel in that photo.
Here's a couple of close-ups taken in bright daylight:
-_- don't ask... I've had WAY too much coffee
Used:
NYX Purple for inner and outer corners and slightly dragged over the socket
Physicians Formula charcoal grey color from Baked Smokes trio - foiled and used at outer corners
Prestige Ebony blended in at very outer corners to intensify contrast
Coastal Scents Hi Light Violet loose shadow over middle
Physicians Formula silver color from Baked Smokes trio - foiled and dabbed between Hi Light Violet and charcoal grey color, as well as lower rim
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese over tear ducts and browbone
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
Echos DG false lashes
CoverGirl LashBlast
I probably used more product than I should have but I was totally in experimental mode.
However, the contrasts of light and dark are very washed out. The darker colors are way more intense than it shows. I attempted to take pictures in the bathroom, hoping to give you a better view but they came out blurry... hope they help nonetheless.
I love how HUGE my nose looks.
OMG I SO COOL I SIT ON BATHROOM COUNTER
You can see that the texture, if not anything else, of my skin has shown some improvement since I've started using Top-Gel. As for whiteness, well, I can't really tell and the photos don't help because I seem to change with every damn picture I take. Once I figure what THAT is all about, maybe I'll finally learn to take some decent photographs, too.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Wotts Goen Ong!!!!
Girls, I am slowly going out of my mind.
I realized that, the more time I have to blog, the less I have to blog about. This is especially factored by the decrease in work hours leading to a decrease in revenue, thus placing me under a sort of house arrest due to the fact that stepping out the door ultimately results in an occasion to SPEND MUNNAY. This is the worst sentence I have probably ever written.
So, as a desperate (and futile) means to balance out the waste to gain ratio, I've cut up every plastic bag I could lay my hands on into thin strips.
Now, I can make stir fry and not worry about buying food for a few more days.
Of course, I'm kidding. I'm actually going to knit the shreds together.
Here's a closer view.
I've finished one section and I'm almost done w/section 2.
Hopefully, this will become a decent reusable grocery bag. Right now, it looks kind of gross, like regurgitated ramen. O, well, it's meant to be a grocery bag, so it doesn't matter how pretty it is, right? I'm kind of worried about it falling apart under the weight of groceries, though. I'll have to test it out.
I got the idea from one of my favorite knitting books, Simple Knits with a Twist. Yes, it's a favorite knitting book, but I haven't even gotten around to making anything else suggested in the book. I'm that lazy.
I'm finally getting around to the plastic bag one because I feel guilty about bringing home tons of plastic bags but I'm too cheap to pay the 99 cents for a reusable one that's offered at every store. What's funny is that, at one point, I had to look forward to bringing home more bags because I was out of "yarn" for my project.
More about having too much free time and being extremely lazy.
I promised Emilee that I'd help create a mascot for the swap blog but my creative juices have been at level zero this past couple of weeks. I hate when this happens. I get all excited about starting a new project or getting back "in the zone" or whatever and, maybe I'm just putting too much pressure on myself or something, because I find myself staring into a blank screen for hours.
I should also be writing some cover letters and sending out resumes, but I'm too damn lazy to do anything. Depression? Probably. It took me two weeks to reschedule an appt with the counseling center. Excessive tiredness? Could be. I've been taking tons of naps because I'm always tired. I think it's like a vicious circle.. I get tired b/c I have been so lazy b/c I have been tired b/c I've been lazy etc...
So, I shall leave you with:
Girls, I am slowly going out of my mind.
I realized that, the more time I have to blog, the less I have to blog about. This is especially factored by the decrease in work hours leading to a decrease in revenue, thus placing me under a sort of house arrest due to the fact that stepping out the door ultimately results in an occasion to SPEND MUNNAY. This is the worst sentence I have probably ever written.
So, as a desperate (and futile) means to balance out the waste to gain ratio, I've cut up every plastic bag I could lay my hands on into thin strips.
Now, I can make stir fry and not worry about buying food for a few more days.
Of course, I'm kidding. I'm actually going to knit the shreds together.
Here's a closer view.
I've finished one section and I'm almost done w/section 2.
Hopefully, this will become a decent reusable grocery bag. Right now, it looks kind of gross, like regurgitated ramen. O, well, it's meant to be a grocery bag, so it doesn't matter how pretty it is, right? I'm kind of worried about it falling apart under the weight of groceries, though. I'll have to test it out.
