Prepare for discombobulation; you have been warned.
I've been MIA for a few days. I had the most awful migraine headache EVER for three days straight. G was starting to get worried about me and started tossing around words like brain tumor and brain aneurysm, which started making me feel pretty worried too. But he talked to his mom, who is a nurse, and she said it's most likely just a migraine, and if I start having other symptoms with it to see a doctor, but for now just to take some ibuprofen and try to sleep it off. So that was Wednesday through Friday. I felt quite a bit better on Saturday and had just the tail end of the migraine hanging on, but I took some more ibuprofen and it let go by game time. Which was great, since I got to watch the Washington Huskies thoroughly stomp the Colorado Buffaloes 52-24. We are now 5-1. Washington Huskies are now a ranked team, number 22 in the AP ranking. We take on number 7 ranked Stanford Cardinal, who has had an undefeated season so far, on Saturday. It's certainly going to be interesting.
Now my allergies are being ridiculous, but other than that I'm feeling great.
I would like to welcome my newest blog follower, The Silver Swann. She's really friendly and very nice, so be sure to stop by her blog and say hi, maybe enter her bracelet giveaway. She can also be found on Etsy, which is where we first "met" one another. She handcrafts some amazing jewelry, and you should go check out her Etsy shop as well.
And now I would like to wish a happy birthday to one of my first subscribers ever. She's a lethal combination of writer and fashionista. She's got looks and brains, and some super-cool tattoos. And she writes an awesome blog. So if you get a chance, stop by and tell her happy birthday.
Tsaritsa, I hope you're birthday is super duper fantastic and you're surrounded by your loved ones having a great time right now (now, as in, when I'm writing it, not when you're reading it, unless you normally surround yourself with your loved ones to read blogs). Anyway, I thought I'd go along with the theme of your dad's birthday greeting, and get you something cat-themed as well, so here's a cat playing you happy birthday.
And the last thing I want to discuss is E.L.F. I never knew how inexpensive some of their makeup is! I always hear people talking about their stuff and I just assume it's some sort of brand that I can't afford. But I stumbled upon their website yesterday, and if you're poor like me, listen up. They have all of the basic stuff you need for $1 each! I'm not sure how great the quality of some of it is, but I know that it's been in different magazines and stuff. Anyway, I ordered a bunch of stuff, since they sent me a code for $10 worth of $1 each products for free with a $20 or more purchase. So I bought $36.95 worth of products, with shipping included, for $26.95, and I'll be reviewing everything once I get it. I'm pretty excited, since at the moment my makeup collection is very small. I only have one brush, one eyeshadow palette, three single eyeshadows, one mascara, one eyeliner, foundation, concealer, and two kinds of lip gloss. I will be getting two different palettes, one with 60 eyeshadow colors, 20 lip colors, 3 blushes, and 2 bronzers, and the other with 20 lip colors and 28 eyeshadow colors. That is the $20 portion of my order. For my $1 each products, that would end up being free, I chose: a foundation brush, a blush, 3 different kinds of lip gloss, a lipstick, a mascara, an eyeliner, a foundation, and a concealer. It should arrive in about 10 days, and then I'll review one product every time I blog. If you visit their site right now, they have 2 really great deals going. The first is you can get an 83-piece set that normally costs $35.00 for only $3.50, with any $25 minimum order. The other deal is free shipping on an order of over $25. These deals cannot be combined, however, as E.L.F. only allows one code per order. Their site is very user-friendly, and if the inexpensive products are any good, I'll be saving lots of trips to the drugstore. So I'll just have to wait and see if these products are any good or if the saying, "You get what you pay for" applies here.
I have an announcement: Sometime in the not-too-distant future, I'll be doing a giveaway, so be on the lookout for that.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Another Post for the Ladies
Does anybody want to buy some shoes for $15? Maybe some shoes like these?
How about purses for the same low price?
Or maybe a nice jacket such as one of these for the unbelievable price of $15? Have I got your attention yet?
Not to mention fashionable clothing (including swimsuits, jeans, tops, skirts, and dresses) for, of course, $15.
