Thanksgiving was great. I saw some friends I haven't seen in about a year. It's crazy how people change. Hardly anyone is the same. There was tons of food, all kinds, and some great desserts. I had a little bit of everything and it was all good. Then we sat around and swapped stories, trying to get caught up, and after all that the boys put on some football while the girls hung out. Once the game was over we watched Four Christmases (made me smile) and Angels & Demons, which was disappointing. I think it's because the book is soo much better it doesn't even compare.

This morning I was planning to go shopping at 6am but my phone died and so my alarm didn't go off. STORY OF MY LIFE. I ended up waking up at 7:15 and everyone else was up too so we all went together. I bought a few things at Wal-Mart and Target:

1. Yes Man DVD
2. 300 DVD
3. Dexter Season 1
4. 3-piece PJ set
5. Some socks for other people's christmas presents
6. Sweater

All for $42. Nothing amazing, but some good deals and we didn't have to deal with crazy people. My mom bought my sister and I a few things because she couldn't help herself. My sister bought like four DVDs and a food chopper thing and my mom got herself a toaster and some movies.

I wish I had bought some things online, I heard there were some great deals on there. Did you guys get anything?

My sister is out looking for a car right now with my parents. In the meantime I'm going to try and see if there are any more deals online.

Question Meme People, I will get to your questions next post! I'm thinking of making a post listing your questions and just answering all of them there, what do you think?

Today was my day off and I had to run a ton of errands and get caught up on a few things that I kept putting off. Too many days spent at the computer (which is fun don't get me wrong) and I got a little behind. But I got caught up today and then went to the mall with my sister. We went to Ulta (which is like Sephora) and to MAC and in those two stores alone I spent quite a bit of money. A few months ago, spending $18 on an eyeliner would have made me twitch, but now, I look at things a bit differently.

I'm a very frugal person (read: I'm cheap). I try to cut corners whenever I can, grab a sale, all that jazz. But certain things are worth the money. There's a reason I spent $18 on that eyeliner. It's waterproof, doesn't move (seriously, it does not. move.), and I won't have to be reapplying cheap eyeliner after cheap eyeliner to achieve the same result. It will also last me at least four months, so I feel I got a fair deal. Nowadays, I think about a product and ask myself "Is this worth it?" "How many uses will I get out of this?" "Could I get the exact same results with a cheaper product?"

That's not to say that I don't appreciate a good bargain, or that there aren't cheaper products that are good quality. Because I buy those too. I just don't always go for the cheaper products anymore, just because they're cheap. What do you guys think?

A few things I bought today (these are all beauty products, let me know if you want reviews on any of this stuff!):

( List of what I got... ) I made spaghetti today for the first time. I'm not such a good cook but I did pretty damn good. We put some cheese on top with some sauce and it came out delicious. Definitely adding that to my really short list of recipes. 

My parents get back from their vacation on Sunday. I can't wait to see the pictures they've taken of my family members and just to talk about what they did, and who they saw, etc. I wish I could've gone with them to see my extended family, but now is not the time. For now I'll just live vicariously through this vacation of theirs.

What do you all have planned for the weekend?

I've bought so many things in the last week. I blame it on the Project of Doom for my accounting class and the fact that this semester is almost over and I keep stressing. So I buy things, and it helps take my mind off of it.

I read all of your magazine recs and so far I've only bought Elle and Ready Made. I was going to get The New Yorker but then I thought I would appreciate most of the articles online more (I wouldn't read the entire magazine, I'm sure of it) so I passed. The Economist was also another one I considered but the price was a bit out of my range since I wanted to buy a few magazine subscriptions. I think I would buy that one on its own in a few months. I'll be getting Vanity Fair and maybe The National Geographic as soon as I stop buying things I shouldn't.

I also stopped by MAC (bad idea) and bought three things:


And from Coastal Scents I got:


I'll be doing a review on these products after I've used them a bit. My experience with MAC products tells me I'll have lots of good things to say about these, but we'll see :) Speaking of reviews, thank you for your comments on my first review, I'll keep the current format with future reviews.

I also bought a few books off Amazon:

• A Mother Gone Bad: The Hidden Confession of JonBenet's Killer - totally random choice, but I read a review on it, it was cheap, so I bought it.
• Frida Kahlo: A Spiritual Biography (Lives & Legacies Series) - I read this book last year and loved it. I got a good price on it so I couldn't hesitate to pick it up.

As far as the apartment goes, she needs to get some faxes from our places of employment before we can proceed, but that should take a day or two and then we'll be able to sign the lease and move in!

I went shopping yesterday with my sister to get a few things:

• The Shining by Stephen King
• The Aveeno Nourish and Volumize Shampoo and Conditioner (Will be reviewing this in a few weeks)
• MAC Brush Cleanser
• Some more make-up that was on my To-Buy list (Will be reviewing some of these too)
• I also got:


The 78 Palette at Coastal Scents


This bag from Target


Aaand these are some icons I've posted to hystoria in the past couple of weeks:



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My new cellphone should be getting here today. I was actually due for an upgrade about six months ago, but I never took the time to look around and see my options until this past month. After I visited the AT&T store and browsed and drooled over a few phones (like the new iPhone, which is sweet) I finally decided on the LG Invision.

