Saturday, November 7, 2009

[random thoughts from 25-35 year olds]

I don't typically repost things like this, but this was a great read and I wanted to pass it along. This is the kind of stuff that goes through my head on a daily basis and it's awesome (and creepy) that someone compiled a list. No, seriously, I agree with more of these than I'm willing to admit.

I stole the list from this chick, who stole it from here. "It's funny 'cause it's true" has never been, well, truer. Enjoy!



- I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can
think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell
my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves
me.

-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.

-I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to
have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?

-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're
going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to
be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the
direction from which you came, you have to first do something like
check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to
yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're
crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

-That's enough, Nickelback.

-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know"
feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose
not to be friends with?

-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't
work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically
fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all
know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards
or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

-There is a great need for sarcasm font.

-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and
suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first
saw it.

-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually
becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting
90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's
laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little
bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the
only one who really, really gets it.

-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than
take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear
your computer history if you die.

-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to
finish a text.

- A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the
spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

- LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

- Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron
test is absolutely petrifying.

- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart",
all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod
and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up
to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'
examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete
idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and
said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"

-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and
i nstinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I
know how to get out of my neighborhood.

- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the
person died.

- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the
shower first and THEN turn on the water.

-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty,
and you can wear them forever.


-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

- Bad decisions make good stories

-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their
profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got
the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if
I do!

- Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring
would probably just be completely invisible.

-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go
around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly
nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be
a problem....

-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work
when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything
productive for the rest of the day.

-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't
want to have to restart my collection.

-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are
going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me
if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I
swear I did not make any changes to.

- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people
watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will
they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't
watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and
leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?
Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and
goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone
and run away?

- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not
seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she
hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light
internet stalking.

-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,
then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising
speed for pedophiles...

- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers,
but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still
not know what time it is.

-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to
answer when they call.

-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car
keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the
Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze
button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time
every time...

-My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would
happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?

-It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and
the link takes me to a video instead of text.

-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they
drive behind obeys the speed limit.

-I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

-I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or
Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

[o hai, msft employee #27639863]

A few days ago my stat tracker thingy told me that someone from work visited my blog.

TWICE!!

*cue minor heart attack*.

(and no, it wasn't me. I was at starbu...err.. working hard at the time)

I don't really write anything work-offensive here (except the farting officemate piece, that might have been mildly offensive), but I don't exactly want my co-workers to know how ghetto I am. Chances are, it's probably not even anyone I know as our company employs 3837280939837 people, but still................ F(%$wtf#@*(&%@@$#!!!?!!?!!!!

I feel so.. violated. And oh god, I can just picture my boss sitting in front of his computer with a bowl of popcorn, reading my blog and losing respect for me in the process.

uh.. yeah.. awkward.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009

[Sephora F&F 2009]

I completely forgot about Sephora F&F until today and part of me wishes I never remembered, because as usual, I managed to spend entirely too much money. I took a 'scouting' trip to the store in the afternoon to figure exactly what I needed, and then placed my order online. Again, this may have been a bad call because whenever I end up in Sephora I seem to need EVERYTHING. yes, NEED. And in multiple shades.

Ok, this is the haul:


MASCARA SINGULIER Exaggerated Lashes - Dramatic Styling

Like everyone else out there, I usually use DiorShow mascara, but this new mascara from YSL has been getting a lot of rave reviews. It retails for $30, which is a bit outrageous (seriously, what's in this stuff? gold dust, diamonds and magical eyelash fairies??), but 20% F&F discount certainly helps. um.. yeah, I hope it doesn't suck.


ROUGE VOLUPTÉ Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick SPF 15

I got this lipstick in Frivolous Pink, NOT red as pictures above. Red comes across whorish on me and that's not a look I normally aim for.


Make-up forever - HD Invisible Cover Foundation - in 118

Needed something with more coverage than my current Stila tinted moisturizer. Never tried this brand before, but it came HIGHLY recommended by the SA, so I'll report if it's any good. I hope the shade matches. I didn't spend too much time playing around with it at the store on account of one very annoyed boyfriend glaring at me impatiently. What is it with men and Sephora?



