Midterms, critiques, and prettying oneself up
Just read half of the required chapters for my neuropsych midterm on Tuesday. I wasn't worried about it until after I read the text--my prof gave us a really good review section and outlined most of the key points, but daaaaamn these textbook writers sure know how to put things into a frightening amount of words! :S
Anyway, on a whim, I posted the first chapter of one of my offline works in the Critique section at VSS and I keep checking it obsessively. Half of me is freaking out about it and wants to take it down. The other half is exceedingly curious about what people might think of it. No one's said anything yet, but it has had a few hits--wondering whether this is because they don't like it or because it's a critique thread and they haven't found anything to criticize? Or maybe some of the content and language is a bit much for some people--this is a piece where some of the characters just say whatever comes to mind, and it is kind of redundant in its main points.
OH! On a completely different note, I kind of want to rant about makeup. I almost never wear it, except for foundation (which is a must for me because I suffer from a genetic defect known as OMG HORRIBLE SKIN). Yesterday, I was going to a dinner party, so I put on a few things that I have lying around but never use...
Eyebrow powder: Could not get this to look natural at all--just looked like face paint. Ended up taking it off, which is a shame because I have really dark hair and weirdly light eyebrows.
Blush: Used some, but it didn't seem to show up.
Eye shadow: For some reason, it adheres very well to my right eye, but not at all to my left.
Mascara: Didn't really do much, since I have thicker lashes to begin with.
Lip gloss: It was cookie dough flavored. Pretty sure I ate some.
Oh, and don't get me started on hair product! I have wavy hair, which is a pain in the ass--not curly enough to look interesting, not straight enough to look kempt. I've kind of given up on my hair, so I normally just leave it, but I wanted to look nice, so I straightened it. I even put in a special cream that guaranteed straight, frizz-free (I'm from the interior, now living on the coast--no explanation needed, I'm sure) hair. It lasted for maybe five minutes and then it was... yep. Back to normal. *sigh*
God, I'm so glad I'm not too girly. If I was, I would have to wake up hours earlier than I do now and then spend the rest of the day all depressed and miserable because all my efforts were in vain :S
Anyway, on a whim, I posted the first chapter of one of my offline works in the Critique section at VSS and I keep checking it obsessively. Half of me is freaking out about it and wants to take it down. The other half is exceedingly curious about what people might think of it. No one's said anything yet, but it has had a few hits--wondering whether this is because they don't like it or because it's a critique thread and they haven't found anything to criticize? Or maybe some of the content and language is a bit much for some people--this is a piece where some of the characters just say whatever comes to mind, and it is kind of redundant in its main points.
OH! On a completely different note, I kind of want to rant about makeup. I almost never wear it, except for foundation (which is a must for me because I suffer from a genetic defect known as OMG HORRIBLE SKIN). Yesterday, I was going to a dinner party, so I put on a few things that I have lying around but never use...
Eyebrow powder: Could not get this to look natural at all--just looked like face paint. Ended up taking it off, which is a shame because I have really dark hair and weirdly light eyebrows.
Blush: Used some, but it didn't seem to show up.
Eye shadow: For some reason, it adheres very well to my right eye, but not at all to my left.
Mascara: Didn't really do much, since I have thicker lashes to begin with.
Lip gloss: It was cookie dough flavored. Pretty sure I ate some.
Oh, and don't get me started on hair product! I have wavy hair, which is a pain in the ass--not curly enough to look interesting, not straight enough to look kempt. I've kind of given up on my hair, so I normally just leave it, but I wanted to look nice, so I straightened it. I even put in a special cream that guaranteed straight, frizz-free (I'm from the interior, now living on the coast--no explanation needed, I'm sure) hair. It lasted for maybe five minutes and then it was... yep. Back to normal. *sigh*
God, I'm so glad I'm not too girly. If I was, I would have to wake up hours earlier than I do now and then spend the rest of the day all depressed and miserable because all my efforts were in vain :S