You're probably wondering why I am spinning such fabulous tales of a magical land where clothing can be sold as these insane prices. Maybe you think I've been hitting the cough syrup too hard. But no, click here and all of your wildest dreams will come true. (Well, maybe not the one where you're sliding down a rainbow while eating chocolate, but all of your inexpensive clothing dreams will most definitely come true.)
If you love a bargain as much as me, then you had better click that link. Then pinch yourself to make sure you aren't dreaming.
I was doing some early Christmas shopping today and got a $10 off coupon for shoebuy.com as a bonus gift. Does anybody want it? It expires October 31.
How about purses for the same low price?
Or maybe a nice jacket such as one of these for the unbelievable price of $15? Have I got your attention yet?
Not to mention fashionable clothing (including swimsuits, jeans, tops, skirts, and dresses) for, of course, $15.
You're probably wondering why I am spinning such fabulous tales of a magical land where clothing can be sold as these insane prices. Maybe you think I've been hitting the cough syrup too hard. But no, click here and all of your wildest dreams will come true. (Well, maybe not the one where you're sliding down a rainbow while eating chocolate, but all of your inexpensive clothing dreams will most definitely come true.)
If you love a bargain as much as me, then you had better click that link. Then pinch yourself to make sure you aren't dreaming.
I was doing some early Christmas shopping today and got a $10 off coupon for shoebuy.com as a bonus gift. Does anybody want it? It expires October 31.
Monday, October 10, 2011
When Life Gives you Overripe Bananas
Or more accurately, when you notice your roommate's bananas will surely go bad by tomorrow if they aren't eaten as soon as possible, you bake banana muffins. That's what I did this morning, and they are delicious. There were only two bananas, so I made half the recipe, except I still used a whole egg, and not a half, and they turned out very moist and delicious. At the risk of making you drool on your computer, here's a picture.
In other news, G and I finally beat Little Big Planet! The end was very challenging, as the end to any proper video game should be. We'll still be playing it a lot though, since we haven't collected all of the items on every level yet. Last week, I made some blackberry syrup, which really isn't too difficult unless you wait too long to strain out the berries and then it turns into blackberry jelly. It was super delicious with some homemade (not from a mix) pancakes on Saturday night. I even made one pancake into the shape of a heart for G, a sort of lopsided heart, but making pancakes into shapes is not an easy thing to do. We didn't do anything this weekend, aside from beating the game, except lay around watching scary movies and cuddling. He tried really hard to get me to watch a scary clown movie, but I refused because I am scared to death of clowns. Like if I see a clown in real life, I have to walk on the other side of the street and avoid eye contact with it. It's not because of any movies either. It's partially because of John Wayne Gacy and partially just because a smiling clown looks evil no matter what. After unsuccessfully trying to convince me to watch a scary clown movie for at least 20 minutes, he relented and we watched Hellraiser III, even though neither of us have seen the first two. We found out that you can still understand the third even if you haven't seen the first two, and it's kind of a dumb movie, but it was alright. I give it 3 out of 5 stars. I have discovered that I love Indian food, which I never had before meeting him. His mom brought some home for us on Saturday. (He lives with his mom right now, until he finishes his master's, because rent is free and college is expensive. He has the entire finished basement to himself.) Anyway, we had garlic naan and mango curry and lamb with some sort of delicious green sauce and saffron rice. It is my new favorite food. I also discovered that I no longer hate orange juice. I actually like it a lot. My grandparents always used to buy this really sour orange juice when I was growing up, so I thought I didn't like orange juice. Now that I realized that I like orange juice, I am going to drink a lot of it, so I hopefully will stop getting sick so often.
Having a boyfriend has been amazing for my self esteem. He tells me I'm beautiful all the time. On Sunday, I was getting ready for church and I didn't put on any makeup except foundation and he told me that I look so pretty all the boys at church are going to hit on me (which they did not). Anyway, I just took a random picture of myself. I haven't taken a shower today or brushed my hair, but I still think I look pretty good. And don't think I'm all full of myself or anything. I used to have zero self esteem, possibly a negative amount, so it's good that I can look at myself and not feel like I'm horribly unattractive.