I got the idea from one of my favorite knitting books, Simple Knits with a Twist. Yes, it's a favorite knitting book, but I haven't even gotten around to making anything else suggested in the book. I'm that lazy.
I'm finally getting around to the plastic bag one because I feel guilty about bringing home tons of plastic bags but I'm too cheap to pay the 99 cents for a reusable one that's offered at every store. What's funny is that, at one point, I had to look forward to bringing home more bags because I was out of "yarn" for my project.
More about having too much free time and being extremely lazy.
I promised Emilee that I'd help create a mascot for the swap blog but my creative juices have been at level zero this past couple of weeks. I hate when this happens. I get all excited about starting a new project or getting back "in the zone" or whatever and, maybe I'm just putting too much pressure on myself or something, because I find myself staring into a blank screen for hours.
I should also be writing some cover letters and sending out resumes, but I'm too damn lazy to do anything. Depression? Probably. It took me two weeks to reschedule an appt with the counseling center. Excessive tiredness? Could be. I've been taking tons of naps because I'm always tired. I think it's like a vicious circle.. I get tired b/c I have been so lazy b/c I have been tired b/c I've been lazy etc...
So, I shall leave you with:
Monday, July 21, 2008
quick update
for those of you who liked my acrylics, xxwoofykinsxx is back with her July batch and they look AMAZING but they're selling FAST!
*****AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND THEY'RE GONE
also looks like she's selling circle lenses now
this girl is a marketing genius
*****AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND THEY'RE GONE
also looks like she's selling circle lenses now
this girl is a marketing genius
I couldn't have done it without you...
*sob...
o gawd, o gawd... I didn't think I'd win! It was an honor just to have been nominated! I didn't even prepare a speech! Good thing you guys finally came to your senses and learned to REKUNNIZE!!!! Now, gimme that damn award. *Snatches award from Fei and Nessa*
You guys have no idea how awkward it would sound if I used the word "recognize" in that manner. When I speak, I'm such a geeky librarian type... that lives out in the booniez.
Thank you guys for nominating me! Haha, and both the ladies seem to be under the impression that I'm sweet. Good. My plan is working...
Here are my nominations! I know some of you have already been mentioned but I can't help it!
(g) - It's so easy to fall in love with you. When you are happy, we are happy with you; when you are down, we want to beat the crap out of anybody that takes your smile away. Actually, I'm a pathetic coward, so I'd probably just end up hiding in an alley and tripping the perp with a dark cable, and then running off into the night with his wallet. Good thing you got that dog to protect you :D
Liz - You're one of the reasons I'm truly glad to have gotten into beauty blogging. Otherwise, we probably would never have met. I'm actually scared to imagine not knowing you now. A zombie's life sounds livelier.
Kaye Bee - Another inspirational figure in my life! If you weren't so busy, I'd ask you to be a mentor, but I'll have to make do with August and the occasional e-mail ;) So, please stop blocking my e-mails :*(****
Nessa - O, she credits me for being the nice one but we all know who the true sweetie-pie is. This girl is one of the most reliable anchors that keeps our community together. Thanks for being there for us with your vast knowledge/experience and willingness to pass on that knowledge to the rest of us! You are the Hello Kitty to our Sanrio. You are the Mrs. Cunningham to our Tale Spin. You are the Monica to our Friends, the Syrup to our community Waffle, the Nutella to our Crepes, the letter T in our Wheel of Fortune, the... the... I can't think of anymore... it's REALLY late at night.
Chi - Ah, the many promises we made to each other, of warm, wet fragrant love-making! Well, even if that never comes true, I'm satisfied with the verbal stimulation we give each other ;) wink-wink and a nudge-nudge?
Wuzzyangel - How can I not show love for my doppleganger?!?! Same sense of humor, same birthweek - even our cats look alike. So, there's no question that this girl is nothing short of AWESOME, bwa ha ha! Get it?? Cuz I'm awesome??? Get it?? GET IT??? @_@
Christy - Nothing like a charming little gold nugget for me to taint and molest! Cute as a button, smart as a whip and a great personality to boot. Ah, my little minion, Unni has taught you well! HA. Who am I kidding. If I had had anything to do with your upbringing, you would have turned out into a Gollum. So, maybe it's a good thing you're way over there and I'm way over here <.<;;;;;;;
What!! I'm not done, yet!!!!!! Whose bright idea was it to limit this to seven? *shakes fist into air for added dramatic flare
Welp, you know the drill:
1) When received, you may post the premio to your blog.