I tried feeling the other PDA phones, like the Blackberry and the Samsung BlackJack but it just didn't feel right, which is a shame, because they look so nice. I think it's the buttons... they're a little too small for me. Plus I really like the regular number "pad" because I'm already used to it (for texting and whatnot). So I looked elsewhere, and I really liked the LG, so that's what I got. It should get here today.


As far as the work saga goes, yesterday my dad's business partner's wife (aka Mega Bitch) made a semi-big show about giving me 20+ hours, while saying some more obvious bullshit like "We have to work together!" and "Remember we have to work!" No, let me just not work, ever. Because that makes a lot of sen-Oh wait, it doesn't. Stupid bitch. I have never wanted to slap someone so hard. But you know, I'm not going to give it much thought anymore. As long as I get my hours, she can talk all the shit she wants, idgaf. I'm just going to do my job and pray she goes away.

Also! I love Kris Allen and Adam Lambert together. Adam is my favorite, probably 'cause I'm partial to eloquent gay men? Either way I find them both delicious and want to be Adam's hag so he can take me shopping and tell me when I shouldn't buy shit. Which, knowing my "style" choices, would be often. But I don't care! I don't even care if I come out looking like an 80's tramp with lots of feathers and leather. I'm willing to sacrifice.


From typelogic. What's your personality type?

It just so happens that I have $218 to my name on hold by the state. I filed a claim, received a letter in the mail, filled out the necessary information, and this morning I went with a friend to send it and wait to get my monies. I'm pretty excited, this was a complete surprise and I didn't expect it, which is nice.

After the brief trip to the post office my friend and I headed to Target, where I bought a few things I needed:
I bought the St. Ives Apricot Scrub for Blemish and Blackhead Control, but really I don't have any problem with blemishes. I really have a problem with blackheads though. I also bought the Clean & Clear Moisturizer because I've heard good things about it and because it was the cheapest moisturizer I found with SPF. This bottle is pretty small and it cost about $6, so that should give you an idea of how ridiculous the prices are. Oh, and that Edy's ice cream? AMAZING.

I wanted to blog about this yesterday but I was pretty exhausted after work so I'll just tell you about it now: My Mom got a Facebook. This is incredibly weird for me. And I don't know why that is because my Dad added me a few months back and I, you know, survived. She immediately made a photo album with pictures of me and my sister because "You know that I luv to showed you two off." I love them both but it's still so strange to me. Have any of your parents added you on a social networking site? I can't be the only one.

Another thing I wanted to touch upon is that all of a sudden, lots of people that I went to school with are getting married, having babies, and moving away. I'm starting to feel old. Some of my other friends have even commented saying they've felt some pressure to get things going. I'm not feeling any pressures, I'm in no hurry to get married and have babies (at all), but I am starting to feel a little old. Suddenly, having babies and getting married doesn't feel like something "adults do" but rather something right around the corner and within reach. It's not taboo or crazy anymore, it's actually pretty normal. It wasn't like that five years ago, but then again, we were all in high school and whatnot.

I've been browsing livejournals a lot lately; I'm always looking for great communities/writers. I'm happy to report I've found a few but I'm still on the hunt for more. If you have any suggestions, let me know~

ETA: A little blog adding to this entry. :)

These past few days I've spent quite a lot of monies. But to be fair, it was all for things I've neglected to buy. First I bought some skin care products. I'm a big fan of St. Ives (they don't test on animals<3), I have their apricot scrub and I love it so I got the St. Ives Cleanser/Makeup Remover and the Oatmeal & Shea Butter Ultra Moisturizing Body Wash (it's gotten great reviews so I'm really excited to try it out). 

Then I went looking for a really good moisturizer for my dry skin. I found a good moisturizer with SPF 15 and after much thought I decided to go with the equate option Complete Beauty Lotion and it's AMAZING. It lasts all day and all night, my face is super smooth and I just love it. Definitely check it out if you're looking for an affordable moisturizer with SPF. I'm also going to be using Mary Kay's TimeWise® Firming Eye Cream during the night because I'm not getting any younger. I'm also eyeing some bath salts to soak into to really indulge myself.

Then I looked for some make-up. I got some foundation, primer, concealer, mascara, eyeliner, a few lipsticks, a bronzer, some make-up brushes, and a really cute make-up bag. It might sound like a lot, but some of my products were months, sometimes a year or two, old so I really needed to get some things. I've tried everything out and it works amazing. I'm genuinely shocked, usually I get screwed over when I buy skin/make-up. 

Later on tonight I'll be dying my hair a dark brown. I need a change, I feel good, so why not?