In other news, I haven't heard back from either place I applied for a job at yet. When I was on the Ave on Sunday, I noticed at least four stores are hiring, so I'm going to go check them out before church on Wednesday. Hopefully I'll get something soon, before I have to dip into my life savings to pay my rent.
Check out this cool mural I saw when I was hanging out with my friend a few weeks ago. Dinosaurs, alien (plant?)s, and mutant flowers, oh my!
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| Notice how I couldn't resist taking a bite out of one before snapping the photo. |
In other news, G and I finally beat Little Big Planet! The end was very challenging, as the end to any proper video game should be. We'll still be playing it a lot though, since we haven't collected all of the items on every level yet. Last week, I made some blackberry syrup, which really isn't too difficult unless you wait too long to strain out the berries and then it turns into blackberry jelly. It was super delicious with some homemade (not from a mix) pancakes on Saturday night. I even made one pancake into the shape of a heart for G, a sort of lopsided heart, but making pancakes into shapes is not an easy thing to do. We didn't do anything this weekend, aside from beating the game, except lay around watching scary movies and cuddling. He tried really hard to get me to watch a scary clown movie, but I refused because I am scared to death of clowns. Like if I see a clown in real life, I have to walk on the other side of the street and avoid eye contact with it. It's not because of any movies either. It's partially because of John Wayne Gacy and partially just because a smiling clown looks evil no matter what. After unsuccessfully trying to convince me to watch a scary clown movie for at least 20 minutes, he relented and we watched Hellraiser III, even though neither of us have seen the first two. We found out that you can still understand the third even if you haven't seen the first two, and it's kind of a dumb movie, but it was alright. I give it 3 out of 5 stars. I have discovered that I love Indian food, which I never had before meeting him. His mom brought some home for us on Saturday. (He lives with his mom right now, until he finishes his master's, because rent is free and college is expensive. He has the entire finished basement to himself.) Anyway, we had garlic naan and mango curry and lamb with some sort of delicious green sauce and saffron rice. It is my new favorite food. I also discovered that I no longer hate orange juice. I actually like it a lot. My grandparents always used to buy this really sour orange juice when I was growing up, so I thought I didn't like orange juice. Now that I realized that I like orange juice, I am going to drink a lot of it, so I hopefully will stop getting sick so often.
Having a boyfriend has been amazing for my self esteem. He tells me I'm beautiful all the time. On Sunday, I was getting ready for church and I didn't put on any makeup except foundation and he told me that I look so pretty all the boys at church are going to hit on me (which they did not). Anyway, I just took a random picture of myself. I haven't taken a shower today or brushed my hair, but I still think I look pretty good. And don't think I'm all full of myself or anything. I used to have zero self esteem, possibly a negative amount, so it's good that I can look at myself and not feel like I'm horribly unattractive.
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| I love the way this shirt brings out the green in my eyes |
Check out this cool mural I saw when I was hanging out with my friend a few weeks ago. Dinosaurs, alien (plant?)s, and mutant flowers, oh my!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Read this if You're Female or if you know someone who is
I was looking at my blogger stats and noticed a url that mentioned something about free clothing. Curious about what the catch is, I clicked the link. This site that sells clothing has a program where if your fashion or lifestyle blog gets enough traffic, they'll send you a free item of clothing to talk about in your blog, and you get to keep the clothing. It's a pretty sweet deal for all you fashion bloggers out there. I'm talking to you, Amanda. Even if you don't have a fashion or lifestyle blog, I checked out their store and they have some really great stuff for literally any budget. And when I say any budget, I mean they have hundreds of items that cost less than $5. They have 409 pairs of shoes that cost under $10. That's right, shoes! There are also a ton of super cute boots for under $20. So whether you're a female trying to expand your wardrobe without spending a lot of money or you're a guy wanting to buy a surprise gift for your lady friend, but you don't have a whole lot of money, you should definitely check it out. And don't forget that Christmas is just two months away. It's never to early to start shopping for presents. They take PayPal and most credit cards. It does cost $15 to ship from their store in China to the United States, but you'll save so much money on everything that it will outweigh the shipping cost.
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