2) Link to the blogger you received it from.
3) Give it to 7 blogs
4) Link to those 7 blogs
5) Leave those seven bloggers a comment about receiving the brilliant premio.
Well, even if you weren't mentioned here, you guys know I love you, right? No question about it!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Hey Ladies
It's been too long since my last update and my last update wasn't even a REAL update because all I did was post a picture and try to convince you guys that Kaye Bee was Tinkerbell. To those of you who clapped, by the way, I'm finally glad I've met someone even more naive than me and I want to tell you that I'm impressed by your innocence and pureness of heart.
(freaks)
AHAHAHA j/k j/k I love you guys, zomg don't kill meeeee
Not much to report on even now. I had to take out my acrylics b/c the thumbnail broke when I was cleaning and other nails just fell off. I was spring-cleaning the kitchen b/c of the outbreak of ants in our home, yick.
By the way, I wanted to give you guys an update on the Yukiumi Nails Shop link I gave you last time. It appears that Yukiumi Nails are handmade, but I don't think they're handmade by the girl whose link I provided last week. Rather, she appears to be one of their online vendors.
I was kind of scared to try MCA Top-Gel because I have no idea what it contains and I've heard of whitening agents in Asia leading to disfiguring side-effects. I've also heard rumors of Top-Gel containing steroids.
However, I finally got fed up with everything else disappointing me, including the benzoyl peroxide that turned my eyes into big red eggs, I caved in and ordered a jar of Top-Gel.
I think it's been just a little over two weeks now.
Post 2 week review of MCA Top-Gel.
PROS:
CONS:
After waiting for what felt like several years, we finally saw the Dark Knight. I bought tickets two weeks in advance. I usually don't buy tickets in advance unless it's a little gift for the boyfriend. I'm a HUGE fan of Batman, but I don't appreciate EVERY representation of it. Prior to Batman Begins, the only version of Batman I could love without condition was the Animated Series and maybe the Tim Burton ones.
The plan was to buy snacks at the supermarket, get to the theater at least 30 minutes early, pick up the tickets and find good seats.
The execution of the plan was more along the lines of buying snacks at the supermarket, getting to the theater an hour early only to realize I didn't have my debit card or a confirmation number for my tickets, trying to work with the COMPLETE incompetence of the theater staff to find my confirmation code, standing in line for about ten minutes and just barely finding decent seats. Serves me right for not being prepared.
The movie experience was amazing. Normally, the boyfriend gets really distracted when the theater is crowded and people around us are being complete half-wits - hooting at scenes, laughing loudly at things that aren't funny, etc. The token dumb-ass group was present in this crowded 10:50 showing, but the brilliancy of the movie itself definitely outweighed the pathetic loud laughter of the girl behind us who cracked up hysterically at the dumbest jokes. The bf actually came out of the theater a happy camper. I still hope to be able to watch this on IMAX.
Okay, you caught me. I actually have nothing to talk about and I'm squeezing out this entry for the pure sake of updating. I haven't purchased anything new because I'm pathetically broke.
I've also decided I won't be posting hauls anyway, because I no longer want to be a blog that contributes to an already heavily spending habit of our beauty blogging community. Also, when I post reviews on stuff I've purchased, it will only be after I've used it to a point where I KNOW what it's doing for me. A week, sometimes even two, is just not enough for me to draw such conclusions. Sometimes, my initial reaction to something after 2 weeks is not the same as my reaction to the same thing after several months.
This post is boring because there's no visual aid. There's no visual aid b/c I am too lazy to post on my desktop and I hate rubbing my fingers over the fingerpad (ick, the friction is so unpleasant). It's my nap time now. Bye!
(freaks)
AHAHAHA j/k j/k I love you guys, zomg don't kill meeeee
Not much to report on even now. I had to take out my acrylics b/c the thumbnail broke when I was cleaning and other nails just fell off. I was spring-cleaning the kitchen b/c of the outbreak of ants in our home, yick.