Sephora by OPI nail color

I got this in Set The Mood and Don't Go There. I also wanted Opening Night but had to restrain myself. Now that's awesome self-control on my part. Self-high-five!!


FRESH - Lotus eye gel

Along with my blue eyes, I also inherited the world's most awful under-eye circles from my mom. I should pretty much accept the fact that no product out there will help me with my puffy eyes and I'm forever doomed to appear sleep-deprived. I should, but I won't, so here I am buying yet another product that's sure to fail me. By the way, if anyone knows of a product that works, please please please leave a comment. I will seriously love you forever.

So that's my haul, which may not even be that bad, except last night I bought a bunch of hair stuff - Pureology's new Super Smooth shampoo/conditioner/elixir and Moroccanoil (my stylist used it on my hair and omgomgomg...this stuff is amazing). Thanks for all the hair suggestions, by the way. I had my hair appointment yesterday and decided to cut it short (maybe for one last time) & colored it dark. I like it but it requires too many hair products. Le sigh. I'll post a picture later.

Anyway, Sephora 20% off F&F code is FF2009 and it expires tomorrow. Happy shopping!
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Friday, October 30, 2009

[gettin' my hair did.. but how?]

Another hair appointment, another dilemma! My hair used to be all kinds of long, and then I cut it a little shorter, still keeping the dark color. This summer I chopped it even shorter and lightened it quite a bit, so i looked like this:



(you can't tell it from the picture but it's asymmetrical - much shorter in the back. it's also a bit lighter than what it looks like in the photo)

I actually liked the short cut and the only thing I wasn't crazy about was the fact that I couldn't tie it back. It really sucks on those mornings when I don't feel like doing my hair, and with a short cut i literally have to style it EVERY DAY. It's a shame too because with Seattle weather your hair pretty much goes to shit as soon as you walk out the door anyway.

Hm... what to do, what to do? Short hair? even it out and grow it out again? light hair? dark hair? highlights? reverse mullet?

help! :/
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

[wednesday wtf]

this. is. amazing:



Told you it's amazing.

I watched this at least a dozen times today and it's still AWESOME. I didn't even know it was possible to do that. I might be having a pretty crappy day over here, but hey, at least I'm not this chick.

(Coincidentally this happened at the parking lot of a gym I used to go to in Toronto. I see 5 years later they still haven't paved that shit parking lot.)

And, if that wasn't enough wtf-ckage for you, how about this winner? I don't know if this guy is for real or not, but either way, that's FUCKED UP.

To counter the disturbing image from that last link, here are some halloween babies dressed as lobsters and things. The pudgy asian baby at the end is full of win, though if I ever have a kid I'm dressing him/her up as an air-freshner. New Car scent all the way baby!!!
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Friday, October 23, 2009

[Gaultier for Target: happy dance worthy]

o. em. gee.

Word on the street is that Jean-Paul Gaultier is doing a line for Target. I nearly died when I heard that and I hope it's not crappy and cheap shit like some of the previous designer collaborations. Those are really so hit & miss, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some awesomeness.

Samples and pictures aren't out yet, though someone posted these on TPF claiming they're samples:




Once the initial excitement wore off and common sense kicked in, I realized that this is actually from Gaultier's last year's Fall collection. Wouldn't it be amazing if that's the kinds of garmets he'd design for Target. I would seriously die.

Collection is supposed to hit stores on March 7, 2010.  Is it too early to start a countdown?  Maybe, but it's certainly not too early to be doing a happy dance around my living room.

In other news, Jimmy Choo for H&M collection IS NOT COMING TO A STORE NEAR ME. I even marked my freakin Outlook calendar to remind me to um.. go in to work.. umm.. late that day. Seattle is so freaking lame sometimes. Well, here's to hoping it's all crap anyway! j/k.. hope you ladies find some fabulous things.

Goodnight.
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[endless shoes]

Just wanted to share a discount that Bing is offering on Endless.com. Looks like they're offering 30% off ALL shoes through their cashback program. More details can be found here.

Also, you can get $25 off if you spend $125 on selected items (shoes eligible for the discount are indicated on the details page). Not sure if you can combine the two, but I sure as hell am going to try.

I'm at work and can't do much shopping right now (even if it's online!), so I'll have to wait until I get home. Happy shopping!!
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