By the way, I wanted to give you guys an update on the Yukiumi Nails Shop link I gave you last time. It appears that Yukiumi Nails are handmade, but I don't think they're handmade by the girl whose link I provided last week. Rather, she appears to be one of their online vendors.
I was kind of scared to try MCA Top-Gel because I have no idea what it contains and I've heard of whitening agents in Asia leading to disfiguring side-effects. I've also heard rumors of Top-Gel containing steroids.
However, I finally got fed up with everything else disappointing me, including the benzoyl peroxide that turned my eyes into big red eggs, I caved in and ordered a jar of Top-Gel.
I think it's been just a little over two weeks now.
Post 2 week review of MCA Top-Gel.
PROS:
- It dries up blemishes faster than anything else I've used. I DID purge heavily the first two days, but they also disappeared quickly.
- I've also noticed that scarring seems to fade faster
- The areas of my skin where there were no break outs look so much healthier overall. The skin tone in those areas are more even, glowy(not lighter) and calm-looking.
CONS:
- I'm still getting new blemishes. I'll keep an open mind for the next couple of weeks, though. Also, my diet and sleeping pattern have been incredibly shitty, so what could I possibly expect?
- NO INGREDIENTS LISTED ON THE BOX. Look, I'm not one of those people who read and research every ingredient in their makeup, but even for me, this is scary. A product w/the name "MCA Top-Gel" was banned in a few countries for containinga steroid called Flourcinonide and a whitening agent called Hydroquinone that was linked with some pretty scary side effects.
- However, further research leads me to believe that such side effects only occur when hydroquinone is used in high concentration or combined with other certain whitening agents. The problem is, though, I haven't the faintest clue if MCA Top-Gel contains other whitening agents. To be honest, even if they did have a label w/the ingredients, I wouldn't really trust it.
- I'm not even sure if this is the same MCA Top-Gel because I'm seeing pictures floating around of something with the same name but in a completely different packaging and THAT one definitely contains floucinonide. See the problem here? Confusing as hell.
- I'm already sick of seeing my face covered in white balm every night. I keep getting the stuff all over the place - the bedsheets, pillowcases, boyfriend, cat...
- Smells like vagina the first week.
After waiting for what felt like several years, we finally saw the Dark Knight. I bought tickets two weeks in advance. I usually don't buy tickets in advance unless it's a little gift for the boyfriend. I'm a HUGE fan of Batman, but I don't appreciate EVERY representation of it. Prior to Batman Begins, the only version of Batman I could love without condition was the Animated Series and maybe the Tim Burton ones.
The plan was to buy snacks at the supermarket, get to the theater at least 30 minutes early, pick up the tickets and find good seats.
The execution of the plan was more along the lines of buying snacks at the supermarket, getting to the theater an hour early only to realize I didn't have my debit card or a confirmation number for my tickets, trying to work with the COMPLETE incompetence of the theater staff to find my confirmation code, standing in line for about ten minutes and just barely finding decent seats. Serves me right for not being prepared.
The movie experience was amazing. Normally, the boyfriend gets really distracted when the theater is crowded and people around us are being complete half-wits - hooting at scenes, laughing loudly at things that aren't funny, etc. The token dumb-ass group was present in this crowded 10:50 showing, but the brilliancy of the movie itself definitely outweighed the pathetic loud laughter of the girl behind us who cracked up hysterically at the dumbest jokes. The bf actually came out of the theater a happy camper. I still hope to be able to watch this on IMAX.
Okay, you caught me. I actually have nothing to talk about and I'm squeezing out this entry for the pure sake of updating. I haven't purchased anything new because I'm pathetically broke.
I've also decided I won't be posting hauls anyway, because I no longer want to be a blog that contributes to an already heavily spending habit of our beauty blogging community. Also, when I post reviews on stuff I've purchased, it will only be after I've used it to a point where I KNOW what it's doing for me. A week, sometimes even two, is just not enough for me to draw such conclusions. Sometimes, my initial reaction to something after 2 weeks is not the same as my reaction to the same thing after several months.
This post is boring because there's no visual aid. There's no visual aid b/c I am too lazy to post on my desktop and I hate rubbing my fingers over the fingerpad (ick, the friction is so unpleasant). It's my nap time now. Bye!
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